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Contemporary Jazz Flutist Ragan Whiteside Releases New Album “Thrill Ride” | LISTEN!


 
Contemporary Jazz Flutist Ragan Whiteside’s Releases
New Album, Thrill Ride
 
Ragan Receives a Jazz Music Awards Nomination for
Best Contemporary Artist
 
(Atlanta, GA – August 26, 2022) – Randis Music announces today the release of Contemporary jazz flutist Ragan Whiteside‘s new album, Thrill Ride. Her success on multiple radio charts has gone exceedingly well. Her current single has peaked at No. 1 on five radio charts…

Saxophonist Charles Lloyd to Release New Project “Trios: Ocean” on Sept. 23rd, 2022 | LISTEN! Announces New Tour Dates for 2022


 
CHARLES LLOYD TO RELEASE TRIOS: OCEAN ON SEPT. 23
2nd ALBUM IN THE LEGENDARY SAXOPHONIST’S TRIO OF TRIOS SERIES
FEATURES PIANIST GERALD CLAYTON & GUITARIST ANTHONY WILSON
 
On September 23, Charles Lloyd will release Trios: Ocean, the second album in his Trio of Trios series, an expansive project that presents the legendary saxophonist and NEA Jazz Master in three different trio settings.

Drum Legend Al Foster Releases New Project “Reflections” | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Legendary Drummer Al Foster Reflects
on a Lifetime of Encounters with Jazz Icons
from Miles and Monk to Herbie and McCoy
 
Reflections Features an All-Star Quintet
with Chris Potter, Nicholas Payton,
Kevin Hays and Vicente Archer
 
Approaching 80 years of age is occasion enough for anyone to take a moment and look back on a life well lived. For revered drummer Al Foster, those eight decades have been more memorable than most, filled with exhilarating sounds and encounters with some of the music’s most iconic figures.

Chicago Vocalist Tracye Eileen Releases New Album “You Hit The Spot” | LISTEN!


 
Versatile Chicago Vocalist Tracye Eileen’s “YOU HIT THE SPOT” Releases Today, August 26th
 
On YOU HIT THE SPOT, Chicago singer TRACYE EILEEN returns to her straight-ahead jazz roots on an album of standards performed with a contemporary edge. This is Eileen’s fourth release and third full-length album. Always exploring new ways to express herself, each of her previous recordings covered different genres and stylistic approaches.

Jazz Vocalist Carmen Lundy To Release 16th Album “Fade To Black” on Sept. 30th, 2022 | LISTEN!


 
Jazz Vocalist Carmen Lundy To Release New Album, “Fade To Black,” September 30th
 
“Fade To Black,” the 16th album from the multi-talented and multi-faceted Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Carmen Lundy, is a stunning and provocative song cycle created during the turbulent and often isolating times of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Singer Lindsey Webster to Release New Album “Reasons” on Sept. 9th, 2022 | LISTEN to New Single “Stay With Me” feat. Randy Brecker!


 
BILLBOARD #1 SINGER/SONGWRITER
LINDSEY WEBSTER
GIVE ENDLESS REASONS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER ON
CAREER-MAKING SIXTH RECORDING OUT SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
 
Special Guests Include Nathan East, Nicholas Payton,
Randy Brecker, Brian Culbertson, Lil John Roberts, Kev Choice & More
 
“Everything is energy,” exclaims the stunning, charismatic Billboard #1 singer/songwriter Lindsey Webster. “Atoms make up everything, and they are only made of 0.0001% matter.

Trumpeter Al Strong to Release New Album “Love Stronger” on Aug. 19th, 2022 | LISTEN!


 
RISING STAR TRUMPETER AND COMPOSER AL STRONG RELEASES
LOVE STRONGER
HIS SECOND ALBUM, A FOLLOW-UP TO LOVE STRONG, VOL. 1
 
Available August 19, 2022 on Virgin Music/Lightyear Entertainment
 
Although AL STRONG is not yet a household name, his newest album, LOVE STRONGER, will surely give him the wide exposure he deserves. Strong is a trumpet and flugelhorn player, composer, arranger, and professor of music.

Saxophonist Tony Exum Jr. Releases Anticipated New Single “Everything” | LISTEN!


 
Contemporary/Urban Jazz Saxophonist Tony Exum Jr. Releases Anticipated New Single “Everything” 
 
It wasn’t too long ago that we heard of the special announcement regarding the signing of Colorado Springs, CO resident, up-and-coming contemporary jazz saxstro Tony Exum, Jr. to well-known record label BSE Recordings. Heavily influenced by the likes of legendary contemporary jazz luminaries Grover Washington, Jr., David Sanborn, George Howard…

Trumpeter Takuya Kuroda Returns with New Project “Midnight Crisp” on Oct. 21st, 2022 | WATCH 2 NEW VIDEOS!


 
Jazz Fusion Trumpeter & Composer Takuya Kuroda Returns With “Midnight Crisp” Via First Word Records Oct 21
 
First Word Records is very proud to bring you a brand new mini-album from Takuya Kuroda!
 
Takuya Kuroda is a highly respected trumpeter and arranger born in Kobe, Japan and based in New York City. ’Midnight Crisp’ is Takuya’s seventh studio album,…