2023 MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE WINNERS EZRA COLLECTIVE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM; ‘DANCE, NO ONE’S WATCHING’ OUT SEPT 27TH VIA PARTISAN
Ezra Collective, winners of the 2023 Mercury Music Prize Award, today announce their highly anticipated upcoming album ‘Dance, No One’s Watching’ out Sept 27th.
Jazz Flutist Kim Scott to Release New Track “Freedom”
“Freedom,” the new single by jazz flutist Kim Scott, is an enchanting blend of amapiano rhythms, beautiful melodies, and expressive percussion.
HAVING MADE SMOOTH JAZZ HISTORY WITH
A RECORD FOUR #1 SINGLES FROM HIS DEBUT
ALBUM, NEW ZEALAND NATIVE RYAN LA VALETTE
GEARS UP TO RELEASE “DAYDREAMING,”
THE LEAD SINGLE FROM
HIS UPCOMING COLLECTION ‘FRESH’
When New Zealand native Ryan La Valette took the stage at the Seabreeze Jazz Festival the week his debut album New Beginnings was released in 2022, he had no idea that over the next year and a half, he would become a record setting smooth jazz artist,…
WALTER SMITH III
three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not
SAXOPHONIST PAYS HOMAGE TO HIS HOUSTON HOMETOWN
ON NEW BLUE NOTE ALBUM OUT NOW FEATURING
JASON MORAN, ERIC HARLAND & REUBEN ROGERS
Saxophonist Walter Smith III pays homage to his hometown of Houston, Texas on his sophomore Blue Note album, three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not, which is out today The new album’s wry title signifies the lineup, which includes fellow Houston natives – pianist Jason Moran and drummer Eric Harland – while bassist Reuben Rogers, who hails from the Virgin Islands, rounds out the quartet.
IMMANUEL WILKINS SHARES POIGNANT NEW SONG
“DARK EYES SMILE” FEATURING CÉCILE McLORIN SALVANT
Immanuel Wilkins has shared “DARK EYES SMILE” featuring vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, a poignant new song from the acclaimed saxophonist and composer’s highly anticipated third studio album Blues Blood out Oct. 11 on Blue Note Records.
Fast-Rising Drummer Brandon Sanders Readies Ambitious New Album The Tables Will Turn, Out October 4, 2024 On Savant Records
In-demand jazz drummer Brandon Sanders has announced the October 4, 2024 release of his sophomore album The Tables Will Turn on Savant Records.
Kurt Elling Releases Video For “A Wish (Valentine)” Featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant and Sullivan Fortner
One of the most influential and innovative vocalists in jazz, Kurt Elling presents Wildflowers, Vol. 1—a brand new, spur-of-the-moment album recorded with pianist Sullivan Fortner
September 16, 2024: Today, multi-GRAMMY award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling released a video for his rendition of Fred Hersch and Norma Winstone’s “A Wish (Valentine),” featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant.
Saxophonist Dave Koz Releases New Track “Automatic” feat. Guitarist Adam Hawley
Dave Koz: It gives me great pleasure to announce the release of a hot new single that the wonderful guitarist and dear friend Adam Hawley and I did called “Automatic”…out today!
BPM:
Brian Bromberg,
Paul Brown &
Michael Paulo
Seriously
Dig in on Inaugural
Recording Together
So, who are these cats called BPM? Just three humble dudes, who love to play and yearn to hang out with one another equally as much and who have absolutely no room for drama.
Saxophonist Eric Person to Release New Project “Rhythm Edge”
Rhythm Edge introduces Eric Person as a multi-talented saxophonist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. This album showcases some of Eric’s most dynamic and passionate saxophone performances.