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Drummer Gregory Hutchinson Releases New Single “Losing You“ feat. Leona Berlin | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Gregory Hutchinson shares new single “Losing You (feat. Leona Berlin)“
 
The latest preview of his upcoming solo debut album “DA BANG” sees him reunite with the acclaimed German singer/producer
 
September 15, 2023 – Just weeks away from releasing his solo debut album “DA BANG” on September 29, acclaimed drummer/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Gregory Hutchinson offers another preview of the coming LP.

Jeff Lorber Fusion to Release New Project “The Drop” on Sept. 22nd, 2023 | LISTEN!


 
GRAMMY-WINNING KEYBOARDIST, COMPOSER & PRODUCER JEFF LORBER RELEASES 30TH ALBUM AS A LEADER THE DROP FEATURING ORIGINALS & ALL-STAR LINEUP WITH
JIMMY HASLIP, PAUL JACKSON JR., SNARKY PUPPY’S MARK LETTIERI, DAVID MANN & MORE
 
Anticipated Recording Drops September 22, 2023
 
“I think it’s easy to write music but it’s hard to write great music,” confesses trailblazing and Grammy-winning keyboardist, composer and producer, Jeff Lorber.

R&B Flautist Jef Kearns to Release New Cover of The Jackson 5’s Hit “ABC” on Sept. 29th, 2023


 
R&B flautist Jef Kearns to Release New Cover of The Jackson 5’s Hit “ABC” on Sept. 29th
 
Get ready to be dazzled, my fabulous friends, because the extraordinary R&B flautist maestro, Jef Kearns, is about to cast a spell with his magical rendition of The Jackson 5’s iconic hit, “ABC”!

Vocalist Nicole Henry Releases New Video for Single “Is It A Crime?” | WATCH!


 
Miami Beach’s Legendary Betsy Hotel Is Scene of the Crime for
World-Renowned Vocalist Nicole Henry’s
Video of Latest Single Launching September 15, 2023
 
IS IT A CRIME? — If you still have deep desire for a former lover (and even if you don’t), check out award-winning vocalist Nicole Henry’s video of her latest single, “Is It a Crime,” launching on all platforms Sept. 15, 2023.

Trumpet Legend Eddie Henderson Releases New Album “Witness To History” | WATCH & LISTEN!


 
Trumpet Legend Eddie Henderson Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of His Debut Album with a Stunning New Recording Reflecting on His Musical Evolution
 
Witness To History, Available Today via
Smoke Sessions Records, Features Pianist George Cables,Saxophonist Donald Harrison, Bassist Gerald Cannon and Drummers Lenny White and Mike Clark
 
If it hadn’t already been used for a 1950s television series, I Led Three Lives might have been an ideal title for the upcoming documentary about Eddie Henderson, who would be a fascinating subject in any one of those lives:

Darrell Grant’s MJ New to Release New Album “Our Mr. Jackson” on Oct. 6th, 2023 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
PIANIST AND COMPOSER DARRELL GRANT BUILDS ON THE FAR-REACHING LEGACY OF THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET WITH OUR MR. JACKSON
 
AVAILABLE FROM LAIR HILL RECORDS
Release Date: OCTOBER 6, 2023
(CD, vinyl and all digital platforms; preorder now live on Bandcamp)
 
In 2013, when pianist Darrell Grant was approached by the Portland Jazz Festival to plan and perform a tribute concert to the Modern Jazz Quartet, he rose diligently to the occasion.

Pianist Joey Alexander to Release New Project “Continuance” on Nov. 3rd, 2023 | LISTEN to New Single “Blue”! Announces New Tour Dates for 2023


 
Joey Alexander Announces Continuance
Out November 3rd via Mack Avenue Records
 
On His New Album the 20-Year-Old Jazz Pianist Firmly Establishes Himself as a Gifted Composer with His Touring Band and Special Guest Trumpeter Theo Croker
 
Listen to the First Single “Blue”
 
September 12th, 2023: Today, GRAMMY®-nominated Joey Alexander announced his seventh album Continuance, out November 3rd via Mack Avenue Records.

Keiko Matsui Releases New Lyric Video for Single “Love And Nothing Less” feat. Lalah Hathaway and Grégoire Maret | WATCH!


 
Celebrated Pianist, Composer & Humanitarian
KEIKO MATSUI
Drops New Lyric Video For Breathtaking Collaboration with Grammy-Winning Singer/Songwriter
Lalah Hathaway
& Harmonica Player Grégoire Maret
 
“This album is about the hope that we all carry inside of us,” shares internationally acclaimed pianist, composer and humanitarian, Keiko Matsui, who has worked with everyone from Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Bob James, and Hugh Masekela.

Jazz Vocalist Lenora Zenzalai Helm and Her Tribe Jazz Orchestra® Nonet Releases New Album “Journeywoman” | LISTEN!


 
The Award-Winning, Jazz Vocal Musician, Composer, Lyricist and Educator Lenora Zenzalai Helm and Her Tribe Jazz Orchestra® Nonet Unveil JOURNEYWOMAN,
 
Her New Album Chronicling the Challenges and Triumphs of Black Women
 
Chicago-born, Durham, North Carolina-based Dr. Lenora Zenzalai Helm is a top-notch jazz vocal musician, an ebullient composer, an inventive lyricist, an inspiring bandleader and a dedicated educator at North Carolina Central University (NCCU).

Pianist Sean Mason to Release Debut Album “The Southern Suite” on Oct. 27th, 2023 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Sean Mason Announces Debut Album
The Southern Suite
Out October 27th Via Blue Engine Records
 
September 8, 2023: Today, Jazz composer, pianist and bandleader Sean Mason has announced the upcoming release of his debut album The Southern Suite. Assembled with the help of Branford Marsalis, Mason’s debut signals the emergence of a guiding luminary, with an album that distills the essence of the genre for our time even as it points the way forward.