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

June Rochelle - Love Is Here To Stay
 
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

Zara McFarlane - If You KNew Her
 
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 - Another Long Night Out
 
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.

Harry Belafonte to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Berklee

Harry Belafonte to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Berklee March 6th, 2014



Berklee College of Music president Roger H. Brown will present an honorary doctor of music degree to iconic musician, songwriter, and activist Harry Belafonte at a Berklee tribute concert, in recognition of Belafonte’s inspiring musical and humanitarian achievements. Past recipients of Berklee’s honorary doctorate include Duke Ellington (the first, in 1971), Dizzy Gillespie, Steven Tyler, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Juan Luis Guerra, David Bowie, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Bonnie Raitt, George Clinton, and Carole King.

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Blue Note Records Continues 75th Anniversary Celebrations with Special Events & Releases | 2014

Blue Note Records Continues 75th Anniversary Celebrations


The 75th Anniversary of Blue Note Records, the most-respected and longest-running Jazz label in the world, is being commemorated throughout 2014 and beyond with a broad range of special releases and events. Blue Note is pleased to announce a new vinyl reissue series of 100 essential remastered Jazz albums spanning both the classic and modern eras of the label. The series will launch on March 25 with five iconic LPs: Art Blakey Free For All, John Coltrane Blue Train, Eric Dolphy Out To Lunch, Wayne Shorter Speak No Evil, and Larry Young Unity. On the same date, the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles will launch Blue Note Records: The Finest In Jazz, a one-of-a-kind exhibit offering visitors an in-depth look at the legendary record label. On the evening of March 25, the museum will host a special public event, “An Evening With Blue Note Records, ” featuring a Q&A with Blue Note Records President Don Was.

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Angelique Kidjo’s, “Eve” Debut at #1 on Billboard World Charts!

Angelique Kidjo’s New Album “Eve” Debuts At #1 On Both Billboard World Charts!



Album is a Hit Internationally

U.S. Tour Kicks Off Today


SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Angelique Kidjo, the Benin born, Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter is celebrating her debut at #1 on the Billboard Current and Core World Albums charts for the release of her extraordinary new album Eve.

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Jazz Vocalist Dianne Reeves to Release 1st Album in 5 Years, “Beautiful Life” | Coming Feb. 11th, 2014 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!

Dianne Reeves - Beautiful Life
 
GRAMMY-WINNING VOCALIST DIANNE REEVES SET TO RELEASE BEAUTIFUL LIFE, HER FIRST ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS
 
Reeves’ Debut Recording on Concord Records Features an All-Star Cast
 
One of the preeminent female jazz vocalists in the world, Dianne Reeves, is set to release her Concord Records debut, Beautiful Life, on February 11, 2014. The album showcases Reeves’ sublime gifts by melding elements of R&B, Latin and pop within the framework of 21st Century jazz. “At its essence,” says Reeves, “Life is beautiful and I wanted to celebrate that which is too often overlooked.”

Special Concert: Jonathan Batiste to Receive Louis “Satchmo” Legacy Award | Jan 31st, 2014 | Feat Lalah Hathaway, Regina Belle, Alex Bugnon & More

The National Jazz Museum’s Jonathan Batiste to Receive Louis “Satchmo” Legacy Award at
the Apollo Theater

 
Dear Friends,
 
We are thrilled to announce that the National Jazz Museum in Harlem‘s Artistic Director at Large Jonathan Batiste has been awarded the Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong Legacy Award by our friends at The Apollo Theater. We invite you to celebrate with us on January 31st at 7pm for the award ceremony…
 
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