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Camila Meza's 'Portal' (GroundUp)
20.05.2025 GroundUP Music is proud to announce the release of Portal, the sixth album and GroundUP debut by multifaceted vocalist-guitarist-composer Camila Meza. Produced by Meza and pianist Shai Maestro, Portal features drummer Ofri Nehemya and harpist Margaret Davis, with special guests including vocalists Gretchen Parlato and Becca Stevens, drummer Caleb Vangelder, pianist Gadi Lehavi, and spoken word artist Faumelisa Manquepillán. read more

Guitarist Guillaume Muller to release "Six Pieces of Horace"
20.05.2025 This project started during the pandemic in 2021. At first it wasn't meant to be a solo guitar record. All I wanted to do at the time was to study Horace's discography chronologically covering the 50's and the 60's and develop my own language as a musician. read more

New from Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Project – 'SHADES OF SOUND: Gil Evans Project Live at Jazz Standard, Vol. 2’
20.05.2025 Multi-Grammy Award-winning producer Ryan Truesdell reopens the Gil Evans Project vaults to release a new album of material recorded live at the beloved (now shuttered) New York City club, Jazz Standard. SHADES OF SOUND: Gil Evans Project Live at Jazz Standard, Vol. 2 will be released May 30, 2025 on Outside in Music. read more

"BASIE ROCKS!" ​TOPS ​TRADITIONAL JAZZ CHART AT #1!
20.05.2025 Basie Rocks! debuted at #1 on the Current Traditional Jazz Album Sales chart and #12 on Billboard's Traditional Jazz Albums chart. The album, released May 2nd on Green Hill Records, was the highest debut for the week's Billboard Traditional Jazz chart. read more

Vocalist Marina Pacowski's "Jazz Standards, Vol. 7: The Music of Carl Saunders," A Tribute to the Late Trumpet Virtuoso
20.05.2025 Since MARINA PACOWSKI arrived in Los Angeles in 2017 from her native France, she has earned the reputation as a premier vocal technician who is not afraid to tackle the most demanding arrangements. That is not surprising considering she also works as a classical pianist and grew up scatting along with her parents' Ella Fitzgerald records. For her newest recording, NEW JAZZ STANDARDS VOL 7: THE MUSIC OF CARL SAUNDERS, Pacowski presents the music of her friend, the late, great trumpet master and composer. read more

Singer-Songwriter Ola Onabulé & Guitarist Nicolas Meier Present - Proof of Life, Sharing a Passion for Culturally Diverse Musical Expressions.
20.05.2025 British-Nigerian singer-songwriter Ola Onabulé, in collaboration with Swiss guitarist Nicolas Meier, is set to release a new album titled Proof of Life on June 30, 2025. read more

RBH Jazz Camp, Vermont, July 21-27, 2025
18.05.2025 RBH Jazz Camp, Vermont provides a unique immersive experience. Participants learn from world-renowned faculty, while also building relationships with them and each other, elements key to the Jazz art form. Participants are placed in bands, overseen by a star faculty band leader, with whom they practice throughout the week culminating in a final performance read more

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Sol Roots band with guest David B. Cole perform in Falls Church, Virginia
06.05.2025 On Thursday May 8, the Sol Roots Band with guest David B.Cole perform a special concert of New Orleans influenced funk, deep blues, heartfelt soul and R&B, upbeat jazz, and hypnotic rhythms at JV's Music Room located in Falls Church, Virginia. Hailed as a fierce guitarist and soulful vocalist, Sol Roots has toured around the world with many musical legends. His monthly residency concerts at the legendary JV's Music Room in Northern Virginia feature an array of special guest appearances of world-class performers. read more

"Which Way Do We Go?" - the new album from Brandon Santini
11.04.2025 Recorded in his former hometown of Memphis, TN, Which Way Do We Go?' showcases Santini at his most authentic, weaving deeply personal songs written during the pandemic and its aftermath into a tapestry of raw emotion and masterful musicianship. read more

Linwood Taylor Band (with Sol Roots) perform in Washington D.C.
11.04.2025 "Two champions of the blues on one stage!" "Linwood Taylor's raw guitar power meets Sol Roots' funk-fueled soul as two blues titans collide on April 9, in Washington D.C." On Wednesday April 9, two world class performers, Linwood Taylor and Sol Roots, join forces for a powerful concert of deep blues, energetic rock and funk, and heartfelt soul. Experience an electrifying night of blues and soul as Linwood Taylor, a bluesman steeped in the traditions of Howlin' Wolf, Jimi Hendrix, and Albert Collins, takes the stage at Takoma Station in Washington D.C. read more

Sol Roots performs in Alexandria VA (Funk, Soul, Jazz, Blues)
04.04.2025 On Friday April 4, the Sol Roots trio performs a night of dynamic funk, upbeat jazz, deep blues and soul, and hypnotic rhythms at Two Nineteen in Old Town Alexandria, VA. The Sol Roots band performs an award-winning blend of New Orleans influenced funk, upbeat jazz, deep blues and soul, and hypnotic rhythms. Known for his ferocious guitar skills and soulful vocals, Sol has toured around the world with many musical legends. read more

world music news

Edson Natale & Paulo Brandão - Ruidagem, a garagem das sete lembranças
25.04.2025 For nearly ten years, Brazilian musicians and sound artists Edson Natale and Paulo Brandão have been quietly crafting something extraordinary—an immersive exploration of how everyday noises shape our lives. Their ambitious project, rooted in the concept of ruídos afetivos (affective noise), weaves together sound, memory, and storytelling through an album and a companion book, set to launch in tandem. The Genesis: A Sonic Archive of the Everyday read more

Out May 30 - Dickson and Familiar 'All the Light of Our Sphere'
15.04.2025 What happens when a cutting-edge klezmer artist and a former rock musician come together to make music? The extraordinary electro-acoustic sound showcased on All the Light of Our Sphere, the new album by clarinetist Glenn Dickson and electronic musician Bob Familiar. Due May 30, 2025 on the Sounds Familiar label, read more

World music sprinkled with jazz sensibilities Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet & Elden Kelly
15.04.2025 Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet & Elden Kelly Catalyst The Music of Gregg Hill Label: Cold Plunge Records Add Date: May 12, 2022 Street Date: May 16, 2025 Artist Website: davesharpworldsquartet.com For every household name in music, there are countless creative musicians who remain largely unrecognized. The Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet is composed of such exceptional artists, and this year marks a decade of their work together as one of the most intriguing yet underappreciated world music groups on the scene today. read more

Niloo - Neesa
15.04.2025 On May 2, Victoria's Niloo will drop her new single pre-revolutionary Iranian pop tune "Nessa" from her upcoming LP Sour Cherry. Niloo Farahzadeh is a musician, singer-songwriter, and visual artist whose work is as captivating as it is genre-defying. Based in Lekwungen Territory (Victoria, BC, Canada), Niloo blends shoegaze, dreampop, folk, and Iranian pop into a soundscape that feels both otherworldly and familiar, read more


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