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Geoffrey Keezer's 'Live at Birdland', with John Patitucci and Clarence Penn, is out August 16, 2024
04.07.2024 Grammy Award-winning pianist and composer Geoffrey Keezer issues his first live trio record in more than 15 years. Uniting colossal improvisers and masters of fluid foundation John Patitucci and Clarence Penn, Geoffrey Keezer Live at Birdland presents an album-length gesture that reinvigorates the soul of live releases from the heart of New York City. read more

Philip Weberndoerfer - Tides feat Dayna Stephens (Shifting Paradigm Records)
04.07.2024 Philip Weberndoerfer Tides Label: Shifting Paradigm Records Street Date: August 23rd, 2024 Add Date: August 19, 2024 Philip Weberndoerfer - guitar Richard Mikel - bass Peter Traunmueller -drums Dayna Stephens - saxophones (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8) read more

Michael Eaton's 'The Phenomenal' (Mother Brain Records)
04.07.2024 Saxophonist and composer Michael Eaton announces the July 5, 2024 release of his third album as a leader, The Phenomenal, on the Kansas City, MO-based Mother Brain Records. After two studio albums on Destiny Records, Individuation (2014) with NEA Jazz Master David Liebman and Dialogical (2016) with guitarist Lionel Loueke, Eaton, and Individuation return with a new installment of minimalist-inspired, 20th-century classical, and electronically-inflected modern jazz. read more

Bill Warfield and The Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra's ‘Chesapeake' is out August 2, 2024 via Planet Arts
04.07.2024 There's a nostalgic photo from his own youth that trumpeter-composer-arranger-bandleader and Baltimore native Bill Warfield cherishes to this day. It's a picture of his father and his uncle John in a fishing boat, tonging for oysters on Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. "My father's family came from Delmarva Peninsula there and they were fishermen on the Chesapeake Bay, " he recalled. "He and all his brothers grew up fishing the brackish water on the Bay. read more

David Haney New York Jazz Stories
04.07.2024 David Haney New York Jazz Stories with Special Guest Steven Bernstein at Drom, NYC Event Details: What: David Haney's New York Jazz Stories ft. Steven Bernstein (Live) When: July 19th, 2024 @ 8 PM Where: DROM, 85 Avenue A, New York, NY 10003 read more

JUNO Award Winner Kellylee Evans Conveys Reflection and Healing on New EP 'Show Love'
04.07.2024 Within her newest musical effort, JUNO award-winning singer, songwriter and motivational speaker Kellylee Evans expresses a newfound level of self-reflection. Through addicting jazz compositions and her powerful expression of soul, Evans' new six-track EP Show Love exemplifies her signature sound while taking her artistry to new heights. read more

"Augie Haas +8 Live At The Speakeasy" - Out August 16, 2024
02.07.2024 Each of the ten tracks on jazz trumpeter/singer Augie Haas's new album, Augie Haas +8 Live At The Speakeasy, was recorded in one take before a live audience on a single night in May 2024. Set for release on August 16, 2024, the record realizes Haas's desire to create an album where listeners close their eyes and feel transported to a basement speakeasy in NYC, hearing great jazz and having an amazing time basking in the environment of what jazz is all about – the players, the listeners, and the moment. read more

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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

Chicago Blues Hall of Famer Paul Filipowicz 2024 New York Tour
03.05.2024 Experience the electric soul of Chicago's blues through the legendary Paul Filipowicz! Born and bred in the heart of Chicago, Paul's journey began on the South Side, where he absorbed the raw energy of Otis Rush's electrifying performances. read more

2 new Delmark blues singles for review - Tad Robinson & Elliott Sharp's Terraplane
03.04.2024 TAD ROBINSON back with DELMARK!!! Delmark releases new live digital single from soul blues singer supreme TAD ROBINSON –"That's How Strong My Love Is" with the Delmark All-Stars! Welcome back to the Delmark family, Tad! read more

People of all Faiths Welcome to In-The-Bowery ‘s Good Friday Blues Service 3.29.24 12:00-3:00 pm
23.03.2024 Staying true to its long history and commitment to justice and mercy through worship and the arts, poetry, dance, and historic preservation, St. Mark's Church In-The-Bowery, the Rev Anne Marie Witchger, Priest in Charge announces plans for its annual Good Friday Blues on Friday, March 29th noon to 3:00 p.m. read more

world music news

FALCON RIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL 2024
28.06.2024 The 36th Falcon Ridge Folk Festival prepares for its annual flight, 3 days of music, dance, community, and overflowing goodwill to all on Fri/Sat/Sun July 26, 27 & 28 at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen CT. read more

Bossa Nova Buddies: JUNO Nominees Alex Bird, Ewen Farncombe & Cheo Turn Chance Meeting Into 'Papaya'"
21.06.2024 Stop us if you've heard this one before: Two Toronto jazzmen and a Brooklyn DJ walk into a bar. And when they all walk out, they've written the slap of the summer. Okay, that's a bit of an oversimplification. But it's still a good thumbnail for how we got "Papaya, " the intoxicating first collaboration between Canadian national treasures of jazz Alex Bird and Ewen Farncombe and Venezuelan-born, New York-based Latin-dance giant Cheo. And boy, is their story a case of being in the right place at the right time. read more

Will Calhoun's Mail Project with special guest Cheick-Tidiane Seck Marcus Garvey Park Saturday, June 22nd 6PM
20.06.2024 Will Calhoun is a two time Grammy winning interdisciplinary artist who graduated from the Berklee college of music. Although he's mostly known for his drumming/composing with the genre bending Rock Band Living Colour; he's recorded with, toured and/or produced B.B. King, Mick Jagger, Pharaoh Sanders, Wayne Shorter, Lauryn Hill, Yassin Bey (Mos Def) Oumou Sangare, Philip Glass, and many others. read more

World Music Day 21 June
19.06.2024 Fête de la Musique, World Music Day is celebrated on Friday 21st June, 2024. Started in the early 1980s by the the French Ministry for Culture, World Music Day is a day now celebrated in around 120 countries of the world. Its whole purpose is to celebrate the wonders of music and is the perfect opportunity for musical events, live performances and new world music album releases. read more


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