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Greg Ward, Ziv Ravitz, Matthew Stevens and Leo Genovese present 'Full Cream' - out November 1 via Sugah Hoof Records
19.09.2024 Sugah Hoof Records is proud to announce the November 1 release of Full Cream, the debut from a collective of four celebrated and innovative musicians comprising Greg Ward and Ziv Ravitz alongside GRAMMY-Award winners Matthew Stevens and Leo Genovese. read more

David Weiss Sextet's 'Auteur' (Origin)
19.09.2024 Acclaimed trumpet player, composer, and unifying force David Weiss issues Auteur, spotlighting original music, never-before-recorded compositions from Freddie Hubbard and Slide Hampton, and the newest iteration of his award-winning band. His fourth release with the David Weiss Sextet — and the outfit's first in 10 years — Auteur features brilliant and penetrating orchestration and a virtuosic unity among bandmates, comprising longtime collaborators Myron Walden on alto saxophone and EJ Strickland on drums, and recent members Nicole Glover on tenor saxophone, David Bryant on piano, and Eric Wheeler on bass. read more

Florian Weber’s Imaginary Cycle, Conceived for Unique Instrumentation of Brass Ensemble and Piano
19.09.2024 Idiosyncratic, large-scale and in its fundamental disposition one of a kind, Florian Weber's Imaginary Cycle, conceived for the unique instrumentation of brass ensemble and piano, is a hybrid of multiple musical languages that seamlessly blends the harmonious with the oblique. read more

Swing into the 2024 Amelia Island Jazz Festival: A Week of Unforgettable Performances!
19.09.2024 The AMELIA ISLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL presents world-class jazz in many styles, including swing, bebop, Dixieland, big band, Latin, and contemporary. During the annual week-long festival, held every October since 2003, music is performed by jazz greats as well as fresh, up-and-coming young talent. read more

Oct 5-12: Pianist/composer Kris Davis tours to celebrate 'Run the Gauntlet
19.09.2024 Grammy-winning pianist/composer Kris Davis celebrates new trio album Run the Gauntlet with eight-city national tour October 5 – 12, 2024 Also performing January 7 – 12, 2025 at the Village Vanguard, NYC and in two European Tours January 23 – February 8, 2025 and May 17 – 25, 2025 read more

PONY BOY ALL-STAR BIG BAND this is now
19.09.2024 Pony Boy All-Star Big Band NW CD Release Tour - Homecoming Finale Friday, September 20th 8pm-10pm Boxley's JazzClubsNW 228-A West North Bend Way Purchase Ticket Direct Link Featuring drums & director: Greg Williamson piano: John Hansen bass: Heather Chriscaden saxophones: Tracy Knoop, Travis Ranney, Steve Treseler, Chris Fagan, Kandin Neri, Matso Limtiaco trumpets: Mike Mines, Brian Shaw, Keith Karns, Jay Thomas trombones: David Marriott, Conner Eisenmenger, Greg Schroeder, David Bentley, †Dan Marcus, †Audrey Stangland read more

Edward Simon, Scott Colley & Brian Blade's 'Three Visitors' is out November 1, 2024 via GroundUP Music
19.09.2024 To Three Visitors — that's pianist Edward Simon, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Brian Blade — the concept of visitation has many facets, and all of them are traversed to stunning effect on the trio's new album from GroundUP Music, arriving November 1. read more

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RnB/Jazz/Pop Singer Gracie Ella Finds Peace and Comfort in New Single "Skin"
04.09.2024 Canadian singer-songwriter Gracie Ella conveys a beautiful combination of soulful vocals, vulnerable songwriting, and a wide array of diverse influences in her music. Through her art, the Toronto, ON native wants more than anything to comfort listeners. On her latest single, "Skin, " Ella shares how confident she has become with herself and how she doesn't desire anything but her own independence and invincibility. read more

Linwood Taylor Band (w Sol Roots) perform at The Room at Cedar Grove on Friday Sept 13
02.09.2024 On Friday September 13, The Linwood Taylor Band, with special guest Sol Roots, perform at the intimate concert hall and supper club, The Room at Cedar Grove, which is located on Delaware's scenic coast. The Room at Cedar Grove regularly showcases some of the very best in Mid Atlantic area blues, jazz, and rock talent. read more

Wheaton Downtown presents Sol Roots (Funk, Soul, Blues, Rock) July 26
07.08.2024 The Wheaton Arts & Entertainment District, in Wheaton Maryland, has partnered with the iconic Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center for this year's TGIF Summer Concert Series, offering after-work celebrations on Friday evenings. The weekly series, which continues through Aug. 30, will feature bands ranging from The Nighthawks, Sol Roots, Chopteeth, and Gordon Sterling and The People. read more

Sol Roots Band with guest Vince Evans perform in Northern Virginia
17.06.2024 On Thursday June 13, the Sol Roots Band with guest Vince Evans perform a special concert of dynamic funk, heartfelt jazz, and deep blues and soul, at JV's Music Room located in Northern 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. For the month of June 2024, the special guest will be the powerful keyboardist and vocalist Vince Evans. read more

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Award Winning Trinidadian Trumpeter Etienne Charles to Perform at the Vermont Jazz Center on Saturday, September 21st, 2024 at 7:30 PM
18.09.2024 The Vermont Jazz Center is excited to lift off its 2024-25 concert season on Saturday September 21st with the dynamic Trinidadian trumpeter, composer and percussionist, Etienne Charles. Etienne Charles has traveled the world, seeking connections and differences between the rhythms and forms of Caribbean folkloric music. His band, Creole Soul, is his musical laboratory. read more

Carmen Souza: New Album Release
06.09.2024 The seamstress of worlds and words, Carmen Souza, returns with her eleventh album Port'Inglês (English Port). This Arts Council England supported album releases through Galileo Music Communication on 27th September 2024, with the launch concert taking place on 30th November at London's Crazy Coqs. read more

Apollo Chamber Players: Trace of Time, Ft. Tango and Spiritual-Infused Reflections on Diverse Cultures and Passage of Time
06.09.2024 On Friday, August 23, 2024, Apollo Chamber Players releases their seventh album, Trace of Time, as a digital release on Azica Records. In this project featuring works by Héctor Del Curto, Julia Smith, Jessie Montgomery, Adolphus Hailstork, Astor Piazzolla and Agustín Bardi, Apollo brings together a diverse patchwork of cultural stories seen partly through the lens of how they linger in our memories as time passes. read more

Romanian Pianist Lucian Ban and American Violist Mat Maneri Find Fresh Inspiration in Béla Bartók on Transylvanian Dance
20.08.2024 Transylvanian Dance takes as its starting point transcriptions of folk songs and dance tunes collected by Béla Bartók a century ago. For Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri, these pieces have become "springboards and sources of melodic material" for performances "that capture the spirit of the original yet allow us to improvise and bring our own world to them…" read more


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