Jeff Bradshaw to Launch Awareness Campaign | New CD, “Bone Appétit” to Be Release on April 24th, 2012

Hidden Beach and “Mr. Trombone” Jeff Bradshaw launch Awareness Campaign for the New Orleans Musician’s Relief Fund

New CD, “Bone Appétit” Coming April 24th, 2012

Hidden Beach artist “Mr. Trombone” Jeff Bradshaw kicked off a multi-tiered awareness campaign this week for the New Orleans Musician’s Relief Fund. VH1 Soul gave a big boost to his efforts with the World Premier of his music video for “Got Til It’s Gone” featuring 2x Grammy nominee Marsha Ambrosius and rapper TWyse. The cable channel will aired the video hourly for 24 Hours on Monday March 26th bringing visibility to New Orleans at a time when many have assumed the city is back on its feet. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Jazz Release: Chick Corea | “MARIKA GROOVE” (Coming April 3rd, 2012)

Premiere Recording of Chick Corea’s MARIKA GROOVE to be released by Big Round Records on April 3, 2012

(Portsmouth
NH) – Big Round Records is proud to announce the world premiere
recording of Chick Corea’s “Marika Groove, “ available on iTunes on
April 3, 2012.

“Marika Groove” is a twelve-minute instrumental
tour-de-force by Chick Corea written for virtuoso marimba soloist Mika
Yoshida and Grammy®-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman. Drummer Steve
Gadd and bassist Eddie Gomez join Yoshida and Stoltzman to capture
Corea’s composition in a sprawling, ebullient track featuring
finely-honed instrumental interplay, muscular rhythmic structures, and
ceaselessly inventive melodies, which Yoshida delivers with her
signature inspiration and aplomb. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Music World Gospel to Release New Elder Goldwire McLendon, “The Best of” on April 24th, 2012

Music World Gospel to Release the New “Elder Goldwire McLendon – The Best of” CD on April 24th, 2012!

Elder Goldwire McLendon spent seven decades ministering to people in song and words before he had the opportunity to minister on a world-wide stage as a contestant on Season 3 of BET’s Sunday Best, the world’s leading gospel competition television show. The spirited and charismatic 79-year-old gained a large and devoted group of fans as he made his way toward the show’s finale, where he was first-runner-up to Le’Andria Johnson. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Aretha Franklin Celebrates Her 70th Birthday!

Aretha Franklin Celebrates Her 70th Birthday in Royal Style

(New York, NY – March 27, 2012) — Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, celebrated her 70th birthday in royal style on Saturday, March 24, in New York City. About 80 friends and colleagues gathered at The Helmsley Park Lane Hotel in Manhattan for the celebration, which included a four course meal and outstanding entertainment. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Sade to Release New Live DVD/CD – “Bring Me Home | Live 2011” on May 22nd, 2012

Sade to Release Live DVD/CD ‘Bring Me Home – Live 2011’ on May 22nd

Featuring a Rare Look Behind-the-Scenes of the Critically Acclaimed Tour

NEW YORK, March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Hailed as “the best concert of the year” by the Baltimore Sun, Sade will release their live DVD/CD and Blu-ray for, “Bring Me Home – Live 2011” on May 22nd. In 2011, after a 10 year hiatus, Sade returned to the U.S. for a 54-date tour in support of the platinum selling album Soldier Of Love (Epic Records), which became one of last year’s top 10 grossing tours. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Check Out New Music Video by R&B Songstress Julie Dexter | “New Again”

WATCH The Official New Music Video from R&B Songstress Julie Dexter | “New Again”. Available NOW! Quietly, slowly but surely, British soul vocalist Julie Dexter is making some noise on mainstream radio stations all over the globe with the release of new music video for “New Again”. The 2011 album …

Curtis Fields Releases New Single, “Smoke & Mirrors” | New EP, “Cherish The Day” Coming March 30th, 2012

Curtis Fields Releases His Debut Single “Smoke and Mirrors” off of his up-coming EP “Cherish the Day” to be released 3.30.12.

Who is Curtis Fields?

Curtis Fields is an 25 year old eccentric, emerging singer/songwriter and multi-instrumental musician with a beautiful blend of sounds influenced from the soul-stirring melodies of past and present Soul & Rock music greats such as Donny Hathaway, D’Angelo, the Beatles, Maroon 5 and Third Eye Blind.

Curtis Field’s common life experiences has inspired him to write and produce his own music that comes from a deep, spiritual understanding of human life, love and suffrage. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Milwaukee Jazz Artist Kevin Hayden Trio Releases “Paris” | Avail Now

Milwaukee Jazz Artist Kevin Hayden Trio Releases New Album

Rising jazz drummer launches sophomore trio project on iTunes

Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) March 23, 2012

Not since the days of Miles Davis have we seen a more daring and
musically innovative jazz musician. With a prominent gospel background
and strong roots in hip hop and R&B, the vast amount of edgy and
experimental flavor found in Kevin Hayden’s music should come to no
surprise. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Newcomer Charles Hammond Jr to Release New 4 Track EP, “Hello, My Name Is…” on April 10th, 2012

Charles Hammond Jr. – “Hello, My Name Is…” [EP] | Coming April 10th, 2012

Scheduled for release on Tuesday, April 10th, the debut EP from singer/songwriter Charles Hammond Jr. simply titled, “Hello, My Name Is…” will
serve as a musically diverse, yet cohesive introduction to an artist
who is just beginning to spread his wings both musically and personally.
Since early childhood, Charles has known that music would always play a
major part in his life. It is because of this awareness, hard work,
perseverance, and faith in God, that he has been afforded a variety of
professional opportunities, a list that continues to grow each year.

He
has been a featured artist and has served as a backup vocalist on
several recording projects for a variety of local (Midwest) and
nationally renowned artists within the musical genres of jazz, hip-hop,
soul/r&b, pop, gospel, classical, and more. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Gregory Porter Releases New Music Video for Hit Single, “Be Good”

GRAMMY® NOMINATED SOUL JAZZ VOCAL SENSATION GREGORY PORTER RELEASES FIRST VIDEO FROM HIS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NEW CD, BE GOOD

Whimsical Treatment of CD’s Title Track, “Be Good (Lion’s Song)” Directed by Award Winning Filmmaker Pierre Bennu, with Cinematography by Shawn Peters and Special Set Work by Visual Artist Dirk Joseph

Riding high on the out of the box success of soul/jazz vocalist Gregory Porter’s sophomore release, Be Good, Motema Music has just released a video of the CD’s title track, “Be Good (Lion’s Song.)” The video, which was directed by Pierre Bennu of ExitTheApple Productions, features cinematography by Shawn Peters, who worked with Porter on the two videos from the singer’s Grammy nominated CD, Water (“Illusion” and “1960 What?”), and who has also shot videos and short films for Pharoahe Monch, Blitz The Ambassador, and Terence Nance.

Shooting entirely on location in Baltimore, Maryland, director Pierre Bennu visually compliments Porter’s intense lyrics and smooth, soulful vocals with vibrant colors and whimsical storytelling, and sets it all against Charm City’s unique backdrop. To continue, please click “MORE”!

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