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Bob James & Dave Koz to Release New Album “Just Us” on March 7th, 2025 | LISTEN!


 
After their own successful recordings as solo artists, Bob James and Dave Koz finally invite their fans to experience Just Us
 
Between jazz giants Bob James and Dave Koz who have reached the Billboard charts consistently since their recording tenures, they have teamed with several legends such as David Sanborn (on James’ Double Vision) and Gerald Albright (on Koz’s Summer Horns series), plus their duet in 2020, “Long Goodbyes.”

Yellowjackets Returns with New Project “Fasten Up” on Feb. 21st, 2025 | LISTEN! Announces New Tour for 2025


 
GRAMMY® Award-Winning Jazz-Pioneers Yellowjackets
Announce New Album Fasten Up
 
January 17, 2024: Today, GRAMMY Award-winning jazz pioneers Yellowjackets announced their new album Fasten Up, out February 21 via Mack Avenue Records. Well into their fourth decade as a band, the new release will be Yellowjackets’ 27th album and their seventh for Mack Avenue Records.

Peruvian American Saxophonist Lucia Sarmiento to Release New Project “Escape” on Feb. 21st, 2025 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Peruvian American Tenor Saxophonist Lucia Sarmiento, Who has Toured with Pitbull and Karol G, Emerges as a Rising Star of the Contemporary Jazz Scene with Escape
 
Featuring Snarky Puppy’s Mark Lettieri
 
On her remarkable debut album Escape, Peruvian American tenor saxophonist Lucia Sarmiento emerges as a rising star of the contemporary jazz scene, delivering beautifully intricate melodies that resonate with both depth and adventure.

Keyboardist Charles A. Kelly Releases New Album “Phase II” | LISTEN!


 
Jazz Keyboardist Charles A. Kelly Releases New Album “Phase II”
 
“Phase II” is the sophomore album from jazz keyboardist Charles A. Kelly. Building upon his successful debut album, “You’re Not Alone”, “Phase II” goes deeper into his creative side while still delivering catchy, signature melodies and grooves.

Bass Guitarist Lance Vantile Whitfield to Release New Single “All Night!” on Feb. 21st, 2025 | LISTEN!


 
Lance Vantile Whitfield to Release New Single “All Night!” on Feb. 21st
 
In 1983, Lionel Richie had the world moving to the infectious beat of his Caribbean-influ- enced anthem, “All Night Long.” Fast forward some four decades later, and Lance Vantile Whitfield, an exciting Los Angeles- based bass guitarist, has updated the concept with the equally addictive hard-driving joy of “All Night,” the debut single from his second album, FreeLance.

Jazz Vocalist Susan Hinkson to Release New Project “Just In Time” on May 9th, 2025 | LISTEN!


 
Jazz Vocalist Susan Hinkson’s
Enchanting Debut Album Arrives
May 9, 2025 via windfall creations, LLC
 
The Great American Songbook offers a depth of interpretation, a wellspring of expression, a milestone of cultural magnitude. It has become a standard for most jazz vocalists to dive into the lyrical songbook waters, yet many sink for their efforts.

Trumpeter Brandon Woody to Release New Album “For The Love Of It All” on May 9th, 2025 | LISTEN!


 
RISING STAR TRUMPETER & COMPOSER BRANDON WOODY
ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM FOR THE LOVE OF IT ALL
OUT MAY 9 ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS
 
For The Love Of It All is more than trumpeter and composer Brandon Woody’s recording debut; it is a manifesto, a ritual, a hymn to the enduring power of love.

Billboard Hitmaker Greg Manning Launches EQuity Records


 
Billboard hitmaker Greg Manning launches EQuity Records to provide a platform for supporting musicians to step into their own spotlight
 
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (19 FEBRUARY 2025): After spending ten years living out of a suitcase performing around the world as a keyboardist for GRAMMY® winners, nominees, and Billboard chart-topping contemporary jazz and R&B artists, Greg Manning decided to get off the road and step into the recording studio.

Sean Nelson & The New London Big Band to Release New Album “Don’t Stop Now” on April 25th, 2025 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Sean Nelson and the
New London Big Band to
release “Don’t Stop Now”
The Lost Music of Thad Jones,
 
written for Harry James
 
Eight “brand new” charts from the pen of Thad Jones are brought back to life, including novel arrangements of familiar tunes like Tip Toe and Three and One.

Mellon Foundation Launches $35 Million Jazz Initiative Aimed at Championing Celebrated Jazz Luminaries


 
Mellon Foundation Launches $35 Million Jazz Initiative Aimed at Championing Celebrated Jazz Luminaries and Bolstering the Broader Jazz Ecosystem
 
NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Mellon Foundation today announced a multifaceted $35 million initiative aimed at supporting the cultural preservation of jazz, championing the legacy of the artists who have played a pivotal role in its formation, and strengthening the broader jazz ecosystem.

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