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Legendary Drummer Joe Chambers to Release New Album “Dance Kobina” on Feb. 3rd, 2023 | LISTEN!


 
JOE CHAMBERS RETURNS WITH FEB. 3 RELEASE OF DANCE KOBINA
 
DRUMMER, PERCUSSIONIST, VIBRAPHONIST, COMPOSER & BLUE NOTE LEGEND EXPLORES
THE MUSICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN JAZZ, LATIN & AFRICAN MUSIC ON VIBRANT NEW ALBUM
 
Drummer, percussionist, vibraphonist, composer, and Blue Note legend Joe Chambers returns with the February 3 release of Dance Kobina, his 3rd Blue Note album as a leader which explores the deep musical connection between Jazz, Latin, Brazilian, Argentinian, and African music.

Marlon McClain Releases New Project “Funky Fridays Vol. II” | LISTEN!


 
Marlon McClain Releases New Project “Funky Fridays Vol. II”
 
On Friday, August 5th, veteran acclaimed guitarist, songwriter, producer, artist manager, and entrepreneur Marlon McClain releases his new full length project “Funky Fridays Vol. II” which includes 3 collaborations featuring New York based MC and lyricist BD3..

Jazz Guitarist Steve Knight to Release Debut Album “Persistence” on Aug. 12th, 2022 | LISTEN to 2 NEW SINGLES!


 
CHICAGO-BASED GUITARIST STEVE KNIGHT RELEASES
PERSISTENCE
 
STEVE KNIGHT’s journey from Olathe, KS to Chicago via Oklahoma, South Carolina, New York, and the Caribbean has been anything but linear or predictable. He’s now releasing his debut album, PERSISTENCE, a trio recording featuring seven of his originals as well as several compositions by other artists.

The Playing For Change Band Releases Debut Album “The Real Revoution” | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Playing For Change Band Debut Album
The Real Revolution
 
Out Now
 
(Los Angeles, CA) – Playing For Change is proud to release The Real Revolution featuring the Playing For Change Band! The new album is a purpose-driven record with a compelling message of connecting the world through music.

Percussionist/Composer JoVia Armstrong to Release New Album “The Antidote Suite” on July 15th, 2022


 
Percussionist and Composer JoVia Armstrong Wants Listeners to Look Inward on The Antidote Suite; A New Chapter in Afrofuturist Music.
 
Her First Recording is the debut of Nicole Mitchell’s new Black Earth Music Label and features Isaiah Sharkey (bass), Leslie DeShazor (Violin), Jeff Parker (guitar), and Mitchell (flute).
 
JoVia Armstrong’s new music builds on many classic and contemporary sounds and molds them into a dynamic of the moment presentation.

South African Pianist Nduduzo Makhathini to Release New Album “In the Spirit of Ntu” on May 27th, 2022 | WATCH VISUALIZER for New Single “Senze’Nina”!


 
SOUTH AFRICAN PIANIST & COMPOSER NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI RETURNS
WITH LUMINOUS NEW BLUE NOTE ALBUM IN THE SPIRIT OF NTU OUT MAY 27
 
On May 27, the visionary South African pianist, composer, and healer Nduduzo Makhathini will release In the Spirit of Ntu, his milestone tenth studio album, his second album to be released on Blue Note Records in partnership with Universal Music Group Africa following Modes of Communication,…

The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble Releases New Album “Step Down” | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble Release New Album
Step Down via Colemine Records
 
Watch the Music Video For the Title Track
 
April 1, 2022: Today, The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble released their fourth full-length Step Down via Colemine Records. The new full-length follows the band’s 2019 LP Build Bridges, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Chart.

Funk-Jazz Bassist Mitchell Coleman, Jr. Releases New Single “Glide” | WATCH NEW VIDEO! New Album “Dedication” Coming June 2022


 
WANT SOME FUNK IN YOUR JAZZ?
 
Bassist Mitchell Coleman Jr. Simultaneously Kicks Instrumental Remix of 70s Funk Classic “Glide” PLUS Teases Sensual Collabo with Freda Payne
 
(March 30, 2022 / Los Angeles) Last year, modern Funk-Jazz bassist Mitchell Coleman, Jr. threw down the gauntlet by daring to rerecord the Funk classic “Glide,” originally recorded in 1979 by the Portland band Pleasure.

The Chicago Soul Jazz Collective to Release New Album “On the Way to Be Free” feat. Vocalist Dee Alexander on May 13th, 2022 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Chicago Soul Jazz Collective and Internationally Acclaimed Vocalist Dee Alexander Team Up on the Group’s Third Album, On the Way to Be Free
 
Available May 13 on JMarq Records
 
The name of this band tells you what you need to know about its purpose and history. Chicago, where Louis Armstrong moved to make his first records, is also the birthplace of gospel music, which gave rise to its secular cousin, soul; and few cities grooved harder to the post-bop soul-jazz revolution of the 1950s and ‘60s than Chicago.