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 25.06.2025 Jojo Records announces the June 27, 2025 release of Daybreak, the latest album from New York-based flutist Itai Kriss. This new collection showcases Kriss's distinctive approach to the instrument, blending jazz, gospel, and Brazilian influences to create a thematic journey that follows the natural progression of a day. Drawing on his musical roots from Israel and his deep appreciation for American jazz traditions, Kriss presents eight original compositions highlighting the flute's expressive range and versatility, inviting listeners to experience the instrument in a bold new light. read more25.06.2025 In his first album as a leader in a half-century, multi-instrumental wizard Roger Glenn celebrates his 80th birthday with My Latin Heart, a panoramic journey through his lifelong passion for Afro-Caribbean rhythms read more 25.06.2025 On Someone to Someone, the powerhouse new album from Jon Irabagon, the kaleidoscopic saxophonist revisits his past in a tale of two cities—New York, where he rose to prominence, and Chicago, where he simply rose. read more 25.06.2025 In Lieu of Flowers, the new album by composer and saxophonist Dave Anderson's New York-based quartet, pays tribute to inspirations here and gone, while reflecting on the ways people honor those who shape our lives. read more 24.06.2025 The rumors are true. Rising Filipino-American guitarist Karl Evangelista has officially teamed up with 577 Records to reveal an aural feast fit for melophile royalty. In his first album with the label, Bukas, his quintet (Karl Evangelista's Apura) is joined by a very special guest: drum legend Andrew Cyrille. This thought-provoking avant-garde piece doesn't only recognize the need for a better world. It also creates a mesmerizing platform for discovering what that could look like. read more 24.06.2025 Brett Bottomley is astounding on the Chapman Stick, which is a guitar like instrument with 12 strings played by tapping on the fretboard. The Stick has a very wide range from extremely low bass-notes to the more traditional guitar range. read more 24.06.2025 The show explores a captivating cultural moment from the 1950s and '60s, when American pop hits were adapted into Italian and became hits in their own right. Expect fresh jazz arrangements of these iconic songs, original compositions, and inventive reinterpretations. read more
 10.06.2025 Now in its 28th year, The Columbia Pike Blues Festival is an electrifying summer celebration that brings together music, community, and culture to the heart of Arlington's most vibrant corridor. This festival is the largest blues festival in the D.C. metropolitan area. Presented by the Columbia Pike Partnership in partnership with Arlington Arts, the festival shines a spotlight on the phenomenal musical talent of Washington D.C. while honoring the rich diversity and lively spirit of the local Arlington, Virginia area. read more23.05.2025 On Monday May 26, a special Sol Roots band formation performs at "Blue Monday Concert Series" at Westminster D.C. This will be a special Memorial Day evening concert. Sol Roots performs an award-winning blend of New Orleans influenced funk, deep blues, heartfelt jazz and soul, and energetic rock. Known for his ferocious guitar skills and soulful vocals, Sol has toured around the world with many musical legends. read more  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 more11.04.2025 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
24.06.2025 Released on April 23, 2024, Onde was created in collaboration with Ernesto Nobili and Cristiano Della Monica, and produced by the Apulian label Zero Nove Nove, which this year also placed 5th and 6th in the same rankings with Culla e tempesta by the all-female quartet Faraualla, and Talassa by singer-songwriter Dario Muci. read more 24.06.2025 "The Cameroonian master musician Franck Biyong remains an enigma on his kick-ass new single for Tangential Music. Only he could follow up his brilliant tribute to the great musicians of Africa on his 2024 album - 'Radio Masoda' - with a tough-as-nails psychedelic blues-rock tune that channels Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Miles and a host of Afro Rock and boogie blues devotees. read more 04.06.2025 "Snake Charmer", which is the title of the debut single by the Serbian born band Sekvoya, intertwines eastern melodies with western arrangements and, by mixing traditional sounds with modern rhythms, creates a unique and timeless fusion of Anatolian Rock, Psychedelia, and World Music. read more 22.05.2025 British singer with international focus, Holly Holden, is set to release the 8-track album "al andar" on 11th July 2025. The album launch concert will take place at Folklore in London on 17th July 2025. This Spanish and English album includes collaborations with some of the absolute top musicians from London's Latin American music scene: read more |
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