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KARL LATHAM'S LIVING STANDARDS II Saturday February 22nd @ Shanghai Jazz 7:00 pm 10:30 pm
17.02.2025 Saturday February 22nd 7:00 pm 10:30 pm Shanghai Jazz 24 Main StreetMadison, NJ, 07940 KARL LATHAM'S LIVING STANDARDS II WITH KARL LATHAM DRUMS MITCH STEIN GUITAR CALVIN X JONES BASS STEVE MYERSON KEYS read more

Out Now Yuko Mabuchi - Etheral (Jazz Single)
17.02.2025 "Mabuchi's richly soulful, multi-cultural and effortlessly elegant vibe eases gracefully into the jazz realm with her dazzling new single." JW Vibe This single is featured on Yuko Mabuchi's upcoming album release entitled "QUANTUM." "Ethereal" is a magically inspiring composition written and produced by Jeff Lorber read more

Gustavo Cortiñas' 'The Crisis Knows No Borders' is out April 11, 2025 via Desafío Candente Records
15.02.2025 Desafío Candente Records proudly announces the April 11, 2025 release of The Crisis Knows No Borders, the latest album from esteemed drummer and composer Gustavo Cortiñas. Throughout the release, the Chicago-based artist presents a compelling musical narrative that examines sustainability and global interconnectedness, featuring an exceptional ensemble that includes guitarist Dave Miller, tenor saxophonist Jon Irabagon, and violinist Mark Feldman. read more

Lenny White Only One Night! March 6th
15.02.2025 The life and music of Lenny White — the iconic GRAMMY-winning drummer, who is among jazz music's most prolific and celebrated artists, producers, composers and sidemen — will be fêted at a one-night-only celebration filled with music and memories at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall. read more

Robin Simone Hollywood Orchestra - Brand New Video
15.02.2025 Robin Simone is a singer-songwriter whose four-octave range and lifelong devotion to big band music have contributed to performances for Jamie Foxx, Burt Bacharach, Lalo Schifrin, Arturo Sandoval, Sofia Vergara, Taraji P. Henson, Bernie Mac, among many others. read more

What's Coming Up at Birdland: February 17 - March 2
15.02.2025 February 17-18 (Monday-Tuesday) 5:30 & 8:30 PM – Birdland Theater Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks Catch Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks every Monday evening in January at Birdland Theater! Giordano, the recipient of a GRAMMY Award for his work scoring the HBO show Boardwalk Empire, is a master composer and arranger whose 11-piece band, The Nighthawks, read more

April 11 via Pyroclastic: Ingrid Laubrock's Purposing the Air
14.02.2025 Purposing The Air, out April 11, 2025 via Pyroclastic Records, sets to music 60 brief yet evocative koans for the pairings of Fay Victor/Mariel Roberts, Sara Serpa/Matt Mitchell, Theo Bleckmann/Ben Monder, and Rachel Calloway/Ari Streisfeld (Duo Cortona) read more

blues and rock news

Blues/Rock legends Linwood Taylor and Sol Roots perform at The Listening Booth
08.02.2025 On Saturday February 8, two world class performers, Linwood Taylor and Sol Roots, join forces for a powerful concert of deep blues, energetic rock, raw 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 The Listening Booth. read more

The legendary Nighthawks perform at The Room at Cedar Grove
29.01.2025 On Friday January 24, the legendary blues and roots rock group, The Nighthawks, perform at The Room at Cedar Grove. The Room at Cedar Grove is an intimate concert hall and supper club located on Delaware's scenic coast.​ The legendary blues group The Nighthawks have been traveling the country for over 50 years, playing their free wheeling mix of low down dirty blues, R&B, soul, and rockabilly. The band is led by master harmonica player, vocalist, and blues historian, Mark Wenner. read more

Smooth Jazz / R&B Artist Reggie Braxton Covers Erykah Badu’s “Next Lifetime” with Motown Inspired Brax-Tone Style
29.01.2025 When you hail from the Motor City with a grandmother who sang the blues, and a cousin who was one of the original Motown Temptations, music just kind of rests in your spirit and organically becomes who you are. Pianist, singer, songwriter and producer, Reggie Braxton has aptly honed such impactful melodious roots into his debut release, "The Brax-Tone Experience, " a luxurious jazz infused, heart caressing collection of original and timeless R&B singles. read more

world music news

Mark O'Leary Terje Isungset Shamanic Voices
14.02.2025 Irish guitar hero Mark O'Leary continues to pursue the outer boundaries of improvisation. Here, he aligns with Norwegian percussionist Terje Isungset for a polytonal and multihued improv fest. On 2008's Shamanic Voices, with more on the way, the guitarist intermingles acoustic and electric guitar parts with his partner's keen use of disparate percussion objects. Loaded with contrasts, O'Leary shades the proceedings with injections of electronics and a myriad of guitars. Whether he fuses fuzz-toned pyrotechnics with Isungset's shakers, woodblocks, cymbals and drums, O'Leary looms as a unifying force throughout. read more

Composers Concordance Presents - 'Seth & Gene’s Excellent Electroacoustic Adventure'
12.02.2025 On Monday, March 8th, 2025 at 7pm at Westbeth, Composers Concordance presents 'Seth & Gene's Excellent Electroacoustic Adventure'. Composers Gene Pritsker and Seth Boustead will perform a duo concert featuring special guests, poets Robert C. Ford and Imelda O'Reilly. read more

Acclaimed Vocalist Mafalda Minnozzi's "RIOFONIC" Presents Brazilian Classics with an Original Twist
08.02.2025 Vocalist MAFALDA MINNOZZI is releasing her fourth jazz album, RIOFONIC, for the USA market produced by New York guitarist, arranger and musical director PAUL RICCI. Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, the album features her beautiful tone, gentle swing, and superb facility for singing in multiple languages. Minnozzi is a touring artist with three home bases. She performs regularly in New York City, where she can be found singing in top clubs like Birdland, Mezzrow, and Django. read more

Out Today, Feb. 7: Griot Songs – Omar Thomas Large Ensemble's Vibrant Take on the Modern Griot
07.02.2025 "Griot Songs firmly plants Omar Thomas in the pantheon of distinguished and exceptional writers." – Grammy-winning drummer/composer Terri Lyne Carrington In West African tradition, the griot is a storyteller, poet and musician whose songs become a repository for a community's traditions and history. Griot Songs – the third release by the Omar Thomas Large Ensemble – is a distinctly personal and emotionally vibrant take on the role of the modern griot. read more


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