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Austin Jazz Hall of Fame Awards
17.10.2024 The JAZZ HALL of FAME AWARDS honors accomplished Austin born or based music professionals. Its inductees are testament to the depth of talent this city has cultivated through the years. This year's honorees continue the stellar legacy. read more

Yulia Musayelyan: STRANGE TIMES - Coming November 15th
17.10.2024 Flutist and composer Yulia Musayelyan blends Latin American folk traditions with modern jazz aesthetics on her contemplative new release, "Strange Times" read more

MATT PANAYIDES Upcoming Live Appearances 11/8 Mr. Henry's DC 11/18 Silvana NYC
16.10.2024 Matt Panayides Upcoming Live Appearances Mr. Henry's Friday, November 8th 8-11pm Julian Berkowitz-drums Delorean Fullington-bass 601 Pennsylvania Ave SE Washington, DC 20003 Near Eastern Market Metro read more

Out Today - Songs of '69 Volume I - The new album from Genevieve Marentette
16.10.2024 Genevieve 'Gigi' Marentette sings the spirit of 1969 back to life. Her fresh, signature style breathes new colour into it all. Gigi's lens sweetly spins this nostalgic trip as she reawakens and reimagines some of the music from a time of raw soul, heart, love, and deep feeling. — John Devenish, JAZZ.FM91 read more

New Self-Titled Album "EUGENIE" by Eugenie Jones, Produced by Lonnie Plaxico
15.10.2024 Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and music legacy advocate Eugenie Jones prepares to again captivate audiences with a new release. Her self-titled album EUGENIE hits airwaves on January 20, 2025. read more

Dwayne Clemons' 'Center of Gravity: Live at Smalls' (Cellar)
15.10.2024 Dwayne Clemons — the Copenhagen-based trumpeter influenced by Louis Armstrong, Red Allen, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Dorham, and Fats Navarro — is thrilled to announce Center of Gravity: Live at Smalls. This sumptuous 2023 recording from the hallowed NYC club will be released on October 18, 2024, via Cellar. read more

Free improv, avant-jazz and punk rock meet on infectious Amsterdam-based Spinifex's ninth album
15.10.2024 Amsterdam-based sextet Spinifex crafts a dizzying but infectious blend of free improv, avant-jazz and punk rock on its scintillating ninth album Undrilling the Hole, due out November 22, 2024 via TryTone Records, features seven new compositions by alto saxophonist/artistic director Tobias Klein, with trumpeter Bart Maris, saxophonist John Dikeman, guitarist Jasper Stadhouders, bassist Gonçalo Almeida and drummer Philipp Moser read more

blues and rock news

FYC Eric Benét Best Traditional R & B Performance
14.10.2024 It's been eight years since R&B singer Eric Benét dropped an album. Now the vet is back on the scene and has tapped Tamar Braxton for an assist. "Something We Can Make Love To" features smooth and passionate vocals from both singers, set to an intimate and romantic mood. An alluring exchange of passionate lyrics can be heard over the three-minute track. read more

Rare B.B. King recording from Zev Feldman’s Deep Digs – seven-piece band heard on record for the first time
03.10.2024 Deep Digs, in cooperation with the B. B. King Estate, Universal Music Enterprises and INA France, will issue a sensational, previously unreleased B.B. King album, In France: Live at the 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival, as a limited two-LP set for RSD Black Friday on Nov. 29. read more

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

world music news

For Your Consideration: Amina Figarova & Matsiko World Orphan Choir "Suite for Africa"
15.10.2024 Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Suite for Africa Best Jazz Performance: Suite for Africa PART I "Spirit Africa, Spirit Liberia" Best Engineered Album: Suite for Afric Best Instrumental Composition: Dancing Clouds Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: Suite for Africa PART I, II and III Pianist/composer Amina Figarova pairs her stellar sextet with a choir of orphaned and at-risk children from Liberia on her masterful new album, featuring Wayne Escoffery, Bart Platteau, Alex Pope Norris, Yasushi Nakamura and Rudy Royston, joined by West Africa's Matsiko World Orphan Choir read more

For Your Consideration: Sanglinon by Caroline Julia Cabading – 67th Grammy Awards
14.10.2024 67TH GRAMMY AWARDS BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM Sugilanon, Caroline Cabading on Patois Records A story about one family of a larger Filipino-American experience in San Francisco since the early 1900s. read more

A Celebration of Ghazals with Pratibha Singh Baghel At Royal Albert Hall, Nov 17
10.10.2024 One of India's most versatile singers, Pratibha Singh Baghel's dream to perform ghazals at London's Royal Albert Hall, comes true on Sunday 17th November. In a sublime performance accompanied by South Asian musicians, Pratibha Singh Baghel celebrates ghazals and geet. Pronounced 'guzzle' – ghazals are poems that traditionally focus on romantic love, that lend themselves to being performed in a classical format with minimal musical accompaniment. read more

AYNUR "RABE" Kurdish Folk Music // FOR YOUR GRAMMY CONSIDERATION
05.10.2024 Internationally acclaimed and award-winning singer-composer Aynur is set to captivate audiences once again with her highly anticipated 8th studio album, "RABE" out now on all platforms! She is the outstanding, iconic voice of the Kurdish people. read more


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