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Vocalist Leila Releases New Project “Soul Ascension” | Avail Now

Leila’s new double CD “Soul Ascension” is now available

CD Single “Sexy Saxophone” featuring Eric Darius & Funkee Boy
hits radio February 28th!


Soul Ascension double CD contains 21 new songs that blend lyrical depth, introspection and vulnerability with smooth sultry vocals and an emphasis on humanitarianism, unity and positive uplifting messages.

Embracing Soul, Smooth Jazz, R&B, and Latin “World” rhythms, Leila is a multi talented, multilingual artist/songwriter that bridges many different cultures. Her sound is a soulful combination of passion, percolating grooves, warm, sensual vocals and romantic flamenco guitar. A truly international artist, she was born in Argentina to Spanish parents, grew up in Barcelona and Valencia Spain. She later moved to Canada and now resides in the United States. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Vocalist Gretchen Parlato & ObliqSound Releases “The Lost & Found” on April 5th, 2011 | WATCH VIDEO EPK!


 
ACCLAIMED VOCALIST GRETCHEN PARLATO
TO RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ALBUM –
THE LOST AND FOUND – ON OBLIQSOUND, APRIL 5
 
A COLLABORATION WITH TAYLOR EIGSTI, DERRICK HODGE,
KENDRICK SCOTT, ALAN HAMPTON & DAYNA STEPHENS,
ASSOCIATE PRODUCED BY ROBERT GLASPER
 
Gretchen Parlato’s 2009 sophomore breakthrough, In a Dream, signaled the arrival of an incredibly inventive modern jazz singer.  Her follow-up, The Lost and Found, demonstrates that she has staying power. In a Dream garnered international acclaim with Billboard magazine hailing it as “the most alluring jazz vocal album of 2009.” “I feel like I stepped out of my own way and allowed myself to be more revealing and vulnerable through the music,” reflects Parlato.

Dheepa Chari | On 4th Street (Avail Now)

Jazz Vocalist Dheepa Chari Earns Raves For Debut EP



Jazz
vocalist Dheepa Chari (http://dheepachari.com) has only released one EP
and she already has been compared to soul legend Sade. Such startling
praise may seem undeserved for an unknown young talent until her CD, “On
4th Street, ” is actually heard. Chari’s velvety soft voice expresses
an emotional depth that is transcends her youthful appearance. For
example, on Chari’s version of “My One and Only Love, ” her voice soars
into the blue skies of romance. Given that she’s classically trained,
one would expect some emotional reservation in favor of technical
precision, but Chari doesn’t hold back in expressing love in full-bloom
ecstasy. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Dee Dee Bridgewater’s Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959) Receives NAACP Image Award Nomination…

Dee Dee Bridgewater’s Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee  Receives NAACP Image Award Nomination For “Outstanding Jazz Album”


NAACP Nod Follows Recent 2011 Grammy Nomination


Los Angeles, CA.  Dee Dee Bridgewater’s stunning homage to Billie Holiday, Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959):  To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, has been nominated for a 2011 NAACP Image Award in the category of “Outstanding Jazz Album.” The CD, released this past Spring on DDB Records/Emarcy/Universal, was Executive Produced by Bridgewater.  The 42nd Annual NAACP Image Awards will air live Friday, March 4th, on FOX.

It was recently announced that Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee has also been nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award in the category of “Best Jazz Vocal Album.”  The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday, February 13th in Los Angeles. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

Introducing the Re-Mastered Album from Pop/Jazz Vocalist ‘Douye’ titled, “Journey”

Journey From Nigeria to Douye: Re-mastered Album From Pop Jazz Artist
 

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26, 2011
/PRNewswire/ — Known for her smoothly textured and sultry vocals,
Nigerian born, LA based, pop jazz artist, “Douye” oozes with jazzuality
as she takes us on a personal, “Journey”. www.douyetheartist.com. Marketing and promotion pro Neal Sapper of the San Francisco bay area based New World ‘n’ Jazz, www.newworldnjazz.com, spearheads “Douye’s” newly re-mastered freshman album, “Journey,” with new artwork, which officially drops January 2011.
2010 Billboard’s #1 of the 50 sexiest love songs of all time, and new
to Glee’s compilation, “Let’s Get Physical’s” writer and co-producer, “Terry Shaddick” along with rhythm and lead guitarist, “Jeff Pescetto”
throw it down on, “Fly Away,” the first track and first single to hit
radio. After favorable feedback on its previous limited release it
became quite evident that, “Journey” deserved a broader audience.

“Douye” is the perfect expression of a caterpillar now butterfly, with lots of room to grow. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Introducing Pacific Coast Jazz Recording Artist, Lori Williams and “Healing Within”

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 …

Jazz Vocalist Gregory Porter Receives Grammy® Nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album

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
airwaves.  To Continue, Please click “MORE”!

Jazz Vocalist Paula Prophet to Release Debut Album “From Me To You” on Jan 11th, 2011 | LISTEN!


 
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.

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