ZACCHAE’US PAUL RELEASES COVER OF VINCE GUARALDI’S
THE GREAT PUMPKIN WALTZ
FROM THE CLASSIC IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN CHARLIE BROWN
(Friday October 11, 2024) TODAY, Zacchae’us Paul releases his cover of the Vince Guaraldi classic, “THE GREAT PUMPKIN WALTZ” from the iconic 1966 TV special, It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.
“It’s Christmas”: Contemporary jazz trumpeter Rick Braun opens the holiday season on October 11
The spirited album’s first single, “Deck Those Halls,” goes to radio in November
LOS ANGELES, CA (3 SEPTEMBER 2024): In the cozy confines of his Southern California “backyard” concert venue, contemporary jazz trumpeter Rick Braun played an intimate four-night stand at Spaghettini last Thanksgiving weekend to launch into the Christmas spirit.
IMMANUEL WILKINS ANNOUNCES OCT. 11 RELEASE OF BLUES BLOOD
EXPANSIVE MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE FEATURING
HIS QUARTET WITH MICAH THOMAS, RICK ROSATO & KWEKU SUMBRY
AND VOCALISTS GANAVYA, JUNE McDOOM & YAW AGYEMAN
On October 11, acclaimed saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins will release his expansive third studio album Blues Blood, a meditative offering co-produced by Meshell Ndegeocello that features his quartet…
Pianist Bob Baldwin Releases New Single “Complicit”
Songwriter/Arranger Bob Baldwin is releasing his next single for Radio, Streaming, YouTube and SiriusXM Satellite Radio on October 7, 2024, released on City Sketches Records and distributed through The Orchard/Sony Music. Baldwin finds his up-tempo groove as we all reset for 2024.
Igmar Thomas Taps Talib Kweli For Revive Big Band’s ‘Thelonius’, Preps Debut Album For October 25th Release
The new single contains a two-part suite, paying homage to J Dilla and Thelonious Monk
Artistic director, trumpeter, and composer Igmar Thomas was commissioned by SummerStage in 2016 for the Revive Big Band production A Journey Through The Legacy Of Black Culture. Taking place at Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield in NYC on August 7, 2016, the performance took showgoers through the past and present of Black American music.
Los Angeles-Based Bassist/Composer Mauricio Morales Wrote the Compositions for Seven Days as Self-Driven Challenge in a Week
Featuring Saxophonist Edmar Colón, Guitarist Horace Bray, Trombonist Ido Meshulam, Pianist Luca Mendoza and Drummer Jongkuk “JK” Kim
On its own merits, the music on Seven Days, Mauricio Morales’ latest album, speaks with a strong, persuasive creative voice.
The Spirit of Jazz Vocal Gymnast Al Jarreau Revived in Rare Lost Live Recording
from 1976 in Washington, D.C., Newly Titled “WOW!”
For Record Store Day Black Friday Event on November 29, 2024
and CD & Digital on December 6, 2024
Includes 5 Songs Never Before on a Live Jarreau Recording including James Taylor’s
“Fire and Rain” and Count Basie’s “Shiny Stockings,” and
Early Takes on “Take Five” and “You Don’t See Me”
(Los Angeles, October 7, 2024) In the pantheon of Jazz singers, Al Jarreau stood as a beaming giant of talent, inspiration, and crossover capability.
Jazzmeia Horn’s New Single:
“Tip” Out Today
Fourth album Messages out October 25 via Empress Legacy Records
Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Jazzmeia Horn released her new single “Tip,” available today.
BLUE NOTE ANNOUNCES NOV. 22 RELEASE OF
FORCES OF NATURE: LIVE AT SLUGS’
Blue Note Records has announced the November 22 release of Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs’, a never-before-issued live recording of jazz legends McCoy Tyner and Joe Henderson leading a stellar quartet with bassist Henry Grimes and drummer Jack DeJohnette at the hallowed lost NYC jazz shrine, Slugs’ Saloon, in 1966.
Flutist Darryl Evan Jones Releases New Project “Resilient”
Darryl Evan Jones brings the flute’s classic vibe, rich melodic and harmonic possibilities to a new generation.
The musical style of Darryl Evan Jones is truly original – combining the genres of Jazz, Classical, and Gospel music. He calls his style Instrumental Soul. Darryl insists that he’s a soul singer who can’t sing, but expresses his emotions through the flute.