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Bassist Brian Bromberg Reissues 5 Albums From Japanese King Records Label


 
Bassist-Leader Brian Bromberg Reissuing Five Albums He Recorded for Japanese King Records Label Between 2003 and 2011
 
Available Today on Digital Platforms via Bromberg’s Be Squared Productions
 
Respected bassist-leader Brian Bromberg has been a busy sideman and producer for many years, working with such renowned artists as Stan Getz, Diana Krall, Freddie Hubbard, Jeff Lorber and many in the smooth jazz/contemporary jazz space.

Joe McCarthy’s New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band Returns with New Project “The Pan American Nutcracker Suite” on Sept. 9th, 2022


 
Joe McCarthy’s New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band Returns with The Pan American Nutcracker Suite, a Pan-Afro Reimagining of the Tchaikovsky Classic
 
If you think Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s remarkable, 1960 interpretation of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1892 ballet, The Nutcracker, is the final jazz word on the popular orchestral work, think again.

Latin Jazz Drum Legend Alex Acuña to Release New Album “Gifts” on Sept. 23rd, 2022 | WATCH VIDEO!


 
Former Weather Report Drummer Alex Acuña to Release Gifts, His First Album as a Leader in 17 Years.
 
The incredible journey of Alex Acuña has seen the renowned drummer-percussionist travel from his small rural hometown in Peru to being a first-call session drummer in the country’s capital city, Lima, then touring the United States with mambo king Pérez Prado, gigging in Las Vegas with Elvis Presley and ultimately touring internationally with Weather Report, the premiere fusion band of the mid-1970s.

Organ Great Ronnie Foster Releases Rendition of Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” | LISTEN!


 
Ronnie Foster Releases Rendition of Stevie Wonder’s
“Isn’t She Lovely”
 
New Full-Length Reboot out July 15
Organ Great’s First New Album in 36 Years Arrives
50 Years After His 1972 Blue Note Debut Two Headed Freap
 
June 24, 2022: Organ great Ronnie Foster returns to Blue Note Records with the July 15 release of Reboot, his first new album in 36 years, which arrives 50 years after his 1972 Blue Note debut Two Headed Freap.

Saxophonist Mike Phillips Releases Rendition of “Lift Every Voice And Sing” | LISTEN! New Self-Titled Album Arrives July 8th, 2022


 
In Commemoration Of This Year’s JUNETEENTH Celebration, Internationally Renowned Saxophonist, MIKE PHILLIPS Releases His Rendition Of “LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING” (aka The Black National Anthem), Lifted From His Upcoming Album.
 
In commemoration of this year’s annual Juneteenth celebration and it’s status as an official National Holiday, it was only fitting that Mike Phillips released his rendition of this classic song.

Saxophonist Fostina Dixon Releases New Single “Leave The Door Open” | LISTEN!


 
Saxophonist Fostina Dixon impresses on Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open”
 
Once upon a time, the Wilmington, Delaware born woodwind player electrified an Apollo Theater audience with a bluesy saxophone solo of Prince’s masterpiece, “Purple Rain.” Since then, Fostina Dixon has performed at numerous jazz festivals, toured several European countries, and played with a host of superstars including soul icon Marvin Gaye.

Percussionist/Composer JoVia Armstrong to Release New Album “The Antidote Suite” on July 15th, 2022 | LISTEN!


 
Percussionist and Composer JoVia Armstrong Wants Listeners to Look Inward on The Antidote Suite; A New Chapter in Afrofuturist Music.
 
Her First Recording is the debut of Nicole Mitchell’s new Black Earth Music Label and features Isaiah Sharkey (bass), Leslie DeShazor (Violin), Jeff Parker (guitar), and Mitchell (flute).
 
JoVia Armstrong’s new music builds on many classic and contemporary sounds and molds them into a dynamic of the moment presentation.

Saxophonist Johnny James Dr. J Releases New Single “Foolish Heart” (Vocal Mix) feat. Sangingdiva | LISTEN!


 
Saxophonist Johnny James Dr. J Releases Cover of Single “Foolish Heart” (Vocal Mix) feat. Sangingdiva
 
Following the release of “Foolish Heart” in March 2022, which is currently a Top-10 hit in the United Kingdom and Top-50 in America – and still climbing in both countries – smooth jazz saxophonist Johnny James Dr. J is releasing a remix of the classic song, featuring songstress Sangingdiva.

Blue Note Records Announces “Blue Note Re:imagined II” | Coming Sept. 30th, 2022 – LISTEN to New Single “The Morning Side of Love”!


 
Blue Note Records Announces
Blue Note Re:imagined II
out Sept. 30
 
Listen to Ego Ella May’s reimagining
of Chico Hamilton’s “The Morning Side Of Love”
 
Blue Note Re:imagined returns in 2022 with a new 16-track compilation featuring fresh takes on music from the illustrious Blue Note Records vaults recorded by a heavyweight line-up of the UK jazz, soul, and R&B scene’s most hotly-tipped rising stars.