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New Jazz Release: The Frank Lowe Quartet | “Out Loud” (2 LP, Vinyl Only Set – 1974) – Coming Nov. 4th, 2014

Frank Lowe Quartet - Out Loud
 
Frank Lowe Quartet
“OUT LOUD”
2-LP, Vinyl-Only Set Containing Entirely Unreleased, Uncirculated 1974 Recordings
 
Frank Lowe – saxophones and miscellaneous instruments
Joseph Bowie – trombone & congas
William Parker – bass
Steve Reid – drums
Ahmed Abdullah – trumpet side D only
 
This hand-numbered, 2-LP set enshrines newly discovered music from the short-lived and hitherto invisible 1974 quartet of Lowe, Joseph Bowie, William Parker, and Steve Reid. The band is captured in an unpublished record session at Rashied Ali’s Survival Studios and in performance at Studio Rivbea, OUT LOUD presents every known recording from this fiery band. None of these sounds have ever been heard beyond the circle of Lowe’s closest associates.

WATCH NEW VIDEO! R&B Singer Ledisi Releases Single “Like This” | Avail NOW!

Ledisi - The Truth 2014
 
Soul Singer Ledisi Releases New Music Video for “Like This”
 
Good Day Readers and welcome BACK!
 
A brand spankin’ new music video from soul jazz songstress Ledisi has dropped for all listeners everywhere titled, “Like This.” The video is directed by Ron T. Young and features the young lady sparkling in gold throughout. The single can be found off her latest release “The Truth” and is available everywhere. Check out the footage below and please share a thought or two.
 
Ledisi is still continuing to push her music all over the world via concerts and tours. But look out for the lady to hit the big screen soon as she is slated to portray legendary Gospel vocalist Mahalia Jackson in the Martin Luther King Jr Biopic, “Selma” – coming to theaters in 2015. MAKE NOTE!
 
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NEW VOICES | LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC! Urban Contemporary Gospel Artist Tre Nelson Releases Single “Brave”

Tre Nelson - Brave
 
Urban Contemporary Gospel Artist Tre Nelson Uses Real Life Situations As Backdrop For New Inspirational Single, “Brave”
 
Urban Inspired Song Hits Radio Stations On September 16, 2014
 
Take a Listen Below!
 

 
(Dallas, TX) – September 16, 2014 – Unlike decades ago, today’s Gospel music is a rainbow of musical colors, flaunting styles from rap to country to jazz. Up-and-coming Urban Contemporary Gospel Artist Tre Nelson is adding his own unique style of Gospel to the mix.

NEW VOICES! BET’s “Sunday Best” Contestant Paula Champion Releases New Single “All I Need” | LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC!

Paula Champion
 
Ms. Paula Champion Releases New Single “All I Need”
Available NOW ON iTunes & Additional Online Retailers!
 
LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE BELOW!
 

 
Paula Champion got her musical start in her dads church at the age of four years old. Her father, now Pastor Emeritus, & her mother, was a choir director.

Trumpeter Jumaane Smith to Debut at Metropolitan Room on Oct. 1st, 2014 in Celebration of New CD

Jumaane Smith
 
LONGTIME MICHAEL BUBLE TRUMPETER
AND VOCALIST JUMAANE SMITH MAKES HIS
METROPOLITAN ROOM DEBUT OCTOBER 1,
CELEBRATING THE RELEASE OF HIS
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DEBUT ALBUM
‘I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU’
 
Best known to audiences throughout the world as the lead trumpeter for international superstar Michael Buble for the past decade, multi-faceted singer, entertainer and musician Jumaane Smith is set to make his highly anticipated debut at the legendary Metropolitan Room October 1 at 9:30 p.m.
 

WATCH NEW VIDEO! Canadian Saxophonist Jane Bunnett Releases Afro-Cuban Jazz CD with New Band Maqueque | Avail NOW

Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
 
AVAILABLE NOW on Justin Time Records:
Jane Bunnett Forms Exhilarating New All Female Band
Maqueque, Blending Afro-Cuban,
Soul and Jazz on Self-Titled Release
 
For more than thirty years, Canadian flutist and saxophonist Jane Bunnett has been bridging the gulf between Cuba and North America, introducing jazz audiences to some of the finest musicians that the island has to offer.
 

Keyboardist Dan Siegel is Set to Drop 20th Album “Indigo” on Oct. 14th, 2014 | LISTEN!

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Keyboardist Dan Siegel returns with a lush collection of astute jazz etched in melodically rich “Indigo”
 
Irvine, California (17 September 2014): Having recorded a catalogue of Top 10 albums in a vivid spectrum of jazz hues with topflight musicians for 35 years, Dan Siegel only emerges when he has something engaging to say with his poetic piano and crafty keyboards. Back with his first new statement in five years, Siegel’s DSM record label will release “Indigo” on October 14, a set comprised of ten new compositions that he wrote, arranged and shared production chores with Grammy-nominated bassist Brian Bromberg.

Legacy Recordings to Release “Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances” (CD/DVD) on Nov. 10th, 2014 | WATCH VIDEO!

Whitney Houston Live CD DVD
 
Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances to be released November 10, 2014
 
Whitney Houston’s first-ever live album features the icon’s most memorable live performances, available on both CD and CD/DVD
 
NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, has announced plans to release Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances, on Monday November 10th.

LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC! R&B Singer Noel Gourdin Releases Single “Patience” | Avail NOW

NewNoelGourdin
 
CHART-TOPPING R&B SENSATION, SINGER & SONGWRITER
NOEL GOURDIN CONTINUES TO ENCHANT WITH NEW SINGLE “PATIENCE” FROM CD
CITY HEART, SOUTHERN SOUL
 
LISTEN TO NEW TRACK BELOW!
 

 
R&B Singer/songwriter Noel Gourdin is a fan of powerful music with potent messages. Influenced by iconic voices like Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding and Johnny Taylor, Gourdin has learned a thing or two about crafting songs that speak to the heart, mind and soul.