Saxophonist SHILTS Returns With New Album, “All Grown Up” on June 12th, 2012! With his new 2012 release All Grown Up, Shilts has raised the bar yet again. With ten original tracks of soul, jazz, RnB & funk, the tenor sax maestro brings his influences and experience with some high …
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”!
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
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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”!
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.
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”!
(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/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”!
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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”!
Enhanced, expanded recordings set for release on May 15, 2012
LOS
ANGELES, Calif. — Concord Music Group will release three new titles in
its Original Jazz Classics Remasters series on May 15, 2012. Enhanced
with 24-bit remastering by Joe Tarantino, bonus tracks on each release
(some previously unissued), and new liner notes to provide historical
context to the originally released material, the series showcases
pivotal recordings of the past several decades by artists whose
influence on the jazz tradition continues to reverberate among jazz
musicians and audiences well into the 21st century.
The three new titles in the series are:
The Bill Evans Trio: Moonbeams
Thelonious Monk: Misterioso
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Charles Mingus: The Quintet: Jazz at Massey Hall
The
new reissues focus on some of the best jazz recorded between the early
1950s and the early 1960s — by three of the most creative and
influential figures in the history of the genre. To continue, please click “MORE”!
Stephanie Jordan Tribute CD to Lena Horne CD Release Party at Café Istanbul New Orleans; Friday, April 13
NEW ORLEANS – The long awaited debut album by New Orleans jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan has finally arrived.
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