Trumpeter Sean Jones Joins All-Star Octet – The SFJazz Collective | Announces 2015-2016 Tour
SFJAZZ Announces New SFJAZZ Collective Member: Trumpeter Sean Jones Joins All-Star Octet
2015-16 Devoted to the Music of Michael Jackson & New Compositions by Collective Members
SFJAZZ announces a new lineup of its award-winning all-star octet, the SFJAZZ Collective — trumpeter Sean Jones is replacing long-time member and trumpeter Avishai Cohen. The SFJAZZ Collective is an all-star award-winning jazz ensemble comprising eight of the finest performers and composers at work in jazz today.
Saxophonist Kamasi Washington to Release “The Epic” Deluxe 3-LP Set on Oct. 2nd, 2015 | LISTEN!
Kamasi Washington Releases The Epic
as Deluxe Three-LP Set –
Available October 2 via Brainfeeder
Available for Pre-Order at Brainfeeder.net/KamasiWashington,
Available for Purchase at Brainfeeder, Amazon,
Bandcamp, and KamasiWashington.com
Saxophonist Kamasi Washington is releasing his critically acclaimed debut album, The Epic, as a Deluxe Three-LP set.
WATCH NEW VIDEO! Saxophonist Eric Marienthal & Guitarist Chuck Loeb Releases Collaborative Disc “Bridges”
Chart-Topping Grammy Winning Contemporary Jazz Pioneers
Eric Marienthal & Chuck Loeb
Build Bridges on their First Co-Led CD Fusing Styles & Influences
The art of the duo is as intimate as it gets in jazz. Two minds, two distinct creative energies and two souls interwoven to conceive one symbiotic sound and vision. Bridges, (released August 21, 2015 on PeakRecords/Shanachie Entertainment) the new recording from celebrated saxophonist Eric Marienthal and guitar wizard Chuck Loeb, demonstrate so poignantly what two dynamic forces can accomplish when they are of like mind.
WATCH NEW VIDEO! Lizz Wright Releases New Single “Lean In”
Lizz Wright Releases New Music Video for Single “Lean In”. Pre-Order New Album “Freedom & Surrender” on Amazon NOW!
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The release date for acclaimed jazz/soul vocalist Lizz Wright‘s new Concord Music project “Freedom & Surrender” is Sept. 4th, and with it comes the brand new music video for lead single “Lean In.” Co-written by Jesse Harris, a longtime collaborator with Ms. Wright, the video production slides into a sultry, slow, midnight groove aside with the presence of Ms. Wright’s vocal rifts and the ambiance of a night time crowd enjoying the flow.
Jordin Sparks to Release 3rd Album “Right Here Right Now” on Aug. 21st, 2015
Jordin Sparks Partners With General Growth Properties To Promote Release Of Her New Album, Right Here Right Now
Grammy-Nominated Sony Music Recording Artist to Make Appearances at Four GGP Malls
NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Grammy-Nominated Sony Music Recording Artist, Jordin Sparks, announces an exclusive marketing partnership with General Growth Properties, Inc. (GGP) to promote her highly anticipated third album, Right Here Right Now releasing on August 21, 2015. The partnership includes a national sweepstakes, live-stream performance event, a series of exclusive content releases, pop-up appearances and consumer engagement both online and in the malls.
Singer Noel Gourdin Drops Title Track for New Movie “Love N Success”
Noel Gourdin Records Title Track “Love N Success” – Coming Soon
Independent soul singer Noel Gourdin continues to make a move in R&B music with the release of a new single entitled “Love N Success” – a title track from the movie (by the Baz Brothers in Atlanta, GA) released in 2013. The single will have its own music video, now in production, coming soon as well. Mr. Gourdin has come full stream since breaking into 2014 with the release of his latest album “City Heart Southern Soul” on Shanachie Records.
Gospel Singer Jonathan McReynolds Releases New Single “Whole” feat India.Arie | LISTEN!
ACCLAIMED RECORDING ARTIST
JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS
RELEASES NEW SINGLE “WHOLE”
FEATURING INDIA.ARIE
TO RADIO TODAY
Jonathan McReynolds to release sophomore album on September 18, 2015
NASHVILLE, TN (August 18, 2015) – “Whole” is the latest single from Entertainment One Music singer-songwriter Jonathan McReynolds and is being released to Urban AC radio today, August 18, 2015! This new song has him teaming up with GRAMMY® Award winning singer-songwriter India.Arie, following his first collaboration with her in an acclaimed live performance together on BET’s Celebration of Gospel in 2014.
Soul Songstress Angie Stone to Release New Project in Nov. 2015
Legendary Multi-Platinum Selling R&B Diva,
Songwriter, Pioneering Hip Hop Star & Actress Angie Stone
Readies for New CD November 2015
Angie Stone is one of those artists with a Midas touch. Her buttery smooth honey-toned pipes, undeniable gritty soulfulness and epic songwriting talents have been called upon by everyone from Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder, D’Angelo and Lenny Kravitz to Moby, Erykah Badu, Ice Cube and Alicia Keys, to name a few.
WATCH NEW VIDEO! Zakiya Hooker, Daughter of Blues Icon John Lee Hooker, Releases Singles “Live” and “In The Mood”
Zakiya Hooker,
Daughter of Blues Icon
John Lee Hooker,
Serenades “Live” and “In The Mood”
With Jazzy New Music Releases and Video
Atlanta – Blues legend John Lee Hooker is best remembered for his iconic hits, “Boom, Boom” and “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.” But perhaps his greatest legacy is found in the seductively supple vocal stylings of his daughter, the jazz-inflected, bluesy recording artist, Zakiya Hooker.