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Kool & The Gang to Release New Album “People Just Wanna Have Fun” on July 14th, 2023 | WATCH & LISTEN! Announces New Tour for 2023


 
Kool & The Gang Announce High-Spirited New Album
People Just Wanna Have Fun Out July 14
 
Kicking Off R&B Legends’ 60th Anniversary Celebration Early With 1st Single “Let’s Party” + Good Morning America Performance
 
In anticipation of R&B, funk and soul icons Kool & The Gang celebrating their 60th anniversary next year, they’ve announced a new album today – People Just Wanna Have Fun is out July 14, 2023 on Astana Music Inc, distributed by BFD/The Orchard.

R&B/Jazz Saxophonist Jason Jackson Releases New Single “Through The Night” | LISTEN! New Album “All In” is Avail NOW


 
R&B/jazz saxophonist Jason Jackson continues his remarkable journey “Through The Night”
 
Billboard hitmaker Adam Hawley produced and cowrote the second single from the “All In” album.
 
CHESAPEAKE (12 July 2023): It’s been a whirlwind from the U.S. Navy to the Billboard top twenty for R&B/jazz saxophonist Jason Jackson. When it comes to music, he’s been all in from the go, inspiring the title of his first album, “All In,” which was released last fall.

International Jazz Day – April 30, 2023: A Jazz Journey Around the World | WATCH!


 
International Jazz Day – April 30, 2023: A Jazz Journey around the World
 
Herbie Hancock to host All-Star Global Concert with UNESCO featuring performances in 13 global cities by Dianne Reeves, Marcus Miller, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride, Somi, Melody Gardot, Sérgio Mendes, Cyrille Aimée, Antonio Sánchez, John Beasley and many more
 
PARIS and NEW YORK, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock today announced the program for the 2023 celebration of International Jazz Day, with participation from more than 190 countries.

Harpist Brandee Younger Releases New Album “Brand New Life” – WATCH & LISTEN! Announces New Tour Dates for 2023-2024


 
GRAMMY-NOMINATED COMPOSER & HARPIST
BRANDEE YOUNGER
NEW ALBUM BRAND NEW LIFE
 
April 7, 2023 (New York, NY) — Today, GRAMMY®-nominated harpist and composer Brandee Younger releases her new album Brand New Life via Impulse! Records. At once a stunning testament to Younger’s power as a composer and a remarkable tribute to trailblazing harpist Dorothy Ashby, the album features Pete Rock, 9th Wonder, Mumu Fresh, and more.

Emerging Band People of Earth to Release Self-Titled Debut Album on May 5th, 2023 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
People of Earth’s Self-Titled Debut Album Offers Nine Tracks that Capture the Unique Blend of Influences, Explorations, and Experimentations That Has Defined the Band’s Sound Thus Far
 
P.o.E’s Singers Effortlessly Switch from Spanish to English to Portuguese as They Perform What They’ve Coined American Timba Music
 
Since first exploding onto New York’s cutting-edge Latin and tropical music scene, People of Earth has become one of the city’s most exciting emerging bands.

Jazz Vocalist Dwight Trible to Release New Album “Ancient Future” on March 17th, 2023 | LISTEN to New Single “Truth”!


 
DWIGHT TRIBLE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ANCIENT FUTURE OUT MARCH 17 VIA GEARBOX RECORDS + SHARES NEW SINGLE “TRUTH”
 
ALBUM FEATURES SPECIAL GUESTS KAMASI WASHINGTON, GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, GREG PAUL, MEGASHIA JACKSON, G. E. STINSON, ANDRÉ GOUCHÉ, JOHN BEASLEY, AND RENE FISHER
 
Today, the inimitable jazz vocalist, activist, and nominal godfather of the LA jazz scene, Dwight Trible, returns with the announcement of his new album Ancient Future.

Soul-Jazz Trombonist Brian Thomas to Drop New Album “On The Bone” on Jan. 27th, 2023 | LISTEN!


 
Soul-Jazz veteran Brian Thomas ready to drop his groovy debut album
 
“On The Bone,” releasing January 27, features original compositions by the trombonist in a retro organ trio setting along with special guests.
 
BOSTON (10 January 2023): One could argue that “On The Bone” is trombonist Brian Thomas’s eleventh album.

Blue Note Records to Release New Collection “Transmissions From Total Refreshment Centre” on Feb. 17th, 2023 | LISTEN!


 
Blue Note Records Announces Feb. 17 Release of
Transmissions from Total Refreshment Centre
Eclectic New Compilation From London’s Vibrant Jazz Scene
 
Hear The Lead Single “Visions”
by Soccer96 Featuring Kieron Boothe
 
January 6, 2023: Blue Note Records has announced a February 17 release of Transmissions from Total Refreshment Centre, an eclectic new collection that features a wide range of artists who are part of London’s vibrant Total Refreshment Centre community…

Funk-Jazz-Soul Quintet The Motet Releases New Single “Draccus” – LISTEN! New Album “All Day” Arrives Jan. 18th, 2023 | Announces New Tour


 
The Motet unveil “Draccus,” the existential second single off their forthcoming instrumental album All Day
 
Marking the funk-jazz-soul quintet’s 10th studio LP, All Day will release on Wednesday, January 18, 2023
 
For a little over two decades, The Motet have cultivated a fervent fanbase through immaculate live performances and a seamless blend of funk, jazz, soul, and rock.

Legendary Drummer Joe Chambers to Release New Album “Dance Kobina” on Feb. 3rd, 2023 | LISTEN!


 
JOE CHAMBERS RETURNS WITH FEB. 3 RELEASE OF DANCE KOBINA
 
DRUMMER, PERCUSSIONIST, VIBRAPHONIST, COMPOSER & BLUE NOTE LEGEND EXPLORES
THE MUSICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN JAZZ, LATIN & AFRICAN MUSIC ON VIBRANT NEW ALBUM
 
Drummer, percussionist, vibraphonist, composer, and Blue Note legend Joe Chambers returns with the February 3 release of Dance Kobina, his 3rd Blue Note album as a leader which explores the deep musical connection between Jazz, Latin, Brazilian, Argentinian, and African music.

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