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AVAILABLE NOW: José James to Release New Disc, “While You Were Sleeping” on June 10th, 2014 | WATCH VIDEO!

José James Announces New Album
“While You Were Sleeping”

Out June 10, 2014

José James has announced a June 10 release date for his new album, While You Were Sleeping, his fifth studio album and his second album for Blue Note Records. While You Were Sleeping is the follow-up to his widely acclaimed R&B and jazz steeped No Beginning No End, and signals a new creative direction for the versatile singer-songwriter. The album was recorded in Brooklyn, NY, and was produced by José and Brian Bender.

Pianist Jason Moran to Release Collaboration w/Meshell Ndegeocello | “All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller” on Sept. 16th, 2014

JASON MORAN & MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO
REINVENT THE MUSIC OF FATS WALLER ON
ALL RISE: A JOYFUL ELEGY FOR FATS WALLER
TO BE RELEASED SEPT. 16 ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS

Photo credit: Michael Nagle

Acclaimed pianist Jason Moran has announced a September 16 release date for All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller, a collaboration with the vocalist Meshell Ndegeocello that recasts the music of the legendary jazz entertainer Fats Waller as a modern dance party. The album—which was produced by Ndegeocello and Blue Note Records president Don Was—is the ninth in a formidable catalog that Moran has been building on Blue Note since 1999.

Jazz Singer Kate Ross to Release New Project “People Make The World Go Round” on June 3rd, 2014

Kate Ross
“People Make the World Go Round”
(KimCourt Productions KCPKR-01)
Street Date June 3, 2014

Kate Ross– Vocals, Caleb Hutslar-Keyboards,
Greg “The Governor” Pearson-Drums, Dave Irwin-Bass,
Craig McMullen-Guitar, Drums – Roger Myers, Alto Sax – A. C. Collins

There has always been a debate as to what separates a jazz singer from a singer who simply interprets songs in a rhythmic fashion. But from the first few bars of Kate Ross’ extraordinary debut album People Make The World Go Round, any question as to whether she qualifies is summarily dismissed.

Saxophonist/Vocalist Mindi Abair Returns with New Disc, “Wild Heart” on May 27th, 2014 | WATCH VIDEO!

Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist Mindi Abair to Release New Album,
“Wild Heart”
May 27th, 2014

Mindi Abair is one of the most dynamic performers on the music scene today. In addition to her acclaimed solo work, she was the featured saxophonist on the 2011 and 2012 seasons of American Idol, jammed with Paul Shaffer on the Late Show with David Letterman and joined rock legends Aerosmith for their 2012 summer tour.

Smoke Sessions Records Releases New CD’s by Jimmy Cobb & Louis Hayes

The Quintessential Sound of New York Jazz,
Smoke Sessions Records Releases New Albums by
Veteran Drummers
Jimmy Cobb and Louis Hayes

Photo Credit: Jimmy Katz

Smoke Sessions Records, the new imprint of New York City’s influential uptown club Smoke which is also serving as a studio incubator and live happening for documenting the classic New York jazz sound, embarks on their second series of new releases by two legendary drum warhorses, the age-defying Jimmy Cobb and timeless time-keeper Louis Hayes.

Singer/Songwriter June Rochelle Releases New Single “Love Is Here To Stay” | Available NOW | WATCH NEW VIDEO

Vocalist June Rochelle Releases New Single
“Love Is Here To Stay”
Available NOW WATCH NEW VIDEO!

On her soulful and sultry new single, June Rochelle offers an empowering message for those who think perhaps that hope has abandoned them for good — a compelling R&B/urban jazz styled reminder that while it may hide as we experience life’s darker moments, truly, if we let it, “Love Is Here To Stay.”

Soul-Jazz Vocalist Zara McFarlane Makes Debut U.S. Tour 2014

UK DJ/Producer/Tastemaker GILLES PETERSON’s MOST IMPORTANT VOCAL DISCOVERY IN YEARS, JAMAICAN-BRITISH SOUL-JAZZ CHANTE– — USE
ZARA MCFARLANE
Makes DEBUT U.S. TOUR In Support of
If You Knew Her (Browswood Recordings, 2014)

If You Knew Her,
Released in Early 2014 on Peterson’s
Soul-Inflected Brownswood Recordings
Is Already One of 2014′s Most Acclaimed Recordings

It’s a tough task for music critics to write about a singer that genuinely knocks their socks off. Zara McFarlane is the London based singer, who, in 2011 released Until Tomorrow, a debut album that had many critics in a spin.

The 2014 JJA Jazz Awards Winners Are Announced

The Jazz Journalists Association Announces Winners for 2014 JJA Jazz Awards

NEW YORK – The Jazz Journalists Association today announced winners of 2014 JJA Jazz Awards in 32 categories of musical achievement. Herbie Hancock — the man behind International Jazz Day (April 30) as UNESCO Ambassador for Intercultural Dialog and Chairman of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz – is being honored for his Lifetime Achievement in Jazz. Saxophonist Wayne Shorter, Hancock’s frequent collaborator, has been voted Musician of the Year.

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Savoy Jazz to Release 3 New Midline “Jazz For” Compilations April 15th, 2014

Savoy Jazz To Release Three Midline “Jazz For” Compilations April 15th

New Editions to Best Selling Jazz Midline Series of All Time Are:

“Jazz for Spring”
“Jazz at the Movies”
“Jazz in the Afternoon with Cole–Celebrating the Songs of Cole Porter”

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Savoy Jazz is set to release three new editions in its successful Jazz For midline series of compilations: Jazz for Spring, Jazz at the Movies and Jazz in the Afternoon with Cole—Celebrating the Songs of Cole Porter (celebrating the 50th Anniversary of his death in 2014).

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Brian Culbertson’s “Another Long Night Out” Debut at #1 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Chart

Brian Culbertson’s “Another Long Night Out” debuts at No. 1

Hitmaker revisits his contemporary jazz roots joined by an all-star cast to reinterpret his debut album 20 years later.

Los Angeles, Calif. (7 March 2014): Twenty years after the release of his debut album, “Long Night Out,” award-winning contemporary jazz/R&B multi-instrumentalist Brian Culbertson completely reimagined the collection as “Another Long Night Out,” his 14th album and first on his BCM Entertainment label, which debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

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