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Bay Area Saxophonist Raffi Garabedian Releases New Project “The Crazy Dog” | LISTEN!


 
Rising Bay Area Saxophonist Raffi Garabedian
Releases New Album The Crazy Dog Today
 
A series of lustrous chamber jazz compositions drawing inspiration from letters written by his paternal grandparents, who fled the Armenian genocide during World War I, and his father’s historical fiction inspired by the family’s experience settling near Boston
 
Raffi Garabedian has release the first single, “A Mother’s Letter,” from his forthcoming album The Crazy Dog. Raffi says: “A Mother’s Letter” was the first song I composed for this project.

Latin Jazz Ensemble Dave Schumacher & Cubeye to Release New Album “Smoke In The Sky” on April 12th, 2024 | WATCH & LISTEN!


 
Jazz Ensemble Dave Schumacher & Cubeye to Release New Album “Smoke In The Sky”
 
An accomplished versatile virtuoso baritone saxophone player, Chicago native Dave Schumacher has been a mainstay on the New York jazz scene for more than forty years. His big, bold baritone first came to international attention during the eighties, spending much of those years touring the world with Lionel Hampton’s Orchestra.

Jazz Guitarist Ronny Smith to Release New Album “Struttin” on April 19th, 2024


 
Jazz Guitarist Ronny Smith to Release New Album “Struttin'”
 
The mellow-toned guitarist Ronny Smith has always had the ability to play with great passion solos over infectious grooves, resulting in music that is both accessible and full of subtle creativity. Inspired by Wes Montgomery and George Benson, Smith’s sound is quite attractive and, even as he builds up his solos, he keeps the melodies in mind.

Saxophonist Michael Cates Releases New Single “Get On It” | LISTEN!


 
Jazz Saxophonist Michael Cates Releases New Single “Get On It”
 
“Get on it,” a Greg Manning production, is the latest single from saxophonist Michael Cates and is the follow up to the hit single “New Lives” which received international airplay and landed on Spotify’s prestigious “New Smooth Jazz” playlist upon its release. Cates co-wrote the track with Manning and the end result will speak for itself.

Jazz Guitarist Norman Brown to Release New Album “It Hits Different” on March 29th, 2024 | LISTEN!


 
Grammy Winning, Multi-Platinum Selling & Chart-Topping Guitar Hero
Norman Brown Releases Fourteenth Album as a Leader It Hits Different
 
Music is a language, it speaks to the invisible part of us that moves the physical part of us,” declares the charismatic, introspective, and deeply spiritual Grammy-winning guitarist Norman Brown. The multi-platinum selling and chart-topping guitar guru has been thrilling international audiences for over four decades with his jaw-dropping virtuosity, soul-stirring performances, and gravity-defying technique.

Jazz Guitarist Chris Standring to Release New Project “As We Think” on April 5th, 2024


 
Positive Thinking: Contemporary jazz guitarist Chris Standring shares his joy and optimism on “As We Think,” dropping April 5
 
LOS ANGELES (12 March 2024): While a kid growing up in the United Kingdom, contemporary jazz guitarist Chris Standring read James Allen’s “As a Man Thinketh,” and it sowed the seeds of positivity and optimism, leading to a transformation that occurred in his early sixties when the musician got married for the first time last year.

Violinist Alexa Torres & Her Quartet to Release New Album “In Situ” on June 14th, 2024


 
Violinist/ Composer Alexa Torres and her Quartet to release new recording “IN SITU”
 
In July 2022, Alexa Torres set out on a one-year trip to interview and collaborate with improvising violinists across Belgium, France, and Poland. Her hybrid research and performance sojourn was funded by two prestigious awards: The Presser Graduate Music Award and The Fulbright Grant.

Vocalist Queen Esther to Release New Album “Things Are Looking Up” on April 9th, 2024 | LISTEN!


 
New Release
Queen Esther Things Are Looking Up
 
A heady mix of original songs +
Lady Day’s lost classics
 
New York based vocalist, lyricist, songwriter, actor, solo performer, playwright and librettist Queen Esther’s latest recording Things Are Looking Up is a genre-crossing, expansive and eclectic tribute to Billie Holiday featuring lost and rare songs sung by Holiday and original compositions.

Saxophonist Mo Louis Releases New Track “To The Maxx” feat. Jeff Lorber | LISTEN!


 
Saxophonist Mo Louis Releases New Track “To The Maxx” feat. Jeff Lorber
 
Mo Louis is an international recording artist that has been capturing the hearts of “Smooth Jazz” fans worldwide! 2023 was a great year for his music, capturing his first Billboard #1 hit, with his radio single, “Static”.

Norah Jones Releases New Album “Visions” | WATCH NEW VIDEO! Announces New Tour for 2024


 
NORAH JONES RELEASES VISIONS PRODUCED BY LEON MICHELS
VIBRANT NEW STUDIO ALBUM OUT NOW ON BLUE NOTE
 
9-time GRAMMY winning singer, songwriter, and pianist Norah Jones has released her ninth solo studio album Visions, a collaboration with producer and multi-instrumentalist Leon Michels, as well as the official video for the song “Paradise” directed by Joelle Grace Taylor which celebrates the rollercoaster of life.