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Saxophonist Johnny James Dr. J Releases New Single “Foolish Heart” (Vocal Mix) feat. Sangingdiva | LISTEN!


 
Saxophonist Johnny James Dr. J Releases Cover of Single “Foolish Heart” (Vocal Mix) feat. Sangingdiva
 
Following the release of “Foolish Heart” in March 2022, which is currently a Top-10 hit in the United Kingdom and Top-50 in America – and still climbing in both countries – smooth jazz saxophonist Johnny James Dr. J is releasing a remix of the classic song, featuring songstress Sangingdiva.

Blue Note Records Announces “Blue Note Re:imagined II” | Coming Sept. 30th, 2022 – LISTEN to New Single “The Morning Side of Love”!


 
Blue Note Records Announces
Blue Note Re:imagined II
out Sept. 30
 
Listen to Ego Ella May’s reimagining
of Chico Hamilton’s “The Morning Side Of Love”
 
Blue Note Re:imagined returns in 2022 with a new 16-track compilation featuring fresh takes on music from the illustrious Blue Note Records vaults recorded by a heavyweight line-up of the UK jazz, soul, and R&B scene’s most hotly-tipped rising stars.

Jazz Guitarist Tim Bowman Releases New Album “The 80’s 8.0” | LISTEN to 2 New Singles!


 
Contemporary Jazz Guitarist Tim Bowman Delivers a Treat for Music Lovers with the Release of New Album “The 80’s 8.0”
 
On Friday, May 20, award winning, chart topping, renowned guitarist TIM BOWMAN will be releasing his new project, The 80’s 8.0. Needless to say, this is a lover’s of 80’s music dream come true. Classic songs like “Rock With You,” “Careless Whisper,” “What’s Love Got Do With It,” and “The Biggest Part of Me.”

Vocalist Mark Kibble & Guitarist Steve Khan Release New Single “Island Letter” | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Vocalist Mark Kibble and Guitarist Steve Khan Releases Collaborative Single “Island Letter”
 
When two legendary artists decide to collaborate on a very special one-song project, the results are expected to be magical. So the pairing of vocalist Mark Kibble, the 15 time Grammy award winning singer known for his brilliant work as the lead arranger of Take 6, along with guitarist Steve Khan gave good reason for such excitement.

“Ella At The Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin Songbook” to be Released on June 24th, 2022 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
UNRELEASED LIVE CONCERT OF ELLA FITZGERALD PERFORMING SONGS FROM HER BELOVED IRVING BERLIN SONGBOOK WITH A FULL ORCHESTRA AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL RECENTLY DISCOVERED IN NORMAN GRANZ’S PRIVATE COLLECTION
 
FULL PERFORMANCE MIXED FROM ORIGINAL ANALOG TAPES BY GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER GREGG FIELD FOR RELEASE AS ELLA AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL: THE IRVING BERLIN SONGBOOK
 
LOS ANGELES, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On August 16, 1958, just a few months after Ella Fitzgerald recorded her now-classic album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook, The First Lady Of Song performed selections from that album live at the Hollywood Bowl to an adoring, sold-out crowd.

Canadian Jazz Songstress Katie Ditschun Releases New EP “One Voice” | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Canadian Jazz Songstress KATIE DITSCHUN Captures A Lonely Sense of Melancholy in Stunning “One Voice”
 
Song is the Title Track to the New 2022 EP, One Voice — Both Available Now
 
In the age of social media, we are theoretically more connected than we’ve ever been, but that connection can prove tenuous when there’s bullying, anger, or unkind words, and Canadian jazz songstress Katie Ditschun captures the sadness around having one’s voice drowned out in her new single, “One Voice” — available now.

Acoustic Sounds to Deliver Definitive Pressings of Some of the Label’s Best-Known Jazz Albums


 
ACOUSTIC SOUNDS, VERVE/UMe’s ACCLAIMED AUDIOPHILE VINYL REISSUE SERIES, TO DELIVER MORE DEFINITIVE PRESSINGS OF SOME OF THE LABEL’S BEST-KNOWN JAZZ ALBUMS AS IT ENTERS ITS THIRD YEAR
 
RELEASES SCHEDULED FOR 2022 INCLUDE CLASSIC RECORDS FROM BILL EVANS, COLEMAN HAWKINS, DUKE ELLINGTON, ELLA FITZGERALD, JOHN COLTRANE, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, OSCAR PETERSON, PHAROAH SANDERS, AND ROY HAYNES
 
LOS ANGELES, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Since launching in 2020, Verve/UMe’s all-analog vinyl reissue series, Acoustic Sounds, has provided definitive, best-in-class audiophile grade pressings of some of the most important and beloved jazz records of all time, each mastered from the original tapes and produced with the utmost care

Jazz Bassist Blair “Prince” Bryant to Release New Single “Kiss Of Life” feat. BETH on April 15th, 2022 | LISTEN!


 
“JAZZ BASSIST BLAIR “PRINCE” BRYANT AND R&B VOCALIST BETH RELEASE DUET COVER OF SADE’S “KISS OF LIFE”
 
DETROIT, — Blair “Prince” Bryant and BETH are proud to announce the release of their new duet, “KISS OF LIFE” which will be featured on Blair’s upcoming full-length project “Red Dragon”.

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.

British Jazz Vocalist Jo Harrop to Release New Album “The Heart Wants” on April 25th, 2022 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
BRITISH JAZZ VOCALIST AND SONGWRITER JO HARROP
RELEASES NEW ALBUM ON VINYL AND CD FOR U.S. AUDIENCE
THE HEART WANTS
HER 2nd CD, COMING APRIL 25, 2022 ON LATERALIZE RECORDS
 
JO HARROP is a British singer and songwriter who has been garnering a lot of attention for her smoky, intimate voice and heartfelt, intelligent lyrics.