FORMER LONGTIME SANTANA TRUMPETER BILL ORTIZ DRAWS FROM
HIS ECLECTIC, MULTI-GENRE 40-YEAR CAREER TO OFFER A MULTITUDE OF
POINTS OF VIEW
ON HIS THIRD SOLO ALBUM
Available June 17th, 2022
One of the Bay Area’s most dynamic multi-genre trumpeters for over four decades, BILL ORTIZ recorded and toured the world with Santana for 16 years – starting with the multi-Grammy winning Smooth album…
Multi-platinum “Melody Man” Vassal Benford steps into the spotlight
The R&B-jazz single from the multimedia mogul goes for adds on Monday.
LAS VEGAS (23 May 2022): With more than 57 platinum records to his credit working with a galaxy of stars in various music genres, over $150 million in movie box office receipts, and management duties for boxing champion Manny Pacquiao and the estate of fabled blues icon B.B. King, megaproducer Vassal Benford is returning to his roots determined to conquer jazz just like everything else he’s conquered throughout his unparalleled multimedia career.
Contemporary Jazz Guitarist Tim Bowman Delivers a Treat for Music Lovers with the Release of New Album “The 80’s 8.0”
On Friday, May 20, award winning, chart topping, renowned guitarist TIM BOWMAN will be releasing his new project, The 80’s 8.0. Needless to say, this is a lover’s of 80’s music dream come true. Classic songs like “Rock With You,” “Careless Whisper,” “What’s Love Got Do With It,” and “The Biggest Part of Me.”
NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI RELEASES NEW SINGLE
“EMLILWENI” FEATURING JALEEL SHAW
FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN PIANIST’S LUMINOUS NEW ALBUM
IN THE SPIRIT OF NTU OUT MAY 27 ON BLUE NOTE AFRICA
VINYL RELEASE OF IN THE SPIRIT OF NTU ANNOUNCED FOR SEPT. 23
Nduduzo Makhathini has released “Emlilweni,” the third and final single to be revealed from the visionary South African pianist and composer’s luminous new album In the Spirit of Ntu, which comes out May 27. A 2-LP vinyl release of the album has just been announced for September 23.
Vocalist Mark Kibble and Guitarist Steve Khan Releases Collaborative Single “Island Letter”
When two legendary artists decide to collaborate on a very special one-song project, the results are expected to be magical. So the pairing of vocalist Mark Kibble, the 15 time Grammy award winning singer known for his brilliant work as the lead arranger of Take 6, along with guitarist Steve Khan gave good reason for such excitement.
UNRELEASED LIVE CONCERT OF ELLA FITZGERALD PERFORMING SONGS FROM HER BELOVED IRVING BERLIN SONGBOOK WITH A FULL ORCHESTRA AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL RECENTLY DISCOVERED IN NORMAN GRANZ’S PRIVATE COLLECTION
FULL PERFORMANCE MIXED FROM ORIGINAL ANALOG TAPES BY GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER GREGG FIELD FOR RELEASE AS ELLA AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL: THE IRVING BERLIN SONGBOOK
LOS ANGELES, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On August 16, 1958, just a few months after Ella Fitzgerald recorded her now-classic album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook, The First Lady Of Song performed selections from that album live at the Hollywood Bowl to an adoring, sold-out crowd.
Guitar Virtuoso
Pasquale Grasso
Pays Tribute to Bird and Diz on Be-Bop!
Available June 17 on Sony Music Masterworks | Pre-Order Now
U.S. & European Tour Dates Announced
Following the extraordinary success of guitar virtuoso Pasquale Grasso’s digital showcase series, which launched in 2019 and includes Solo Standards, Solo Ballads, Solo Holiday, and tributes to jazz royalty Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Sony Music Masterworks is set to release Be-Bop!,
Brian Culbertson completes “The Trilogy” with hope
The R&B-jazz multi-instrumentalist drops “The Trilogy, Part 3: White” this Friday,
his 25th album that was prefaced by the single “Step Into Love.”
CHICAGO (6 May 2022): The three-phase arc of a longtime relationship serves as the muse of R&B-jazz hitmaker Brian Culbertson’s trilogy of instrumental albums that he wrote, produced and performed with creative input from the 800-plus members of his Hang Club.
GRAMMY AND NAACP AWARD-WINNING MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING
SAXOPHONIST/FLAUTIST NAJEE
CELEBRATES THE ART OF ELEGANCE ON ANTICIPATED NEW RECORDING SAVOIR FAIRE
The Billboard #1 Artist’s New CD is a Pan-American Journey Traversing The US & Brazil Featuring An All-Star Line-Up with Alyson Williams, Frank McComb, Chris “Big Dog” Davis, Barry Eastmond, Robert Herbert & Adam Hawley Among Others
“My life has been a series of pivotal events and circumstances that have gotten me to where I am,” reflects the fearless chart-topping Contemporary Jazz pioneer Najee. In a business where trends and artists come and go, the genre-bending saxophonist’s staying power is a rare blessing.
Contemporary Jazz Flute Phenomenon Ragan Whiteside Releases New Single, ‘Thrill Ride’
(Atlanta, GA – May 5, 2022) – Flute-playing soul-jazz phenomenon Ragan Whiteside releases a brand-new single, “Thrill Ride,” the title track from her forthcoming album, on her label, Randis Music.
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