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New Project, “Shades” by Up & Coming Saxman LeBron | Available NOW

Introducing Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist LeBron and CD, “Shades” Available NOW Good Morning Readers and a WELCOME to our new ones! Whats Happening? Its the weekend, isn’t it? Time to get the flow started with word of a new Urban/Contemporary Jazz saxman coming directly to your stereo sets and iPods. Introducing …

Music Legend George Duke Dies at 67…

LEGENDARY KEYBOARD PIONEER GEORGE DUKE DIES AT 67

 

GRAMMY® Award-winning keyboardist/composer/arranger/producer George Duke has died in Los Angeles at age 67. He was battling and being treated for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

With almost a half a century career, Duke was one of the world’s most prolific jazz legends.

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SiriusXM Watercolors Forms Jazz Hall of Fame

Saluting music legends with the formation of the SiriusXM Watercolors Jazz Hall of Fame



David Sanborn, Earl Klugh and Grover Washington Jr. are the first artists slated for induction during a ceremony aboard The Smooth Jazz Cruise in October

St. Louis, Missouri (5 August 2013): Young musicians fantasize about one day being a hall of famer yet contemporary jazz artists were left only to dream. Until now. SiriusXM’s Watercolors, the leading satellite radio channel devoted to the genre, is forming the SiriusXM Watercolors Jazz Hall of Fame to honor the legacies of its pioneering artists.

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Singer Gregory Porter To Release Blue Note Debut “Liquid Spirit” on Sept. 17th, 2013


 
GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER
GREGORY PORTER
SET TO RELEASE BLUE NOTE DEBUT
LIQUID SPIRIT
ON SEPT. 17
 
Blue Note Records has announced a September 17 release date for Liquid Spirit, the remarkable major label debut from GRAMMY-nominated jazz and soul singer Gregory Porter.

Announcing The Winners of Our Bob Baldwin CD “TWENTY” Giveaway Contest!

Announcing The Winners of our BIG Bob Baldwin CD “TWENTY” Giveaway!! Good Morning Everyone!  Announcing the winners of our BIG Bob Baldwin CD Giveaway! We are giving away 5 CD’s (MP3 Packages) of Mr. Baldwin’s new release, “TWENTY”. Before we list the 5 lucky winners, a big THANK YOU shout …

Watch New Video for George Duke’s “DreamWeaver” | Coming July 16th, 2013

Watch New Video for George Duke’s “DreamWeaver”  Coming July 16th! Good Morning Folks! GRAMMY® Award-winning keyboardist/composer/arranger/producer George Duke’s new album, “DreamWeaver” is set to break retail next week on July 16th from Concord Records. The album features some of the biggest singers in the industry, including Howard Hewett, Lalah Hathaway, …

Natalie Cole to Release First Spanish-Language Album, “Natalie Cole en Espanol” on June 25th, 2013 | WATCH VIDEO!


 
NATALIE COLE Will Celebrate The Cultural Richness Of Latin Music With The June 25th Release Of “Natalie Cole en Espanol”
 
Saluting The Pioneering Bilingual Legacy of Her Legendary Father, While Spotlighting The Most Romantic Songs Of The Great Spanish Language Composers… -Produced By Rudy Perez, And Featuring Special Guests Juan Luis Guerra & Andrea Bocelli
 
LOS ANGELES, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Multiple GRAMMY Award-winner Natalie Cole ‘s first Spanish-language album, ” Natalie Cole en Espanol” will be released June 25 on Verve/Universal.

Enter to Win Tickets to The 35th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival | June 15th & 16th, 2013!!!

Enter to Win a Pair of Tickets to the 35th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival | June 15th & 16th, 2013! Click Poster above to Enter Drawing! Good Afternoon T.U.M.S. Readers! On behalf of Nina Gordon Public Relations and the team here at T.U.M.S., we are giving away 2 tickets (1 …

Pianist Marc Cary Releases “For The Love of Abbey” – Tribute to the Late Abbey Lincoln | Available NOW

AVAILABLE NOW:
Pianist MARC CARY Releases
For the Love of Abbey,
a Sterling Piano Tribute for Mentor and Longtime Employer, the Late Abbey Lincoln, via Motéma Music



Marc Cary has gained a reputation as one of the most creative pianists of our time, a bandleader with musical interests that encompass jazz, go-go, hip-hop, electronic music, Indian classical music and more. But Cary is also an incisive and sought-after accompanist, a fact famously borne out by his 12-year tenure (beginning in 1994) with the great vocalist, songwriter and jazz icon Abbey Lincoln.

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Funk Instrumentalists Connie Price & The Keystones Release 3rd Album, “Lucas High EP” feat Zach Lucas, Son of Jazz-Funk Trumpeter Doug Lucas

A Father’s Day Reunion: Son Samples Late Father’s Groundbreaking Jazz-Funk Music on Unforgettable New EP
‘Lucas High’  

 

Features such legendary hip-hop acts as The Pharcyde and Big Daddy Kane


LOS ANGELES, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A son reunites with his late father’s music in a tribute record that brings together live instruments with acclaimed hip-hop artists including The Pharcyde, Big Daddy Kane, Guilty Simpson and Lady of Rage. Deep funk instrumentalists Connie Price & The Keystones release their third album “Lucas High EP” with featured guest musician Zach Lucas, son of Doug Lucas, a pioneering composer and trumpet player in the European jazz-funk scene of the 1970s. Using samples from Lucas’ rare and diverse catalogue of jazz, funk, progressive, and afro-disco compositions, the new recordings create a unique conversation between father and son.

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