Harold Mabern:
March 20, 1936 – September 17, 2019
Influential Jazz Pianist and Educator Passes Away at Age 83
Legendary jazz pianist Harold Mabern died suddenly on Tuesday, September 17, as a result of a heart attack. He was 83. His death was announced on Thursday by his record label, Smoke Sessions Records.
Taylor McFerrin Releases Video for “Love and Distance”
From New Album Love’s Last Chance
US Tour Starts Next Week with Dates in LA, Oakland, Seattle, Portland, NYC, DC and Austin
Los Angeles-based producer, composer, pianist, DJ, and vocalist Taylor McFerrin released the video for his song “Love and Distance,” off of his new album Love’s Last Chance.
Tenor Saxophonist Lawrence Clark Releases His Sophomore Album Inner Visions Featuring Jeremy Pelt and Duane Eubanks on the European Jazz Tribes Label
New York-based, tenor saxophonist Lawrence Clark will officially release his new album Inner Visions on September 20, 2019, on Holland’s Jazz Tribes label.
RCA INSPIRATION RELEASES PROLOGUE III, THE NEW EP ALBUM FROM BET’S “SUNDAY BEST” WINNER MELVIN CRISPELL, III
NASHVILLE, TN (September 20, 2019) – RCA Inspiration launches the first new collection of music from Melvin Crispell, III – who won Season 9 of BET’s “Sunday Best” this year – with the release of the EP album Prologue III.