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Cecil Thornton & Transparent Releases New EP “Variation” | Available NOW

ATLANTA BASED GOSPEL JAZZ RECORDING GROUP CECIL THORNTON & TRANSPARENT RELEASES SOPHOMORE INDEPENDENT PROJECT “VARIATION”

Atlanta, GA (Tuesday, April 228, 2015) — Singer, songwriter, and producer Cecil Thornton and his group Transparent returns with their long-awaited new independent EP VARIATION, available now for download on all digital platforms for only $5.94. This 6 song EP is sure to inspire and encourage all who listens.

“Bessie” Official Soundtrack (Music from the HBO Film) to be Released on May 12th, 2015

Legacy Recordings Sets Digital Release of Bessie (Music from the HBO® Film) for Tuesday, May 12; CD Coming Tuesday, June 2

Bessie (Music from the HBO Film) Debuts “Gimme A Pigfoot and A Bottle of Beer (2015 Remix),” Pairing Bessie Smith’s Original Recording with New Vocals by Queen Latifah and Enhanced Instrumentation Produced by Adam Blackstone and Queen Latifah

Album Includes Historic Blues and Swing Recordings by Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Sippie Wallace, Kid Ory & Fresh Interpretations of Bessie Smith Classics Performed by Queen Latifah

Bessie, an HBO Film, Premieres May 16

NEW YORK, April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is proud to announce the digital release of Bessie (Music from the HBO Film) on Tuesday, May 12. The official soundtrack for the upcoming HBO film will also be released on CD on Tuesday, June 2.

Miles Davis At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 Coming July 17th, 2015

Miles Davis At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 Scheduled For Release July 17 Through Columbia/Legacy Recordings

FOUR-CD BOX SET TRACKS MILES’ ASCENDANCE OVER EIGHT LIVE FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES SPANNING 20 YEARS IN NEWPORT, NEW YORK, BERLIN, AND SWITZERLAND; 296-MINUTE PROGRAM INCLUDES NEARLY FOUR HOURS OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL

Newport Jazz Festival To Be Held July 31-August 2 Celebrates the Iconic Trumpeter’s Relationship with the Legendary Newport Jazz Festival and Its Revered Founder-Impresario George Wein, Commemorating the 60th Anniversary Of Miles’ Newport Debut With Musical Tributes, Workshops And More

NEW YORK, April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Miles Davis‘ 20-year association as an artist at impresario George Wein’s renowned Newport Jazz Festival is a thriving tradition that will be celebrated with the release of MILES DAVIS AT NEWPORT 1955-1975: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 4.

Singer Michelle Williams to Premiere New Video for “Believe In Me” on April 29th, 2015

MICHELLE WILLIAMS PREMIERES NEW VIDEO “BELIEVE IN ME” ON VH1 SOUL, WEDNESDAY APRIL 29TH

Williams also returns to The Meredith Vieira Show Tuesday April 28th, and appears on Essence Live on Thursday April 30th

Grammy® winning singer, songwriter and actress Michelle Williams is releasing an inspiring new video for her latest single “Believe in Me,” with VH1 Soul exclusively premiering the music video on Wednesday April 29th. In addition to debuting her new video this week, Williams also makes a return appearance for a second week to “The Meredith Vieira Show” on Tuesday April 28th, and appears on “Essence Live” on Thursday April 30th.

Branford Marsalis Quartet to Reissue “Coltrane’s A Love Supreme: Live in Amsterdam” on May 26th, 2015

Branford Marsalis Quartet to Reissue
Coltrane’s A Love Supreme: Live in Amsterdam

In Celebration of 50th Anniversary of
John Coltrane Masterpiece

Available May 26 on Marsalis Music via OKeh Records

CD/DVD Features Rare Discussions with Alice Coltrane,
Michael Brecker, Miguel Zenón, Ned Goold and David Sánchez

This historic Marsalis Music CD/DVD, including a full performance by the Branford Marsalis Quartet at Amsterdam’s esteemed Bimhuis plus bonus interviews and audio-only disc, will be re-released on May 26 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original John Coltrane A Love Supreme album, released in February 1965.

Jazz Vocalist Eugenie Jones to Release New CD “Come Out Swingin'” on May 12th, 2015 | LISTEN!

Seattle Jazz Singer Eugenie Jones Prepares to Release “Come Out Swingin'” May 12

With her lavishly praised 2013 debut album “Black Lace Blue Tears,” late-blooming jazz vocalist and composer Eugenie Jones immediately faced questions about whether she was a one-hit wonder or a real contender. But her even more impressive second album, “Come Out Swingin’,” makes a persuasive case for Jones’s status as a heavyweight talent.

Richmond, CA (PRWEB) April 23, 2015 – Eugenie Jones’s widely praised 2013 debut, “Black Lace Blue Tears,” introduced a late-blooming but fiercely original jazz vocalist and songwriter to the jazz world.

Jazz Trumpeter Lin Rountree Returns w/New CD “Soulfunky’ on May 19th, 2015 | LISTEN!

Urban/Contemporary Jazz Trumpeter Lin Rountree Returns with New CD Soulfunky on May 19th.

The wait is over!! SOULFUNKY, Lin Rountree‘s fifth studio CD is set to release May 19th on Cutmore Records. And for the first time ever Rountree will host a CD release event ironically at the venue where his career as a bandleader began; The Key Club. Situated just off of the Detroit River, the Key Club is where Lin’s first band “Up Close” made its debut and on June 3rd the Soul-Trumpeter is coming back home.

Lalah Hathaway Wows Star-Studded Crowd at lalah hathaway LIVE!

Lalah Hathaway Wows Star-Studded Crowd at lalah hathaway LIVE!

Last night at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, two time GRAMMY Award winner, Lalah Hathaway, wowed a celebrity-filled audience at the live recording for her upcoming album, lalah hathaway LIVE! Celebrities including Patti LaBelle, Anita Baker, Erica Campbell, Kenny Lattimore, Daley, Laurieann Gibson, Deitrick Haddon, Yvette Nicole Brown, Angie Fisher and Luenell watched Lalah deliver the stunning R&B vocals she’s known for on the same stage that her father, the late great Donny Hathaway, recorded his seminal LIVE album on in 1972.

Robert Glasper Releases New Single “Reckoner” | CD “Covered” Coming June 16th, 2015 | LISTEN!

ROBERT GLASPER RELEASES RADIOHEAD COVER “RECKONER”
FIRST SINGLE FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM
COVERED (THE ROBERT GLASPER TRIO RECORDED LIVE AT CAPITOL STUDIOS);
ALBUM PRE-ORDER LAUNCHED AHEAD OF JUNE 16 RELEASE DATE

Robert Glasper has released his new single “Reckoner,” a cover of the Radiohead song which is available today on all streaming services and digital retailers. The track appears on the keyboardist’s forthcoming album Covered (The Robert Glasper Trio recorded live at Capitol Studios), which will be released June 16 on Blue Note Records.

“Dee Dee’s Feathers”, A Collaboration feat Dee Dee Bridgewater and Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Coming Aug. 11th, 2015 | WATCH & LISTEN!

DEE DEE’S FEATHERS
FEATURING DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER, IRVIN MAYFIELD & THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA
AVAILABLE AUGUST 11, 2015

A STUNNING HOMAGE TO THE PEOPLE AND CULTURE OF NEW ORLEANS
IN RECOGNITION AND HONOR OF THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA

Dee Dee’s Feathers, a journey through the history of New Orleans as told through song and the collaboration of Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO), is set for release August 11th, 2015, via OKeh/Sony Music/DDB Records.

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