Available Tomorrow via Rondette Jazz:
Vocalist John Dokes Explores Every
Aspect of Romance, From the Unrequited
to the Tempestuous with New Album True Love
There’s a love song to capture every aspect of romance, from the unrequited to the tempestuous. With True Love (available tomorrow via Rondette Jazz), vocalist John Dokes turns his attention, and his elegant baritone, to something deeper.
Jazz guitarist Chris Standring reimagines his best
The album dropping June 21 consists of a dozen remixes, including the upcoming single, “Kaleidoscope” (Neptune Mix 2019).
STUDIO CITY (1 May 2018): Over twenty years and twelve albums into his career as a solo artist, chart-topping guitarist Chris Standring had no interest in putting out a typical “best of” album. After a gig, a fan approached him with a novel idea that did get his creative wheels spinning.
Celebrating a unique legend in the music industry, NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim delivers his latest single, “Jabula”
Without a doubt, Abdullah Ibrahim is a written jazz epistle. Experiencing the political heat of his home country throughout his career to express his musical passion, the pianist is more than deservedly an ambassador for jazz while bridging the pulse of South African rhythms and unapologetic concerns surrounding that countries’ townships.
Ron Carter and Danny Simmons Announce
The Brown Beatnik Tomes – Live at BRIC House
out June 7th via Blue Note
Ron Carter and Danny Simmons announce The Brown Beatnik Tomes – Live at BRIC House, a new album to be released on June 7th via Blue Note.
VIBRAPHONIST JOEL ROSS RELEASES NEW SINGLE “YANA”
FROM DEBUT ALBUM KINGMAKER OUT MAY 3 ON BLUE NOTE
Vibraphonist Joel Ross has revealed “Yana,” another new track from his auspicious debut album KingMaker, which comes out May 3.
THEO CROKER
ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM
STAR PEOPLE NATION
AVAILABLE MAY 17 – PREORDER NOW
Thus begins the ambitious manifesto behind Theo Croker’s newest album, issued as a preface to the trumpeter, producer, arranger, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist’s most personal project yet, due out May 17 from Sony Music Masterworks.
Saxophonist Elan Trotman has “Got To Give It Up” to Marvin Gaye
He drops a tribute album, “Dear Marvin,” on April 2, the iconic crooner’s 80th birthday. The first single, “Got To Give It Up,” is the No. 1 most-added single on the Billboard chart this week.
BOSTON (20 March 2019): Sax salutes sexy soul on Elan Trotman’s “Dear Marvin,” a collection of ten of Marvin Gaye’s best-loved songs that drops on April 2, the late legendary R&B singer’s 80th birthday.
Acclaimed Bassist-Composer Linda May Han Oh Releases her
Most Ambitious Compositions to Date on the Stunning Aventurine
Aventurine, the translucent green quartz that lends its name to the fifth album from bassist/composer Linda May Han Oh, is prized for its shimmer, glistening surface – a quality known to geologists as “aventurescence.”
Singer/Trumpeter Johnny Britt’s spring fling looks like the real thing
“Highway 10,” the second single from the “So Hot” album, earns most added honors on the Billboard chart
LOS ANGELES (4 April 2019): As spring revelers take flight so does trumpeter Johnny Britt’s “Highway 10,” the new single from his “So Hot” album. The energizing excursion of soul-jazz penned and produced by Britt scored most added status in its first week at radio, according to the Billboard chart for the week of April 6.
HOLLY COLE TRANFORMS LOSS INTO LOVE AND INSPIRATION ON
SHANACHIE DEBUT HOLLY (OUT 4/26)
Grammy-Winning Producer Russ Titelman Enlists Cole’s Longtime Trio with
Aaron Davis and David Piltch and Plus Guests Wycliffe Gordon, Larry Goldings, Ben Street,
Ed Cherry, Justin Faulkner, Davide DiRenzo & Scott Robinson
The Great American Songbook repertoire is what many argue to be the pinnacle of American popular music and one of this country’s greatest cultural contributions to the world.