ACCLAIMED PANAMANIAN MUSICIAN, EDUCATOR AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST DANILO PÉREZ RELEASES PROVIDENCIA ON AUGUST 31, HIS DEBUT ON MACK AVENUE RECORDS “The future will be a reflection of what we say, think and do today. Let’s use wisdom and our art of Providence as a flashlight to guide us to …
Bassist, vocalist and composer Esperanza Spalding opened her 2008 Heads Up debut, Esperanza, with a Milton Nascimento cover (“Ponta de Areia”) and she hasn’t looked back. Soon after its release, Esperanza went straight to the top of Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart where it remained for over 70 weeks. Spalding was …
Sergio Mendes to release Remix album – Bom Tempo Brasil (Remixed) on June 1st, 2010 More than forty years after his genre-bending – and ultimately groundbreaking – work with Brasil 66, Brazilian producer/keyboardist/composer/bandleader Sergio Mendes continues to borrow elements of traditional as well as contemporary styles from either side of …
Star Percussionist Paris Escovedo To Perform At Viper Room With His Band The Paris Escovedo Project Universal Recording artist Paris Escovedo returns to West Hollywood with a rare performance at The Viper Room on Saturday, May 1st at 7:00 p.m. This show kicks-off their summer CD release tour to support …
Sergio Mendes Releases New Album Bom Tempo May 4 Sergio Mendes, producer, composer, arranger pianist, band leader and cultural sage, continues his magical ride with Bom Tempo, a beautiful slice of rhythmically fresh inspiration from the internationally celebrated artist. He remains as vibrant and vital today as he was when …
ARTURO SANDOVAL’S NEW ALBUM TIME FOR LOVE
SCHEDULED FOR NATIONWIDE RELEASE BY CONDORD JAZZ MAY 11TH
The Multiple Grammy Award-Winning Trumpet Virtuoso Explores New Ground in
Compositions Melding Classical Orchestra and American Standards With
Jazz; Guest artists include Chris Botti, Monica Mancini and the Shelley
Berg Trio
Los Angeles—In what promises to be a breakthrough achievement in a long and celebrated career, jazz impresario Arturo Sandoval’s new collection Time For Love will be released by Concord Jazz on May 11th.
RESONANCE RECORDS SET TO RELEASE SIMPATICO BY VERSATILE TRUMPET MASTER CLAUDIO RODITI ON FEBRUARY 9 Roditi’s New CD Follows His 2009 Grammy-Nominated Brazilliance X 4 In the wake of his acclaimed and Grammy-nominated (in the “Best Latin Jazz Album” category) 2009 Resonance Records release, Brazilliance x 4, trumpet/flugelhorn player Claudio …
Justin Time Records Set To ReleaseCuban Pianist Roberto Fonseca’s Akokan Available in U.S. Stores on February 16 U.S. Tour Dates in Support of Cuban Legend Omara Portuondo The world knows well the incomparable musical resources cultivated and harbored in Cuba. But with the release of Akokan, many jazz and Latin …
Raydience To Release Debut S/T Album on January 26, 2010 Ronnie Ray Padilla assembles an all star cast of jazz players, including members of Tower of Power Megawave and MVD Audio are proud to announce the CD release of Raydience – S/T on January 26, 2010. You know you have …
Vocalist Sofia Rei Koutsovitis Releases Sube Azul (World Village/Harmonia Mundi) on January 12, 2010 CD RELEASE PARTY – January 7, 2010@ DROM, NYC Sube Azul, the vibrant sophomore release from Argentine vocalist and composer Sofia Rei Koutsovitis, proves why she’s been called “one of the most versatile and in-demand performers …