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Saxophonist James Brandon Lewis & Red Lily Quintet to Release New Project “For Mahalia, With Love” on Sept. 8th, 2023


 
For Mahalia, With Love is the highly anticipated new album by award-winning tenor saxophonist-composer James Brandon Lewis & his Red Lily Quintet, following on their groundbreaking and poll-sweeping Jesup Wagon. This powerful work reimagines songs made famous by the gospel icon who galvanized a nation with her voice.
 
James Brandon Lewis’ Love Letter to Mahalia Jackson & His Grandmother to be released September 8, 2023 on TAO Forms
 
Love is connection. Love is gratitude. Love is passion. Love is audacity. These qualities define tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis’ second album with the glorious Red Lily Quintet: For Mahalia, With Love.

Drummer Brandon Sanders to Release New Project “Compton’s Finest” on August 25th, 2023 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Drummer Brandon Sanders Makes His Long-Awaited Debut with the August 25 Release of “Compton’s Finest,” on Savant Records
 
RICHMOND, CALIF. (PRWEB) JUNE 29, 2023 – The only thing drummer Brandon Sanders has to prove on “Compton’s Finest,” set for an August 25 release on Savant Records, is his musicality.

Japanese Jazz Pianist Senri Oe Releases New Trio Album “Class of ’88” | LISTEN!


 
Japanese Mega J-Pop Star Turned Jazz Pianist
Senri Oe Merges His Superstar Past with Jazz Pianist Present on New Trio Album, Class of ’88
 
Reimagined Hits from ‘80s and ‘90s Debut Alongside New Jazz Originals Performed with Bassist Matt Clohesy and Drummer Ross Pederson
 
While his name may be unfamiliar to American audiences, it’s hard to overstate how famous Senri Oe became in his home country during the ‘80s and ‘90s.

JoVia Armstrong & Eunoia Society to Release New Project “Inception” Digitally on June 30th; Physically August 11th, 2023 | LISTEN!


 
JoVia Armstrong & Eunoia Society Present Inception, Out Digitally June 30; Physically August 11 on Black Earth Music
 
The prequel to her acclaimed 2022 debut, The Antidote Suite, is a musical representation of going from childhood into adulthood
 
In a strictly chronological sense, Inception is a follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut album The Antidote Suite; but in reality, Armstrong penned Inception first.

Vocal Supergroup säje Releases New Single “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning” feat. Jacob Collier | LISTEN! New Album Arrives August 25th, 2023


 
GRAMMY®-Nominated Vocal Supergroup säje
Releases New Single
“In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning”
featuring Jacob Collier
 
Debut Full-Length Out August 25th
 
Album Encompasses Finely Wrought Originals,
Reimagined Jazz Standards, and New Renditions of
Songs by YEBBA, The Bad Plus, The Beatles, and more
 
June 23, 2023: Today, GRAMMY®-nominated group säje released their new single “In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning” featuring Jacob Collier.

New Sonny Rollins Collection “Go West!: The Contemporary Records Albums” Is Available NOW | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
NEW SONNY ROLLINS COLLECTION
GO WEST!: THE CONTEMPORARY RECORDS ALBUMS
ARRIVES TODAY
 
Continuing Craft Recordings’ celebration of Contemporary Records, Go West! explores the legendary saxophonist’s output with the influential jazz label
 
180-gram 3-LP and 3-CD box sets contain newly mastered audio by Bernie Grundman of Way Out West, Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders and Contemporary Alternate Takes
 
Today, Craft Recordings releases Go West!: The Contemporary Records Albums, the 3-LP and 3-CD collection that explores Sonny Rollins’ output for Lester Koenig’s revered Los Angeles jazz label.

Trumpeter Terell Stafford to Release New Album “Between Two Worlds” on Sept. 8th, 2023


 
Trumpeter/Composer Terell Stafford Explores the Balance of Personal and Musical Life in His Spirited New Album, Between Two Worlds
 
Available September 8 via Le Coq Records, the Album Features a Stellar All-Star Band With Tim Warfield, Bruce Barth, David Wong, Johnathan Blake and Alex Acuña
 
When trumpeter/composer Terell Stafford brought his quartet to the Village Vanguard in July of 2020, the Victor Lewis composition “Between Two Worlds” took on a profound resonance. It was easy to understand why from just one glance out into the audience – or lack thereof.

Pianist Orrin Evans Releases New Album “The Red Door” | WATCH NEW VIDEO! Announces New Tour for 2023


 
Pianist Orrin Evans Opens The Red Door With a Stellar New Album That Celebrates Taking Musical and Personal Chances,
Available Today via Smoke Sessions
 
All-Star Date Featuring Nicholas Payton, Gary Thomas,
Robert Hurst, Marvin “Smitty” Smith With Special Guests Buster Williams, Larry McKenna, Gene Jackson, the Late Wallace Roney and Vocalists Jazzmeia Horn, Sy Smith, and Alita Moses
 
What’s behind The Red Door? For pianist Orrin Evans, that question has come to symbolize the daring path his life and music have taken over the course of his three-decade career.

Alfredo Rodriguez Releases Lead Single “Fidju di Lua” ft. Alana Sinkëy | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Alfredo Rodriguez Shares Lead Single For
New Album Coral Way out August 18
via Mack Avenue Records
 
June 16, 2023: Globally acclaimed artist and pianist Alfredo Rodriguez has shared “Fidju di Lua” ft. Alana Sinkëy, the lead single from his new album Coral Way, out on August 18 via Mack Avenue Records.

Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter Release New Single “Freeman Square” | LISTEN!


 
Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter
Release New Single “Freeman Square”
From Upcoming Album SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree
out September 15th via Edition Records
 
June 14, 2023: Today, multi-GRAMMY award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling and guitarist/producer Charlie Hunter released their new single “Freeman Square.” The song is off their upcoming album SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree, a new full-length featuring drummer Corey Fonville and bassist-keyboardist DJ Harrison.