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Vocalist Eugenie Jones to Release New Project “Eugenie” on January 20th, 2025


 
EUGENIE JONES’ SELF-TITLED ALBUM OF GROOVE – INFUSED MELODIES, EXQUISITE
STRING ARRANGEMENTS, AND SONGS OF PASSION, BETRAYAL, AND REVENGE
 
RELEASES JANUARY 20, 2025
 
Seattle, WA—1 October 2024 — Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and music legacy advocate Eugenie Jones prepares to again captivate audiences with a new release. Her self-titled album EUGENIE hits airwaves on January 20, 2025.

“City Lights: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Munich, 1994” | Coming Nov. 15th, 2024 | LISTEN!


 
Mack Avenue Music Group/Two Lions Announce
City Lights: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Munich, 1994
Out November 15th
 
October 11, 2024: Today, Mack Avenue Music Group / Two Lions announced City Lights: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Munich, 1994, out November 15th. City Lights beautifully captures one of Oscar Peterson‘s first concerts after he suffered a stroke during a performance the year prior that rendered his left hand useless.

Jazz Artist Zacchae’us Paul Releases Cover of “The Great Pumpkin Waltz” | LISTEN!


 
ZACCHAE’US PAUL RELEASES COVER OF VINCE GUARALDI’S
 
THE GREAT PUMPKIN WALTZ
 
FROM THE CLASSIC IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN CHARLIE BROWN
 
(Friday October 11, 2024) TODAY, Zacchae’us Paul releases his cover of the Vince Guaraldi classic, THE GREAT PUMPKIN WALTZ from the iconic 1966 TV special, It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.

Contemporary Jazz Trumpeter Rick Braun to Release Holiday Album “It’s Christmas” on October 11th, 2024 | LISTEN!


 
“It’s Christmas”: Contemporary jazz trumpeter Rick Braun opens the holiday season on October 11
 
The spirited album’s first single, “Deck Those Halls,” goes to radio in November
 
LOS ANGELES, CA (3 SEPTEMBER 2024): In the cozy confines of his Southern California “backyard” concert venue, contemporary jazz trumpeter Rick Braun played an intimate four-night stand at Spaghettini last Thanksgiving weekend to launch into the Christmas spirit.

Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins to Release New Project “Blues Blood” on October 11th, 2024 | WATCH & LISTEN! Announces New Tour for 2024/2025


 
IMMANUEL WILKINS ANNOUNCES OCT. 11 RELEASE OF BLUES BLOOD
 
EXPANSIVE MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE FEATURING
HIS QUARTET WITH MICAH THOMAS, RICK ROSATO & KWEKU SUMBRY
AND VOCALISTS GANAVYA, JUNE McDOOM & YAW AGYEMAN
 
On October 11, acclaimed saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins will release his expansive third studio album Blues Blood, a meditative offering co-produced by Meshell Ndegeocello that features his quartet…

Pianist Bob Baldwin Releases New Single “Complicit” | LISTEN!


 
Pianist Bob Baldwin Releases New Single “Complicit”
 
Songwriter/Arranger Bob Baldwin is releasing his next single for Radio, Streaming, YouTube and SiriusXM Satellite Radio on October 7, 2024, released on City Sketches Records and distributed through The Orchard/Sony Music. Baldwin finds his up-tempo groove as we all reset for 2024.

Igmar Thomas’ Revive Big Band Releases New Track “Thelonius” feat. Talib Kweli | LISTEN! New Album “Like A Tree It Grows” Coming Oct. 25th, 2024


 
Igmar Thomas Taps Talib Kweli For Revive Big Band’s ‘Thelonius’, Preps Debut Album For October 25th Release
 
The new single contains a two-part suite, paying homage to J Dilla and Thelonious Monk
 
Artistic director, trumpeter, and composer Igmar Thomas was commissioned by SummerStage in 2016 for the Revive Big Band production A Journey Through The Legacy Of Black Culture. Taking place at Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield in NYC on August 7, 2016, the performance took showgoers through the past and present of Black American music.

Bassist Mauricio Morales to Release New Project “Seven Days” on Oct. 11th, 2024 | LISTEN!


 
Los Angeles-Based Bassist/Composer Mauricio Morales Wrote the Compositions for Seven Days as Self-Driven Challenge in a Week
 
Featuring Saxophonist Edmar Colón, Guitarist Horace Bray, Trombonist Ido Meshulam, Pianist Luca Mendoza and Drummer Jongkuk “JK” Kim
 
On its own merits, the music on Seven Days, Mauricio Morales’ latest album, speaks with a strong, persuasive creative voice.

Jazz Vocalist Al Jarreau’s Rare Live Recording “WOW! Live at The Childe Harold” (2-LP Set) Coming Nov. 29th | CD & Digital Dec. 6th, 2024 | LISTEN!


 
The Spirit of Jazz Vocal Gymnast Al Jarreau Revived in Rare Lost Live Recording
from 1976 in Washington, D.C., Newly Titled “WOW!”
For Record Store Day Black Friday Event on November 29, 2024
and CD & Digital on December 6, 2024
 
Includes 5 Songs Never Before on a Live Jarreau Recording including James Taylor’s
“Fire and Rain” and Count Basie’s “Shiny Stockings,” and
Early Takes on “Take Five” and “You Don’t See Me”
 
(Los Angeles, October 7, 2024) In the pantheon of Jazz singers, Al Jarreau stood as a beaming giant of talent, inspiration, and crossover capability.