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Jeff Bradshaw’s “Bone Appétit” Debuts 3 Times Simultaneously on Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart

Jeff Bradshaw’s Bone Appétit Achieves Rare Three-feat



Hidden Beach artist Jeff Bradshaw debuts three times simultaneously on Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart to fan and critical acclaim.


LOS ANGELES,CA – (May 3, 2012) Hidden Beach recording artist “Mr. Trombone” Jeff Bradshaw has made history with his sophomore album “Bone Appétit” as it debuts on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Album chart three times in the May 12th  issue of Billboard. “Bone Appétit” was released April 24th and in its first week “Bone Appétit – Vol. 1 Main Course” “landed at #5 with “Bone Appétit – Double Issue” following at #6 and “Bone Appétit – Vol.2 Deuxieme Cours” entering at #24. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Jazz Keyboardist Brian Culbertson Releases New EP “Dreams” feat. Stokley Williams and Vivian Green | Available NOW! LISTEN!


 
Verve/Universal Recording Artist Brian Culbertson Releases the Dreams EP Featuring R&B/Soul Favorites Vivian Green & Stokley Williams of Mint Condition
 
Award Winning R&B Musician and Smooth Jazz Multi-Instrumentalist Brian Culbertson Is #1 Added on Both Urban Adult Contemporary and Smooth Jazz Radio This Week With the Lead Singles “Still Here” f/ Philly Songbird Vivian Green and “Your Smile” off the EP Available Today on iTunes — Preceding the Release of Forthcoming Album Dreams
 
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – May 1, 2012) – This summer, prolific R&B/Jazz musician Brian Culbertson invites you to close your eyes, open your ears, and fall deep into a lush world of musical fantasy with his breathtaking thirteenth album Dreams (Verve/Universal).

Guitarist Lee Ritenour’s “Overtime” Coming June 19th on Blu-Ray

A JAZZ FAN’S DELIGHT: LEE RITENOUR’S OVERTIME DUE JUNE 19 FROM EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT



 Debut Blu-Ray Release Features Guitarist Ritenour With Brilliant All-Star Cast


New York, NY (May 2, 2012)—Eagle Rock Entertainment, the world’s leader in visual music, will add to that reputation when it releases Grammy Award-winning multi-genre guitarist Lee Ritenour’s debut Blu-Ray, Overtime on June 19. Recorded in DTS-HD Master Audio and LPCM Stereo sound, it was filmed in crystal-clear high-definition. [Pre-book Order Date May 25, MSRP $TBA] To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Jazz Release: Ralph Peterson | “The Duality Perspective” (Coming June 19th, 2012)

RALPH PETERSON CELEBRATES 50TH BIRTHDAY WITH RELEASE OF, THE DUALITY PERSPECTIVE, FEATURING NEW FO’TET AND SEXTET,  AVAILABLE JUNE 19TH ON ONYX MUSIC


 
SEXTET LINEUP: TRUMPETER SEAN JONES, SAXOPHONISTS TIA FULLER AND WALTER SMITH III, BASSIST LUQUES CURTIS
AND PIANIST ZACCAI CURTIS
 
PETERSON FEATURES MENTEEES FROM BERKLEE WITH NEW FO’TET: CLARINETIST FELIX PEIKLI, VIBRAPHONIST JOSPEPH DOUBLEDAY AND BASSIST ALEXANDER L.J. TOTH, ALONG WITH ORIGINAL MEMBER, MARIMBIST BRYAN CARROTT  

LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS FROM
THE DUALITY PERSPECTIVE


The painting by Edward LaRose that graces the cover of The Duality Perspective, drummer/composer Ralph Peterson’s new release and 16th as a leader, is a dynamic illustration of the album’s driving principles. The yin yang symbol in the background represents the balance between the two ensembles that appear on the record, the young, next-generation Fo’tet and the more established Sextet. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Jazz Trumpeter Jamil Sharif to Release New Album “Diversity” on April 24th, 2012


 
New Orleans Jazz Sensation’s New Album Highlights a Montage of Music Culture
 
New York, NY, April 24, 2012 –(PR.com)– New Orleans’ native son and internationally acclaimed jazz artist Jamil Sharif will launch his ambitious third album, “Diversity,” on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 5:00 pm in the Big Apple for an intimate industry reception hosted by famed opera singer Gloria Gari, wife of the late, celebrated Romanian opera tenor, Giulio Gari.

The Autobiography of Trumpeter Clark Terry (New Book) | Available NOW

Iconic Trumpeter And Trailblazer Clark Terry’s New Autobiography Remarkably Told In His Own Words



Trumpeter and trailblazer Clark Terry has written his autobiography in his own idiosyncratic language, chock-full of period slang of the jazz musicians of his generation. Terry played with Count Basie’s and Duke Ellington’s bands among many others and in 1960 broke the color line at NBC as a member of the Tonight Show’s band under Jack Paar and Johnny Carson. He tells stories about not only the greats, but performers such as Stump & Stumpy and Peg Leg Bates that haven’t been told in the pages of any other book.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 13, 2012

Trumpeter, flugelhornist, trailblazer and teacher, Clark Terry can now, with his autobiography Clark, add memoirist to his long list of accomplishments. With high-profile friends like Quincy Jones writing the preface and Bill Cosby penning the foreword, you have some idea of the high esteem in which Terry is held. To Continue, Please click “MORE”!

Bob Baldwin Presents “Betcha By Golly Wow” – The Songs of Thom Bell | Available NOW

BOB BALDWIN Presents
“BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW”
THE SONGS OF THOM BELL

Available Now On PEAK RECORDS


(Los Angeles, April 9, 2012)  Celebrating the legacy of one of the most influential songwriter/producers of our time, Bob Baldwin Presents “Betcha By Golly Wow” The Songs of Thom Bell. A passionate homage to one of the architects of the classic “Sound of Philadelphia” that revolutionized the soul of R&B music, the 10-track collection on Peak Records (distributed by eOne Entertainment) also reflects the grooving, multi-cultural vibe the keyboardist, composer and musical innovator has trademarked as “New Urban Jazz.” To continue, please click “MORE”!

Drummer Carmen Intorre to Release Debut Album, “For The Soul” on May 22nd, 2012 | LISTEN TO STREAMING TRACKS!

DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST CARMEN INTORRE TO COVER WIDE RANGE OF MUSICAL STYLINGS ON DEBUT ALBUM

FOR THE SOUL – AVAILABLE MAY 22 ON RANDOM ACT RECORDS


 


BOB BELDEN-PRODUCED ALBUM SPOTLIGHTS ORGAN

HEAVYWEIGHTS PAT BIANCHI AND JOEY DEFRANCESCO, AS WELL AS GUITARIST JOHN HART AND SAXOPHONIST JON IRABAGON

 

PAT MARTINO SIDEMAN FLOURISHES AS LEADER

WITH FUSION OF JAZZ, FUNK AND SOUL

 


LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS FROM FOR THE SOUL



Drummer/Percussionist Carmen Intorre is pairing up with producer Bob
Belden on his debut album For The Soul (Random Act Records); the
organ-based session covers a wide range of musical stylings from Stevie
Wonder and Steely Dan to Chick Corea and Weather Report. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Jazz Release: Bria Skonberg | “So Is The Day” (Available NOW)

AVAILABLE TODAY:
MULTI-TALENTED EMERGING ARTIST BRIA SKONBERG
MAKES U.S. DEBUT WITH SO IS THE DAY ON RANDOM ACT RECORDS

LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS FROM SO IS THE DAY

 

Less than two years ago, trumpeter-vocalist-composer-bandleader Bria Skonberg uprooted from Western Canada and arrived in New York City. Lured by the music and those who play it so well, the already-seasoned musician hoped to thrive and to learn in the jazz mecca. The city landscape and abundance of clubs proved to be a stark contrast to the hobby farm Skonberg was raised on in Chilliwack, British Columbia, but the young musician dove in head-first, ready to make an impact with her unique, modern take on the traditional jazz and hot swing the scene was built on. To continue, please click “MORE”!

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