Month: April 2015 | TheUrbanMusicScene.com

David Pic Conley Returns w/New Group ‘Re-Surface’ | New Album “ReSurface Where Have You Been?” Coming June 1st, 2015 | WATCH VIDEO!

90’s R&B HIT MAKER DAVID PIC CONLEY RESURFACES WITH A NEW ALBUM

There is a whole generation that grew up off love songs wafting from the smooth R&B vocals of 90’s groups such as Surface, whose memorable tracks include “Happy” (1987), “Closer Than Friends” (1988), “Shower Me With Your Love” (1989) among others. With an album aptly entitled “ReSurface, Where Have You Been?” – ReSurface – comprised of David ‘Pic’ Conley and John Feva – are aimed at reasserting their vocals and rhythmic sounds among old fans, as well as a new generation of R&B lovers.

LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC! Grammy Nominated Soul/Jazz Diva MAYSA Returns w/New Album “Back 2 Love” on May 26th, 2015

GRAMMY-NOMINATED SOUL/JAZZ DIVA MAYSA MARKS 20TH ANNIVERSARY AS A RECORDING ARTIST WITH A TOUR-DE-FORCE NEW ALBUM BACK 2 LOVE

New Album Features Special Guests Stokley of Mint Condition & Phil Perry
LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE “KEEP IT MOVIN'” feat STOKLEY BELOW!!

There are very few singers on the contemporary scene who have a unique, instantly identifiable vocal sound; there are even fewer who have the stylistic range to encompass both Jazz and R&B in their performances.

Collaborative Group Heads of State Set to Release New Album “Search for Peace” on July 10th, 2015 | LISTEN to Single “Impressions”!

Gary Bartz, Larry Willis, Buster Williams, and Al Foster
Join Forces in Historic Configuration, Heads of State

Set to Release Search for Peace – July 10 on Smoke Sessions Records

Release Performances July 24 – 26 at Smoke Jazz Club

Gary Bartz, Larry Willis, Buster Williams and Al Foster–four of today’s most important and influential jazz artists–have joined forces as a collaborative group for the first time in their storied careers and the result is a quartet for the ages.

R&B Singer Bunny Sigler to Release New Album “Bundino” on May 12th, 2015 | WATCH VIDEO!

LEGENDARY SINGER-SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER BUNNY SIGLER RELEASES NEW ALBUM BUNDINO OUT MAY 12

(Los Angeles, CA) Four-time Grammy winning producer-singer-songwriter Bunny Sigler releases a new album that will excite past and present fans. The prolific songwriter who produced the “Philly Sound” excites his audience with this highly anticipated new album continuously showcasing his classic R&B sound going back to his roots for something past fans will be excited for.

Cecil Thornton & Transparent Releases New EP “Variation” | Available NOW

ATLANTA BASED GOSPEL JAZZ RECORDING GROUP CECIL THORNTON & TRANSPARENT RELEASES SOPHOMORE INDEPENDENT PROJECT “VARIATION”

Atlanta, GA (Tuesday, April 228, 2015) — Singer, songwriter, and producer Cecil Thornton and his group Transparent returns with their long-awaited new independent EP VARIATION, available now for download on all digital platforms for only $5.94. This 6 song EP is sure to inspire and encourage all who listens.

“Bessie” Official Soundtrack (Music from the HBO Film) to be Released on May 12th, 2015

Legacy Recordings Sets Digital Release of Bessie (Music from the HBO® Film) for Tuesday, May 12; CD Coming Tuesday, June 2

Bessie (Music from the HBO Film) Debuts “Gimme A Pigfoot and A Bottle of Beer (2015 Remix),” Pairing Bessie Smith’s Original Recording with New Vocals by Queen Latifah and Enhanced Instrumentation Produced by Adam Blackstone and Queen Latifah

Album Includes Historic Blues and Swing Recordings by Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Sippie Wallace, Kid Ory & Fresh Interpretations of Bessie Smith Classics Performed by Queen Latifah

Bessie, an HBO Film, Premieres May 16

NEW YORK, April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is proud to announce the digital release of Bessie (Music from the HBO Film) on Tuesday, May 12. The official soundtrack for the upcoming HBO film will also be released on CD on Tuesday, June 2.

Miles Davis At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 Coming July 17th, 2015

Miles Davis At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 Scheduled For Release July 17 Through Columbia/Legacy Recordings

FOUR-CD BOX SET TRACKS MILES’ ASCENDANCE OVER EIGHT LIVE FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES SPANNING 20 YEARS IN NEWPORT, NEW YORK, BERLIN, AND SWITZERLAND; 296-MINUTE PROGRAM INCLUDES NEARLY FOUR HOURS OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL

Newport Jazz Festival To Be Held July 31-August 2 Celebrates the Iconic Trumpeter’s Relationship with the Legendary Newport Jazz Festival and Its Revered Founder-Impresario George Wein, Commemorating the 60th Anniversary Of Miles’ Newport Debut With Musical Tributes, Workshops And More

NEW YORK, April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Miles Davis‘ 20-year association as an artist at impresario George Wein’s renowned Newport Jazz Festival is a thriving tradition that will be celebrated with the release of MILES DAVIS AT NEWPORT 1955-1975: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 4.

Singer Michelle Williams to Premiere New Video for “Believe In Me” on April 29th, 2015

MICHELLE WILLIAMS PREMIERES NEW VIDEO “BELIEVE IN ME” ON VH1 SOUL, WEDNESDAY APRIL 29TH

Williams also returns to The Meredith Vieira Show Tuesday April 28th, and appears on Essence Live on Thursday April 30th

Grammy® winning singer, songwriter and actress Michelle Williams is releasing an inspiring new video for her latest single “Believe in Me,” with VH1 Soul exclusively premiering the music video on Wednesday April 29th. In addition to debuting her new video this week, Williams also makes a return appearance for a second week to “The Meredith Vieira Show” on Tuesday April 28th, and appears on “Essence Live” on Thursday April 30th.

Branford Marsalis Quartet to Reissue “Coltrane’s A Love Supreme: Live in Amsterdam” on May 26th, 2015

Branford Marsalis Quartet to Reissue
Coltrane’s A Love Supreme: Live in Amsterdam

In Celebration of 50th Anniversary of
John Coltrane Masterpiece

Available May 26 on Marsalis Music via OKeh Records

CD/DVD Features Rare Discussions with Alice Coltrane,
Michael Brecker, Miguel Zenón, Ned Goold and David Sánchez

This historic Marsalis Music CD/DVD, including a full performance by the Branford Marsalis Quartet at Amsterdam’s esteemed Bimhuis plus bonus interviews and audio-only disc, will be re-released on May 26 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original John Coltrane A Love Supreme album, released in February 1965.

BET Networks & Dr. Bobby Jones Celebrate The 35th & Final Season of “Bobby Jones Gospel”

BET NETWORKS AND DR. BOBBY JONES CELEBRATE THE 35TH AND FINAL SEASON OF “BOBBY JONES GOSPEL” THIS UPCOMING SEASON

NEW YORK, NY (Friday, April 24, 2015) – BET Networks announced at the BET UPFRONT that it will tape the 35th and final season of “BOBBY JONES GOSPEL,” cable television’s longest running original series. With today’s biggest Gospel artists having their first television performance on “BOBBY JONES GOSPEL,” Kirk Franklin and Yolanda Adams celebrated Dr. Bobby Jones’ groundbreaking work with a soul stirring performance in tribute to Dr. Jones phenomenal work on BET Networks throughout the years.

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