Leading singer for both jazz groups ‘Collaboration’ and ‘Lori Wiliams and Friends’ as well as participation with Jazz group Saltman Knowles and Fluatist Sherry Winston comes Lori Anne William’s debut solo project entitled, “Healing Within” from Pacific Coast Records. This 12 track selection of jazz arrangements orchestrates the pure perfection …
Music Legend and Grammy Winning Singer Patti Austin is set to make a big return with a brand new album entitled, “Sound Advice” on Jan. 25th, 2011 from Shanachie Records. And in anticipation of the release and of this holiday season, Patti will be in concert at the Apple Store …
Gregory Porter’ s Debut, Water, Receives GRAMMY® Nomination as Best Jazz Vocal Album
A scant six months after the release of his debut album, Water, vocalist Gregory Porter has been nominated in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category of the 53rd Annual Grammy® Awards. Porter has received raves internationally for Water,
which cracked the JazzWeek Top 10 radio chart shortly after its May
release, and which has been selling briskly in the US and Europe. AllMusic.com
called Gregory “an absolute showstopper of personalized soul” and
Straight No Chaser declared, “Simply put, Gregory Porter may be our next
great jazz singer.” Porter continues to gain consistent praise as one
of the best male vocalists on the scene today, with comparisons to Joe
Williams, Nat King Cole and Donny Hathaway. Water is also being singled
out on several “Best Of 2010” year-end lists.
For the recording of Water,
Porter tapped a powerful cadre of players, among them the iconic alto
sax player James Spaulding (Max Roach, Freddie Hubbard, and Bobby
Hutcherson, et al,) who plays a featured role on two tracks: “Wisdom”
and “Black Nile.” The CD was produced by saxophonist, pianist and
composer Kamau Kenyatta, and features seven stellar original
compositions by Porter that range in style from velvet jazz ballads to
the searing soul anthem “1960 What, which has been storming radio
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Juno/Gemini Nominee Kellylee Evans Releases New Album, ‘Nina’. Vocalist Kellylee Evans continues to evolve her distinctive sound with her newest release Nina. This Juno and Gemini Award nominee received accolades for her first two albums, Fight and The Good Girl, which seamlessly fuse jazz and her own unique style of …
Jazz Vocalist Paula Prophet is Set to Release “From Me To You” | January 11th, 2011
If the future could have been predicted then twenty year singing veteran, Paula Prophet, was given the perfect name. She is truly a “prophet” by spreading the passion of music through her original lyrics and compositions along with a voice that has the power to awaken the spirit.
At 82, Pianist/Singer Jo Thompson Swings Her Way to Grammy Consideration The CD: “Jo Thompson: Forever Fabulous!!!” features the most beautiful, hip octogenarian you’ve ever seen or heard New York, NY (PRWE October 21, 2010 Jazz Jewels Digital (label) and pianist/singer, The Fabulous Ms. Jo Thompson, are proud to announce …
Tune in to NBC “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” Monday, October 25 to see Norah Jones and The Roots performing “Chasing Pirates” from The Fall, as well as several songs from her forthcoming album …Featuring. On November 16, Blue Note Records will release …Featuring, a star-studded collection of the multi-platinum …
Celebrated by The New York Times as “a gifted vocalist” and by The Los Angeles Times as “one of the important and original new jazz singers of the decade,” Filipino-American recording artist and cultural trailblazer Charmaine Clamor has earned her crown. Creating, developing and mastering one musical genre has never …
Manhattan Avenue Jazz Initial Release is Indeed Well Swung! Jazz Singer Angie Wells Debut Album Now Available World Wide Fans of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and even The Rat Pack, will enjoy Angie’s fresh take on some of the greatest jazz standards of all time Hollywood, CA (PRWE September 15, …
This is a surprise for all fans of R&B. Especially the Old Schoolers still out there spinning the wax, still playing the solid quiet storm hits, still reminiscing on the artists that provided the nostalgia. And one of them is slated to send you all a special reminder: Miki Howard. …
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