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The legendary Hammond B-3 organist Dr. Lonnie Smith has recorded over thirty albums as a leader, but his favorite setting to document his creativity is live. “It’s so hard to …
In their second live album, and their eleventh album overall, Marbin delivers ten heavy and energetic songs from their extensive catalog. This album has everything that made Marbin one of …
Since the 16th century, the phrase “que será” has served as a motto for human existence in times of uncertainty. Not knowing the next step or the outcome of an …
Successful as he became, though, something was still missing for Workman. He’d released a trio of well-received solo albums in the ’90s and early 2000s, but as his sideman and …
To regard a line of improvisation in the key of Charles Lloyd is to walk a spiral from the peaceful depths of one’s soul to the chaotic terrains beyond it. The …
Released February 5, 2021 Tom Botting | Bass/Compositions Jake Baxendale | Saxophone Callum Allardice | Guitar Daniel Hayles | Piano Hikurangi Schaverien-Kaa | Drums Recorded by Chris Buckland and Alistair …
Merging the deep, powerful messages of poetry with adventurous modern jazz, Toronto-based pianist/composer Amanda Tosoff leads a hybrid ensemble with strings and seven rotating vocalists on Earth Voices, the follow-up …
Pondering the existential crises that face humanity today – global climate catastrophe, poverty, hunger – can be overwhelming, especially when compounded with the more mundane trials we face every day. …
Musicians Russ Lossing – piano Loren Stillman – alto and soprano saxophone John Hébert – bass Michael Sarin – drums Lossing’s latest recording, Metamorphism, is an extension of his continually …
Released January 9, 2021 Dave Stryker – guitar Walter Smith III – tenor sax Jared Gold – organ McClenty Hunter – drums Mayra Casales – percussion (2,7,8) After last year’s …
Henderson’s eclectic vocal influences brings a new perspective to the Classic Christmas songs. With her Afro-Latin influences, she produces a distinct yet versatile sound. Lauren’s diverse musical background is rooted …
Fresh from winning his first Ivor Novello award for writing the year’s best song, the multi platinum-selling musician and multi-instrumentalist Jamie Cullum announces his first festive collection The Pianoman At …
Brian Bromberg Celebrates Being Home – and Nowhere Else – for the holidays with New Album, Recorded in Quarantine – Celebrate Me Home: The Holiday Sessions. The album Features an …
A Different Kind of Holiday Jazz Album: In times of great global turmoil, Ana Velinova offers a holiday album with a selection of songs on universal themes of Peace, Unity …
It’s a year no one will forget, a year in which the global lockdown was shared by all, and yet experienced in a million different ways. For Chris Potter, a musician …
Ascension, Sanja Markovic “With Ascension, vocalist/saxophonist Sanja Markovic has crafted a detailed and artistic collection of compositions which forge new directions in contemporary musical design. Her vision, realized through music, …
There is a tearing sound that seems to come from deep inside the bell of Iván Renta’s horn, every so often. But for this to happen, Mr. Renta must achieve …
ARTEMIS, Artemis The band’s debut album is a superb nine-song set that features material composed and/or arranged by each of the band’s six instrumentalists. ARTEMIS unfurls with a dynamic flow, …
Look for the Light, Jeff Reed ook For the Light marks the first release for bassist Jeff Reed as a leader. The music is a collection of jazz standards and …
Omega, Immanuel Wilkins After making a striking appearance on Joel Ross’ KingMaker, alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins delivers an expansive opus about the Black experience in America on his own debut …
Slipknots Through a Looking Glass, Eric Revis Slipknots Through a Looking Glass Poised to challenge those limited views of Revis’ expression, Slipknots Through a Looking Glass — his eighth solo-led …
Double Live at Green Lady Lounge, Guitar Elation Brian Baggett ~ Guitar Danny Embrey ~ Guitar Ken Lovern ~ Hammond Organ Todd Strait ~ Drums All of the members of Guitar …
Nightfall, Jimmy Haslip JIMMY HASLIP Jimmy was born December 31st, 1951 in the Bronx, New York. He grew up in Huntington, Long Island. In 1963 at the age of 13, …
Little Pieces, Santiago Leibson Trio Little Pieces is Leibson’s fifth album as a bandleader and features Matt Pavolka on bass and Mark Ferber on drums. The album is structured like …
Resonate, Lettuce Resonate, a continuation of Elevate, is Lettuce’s new 11-track album. Recorded at the same Colorado studio where Elevate was made with producer Russ Elevado. The band says, “When listening …
Standard Deviation, Wayne Alpern Hip, sophisticated, instrumental jazz arrangements by Wayne Alpern of contemporary rock, pop, and country songs originally performed by Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Journey, Temptations, Zombies, Four …
GoGo Penguin, GoGo Penguin British Jazz trio. Featuring pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka and drummer Rob Turner, GoGo Penguin are an exhilarating live act, drawing on a heady brew …
Fourth Dimension, Brian Shankar Adler Released December 6, 2019 Matt Moran – vibraphone Jonathan Goldberger – electric guitar Santiago Leibson – piano, keyboards Rob Jost – basses Brian Shankar Adler …
UNLAYERED, ENRIQUE HANEINE Released April 3, 2020 Enrique Haneine | Unlayered Thomas Heberer Trumpet Catherine Sikora Tenor & Soprano Saxophones Christof Knoche Bass Clarinet Jay Anderson Acoustic Bass Enrique Haneine …
The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons, Christian McBride The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons is culminating documentation of a richly inspired piece – lauding …
Stuff I Heard, Troy Roberts With the release of Stuff I Heard (Toy Robot Music) – his 12th album as a leader – Roberts circles back to his beginnings with …
Pursuance : The Coltranes, Lakecia Benjamin There’s always been an undeniable mystical, enticing element to the music of the Coltranes and on Pursuance, Benjamin is mindful of retaining the underlying …
Vocalist, Composer, Improviser and Sonic Adventurer Aubrey Johnson Announces the Release of her Debut Album, Unraveled due out March 20, 2020 On Outside In Music More than a decade into a …
four forty one, Will Vinson Will Vinson – alto saxophone piano: Sullivan Fortner, Tigran Hamasyan, Gerald Clayton, Fred Hersch, Gonzalo Rubalcaba bass: Matt Brewer, Matt Penman, Rick Rosato, Larry Grenadier …
Nearly Blue, Jerry Bergonzi Jerry Bergonzi is a fount of harmonic ingenuity, melodic integrity, and rhythmic authority, and has long been a standard-bearer of sorts for the jazz community. A …
Connie Han Connie Han’s Iron Starlet is rooted in its rhythmic drive, anchored by the trio of Han, bassist Ivan Taylor and drummer/producer Bill Wysaske. They’re joined by the stellar …
Massimo Biolcati On Incontre, Massimo embarks on an exploration of the contemporary-melodic with his own quartet. The group joyfully travels among interplay and interaction with original pieces as well as …
Avishai Cohen trumpet, effects, synthesizer Uzi Ramirez guitar Yonatan Albalak guitar, bass Aviv Cohen drums Ziv Ravitz drums, live sampling “We’re all coming from jazz, but some of us left it earlier”, Avishai says, summing up the stylistic reach …
Looking Up at Trees Vol. 1 is Nikos’ 4th independently released album of original music featuring his jazz chamber ensemble, Rozalía. Expanding on his ongoing music video project of the …
The Shuffle Demons are excited to release their 9th album, Crazy Time. The album includes 10 original Shuffle Demons songs, 7 instrumental and 3 vocal. The album also introduces new …