Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him (Psalm 127:3). While some may gloss over this declaration in the book of Psalms in passing, this verse is at the very core of the Jones family, known musically as forever JONES.
R&B/Jazz Multi-Instrumentalist
Brian Culbertson to Release Twelfth CD – XII
PERENNIAL CHART-TOPPING KEYBOARD
KING UNITES STYLISTICALLY VARIED ALL-STAR CAST FOR HIS LATEST
MULTI-FORMAT MASTERPIECE
LOS ANGELES, June 2 /PRNewswire/ — On July 20, 2010, chart-topping musician Brian Culbertson will release the twelfth album of his multi-faceted career, simply titled XII, on GRP Records.
Does a slow jam has to be a ssslllooow jam? Or can it be also a ‘cha-cha’? May you be the judge of this next induction to our widely received list of ballads.
Lalah Hathaway took off directly from where her Father, Donny, left us. A heiress of good fortune of music and talent, Lalah blessed us with a classic from 1990 so endearing, we couldn’t wait any longer with the decision to publish our very next #80 selection. The moving and reflecting, “Baby Don’t Cry”. You can find this treasure off her self titled LP, ‘Lalah Hathaway’ readers.
PEAK RECORDS SETS JUNE 22 RELEASE FOR MULTI-TALENTED
GRAMMY® WINNING CONTEMPORARY URBAN/JAZZ GUITARIST NORMAN BROWN’S SENDING
MY LOVE
Dedicates Track “Celebrate Me Home” to our Troops and Daughter Serving in Iraq
For almost two decades, it has been a veritable love fest between GRAMMY® Award winning guitarist, composer and singer Norman Brown and his legions of fans. And, with his long-awaited new recording, Sending My Love, set for a June 22 release on Peak Records, Brown keeps the good vibes going.
Motema Music Releases Debut Album By Gregory Porter, entitled, “Water” – May 11th, 2010
With a voice that can caress or confront, embrace or exhort, Gregory Porter exhibits such an incredible degree of vocal mastery that no less a jazz luminary than Wynton Marsalis has gone on record to call him “a fantastic young singer,” which makes the fact that Water (out on May 11 from Motema Music) is his recording debut even more impressive.
LORBER
RECAPTURES THE SPIRIT OF JAZZ FUSION ON
NOW IS THE TIME
June 1, 2010, Heads Up release features material from the Jeff Lorber Fusion With Jimmy Haslip, Eric Marienthal, Paul Jackson, Jr., Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl, Randy Brecker and others
By the late 1970s, keyboardist and composer Jeff Lorber had become a prominent figure in the new movement known as jazz fusion – a marriage of traditional jazz with elements of rock, R&B, funk and other electrified sounds.
SOUL SINGER ELI PAPERBOY REED
MAKES CAPITOL RECORDS DEBUT WITH
AUG. 10 RELEASE OF COME AND GET IT
MIKE ELIZONDO PRODUCED ALBUM ALREADY BUZZING IN UK;
REED ANNOUNCES SUMMER TOUR DATES LEADING UP TO RELEASE
Brooklyn-based soul singer Eli Paperboy Reed will make his major label debut with the August 10 release of Come And Get It on Capitol Records in the U.S.
TRIPPIN’ ‘N’ RHYTHM RECORDS TO RELEASE JAARED’S “MANHATTAN
NIGHTS” CD
International Sax Player’s CD Moves Up National Charts
Washington, D.C., March 30, 2010–If you have yet to hear Manhattan Nights, the latest release from the explosively funky-sweet saxophonist Jaared, one taste of his effortless alto, soaring soprano, and haunting tenor will make you want to be the first to grab this awesome CD when it is released on March 30th, 2010.
Legendary Soul Group The Temptations Releases Anticipated New Album “Still Here”
OK, Old School R&B Lovers, especially the Ladies: The word is out. The mighty, legendary soul group – The Temptations – returns to the spotlight today with the announcement of their new album to break May 4th, 2010, entitled “Still Here”…straight from Motown Records.
Transient Journey,’ New CD by Trumpeter/Composer Pharez Whitted, Due for Release 4/13
“Transient Journey” is the long-overdue third CD — and first for Owl Studios — from Chicago based jazz trumpeter Pharez Whitted. Throughout, Whitted displays his remarkable command of the trumpet and his broad scope as a composer, both of which are firmly rooted in the post-bop tradition associated with players like his late friend Freddie Hubbard.
(Billboard Publicity Wire/PRWEB ) March 23, 2010 — Given the mastery exhibited by Pharez Whitted as a trumpeter, composer, and bandleader on his forthcoming CD “Transient Journey,” it’s difficult to believe that the disc is only his third in a long and active career.