Press Releases (1779)
Jazz industry press releases from around the world. Your connection to what's happening.
Milwaukee – Alverno Presents the Gerald Clayton Trio at Wehr Hall on Friday, April 5th at 8:00 p.m. Named one of the top up-and-coming pianists to watch by Down Beat Magazine's 2008 Readers' Poll, 28 year-old Gerald Clayton brings us his remarkably extensive experience with such jazz greats as the…
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29 Apr
fo/mo/deep Melds Passion with Improvisation in "A Beautiful Bang"
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In the '70s, bands like the Headhunters and Tower of Power fused elements of jazz with Afro vibes and R&B to create a titillating musical stew. It was an unpredictable trip of cultural grooves that expanded not only the music but the social consciousness of America. Many have attempted to…
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Jazz Goa tops international charts!
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Tomorrow's Jazz, Today! The TD Toronto Jazz Festival now in its 26th year has presented some of the biggest names in jazz. When the Festival kicks off this summer from June 22 – July 1, 2012, you will witness some of the biggest names in todays music.
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Grammy winner Luciana Souza is one of the Jazz worlds leading singers and interpreters. Hailing from Sao Paulo, Brazil, she grew up in a family of Bossa Nova innovators. Her work as a performer transcends traditional boundaries around musical styles, offering solid roots in jazz, sophisticated lineage in world music,…
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"Something Cool" by Veronica klaus with Tammy L. Hall Quartet is coming May 21, 2012. Funding in part by crowd-funding, here is a sneak peek.
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23 Mar
Modern Jug Band SANKOFA To Release The Uptown Strut On March 27th Via Kingswood Records
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15-Track Album Features Dom Flemons of Carolina Chocolate Drops, Canadian Singers Allison Russell & Ndidi Onukwulu, Blues Hall of Fame Inductee Professor Louie And John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful. The Uptown Strut Showcases The Original Composition "If Wishes Were Gold" and Includes Reinterpretations of Songs by Sly Stone, Ray Charles, Jimmy…
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03 Mar
“The new voice of the Clarinet” Luca Luciano takes the clarinet to spectacular higher ground!
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Internationally recognised for his groundbreaking contributions to contemporary clarinet music, extremely appreciated by the International Clarinet association, "Luciano has established himself as the friendly face of contemporary clarinet" according to the Clarinet & Saxophone Society of Great Britain. His latest album "Partenope" is receiving praises in three continents (BBC Radio,…
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Alan Broadbent Trio – 2-time Grammy Award winning jazz pianist – Debut Tour in Austria, Germany, Netherlands and England – 23. March to 14. April 2012
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JPEC presents Tom Harrell Quintet & Opener Paul Tynan Quartet Friday, March 16 @ Glenn Gould Studio Toronto, ON – Friday, February 24, 2012 -- JPEC's double bill on March 16 will present two generations of trumpet masters. The Jazz Performance and Education Centre (JPEC) - www.jazzcentre.ca - presents the…
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22 Feb
Rising Piano Star Romain Collin Introduces Melodically Captivating Sound-Sculpted Trio Project On His Palmetto Debut "The Calling"
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"A visionary composer, an extraordinary jazz pianist and a very bright young rising star in the jazz world." — Jon Weber, host of NPR's PianoJazz French-born pianist Romain Collin introduces an evocatively textured, melodically luxuriant sound on his new Palmetto album The Calling, slated for release on April 24, 2012.…
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In his latest video and mp3 "Nine Miles of Blu," Tony Adamo runs the voodoo down with legendary drummer Mike Clark (yes the drummer who played with Herbie Hancock back in 1974 on Thrust), and references to being in the middle of a happening jazz scene, tipping his verse to…
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03 Feb
Jazz & Blues Florida February 2012 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. Readers throughoutFloridaand visitors coming from around the world consult this site for information on the vibrant scene to be found throughout the sate.
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14 Jan
Guitar Maestro Lloyd Gregory's Gentle Warrior CD Is Slamming It Up The Jazz Radio Airplay Charts
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The New Year finds award winning jazz guitarist, composer Lloyd Gregory's CD, Gentle Warrior, surging up the jazz indie and radio airplay charts with its first single "Haiti." January 9, 2012, Gentle Warrior jumped from 79 to 46 on the "SmoothJazz.com Current Top 50 Indie Chart." It moved from 23…
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11 Jan
Award-Winning Jazz Vocalist Chris Williams Receives Nomination for 2012 OC Music Awards Best Jazz
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Award-winning local jazz vocalist, Chris Williams has been nominated in the category of Best Jazz for the Orange County Music Awards, to be held March 3 at The Grove in Anaheim.
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08 Jan
Jazz & Blues Florida January 2012 Online Edition Posted
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The 11th Goa arts and literary festival at the International Centre in Goa featured the multi talented New-York based singer/actor/dancer/film maker Devika Bhise on the 20th of December.
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28 Dec
Entertainment Cruise Productions continues to sail beyond jazz
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St. Louis, MO (13 December 2011): It began a decade ago when then 70 year-old Anita Berry became the first person ever to charter a full cruise ship to create The Jazz Cruise featuring over a dozen of the genres' grandest musicians. A St. Louis-based company, Jazz Cruises, LLC was…
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28 Dec
Project Grand Slam Releases New Cover of The Hollies Hit, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" To Benefit Victims of Child Abuse
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Project Grand Slam (PGS), the contemporary electric jazz group, has today released their version of the classic Hollies hit, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", with Special Guest Vocals by Joye Hennessey. The song is dedicated to the victims of child abuse, relating to the Penn State sexual abuse scandal.
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Bangalore based jazz virtuoso Amit Heri recently set off the season at Jazz Inn, Cavelossim, with some absolutely smoking live jazz, along with local jazzmen Colin D'Cruz on fretless bass and Lester Godinho on drums. The Amit Heri trio made sure the venue lived up to it's name. Each and…
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