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Drummer Pat Petrillo Releases New Single “Aura” feat. Nelson Rangell | LISTEN!


 
Drummer Pat Petrillo Releases New Single “Aura” feat. Nelson Rangell
 
Inspired by global modes that radiate positive energy, Billboard-charting drummer Pat Petrillo returns with his vibrant new single, “Aura.” Anchored by an infectious groove and an instantly memorable hook, the track resonates with warmth, energy, and a feel-good vibe.

Jazz Vocalist Stella Heath to Release Debut Album “For Billie” on May 15th, 2026 | WATCH & LISTEN!


 
With Stella Heath’s Debut Album, For Billie, the San Francisco Bay Area Jazz Vocalist Shines a Penetrating Light on Billie Holiday’s Legacy, Interpreting a Smartly Curated Program of Songs Inextricably Linked to the Legendary Lady Day
 
Nearly seven decades after Billie Holiday’s death in 1959 her influence as a singularly revelatory artist who never flinched from the truth resonates more powerfully than ever.

Pianist Nduduzo Makhathini to Release New Project “The Myth We Choose” on June 26th, 2026 | LISTEN!


 
ACCLAIMED SOUTH AFRICAN PIANIST NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI
EXPANDS HIS SOUNDWORLD ON NEW BLUE NOTE ALBUM OUT JUNE 26
THE MYTH WE CHOOSE
 
Nduduzo Makhathini has announced the June 26 release of The Myth We Choose, the fourth Blue Note album by the acclaimed South African pianist, composer, healer, and philosopher…

The Chicago Soul Jazz Collective to Release New Album “No Wind & No Rain” on April 10th, 2026 | LISTEN!


 
The Chicago Soul Jazz Collective to Release New Album “No Wind & No Rain”
 
The Chicago Soul Jazz Collective returns with No Wind & No Rain, their fourth album and most fully realized artistic statement to date. The album will be released by Calligram Records on limited-edition vinyl, CD, and digitally on Friday, April 10.

Jazz Keyboardist Charles A. Kelly Releases New Single “Focus on Purpose” | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Keyboardist Charles A. Kelly Drops “Focus on Purpose,” a Transformational New R&B‑Jazz Single Now Impacting Radio
 
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (1 APRIL 2026): In the midst of writing and producing Transformation — the ambitious double album completing his trilogy — R&B‑jazz keyboardist Charles A. Kelly offers an early glimpse of what’s ahead with “Focus on Purpose,” the new Innervision Records single now picking up airplay and playlist adds.

Drummer Gregory Hutchinson to Release New Project “Kind of Now – The Pulse of Miles Davis” on April 3rd, 2026 | LISTEN!


 
GREGORY HUTCHINSON
KIND OF NOW – THE PULSE OF MILES DAVIS
 
Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Ron Blake (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet), Jakob Bro (guitar), Gerald Clayton (piano), Emmanuel Michael (guitar), Joe Sanders (double bass), Gregory Hutchinson (drums)
 
“Time isn’t the main thing, it’s the only thing”, Miles Davis once said. Whether you take his quote musically or philosophically, it’s a perfect maxim for Kind of Now – The Pulse of Miles Davis.

Vocalist Jamile & Guitarist Vinicius Gomes to Release New Album “Boundless Species” ft. Joe Martin on April 3rd, 2026 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Jamile & Vinicius Gomes Bend Time, Genre and Geography on
Boundless Species, featuring Joe Martin,
Out on La Reserve Records – April 3, 2026
 
Two of the most prominent figures in the new wave of Brazilian musicians in New York, expanding the sound map beyond labels
 
On Boundless Species, vocalist Jamile and guitarist Vinicius Gomes — joined by bassist Joe Martin — take the rich lineage of Brazilian vocal–guitar artistry and push it into surprising new territories…

The Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band to Release New Album “ARSENIO AND BEYOND – Live at the Bronx Music Hall” on April 10th, 2026 | LISTEN!


 
BOBBY SANABRIA
MULTIVERSE BIG BAND
 
“ARSENIO AND BEYOND
Live at the BRONX MUSIC HALL”
 
BOBBY SANABRIA’S musical lineage reaches back to every major figure in the history of Latin Jazz. As a master drummer/percussionist, he has performed and recorded with luminaries like Mongo Santamaria, Ray Barretto, Chico O’Farrill, Candido, Marco Rizo, Francisco Aguabella, Patato, Paquito D’Rivera and more…

Jazz Legend Miles Davis’ “Birth Of The Cool” (Tone Poet Vinyl Edition) Coming May 22nd, 2026


 
BLUE NOTE ANNOUNCES TONE POET VINYL EDITION OF
MILES DAVIS BIRTH OF THE COOL
IN CELEBRATION OF THE LEGENDARY TRUMPETER’S CENTENNIAL
 
Miles Davis’ earliest masterpiece Birth Of The Cool gets the royal treatment with a new Tone Poet Vinyl Edition to be released by Blue Note Records on May 22 in celebration of the legendary trumpeter’s Centennial.

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