New Christmas Jazz Release: Saxophonist Tim Warfield | “Jazzy Christmas” (Available NOW)
Tim Warfield’s Jazzy Christmas
Tim Warfield’s Jazzy Christmas on the Undaunted Music label, is available at Amazon, CDBaby and iTunes.
New Jazz Vocals Release: Catherine Russell | “Bring It Back” (Coming Feb. 11th, 2014) | WATCH VIDEO!
Vocalist CATHERINE RUSSELL to Release
New Album, Bring It Back,
February 11 on
Jazz Village
Channels Her Late Mother,
Pioneering Jazz Musician Carline Ray
With Bring It Back, due Feb. 11, 2014 on Jazz Village/harmonia mundi, Catherine Russell pushes her remarkable run of solo work to new heights, building on her already-considerable renown as one of the foremost interpreters and explorers of mid-20th century American music.
Concord-Telarc Receives 8 Grammy Nominations
CONCORD-TELARC DIVISION OF CONCORD MUSIC GROUP
RECEIVES 8 GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS
Cleveland, OH – The Concord-Telarc Division of Concord Music Group received 8 GRAMMY® nominations, as announced by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) on December 6, 2013. All nominations were for albums released from October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013.
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Motéma Music to Release Jazz/Soul Singer Gregory Porter’s “Water” & “Be Good” on Vinyl | Nov. 26th, 2013
MOTÉMA MUSIC RELEASING GREGORY PORTER’S WATER AND BE GOOD ON VINYL ON NOVEMBER 26th
Water Will Include Opolopo’s Remix of “1960 What?” as Bonus Track
In 2010, when Motéma Music was still a fledgling label, albeit one with an already impressive roster that included such lauded artists as Lynne Arriale, Rufus Reid and Marc Cary, President Jana Herzen signed a relatively unknown vocalist by the name of Gregory Porter. At the time, the Brooklyn-based vocalist was already developing quite a buzz, incited by his weekly SRO residency at St. Nick’s Pub in Harlem.
New Music Release: Archie Shepp Attica Blues Orchestra | “I Hear The Sound” (Coming Jan. 14th, 2014) – LISTEN!
NEW CD
Archie Shepp Attica Blues Orchestra Live
“I Hear The Sound”
(Archieball ARCH 1301)
US Street Date January 14, 2014
Track Listing: Attica Blues; Arms; Blues for Brother G. Jackson; Come Sunday; The Cry of My People; Quiet Dawn; Déjà Vu; Steam; Goodbye Sweet Pop’s; Ballad for a Child; Mama Too Tight.
New Jazz Vocal Release: Carrie Jackson | “A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan, Newark’s Own” (Avail Now)
C-JAY RECORDS ANNOUNCES New CD Release Carrie Jackson, A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan, Newark’s Own
Nov 1, 2013 New CD
Carrie Jackson
A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan, Newark’s Own
Nov 1, 2013 New CD
Carrie Jackson
A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan, Newark’s Own
Featuring: Carrie Jackson, Vocals
Radam Schwartz, Piano; Thaddeus Expose, Bass
Gordon Lane, drums
Lou Rainone, piano; Earl Grice; drums ** Tenderly
This CD album is dedicated to one of Newark’s and the worlds greatest
jazz vocal Icons Sarah ” Sassy” Vaughan”. It captures and celebrates her
signature cover songs & timeless music that over the years is still
very near and dear to our hearts.
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Jazz Vocalist Lenora Zenzalai Helm Launches New Web Programs for New Jazz Vocalists
Jazz Vocal Veteran Lenora Zenzalai Helm
Launches Web Programs
“Vocal Jazz Online” and
“The Vocal Musicianship Academy”
For Serious Singers In Search of a Career in Music
Former U.S. Jazz Ambassador and
Berklee College of Music Grad Shares
Her Passion of Singing with
Up and Coming Artists
Launches Web Programs
“Vocal Jazz Online” and
“The Vocal Musicianship Academy”
For Serious Singers In Search of a Career in Music
Former U.S. Jazz Ambassador and
Berklee College of Music Grad Shares
Her Passion of Singing with
Up and Coming Artists
Lenora Zenzalai Helm is making it possible for people that say they want to be a “singer” to take a giant step further and become a Vocal Musician through two accessible and affordable on-line programs: Vocal Jazz Online and its offshoot The Vocal Musicianship Academy.
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New Music Video: Najee feat Meli’sa Morgan | “In The Mood To Take It Slow”
Check Out New Lyric Music Video for Najee’s Single “In The Mood To Take It Slow” feat Meli’sa Morgan Good Day Folks and Welcome BACK! As we had mentioned before here on T.U.M.S., saxophonist NAJEE released his highly anticipated album, “The Morning After: A Musical Love Journey” and it debuted …
New Jazz Release: “Fifteen Shades of Blue Jazz” | Coming Nov. 12th, 2013
Get in the Mood for Love with Justin Time Records’
Fifteen Shades Of Blue Jazz
Available November 12
Compilation Features:
Diana Krall, Hank Jones, Oscar Peterson, Oliver Jones,
Susie Arioli, St. Ange, and Paul Bley, Among Others
Fifteen Shades Of Blue Jazz
Available November 12
Compilation Features:
Diana Krall, Hank Jones, Oscar Peterson, Oliver Jones,
Susie Arioli, St. Ange, and Paul Bley, Among Others
Justin Time Records is set to release Fifteen Shades of Blue Jazz on November 12, a collection of tunes that will put you in the mood for love! Featuring standards and originals in a variety of styles to satisfy every soul, with music that creates an air of romance from playful melodies to the sweetest sounds of jazz.
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New Christmas Release: Nnenna Freelon & The John Brown Big Band | “Christmas” (Coming Nov. 12th, 2013) | LISTEN!
New Release:
Nnenna Freelon & The John Brown Big Band
“Christmas”
(Brown Boulevard Records)
Street Date November 12, 2013
Nnenna Freelon’s mother was a lover of Christmas – the story, the anticipation, the excitement, but most of all, the gathering of her family around her. In her passing, she left her daughter with a gift that has resulted in a dream fulfilled and a holiday album that will extend a mother’s love of Christmas to listeners everywhere.