FORTHCOMING MAY 2011 ALL-STAR STRAIGHT-AHEAD RELEASE FROM ALPHONSE MOUZON ENTITLED “ANGEL FACE”
Jazz Music Legend Alphonse Mouzon is coming back with a new all-star straight-ahead CD entitled “ANGEL FACE” – will be released on May 17th.
GRAMMY NOMINATED R&B SINGER LEDISI PREMIERES DEBUT SINGLE “PIECES OF ME ” OFF NEW ALBUM ON APRIL 1ST!
NEW ALBUM PIECES OF ME TO BE RELEASED IN JUNE 2011
Los Angeles, CA – Grammy nominated R&B singer, Ledisi will premiere her debut single, “Pieces of Me” off her eagerly awaited new album, Pieces of Me today, April 1st at 12pm EST.
Jazz Legend Diane Schuur signs with Vanguard Records – New release The Gathering available on June 7th
Features guest performances by Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Larry Carlton, Mark Knopfler and Kirk Whalum
March 28, 2011 – Santa Monica, CA. Two-time Grammy Award winner and one of contemporary jazz’s leading vocalists, Diane Schuur, has signed with Vanguard Records. She will be releasing her label debut, The Gathering, on June 7th.
LES NUBIANS’ AFROPEAN REVOLUTION: THE SOUND OF A MULTICULTURAL NEW WORLD
NÜ REVOLUTION CD FEATURES SPECIAL GUESTS MANU DIBANGO, ERIC ROBERSON, BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR, FRESHLY GROUND, JOHN BANZAÏ
In a world where teenagers in West Africa and Eastern Europe can share videos and mp3s on youtube, a Sri Lankan urbanite is transformed by hip-hop and an American deejay re-mixes sounds out of a Brazilian favela, it is undeniable that the completely interconnected global village has arrived.
It is NEVER TOO LATE to have dinner with your honey after 5.
Especially when Michael Cooper chose to represent you at moments notice.
Back in the day…
Micheal Cooper from R&B band Con Funk Shun had landed a major slow classic in his solo debut career back in 1987 with “Dinner For Two” off the mega supreme old school classic thumbnail “Love Is Such A Funny Game“.
Luis Conte’s “En Casa de Luis” Features the Many Sides of the Powerful Percussionist
Los Angeles, CA (Vocus/PRWE March 08, 2011) – Luis Conte, most famous as a masterful percussionist, has announced the release of his latest album, “En Casa de Luis,” out March 8th through BFM Jazz.
Malika Zarra releases MotÈma Music debut
“Berber Taxi”
on April 12, 2011;
Moroccan singer’s world-jazz innovations bring her to GRAMMYÆ-nominated Harlem-based label;
“MOROCCO’S JAZZ JEWEL. Singing in Berber, Moroccan Arabic and French [Malika
Zarra] is redefining the term fusion and adding her unique sound to the
world.”
CNN INTERNATIONAL “African Voices”
Jazz has been called one of America’s greatest contributions to the world’s culture, but it’s important to remember it’s an art form that has grown from countless cultural exchanges with artists and styles outside the U.S.
Seven-Time GRAMMY® Award Winner Kirk Franklin Releases 12th CD, Hello Fear in Stores March 22, 2011
Franklin Joins Steve Harvey on the Gospel Comedy Tour
NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Multiple GRAMMY®, Stellar and Dove Award winner Kirk Franklin releases his 12th CD, Hello Fear, on March 22, 2011.
Sax Artist Boney James comes back to the scene with another new offering, “Contact” – set to be released March 29th, 2011!
Urban Soul Jazz Sax Artist Boney James is set to bring the sensual, soulful touch of his brass sax appeal to all of his fans all over the world with another offering on March 29th, 2011 entitled, “Contact.” This time, he has a guest list featuring R&B stars Donell Jones, Letoya Luckett and Heather Headley.
ACCLAIMED VOCALIST GRETCHEN PARLATO
TO RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ALBUM –
THE LOST AND FOUND – ON OBLIQSOUND, APRIL 5
A COLLABORATION WITH TAYLOR EIGSTI, DERRICK HODGE,
KENDRICK SCOTT, ALAN HAMPTON & DAYNA STEPHENS,
ASSOCIATE PRODUCED BY ROBERT GLASPER
Gretchen Parlato’s 2009 sophomore breakthrough, In a Dream, signaled the arrival of an incredibly inventive modern jazz singer. Her follow-up, The Lost and Found, demonstrates that she has staying power. In a Dream garnered international acclaim with Billboard magazine hailing it as “the most alluring jazz vocal album of 2009.” “I feel like I stepped out of my own way and allowed myself to be more revealing and vulnerable through the music,” reflects Parlato.