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A Cappella Group Sweet Honey In The Rock Releases New Single “IDK, But I’m LOL!” | New Album “#LoveInEvolution” Coming Jan. 22nd, 2016

Celebrating Over 40 years in Music and Entertainment,
GRAMMY®-Nominated and Multiple Award-Winning A Cappella Group Sweet Honey In The Rock Releases New Album, #LoveInEvolution January 22nd, 2016

Group’s New Single, “IDK, But I’m LOL!” – Available on iTunes and Amazon
and New Lyric Video Available on YouTube

(Washington, DC – November 23, 2015) – Celebrating over 40 years in music and entertainment, GRAMMY®-nominated and multiple award-winning a cappella group, Sweet Honey In The Rock will release their 24th album, #LoveInEvolution on January 22, 2016 on SHE-ROCKS 5, Inc./Appleseed Recordings.

Music Legend Peabo Bryson Joins Darby Williams for Duet in “No One Knows” – WATCH VIDEO! In Honor of Jazz Legend Billy Strayhorn’s 100th Birthday on Nov. 29th

DARBY WILLIAMS HONORS BILLY STRAYHORN
Fast-Rising Singer Records
“No One Knows” With Peabo Bryson To Commemorate
Jazz Legend’s 100th Birthday On November 29th

Available NOW on iTunes and Amazon

With the first single from her new album, Me, jazz chanteuse Darby Williams honors the late Billy Strayhorn and one of his forgotten masterpieces “No One Knows.” Marking the 100th anniversary of his birth on November 29th, Williams has teamed with two-time Grammy award winner Peabo Bryson to share her version of a Strayhorn gem that has been neglected for too long.

Dr. Lonnie Smith Returns with New Album “Evolution” on Blue Note Jan. 29th, 2016 | LISTEN!

LEGENDARY ORGANIST DR. LONNIE SMITH
RETURNS TO BLUE NOTE FOR JANUARY 29 RELEASE OF EVOLUTION
HIS FIRST ALBUM FOR ICONIC LABEL SINCE 1970

Dr. Lonnie Smith is set to release his first Blue Note album in 45 years with the January 29 release of Evolution. The album marks the return of the legendary Hammond B-3 organ master to the label where he first made a name for himself in the late 1960s, first as a sideman with saxophonist Lou Donaldson on albums including Alligator Bogaloo, and soon after as a leader with his own soul-jazz classics such as Think! and Turning Point.

WATCH NEW VIDEO/NEW JAZZ RELEASE: Pianist Gail Jhonson Releases New Album “New Beginnings”

Contemporary Jazz Pianist Gail Jhonson Releases New Album “New Beginnings”. Available NOW on CDBaby

New Beginnings, Gail Jhonson’s 5th solo project on Philly the Kid Records is scheduled for release Oct 15, 2015. With the loss of her son, her daughter off to Berklee college, and unexpected surgery; Gail found out quick, that things were changing in her life, and time for a new beginning. She leads the all star female ensemble, Jazz in Pink, and produced their debut cd, 1st Collection.

Blue Note Records to Release Compilation Benefit Album “Detroit Jazz City” on Dec. 4th, 2015

BLUE NOTE ANNOUNCES DEC. 4 RELEASE OF BENEFIT ALBUM
DETROIT JAZZ CITY

COMPILATION ALBUM SIMULTANEOUSLY PAYS TRIBUTE TO
THE PAST & PRESENT OF ONE OF AMERICA’S GREAT JAZZ CITIES
WHILE BENEFITING THE ORGANIZATION FOCUS: HOPE

Blue Note Records has announced the December 4 release of Detroit Jazz City, a compilation album that simultaneously spotlights the past and present of one of America’s great jazz cities while also serving as a benefit album for the organization Focus: HOPE.

india.arie & Joe Sample Release New Holiday Album “Christmas With Friends” | LISTEN!

Soul Music Singer india.arie and Late Jazz Legend Joe Sample Collaborate for New Holiday Album “Christmas With Friends” – Available Now on Amazon!

Released on Oct 16th, Soul music vocalist India.Arie teamed up with the late Jazz Piano legend Joe Sample for a very special collective this holiday season entitled “Christmas With Friends” (courtesy of Motown Records). The project had brought together some special guests from around the way: Brandy, Tori Kelly, Kem, Michael McDonald, Trombone Shorty, Kirk Whalum, Gene Moore, Jr., & Khristian Dentley. 10 tracks of seasonal songs all set to be played back year over year.

NEW JAZZ RELEASE: Jason Miles & Ingrid Jensen | “Kind of New” (Available NOW)

Jason Miles & Ingrid Jensen-Kind of New
Still Available

You don’t hear fresh grooves and melodies much these days on the contemporary jazz scene, a vibrant culture that had its roots in the 1970’s, with such artists as Miles Davis, Weather Report and The Crusaders and was also exemplified by the output of such labels as CTI Records. This seems a shame. Because in the hands of the right musicians, those vintage grooves, that driving beat and electric tempo can really soar. It makes you wonder why we haven’t heard much from that musical neighborhood in some time.

Contemporary Jazz Group Pieces of a Dream Returns with New Album “All In” on Nov. 6th, 2015 | LISTEN!

PIECES OF A DREAM READIES FOR 40TH ANNIVERSARY IN THE BIZ WITH SPECTACULAR NEW CD – ALL IN

Pre-Order/Purchase All In Now on Amazon

Once upon a time, a trio of teenage jazz prodigies began turning heads in Philadelphia. Hailing from the ‘City of Brotherly Love,’ the all-star unit Pieces Of A Dream stands alongside an impressive lineage of musical wonders who have made Philly proud including Gamble and Huff, Patti Labelle, Grover Washington Jr. Jill Scott and The Roots. Proclaimed a “tough act to follow” by the iconic Count Basie, Pieces Of A Dream was discovered while in High School and was mentored by Mr. Magic, pioneering saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr.

Jazz Vocalist Stephanie Jordan to Sing National Anthem at New Orleans Home Game Opener | Oct 31st, 2015

Jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan to sing the National Anthem during the New Orleans Pelicans home opener

New Orleans jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan has been selected to perform the National Anthem at the New Orleans Pelicans home opener at the Smoothie King Center on Saturday, October 31, 2015. The Pelicans will face off against the reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors, tipoff is 6:30 pm.

Herb Alpert & Wife, Lani Hall Announces The “Come Fly With Us” U.S. Tour | Starting Dec. 2nd, 2015

HERB ALPERT’S ‘COME FLY WITH US’ TOUR

The “Come Fly With Us” concert tour takes off around the USA, with Herb and his wife, the Grammy award–winning singer Lani Hall, and their three–piece band.

Herb Alpert’s legendary career includes five decades of unprecedented breakthroughs as a musician, painter, sculptor, and record executive and philanthropist. In the past two years alone, he won his ninth GRAMMY® for 2013’s Steppin’ Out and received the National Medal of Arts from President Obama.

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