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04.10.2024 As summer turns to autumn and autumn to winter, few cultural aesthetic shifts are as iconic as the sounds of radio, coffee shops, and individual playlists alike. As the weather gets brisker, more and more turntable needles begin touching down on the beloved records of Vince Guraldi and Frank Sinatra, and "Linus and Lucy" once again become a dominant hit on the airwaves. read more 04.10.2024 For Your Grammy Consideration Best Jazz Instrumental Album! SOUND EMBRACE JOHN MENEGON (bass & compositions) JEAN MICHEL-PILC (piano) CHET DOXAS (sax) JIM DOXAS (drums) All original compositions by John Menegon written in 2022-23 and recorded at Boutique De Son in Montreal on January 9 (2023) and mixed and mastered by David Darlington at Bass Hit Studio in NYC. Release Date April 10, 2024 read more 04.10.2024 An original to the core, Laird asserts that whenever you sing, you're giving voice to your soul. She spreads her emotional soundscape wide. She dives deep into dramatic mystery, quiet romance, elemental wonder, profound sadness, ruminative ecstasy, improvisational beauty and the dreamy tug between longing within and pushing outward away from all boundaries to find freedom. read more 04.10.2024 Yonathan Avishai | "La Mélancolie" Yonathan Avishai | Yoni Zelnik | Donald Kontomanou Release date: October 4th, 2024 For this third single from "Shapes and Sounds", his new trio album, the pianist offers us a moving interpretation of the song "La Mélancolie" (Melancholia) by the legendary French singer Léo Ferré. read more 03.10.2024 Guitarist and composer Dan Pitt has been a vital force in the Canadian jazz and improvised music landscape for the good part of a decade now. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Pitt now lives and works in Toronto, where he performs regularly in a variety of music genres and groups. He also ventures further afield within Canada and to the USA, working alongside a varied cast of musicians that has included read more 03.10.2024 Although JIM SELF recently retired from his teaching position at the University of Southern California that he held for nearly 50 years, he has not slowed down one iota. He's actually busier than ever. The tuba master, prolific recording artist, and in-demand studio musician is not only presenting FEELS SO GOOD, his 23rd album (including all of his jazz and classical releases), read more 03.10.2024 Resonance Records proudly presents Lights on a Satellite: Live at the Left Bank, a blazing set of previously unissued 1978 concert recordings by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Cosmo Swing Arkestra, as a limited two-LP set for RSD Black Friday, November 29. read more
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 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 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 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
 04.10.2024 Renowned musician Bickram Ghosh has once again captured the hearts of audiences with his latest album, "Glorious India, " where he brings together top flute, sitar, and tabla players to showcase these traditional instruments in a fresh light. With a mesmerizing fusion of sounds and styles, Ghosh not only celebrates the rich musical heritage of India but also reflects the country's vibrant present and promising future. On "Glorious India, " Ghosh skillfully blends different melodies and rhythms, collaborating with some of the most talented musicians in the industry, including Grammy Winner Rakesh Chaurasia, Purbayan Chatterjee, and Kumaresh, among others. Each track on the album pays homage to Indian classical music while adding a contemporary twist, appealing to a diverse audience. read more03.10.2024 "With 12 years as a collaborator of the afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen (also co-composer and director of Tony's Blue Note masterpiece 'The Source'), who better than the Paris based saxophonist, composer, arranger and producer Yann Jankielewicz to remix Franck Biyong's tribute to the maestro, 'Oladipo'? read more 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 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
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