Urban Jazz, Page 5

 
BLUE NOTE ANNOUNCES NOV. 22 RELEASE OF
FORCES OF NATURE: LIVE AT SLUGS’
 
Blue Note Records has announced the November 22 release of Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs’, a never-before-issued live recording of jazz legends McCoy Tyner and Joe Henderson leading a stellar quartet with bassist Henry Grimes and drummer Jack DeJohnette at the hallowed lost NYC jazz shrine, Slugs’ Saloon, in 1966.

 
Flutist Darryl Evan Jones Releases New Project “Resilient”
 
Darryl Evan Jones brings the flute’s classic vibe, rich melodic and harmonic possibilities to a new generation.
 
The musical style of Darryl Evan Jones is truly original – combining the genres of Jazz, Classical, and Gospel music. He calls his style Instrumental Soul. Darryl insists that he’s a soul singer who can’t sing, but expresses his emotions through the flute.

 
Jazz Flutist Kim Scott to Release New Track “Freedom”
 
“Freedom,” the new single by jazz flutist Kim Scott, is an enchanting blend of amapiano rhythms, beautiful melodies, and expressive percussion.

 
WALTER SMITH III
three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not
 
SAXOPHONIST PAYS HOMAGE TO HIS HOUSTON HOMETOWN
ON NEW BLUE NOTE ALBUM OUT NOW FEATURING
JASON MORAN, ERIC HARLAND & REUBEN ROGERS
 
Saxophonist Walter Smith III pays homage to his hometown of Houston, Texas on his sophomore Blue Note album, three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not, which is out today The new album’s wry title signifies the lineup, which includes fellow Houston natives – pianist Jason Moran and drummer Eric Harland – while bassist Reuben Rogers, who hails from the Virgin Islands, rounds out the quartet.