Guitarist Rich Goldstein Digs Into Soul Jazz Roots on “Into the Blue”
Release Date: September 27th, 2024
(Truth Revolution Records)
Veteran jazz guitarist and educator Rich Goldstein, a longtime faculty member at The Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford, channels some of his guitar heroes and main influences on Into the Blue.
ORRIN EVANS AND THE CAPTAIN BLACK BIG BAND TEAM WITH VOCALISTS FOR WALK A MILE IN MY SHOE
Featuring LISA FISCHER, BILAL, PAUL JOST, JOANNA PASCALE
Fifth album from the seasoned, twice Grammy-nominated powerhouse ensemble
Building on back-to-back Grammy nominations for its Smoke Sessions albums Presence (2018) and The Intangible Between (2020), the Captain Black Big Band returns with Walk a Mile in My Shoe: a set that embodies the CBBB’s infectious community spirit like no other.
Simon Moullier Signs With Storied Label Candid Records
Hear “808” Out Today
From The New Album Elements Of Light Available September 20, 2024
Today vibraphonist-composer Simon Moullier announces his newest album Elements Of Light, to be released September 20th on the storied Candid Records label. The album features Moullier’s remarkable quartet along with special guest appearances by Gerald Clayton and Marquis Hill. Released today is the track “808” available for streaming on all platforms.
Guitarist Joe Taylor chills out on vinyl
“Westside Chill” will be released on vinyl on National Vinyl Record Day; “Jaco’s Court” drops as a single on September 21, the anniversary of Jaco Pastorius’s passing.
BENNETTS POINT, SC (1 JULY 2024): Guitarist Joe Taylor successfully reentered the contemporary jazz space earlier this year after a seventeen-year absence with the release of his “Westside Chill” album, showcasing his rootsy blend of instrumental jazz, Americana twang and earthy blues.
Trombonist/Composer Steve Turre Releases the First Live Album in his Storied Five-Decade Career with the Exhilarating Sanyas
Available Today, via Smoke Sessions Records, the Album Features an All-Star Band with Nicholas Payton, Ron Blake, Buster Williams, Lenny White, and Isaiah J. Thompson
Throughout 2024, Smoke Jazz Club is celebrating its 25th anniversary, its post-pandemic rebirth and renovation, and the first decade of its record label, Smoke Sessions, with a series of live recordings by some of the acclaimed artists who have called the club home.
CHART-TOPPING MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST
VINCENT INGALA
CONJURES A SONIC OASIS ON NEWEST RECORDING
ESCAPE WITH ME OUT JULY 12TH
“My ultimate escape is music and on this new album, I have the joy of sharing with others where music takes me,” exclaims the young, handsome, and talented saxman and multi-instrumentalist, Vincent Ingala.
Singer/Drummer James ‘Biscuit’ Rouse to Release New Single “Them Changes”
On Friday, June 28th, Drummer, producer, singer/songwriter James ‘Biscuit’ Rouse will be releasing “Them Changes,” the first single from his upcoming full length Biscuit and Buddy tribute project to the late and great legend Buddy Miles through German funk jazz soul label Leopard Records. Check out “Them Changes”!
George Benson delivers “A Song For You”
Today, 10x Grammy winner George Benson released a reimagined version of Leon Russell’s 1970 hit “A Song For You.” The track is featured on his upcoming album Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon, due out July 19 via Rhino / Warner Music Group.
WORLD RENOWNED VIOLINIST, DAMIEN ESCOBAR, ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF HIS LATEST STUDIO ALBUM, “GEMINI,” WITH A MULTIMARKET PERFORMANCE SERIES
Released on his birthday, the Gemini album showcases Damien’s love for soul infused classical music and exhibits his growth as a 20 year veteran of the music industry
(New York, NY – June 13, 2024) – Two time Emmy-award winning contemporary soul violinist, DAMIEN ESCOBAR is proud to announce the release of his fifth solo studio album, “GEMINI”, to be launched on Thursday, June 13, 2024, on his birthday as a gift to his legion of devoted fans.
Tenor Saxophonist Elias Haslanger and
Trumpeter Mike Sailors Join Forces on
Elias Haslanger Meets Mike Sailors
The Album, Available August 16 via Bandstand Presents, is a Culmination of a Musical Friendship Spanning Nearly Two Decades
Tenor saxophonist Elias Haslanger and trumpeter Mike Sailors are close – not just like-minded musicians who’ve shared Austin, Texas stages for the past decade, but true friends who have known each for nearly twice as long.