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Jazz Legend Joe Chambers to Release New Album “Samba De Maracatu” on Feb. 26th, 2021 | LISTEN to New Single “Never Let Me Go”!


 
VENERATED DRUMMER, VIBRAPHONIST, PERCUSSIONIST & COMPOSER
JOE CHAMBERS RETURNS TO BLUE NOTE RECORDS WITH
FEBRUARY 26 RELEASE OF SAMBA DE MARACATU
 
LISTEN TO THE TITLE TRACK “SAMBA DE MARACATU” NOW
 
On February 26, the venerated multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe Chambers will release Samba de Maracatu, a notable Blue Note Records return for a significant figure in the label’s history.

Funk Group Dumpstaphunk to Release New Album “Where Do We Go From Here” on April 23rd, 2021 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Dumpstaphunk Announces New Album
Where Do We Go From Here To Be Released April 23, 2021 via Mascot Label Group / The Funk Garage
 
NEW ORLEANS, LA – January 11, 2021 – New Orleans funk powerhouse Dumpstaphunk announces their new album Where Do We Go From Here, set to release on April 23, 2021 (via Mascot Label Group / The Funk Garage).

Le Coq Records Releases New Compilation Album “The Jazz All Stars Vol. 1” | LISTEN!


 
New Label Le Coq Records Launches with
Star-Studded Inaugural Release,
Le Coq Records Presents The Jazz All Stars, Vol. 1
 
A Roster of Revered Modern Jazz Musicians
Including Alex Acuña, John Beasley, Vinnie Colaiuta,
Bill Cunliffe, Andy James, Joe LaBarbera, Rick Margitza,
John Patitucci, Marvin “Smitty” Smith,
Terell Stafford and Others
 
Promising a catalogue of “honest jazz,” newly launched label Le Coq Records rings in the new year with its inaugural release, Le Coq Records Presents The Jazz All Stars, Vol. 1.

Blue Note Records Announces The Classic Vinyl Reissue Series | See Release Schedule!


 
BLUE NOTE RECORDS ANNOUNCES THE CLASSIC VINYL REISSUE SERIES
 
A CONTINUATION OF THE LABEL’S ACCLAIMED BLUE NOTE 80 VINYL REISSUE SERIES
THAT WILL FEATURE ALL-ANALOG 180g VINYL PRESSINGS OF CLASSIC BLUE NOTE TITLES
 
Blue Note Records has announced the Classic Vinyl Reissue Series, a continuation of the label’s acclaimed Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series which was launched in celebration of Blue Note’s 80th anniversary in 2019.

Legendary Music Group Kool & The Gang to Release New Album “Perfect Union” in 2021


 
Kool & the Gang
Recognizes Longtime Legacy, Releases New Single –
“Pursuit of Happiness”
 
Since the band’s inception over 50 years ago, the legendary masters of funk, pop and soul, Kool & the Gang, have given music fans classic tunes from “Jungle Boogie”, “Hollywood Swinging” and “Summer Madness” to smashes such as “Ladies’ Night”, “Get Down On It” and their first number one pop hit, “Celebration”.

Saxophonist/Singer Vanessa Collier Releases New Album “Heart on the Line” | LISTEN to Single “Superbad”!


 

“There’s a young lady [Vanessa Collier] came onstage with me, I forget where I was, but she’s
playing an alto saxophone, and man, she was amazing.” – Buddy Guy

 
Fresh off winning a 2020 Blues Music Award (BMA) for Instrumentalist – Horn Player of the Year for the second year in a row (2020 & 2019), Vanessa Collier is releasing her highly anticipated and self-produced fourth album, Heart on the Line.

Flutist Ragan Whiteside to Release New EP “Five Up Top” on Nov. 20th, 2020 | WATCH Official Video for Single “Reminiscing”!


 
No stopping soul-jazz flutist Ragan Whiteside
 
Her fifth collection, “Five Up Top,” drops Friday as she enjoys a Billboard Top 10 hit streak
 
ATLANTA (18 November 2020): Riding a hot streak of six consecutive Billboard Top 10 singles, soul-jazz flutist Ragan Whiteside will drop her new EP, “Five Up Top,” on Friday on the Randis Music label.

Jazz in Pink feat. Gail Jhonson to Release New Album “Joy!” on Oct. 30th, 2020 | LISTEN to New Single “Keystroke”!


 
First Lady of Smooth Jazz Gail Jhonson
Presents Jazz In Pink’s Anticipated Shanachie Entertainment Debut Joy! Out October 30, 2020
 
Long-time Musical Director For Norman Brown Is Joined On New CD By
Labelmates & Special Guests Kim Waters, Marion Meadows & Paul Jackson Jr.
 
“Music has healing power, it can change your mood, put a smile on your face, or render up a dance move,” exclaims keyboardist and Jazz In Pink founder, Gail Jhonson.

Saxophonist George Coleman’s Live Recording “The George Coleman Quintet in Baltimore” to be Released on LP Nov. 27th – CD & Digitally on Dec 11th, 2020


 
Previously Unreleased Live Set By Tenor Sax Giant George Coleman Arrives as
Exclusive Record Store Day Package on November 27
 
One of jazz’s most powerful tenor saxophonists, George Coleman, is heard at his freewheeling, unfettered best on The George Coleman Quintet in Baltimore, a hitherto unheard live recording due from Reel to Real Recordings as an exclusive, limited-edition Record Store Day Black Friday LP release on November 27.