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Igmar Thomas’ Revive Big Band Releases New Track “Thelonius” feat. Talib Kweli | LISTEN! New Album “Like A Tree It Grows” Coming Oct. 25th, 2024


 
Igmar Thomas Taps Talib Kweli For Revive Big Band’s ‘Thelonius’, Preps Debut Album For October 25th Release
 
The new single contains a two-part suite, paying homage to J Dilla and Thelonious Monk
 
Artistic director, trumpeter, and composer Igmar Thomas was commissioned by SummerStage in 2016 for the Revive Big Band production A Journey Through The Legacy Of Black Culture. Taking place at Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield in NYC on August 7, 2016, the performance took showgoers through the past and present of Black American music.

Latin Jazz Pianist Gino Amato Releases New Project “Latin Crossroads” | LISTEN!


 
Latin Jazz Pianist Gino Amato Releases New Project “Latin Crossroads”
 
Pianist-arranger Gino Amato gathers together a large cast of jazz greats on Latin Crossroads to perform Latinized versions of a wide range of colorful material. Drawing themes from Broadway shows, the Beatles, the Great American Songbook, classical music, Steely Dan, and Thelonious Monk, Amato transforms the music into creative Afro-Cuban jazz.

Meshell Ndegeocello Releases New Single “Love” | LISTEN! Announces New Tour Dates for 2024


 
MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO SHARES NEW SINGLE “LOVE”
FROM HER FORTHCOMING BLUE NOTE ALBUM
NO MORE WATER: THE GOSPEL OF JAMES BALDWIN
A STRIKING HOMAGE TO BE RELEASED AUG. 2
ON THE EMINENT WRITER’S CENTENNIAL
 
Meshell Ndegeocello has released the inspiriting new single “Love,” the second song to be revealed from her forthcoming Blue Note album No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin, a striking homage to the eminent writer and activist James Baldwin to be released Aug. 2 on his Centennial.

Music Duo OLATUJA to Release New Self-Titled Album on May 31st, 2024 | LISTEN to New Single “Ijo”!


 
OLATUJA RETURN WITH “IJO”
ACCLAIMED PROJECT FROM
BASSIST MICHAEL OLATUJA & VOCALIST ALICIA OLATUJA
HERALD LONG AWAITED NEW ALBUM WITH JOYOUS FIRST SINGLE
 
NEW ALBUM, OLATUJA,
ARRIVES VIA WHIRLWIND RECORDINGS ON FRIDAY, MAY 31
 
Olatuja – the acclaimed project from bassist/composer/bandleader Michael Olatuja and renowned vocalist Alicia Olatuja – has announced today’s premiere of the new single, “Ijo,” available today via Whirlwind Recordings.

Bass Legend Avery Sharpe & Double Quartet to Release New Album “I Am My Neighbors Keeper” on June 14th, 2024


 
Legendary Bassist/Composer Avery Sharpe and his
Double Quartet
to release new recording
“I Am My Neighbors Keeper”
 
A new recording will be released on JKNM Records by internationally renowned bassist/composer Avery Sharpe, “I Am My Neighbors Keeper” is schedule for release in June 2024.

Ethio-Jazz Vocalist Meklit Releases New Single “Antidote” | LISTEN! New 6-Track EP “Ethio Blue” Coming March 8th, 2024 | Announces New Tour Dates for 2024


 
Ethio-Jazz Vocalist, Songwriter
And Cultural Activist
MEKLIT
Announces New EP Ethio Blue
 
February 7, 2024: Today the visionary Ethiopian-American vocalist, composer, and cultural activist Meklit has announced the release of her new EP Ethio Blue, a prescient six-song collection attuned to inner landscapes.

Karriem Riggins & Madlib Release New Jahari Massamba Unit Single “Massamba Afundance” | LISTEN!


 
Karriem Riggins and Madlib Release
New Jahari Massamba Unit Single
“Massamba Afundance”
 
New Album YHWH is LOVE
Out March 1st via Law of Rhythm
 
January 18, 2024: Today, revered producers and multi-instrumentalists Karriem Riggins and Madlib released “Massamba Afundance,” the second single from their upcoming Jahari Massamba Unit album YHWH is LOVE (out March 1st via Law of Rhythm).

Music Group Ghost-Note to Release New Album “Mustard n’Onions” on April 19th, 2024 | LISTEN! Announces New Tour for 2024


 
Ghost-Note Announces New Album Mustard n’Onions
out April 19th via Artistry Music / Mack Avenue Music Group
 
Led by Snarky Puppy’s multi-GRAMMY®-winning duo of
Robert Sput Searight and Nate Werth
 
January 12, 2024: Today, groove titans Ghost-Note announced an April 19th release date for their upcoming third album Mustard n’Onions. Led by Snarky Puppy’s multi-GRAMMY-winning duo of drummer-keyboardist Robert Sput Searight and percussionist Nate Werth, Mustard n’Onions will be the group’s first new LP in six years,…