Jazz News (3312)
Find out what's going on in the world of jazz through industry press releases, news stories, and staff viewpoints.
Woodward Avenue Records is pleased to announce the signing of double Grammy winner and guitarist, Paul Brown, for the recording of Paul’s new album entitled “The Funky Joint,” due to be released on Woodward in early 2012. Paul Brown also serves as producer (of course) on his new album, which…
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Net Dot Music, an indie label specializing in instrumental fusion, has released a free mp3 album, with over eighty minutes of music, encompassing fourteen different releases from their artist roster.
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Aspiring singers, many of whom wish to embark on a career in entertaining, eagerly await six-time Grammy nominee and internationally renowned singer and songwriter, Nnenna Freelon. Students at James Hubert Blake High School, in Silver Spring, Maryland, were about to participate in a workshop conducted by the Jazz songstress.
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Wake Up Dead Man at Brokkenmiddag November 27, 2011
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I'm often asked where I think jazz is headed and which jazz musicians are pushing the envelope without boring the listener.
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01 Nov
Stella Artois unveils plans for "Under The Holiday Star," a free album available exclusively online
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Stella Artois unveils plans for Under The Holiday Star, a free album available exclusively online. The single, “The Nutcracker March” is available for download now at www.stellaartois.com/originalalbum/nutcracker
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31 Oct
Legendary Drummer Mike Clark Produces Singer Tony Adamo’s new CD
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Legendary Drummer Mike Clark Produces Singer Tony Adamo’s new CD By Franki LaMantia, UrbanZonePush Productions, New York City, New York
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The newly released music video for the sultry Latin number “Just A Kiss” written by Perth jazz singer Nicola Milan is a hypnotic mix of smooth Bossa rhythms blended with an emotive visual set awash in candlelight. The poignant playfulness of this clip surrounds the story line of a girl’s…
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GRAMMY winning guitar virtuoso Frank Gambale announced today the Frank Gambale TV Channel on YouTube.
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The newly released Rae Ann Perez CD "Midnight In Paris" has hit the scene. A fresh take, it showcases Rae Ann Perez abilities as a fluent songwriter, pianist and vocalist. The eight originals and four expertly arranged favorites are " world jazz" music with touches of classic standards, funk, and…
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17 Oct
Song stylist Nicole Henry’s "Set For The Season: Live In Japan" is a year-round delight
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Only a couple of months after releasing her critically-acclaimed Embraceable CD, song stylist Nicole Henry keeps the momentum rolling with a joyous jazz collection of holiday-themed classics that were recorded live at the Cotton Club in Tokyo. Set For The Season: Live In Japan, produced by Henry and Grammy nominee…
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Is there time to explore and reflect on musical beauty in the frenetic pace of modern life? It’s a question vocalist Anne Walsh asks on her latest CD “Go,” which was released September 27th on AtoZink Music. “The title sums up my wish to move forward as an artist,…
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12 Oct
"Greatest Hits Live" album and successful U.S. concert tour promises a new day for Basia
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Although she didn’t play Newport or London, multiplatinum chanteuse Basia delighted American audiences from coast to coast during a successful 20-city concert tour that concluded in Seattle last week (October 5) with a sold-out show in support of her newly released From Newport to London: Greatest Hits Live…And More album.…
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11 Oct
Saxman Richard Elliot pays tribute to his jazz-funk influences on "In The Zone"
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A contemporary jazz giant whose power and passion have made the soulful saxophonist into one of the genre’s most consistent chart-toppers in the 25 years since he released his solo debut, Richard Elliot salutes the instrumental jazz-funk legends from his formative years in the 1970s & 80s that influenced his…
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10 Oct
Keyboardist Alan Hewitt to Appear with Moody Blues on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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Keyboardist Alan Hewitt will be performing with The Moody Blues on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, October 13, 2011 in support of the band’s Precious Cargo Tour throughout Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The band will be playing one of their many hits on the show. Alan…
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Upcoming masterclasses in Tuscia, Italy by Tuscia In Jazz.
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08 Oct
Rick Britto's Back-To-Back Releases "Conversations with Eric & I" and a Contemporary Jazz CD "For Your Love"
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Self-produced artist Rick Britto brings a fascinating new concept to the music audience by offering them to grasp the concept of complex musical conversations in the form of intellectual music with his CD "Conversations with Eric & I" in addition to backing that up with producing a contemporary jazz CD to…
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The Goa Marriott resort's chilled out lounge bar AZ UR seems to be the first off the block to usher in the new season with some world class international artistes being featured almost every Friday as guest performers with the house band Jazz Junction. The band features some of the…
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The famed Headhunters jazz/fusion/funk band (once-backing members for Herbie Hancock), are recording with singer and hip/spoken word artist, Tony Adamo in October. Rob Dixon and Gary Mielke, the co-producers of the Headhunters new CD, PLATINUM on Indianapolis based label Owl Studios, along with legendary funk drummer and Headhunters member Mike…
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01 Oct
Jazz & Blues Florida October 2011 Online Edition Posted
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The new edition of Jazz & Blues Florida, Florida's free online source for information on live jazz and blues in clubs, concerts and festivals, is now available.
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