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“Remembering Joe Sample” at the 25th Annual Berks Jazz Festival | April 18th, 2015

“Remembering Joe Sample” at the Berks Jazz Festival

Reading, PA (PRWEB) April 16, 2015 – One of the featured attractions at this year’s Berks Jazz Festival (its 25th anniversary show) will be a special performance on Saturday, April 18, 2015, at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Reading, PA called “Remembering Joe Sample.” This special tribute to the world renowned pianist and composer who passed away last September was organized by musical director Bobby Lyle and festival promoter John Ernesto; and will feature a stellar lineup of artists—many of whom performed and/or recorded with Sample.

LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC! Contemporary Jazz Bassist Julian Vaughn Returns with New Album “Limitless” on April 21st, 2015

Contemporary/Urban Jazz Bass Player Julian Vaughn to Drop 3rd CD “Limitless” on April 21st.

Talented Bassist Julian Vaughn steps back into the game with a 12 track collection entitled “Limitless,” coming courtesy of Trippin N’ Rhythm Records & Cutmore Entertainment. The new recording feature special guests saxophonists Elan Trotman, LeBron, Darren Rahn, & Marcus Anderson, flutist Althea Rene, Nicholas Cole on the Keyboards, vocalists Kim Griddine & Anthony Saunders and many more.

Blue Note Entertainment Group Launches New Division – “Blue Note Travel”

BLUE NOTE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LAUNCHES NEW TRAVEL DIVISION
BLUE NOTE TRAVEL

Division to Offer Music-Focused Global Travel Experiences for Fans

Cuba Featured as Initial Destination – Itineraries Now Available With Travel Dates Beginning in May

New York, NY – April 9, 2015 – Blue Note Entertainment Group – the entity that owns and operates music venues such as Blue Note Jazz Club, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, Highline Ballroom, Subrosa, and The Howard Theatre, among other properties – announced today the launch of Blue Note Travel, a new division that will curate a wide range of culturally enriching music travel experiences for fans to global destinations.

Universal Music Enterprises Honors Billie Holiday with Release of 17 Vintage Albums

Celebrating A Century Of Lady Day
UMe honors Billie Holiday’s 100th birthday with the digital release of 17 vintage albums

LOS ANGELES, April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Just in time for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Billie Holiday on April 7, 2015, Universal Music Enterprises honors the iconic artist with the simultaneous digital release of 17 classic Holiday albums.

Greg Adams & East Bay Soul to Release CD “That’s Life” on April 21st, 2015

Ripa Records To Release East Bay Soul That’s Life Album By Grammy And Emmy Nominated Trumpeter, Arranger Greg Adams on April 21st, 2015

Produced, Arranged and Conducted by Greg Adams

Adams Has Collaborated With Elton John, Rod Stewart, Santana, Celine Dion, Luther Vandross, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Paul Shaffer and Josh Groban to name a very few.

March 25, 2015- Los Angeles, CA. In his new musical pursuit trumpeter Greg Adams continues his artistic evolution alongside East Bay Soul with the dynamic THAT’S LIFE – A collection of eleven songs that fuses his love for vintage soul music, pop, with powerful horns and gorgeous orchestration.

WATCH NEW VIDEO! Allan Harris Releases Official Video for “My Funny Valentine”

Love Productions Records & Membran Entertainment Group announces…

The world-wide premier of the new music video by ALLAN HARRIS from his new recording Black Bar Jukebox

The new music video by award winning jazz vocalist, Allan Harris, will be released world-wide on Monday, March 30, 2015. The song is from Harris’ newest recording, Black Bar Jukebox, which has stayed in the Top 10 on the Jazz Charts for the past eight weeks and received rave reviews since its U.S. release on January 20, 2015 and it’s European release on February 20, 2015. Watch as Harris turns the song, My Funny Valentine, into a funk imbued gospel ballad which features a rich Hammond B-3 organ “backing the brandy of his baritone.”

Kirk Whalum’s “The Gospel According to Jazz, Volume IV” is Available NOW

After a six-year wait, Kirk Whalum brings back The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter IV, this time with a very potent and very personal perspective

Unarguably, Kirk Whalum is one of those few prolific musicians who has managed a steady career in gospel and jazz. His genuine respect for crafting music and his strong faith in Jesus Christ further accentuates what Whalum communicates to his audiences.

Acclaimed Vocalist Lizz Wright Signs with Concord Music Group | New Project Coming Sept 8th, 2015

Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez

ACCLAIMED VOCALIST LIZZ WRIGHT
SIGNS WITH CONCORD MUSIC GROUP

Produced by Larry Klein, September 8, 2015 Concord debut
features collaborations with Klein, David Batteau, Maia Sharp,
J.D. Souther, Toshi Reagon and Jesse Harris

Concord Music Group is pleased to announce the signing of acclaimed vocalist Lizz Wright. Wright is currently recording in Los Angeles on what will be her first album since 2010’s critically lauded Fellowship. The as-yet-untitled album is scheduled for release on September 8, 2015.

Saxophonist Kamasi Washington to Drop 3-Vol. Set “The Epic” on May 5th, 2015 | LISTEN!

Saxophonist Kamasi Washington Revolutionizes
Modern Perception of Jazz with Highly Anticipated
3-Volume Set, The Epic – May 5 via Brainfeeder

Album Features 32-Piece Orchestra, 20-Person Choir,
and Washington’s Long Running 10-Piece Band:
The Next Step/The West Coast Get Down

The Epic is a 172-minute, three-record set that includes a 32-piece orchestra, a 20-person choir, and 17 songs overlaid with a compositional score written by Washington. Pulsing underneath is an otherworldly ten-piece band, each member of which is individually regarded as among the best young musicians on the planet…

Guitarist Eric Essix Releases Tribute CD “The Isley Sessions” | LISTEN!

The Isley Brothers were one of Eric Essix’s favorite bands as a teenager growing up in the seventies. The group enjoyed a lengthy string of hits throughout the decade, beginning with songs from the landmark “3+3” album, where brother’s Ernie, Marvin and cousin Chris Jasper joined the already established vocal trio.

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