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NEW VOICES: Up and Coming Jazz Trumpeter Jun Iida to Release Debut Album “EVERGREEN” on January 19th, 2024 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
TRUMPETER AND COMPOSER JUN IIDA RELEASES
DEBUT ALBUM REFLECTING HIS PERIPATETIC LIFE
AND UNIQUE MUSICAL INFLUENCES
EVERGREEN
 
Coming January 19, 2024 on Origin Records (Orginarts.com)
 
JUN IIDA’s (Joon Ee-da) debut CD, EVERGREEN, is a showcase for his modern, edgy originals and imaginative re-workings of other compositions off the beaten path. The trumpet and flugelhorn player has lived in Seattle, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Los Angeles, and recently relocated to New York City.

Up-and-Coming R&B Singer Jessica Jolia Releases New Track “Ooh La La” | LISTEN!


 
Up-and-Coming R&B Singer Jessica Jolia Releases New Track “Ooh La La”
 
Jessica Jolia, widely known for her versatility and multi-octave vocal range, is an American recording artist, songwriter, producer and humanitarian. As a young, self-taught pianist, classically and contemporary trained woodwind instrumentalist, there was no question that what Jessica had was something very special.

The Black American Music Association Announces Inaugural ICE Medal Of Honor Event on Oct 15th, 2023


 
The Black American Music Association
Announces Inaugural ICE Medal Of Honor Event
In Atlanta On Oct 15
 
Celebrating 100 Years of the Black American Music Art Form
 
Honorees Include Alicia Keys, Grandmaster Flash,
Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis & More
 
ATLANTA (Sept. 13, 2023) – Today, The Black American Music Association and its Board of Directors, led by Co-Founders Michael Mauldin and Demmette Guidry, announces The ICE Medal of Honor inaugural celebration at Atlanta’s prestigious Ray Charles Performing Arts Center at Morehouse College on Sunday, October 15, 2023.

3-Part Documentary Film “Wayne Shorter – Zero Gravity” Premiere on Prime Video Aug. 25th, 2023 | WATCH NEW TRAILER!


 
WAYNE SHORTER
ZERO GRAVITY
 
3-PARTS DOCUMENTARY FILM AVAILABLE ON PRIME VIDEO
AUGUST 25, 2023
 
ZERO GRAVITY is a cinematic ode to jazz legend, Wayne Shorter, from executive producer, Brad Pitt and directed by Dorsay Alavi. For over 60 years, Shorter has shattered the limitations of jazz and his compositions have become an industry standard.

Founding Member of Kool & The Gang, George Brown to Release New Memoir “Too Hot: Kool & The Gang & Me” on July 11th, 2023


 
KOOL & THE GANG FOUNDER GEORGE BROWN PENS MEMOIR TOO HOT: KOOL & THE GANG & ME OUT JULY 11
 
Founding member of Kool & The Gang, George Brown is set to release his memoir Too Hot: Kool & The Gang & Me on July 11th. As a self-taught drummer and songwriter who has spent six decades making music, touring the world, and navigating fame’s wild ride as an African American trailblazer,

“Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody” Movie Soundtrack is Avail NOW | LISTEN!


 
MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE “WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY” TO BE RELEASED BY RCA RECORDS ON DECEMBER 16
 
35-Song Soundtrack Contains Rare, Reimagined Versions of ‘Don’t Cry For Me’
 
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Ahead of the December 23 theatrical release of TriStar Pictures’ Whitney Houston biopic, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, RCA Records has dropped the official 35-song soundtrack, serving as a musical memoir of the cinematic voyage.

Craft Recordings to Release “The Birth of Bop: The Savoy 10-Inch LP Collection” on Feb. 10th, 2023 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Craft Recording Celebrates the Enduring Legacy of
Savoy Records and the Revolutionary Bebop Era with
The Birth of Bop
 
Featuring Painstaking Recreations of the Five 10-Inch LP Compilations That Were Originally Released by Savoy in 1952 and 1953, This Collection Includes 30 Newly Remastered Tracks Spanning 1944–1949
 
Craft Recordings proudly celebrates the legacy of Savoy Records with an all-new collection that chronicles the groundbreaking era of bebop (or bop) music.

Award Winning Documentary “Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over” to Air on CNN Jan. 1st, 2023 | WATCH NEW TRAILER!


 
Award Winning Filmmaker Dave Wooley Directs the Documentary –
“Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over”
 
CNN will air the feature on Sunday, January 1st, 2023, 9 pm ET/PT
 
The long awaited award winning documentary chronicling the life and career of music legend Dionne Warwick will finally make its way to television. “Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over” airs on New Year’s Day – Sunday, January 1st, 2023 – at 9 pm ET/PT on CNN.