Roy Brooks’s “Understanding,” a Crucial Jazz Rediscovery in Sound and Sense
What makes the Roy Brooks recording and its highlights a manifesto is a matter of cultural substance as much as musical form. From the nineteen-fifties through the seventies, the [...]
Triple Threat Performer ELIJAH ROCK Drops “All I Need is the Girl” from Forthcoming Full CD “Matters of the Heart”
The finer points of romance are a too often overlooked art...but with triple threat singer/dancer/actor Elijah Rock around, they are ever in bloom and on the rebound. Returning to [...]
Features
John Murray, a jazz bass phenom at 17, has constant appetite for music (and food): ‘He is extraordinary’
The winner of several prestigious national awards, 17-year-old bass phenomenon John Murray has a seemingly boundless ability to [...]
Jonathon Long Writes With Character And Meaning On ‘Parables Of A Southern Man’
The Baton Rouge-born Jonathon Long was a child prodigy who was playing guitar by age six and [...]
KENNEY POLSON – Colors of Brazil
Born in Kansas City and now based in the Pacific Northwest, veteran jazz saxophonist Kenney Polson is a [...]
KEVIN STEVENSON – Talk To Me
One of the most interesting aspects of checking out new artists making waves on the contemporary jazz [...]
DAVE KOZ AND CORY WONG – The Golden Hour
“Getaway Car”...”Junkyard Dunebuggy”...”Engine 71”...For Dave Koz and Cory Wong, there’s a method to the freewheeling madness in [...]
RED123 – Folk Song
Stephen Bryant’s long awaited debut album “Folk Song” is here, and he and his musical colleagues have [...]
Nelson Riddle: American Music’s Artist Behind the Scenes
Few members of the general public know how important an arranger is to music. But Nelson Riddle, [...]
Monifa Brown – Celebrating 25 years as Host of Saturday Afternoon Jazz
Doing anything for 25 years is pretty amazing. Being on the radio for 25 years is very [...]
Latest
Sheila E. will headline the 10th annual Uptown Jazz Festival
The annual Uptown Jazz Festival will return to North Long Beach in August and the headliner is, drum roll please, the “The Queen Of Percussion” [...]
Jazz On the Narrows Music Festival Coming to Kent Island Yacht Club in August
Get ready for Jazz on the Narrows ™ at the Kent Island Yacht Club. Muddy Waters Daughter, Mercy Morganfield, is bringing Jazz and Blues to [...]
Montclair Jazz Festival is back, starts this month at Lackawanna Plaza
Cocomama’s all-female Latin jazz orchestra will play Thursday, July 9, at Lackawanna Plaza — part of the Lackawanna Soundcheck series, kicking off three months of [...]
Snoop Dogg, jazz and more live music to take in this week in San Antonio
Here is your weekly music roundup. Read on for stuff to look forward to, new local songs, and shows happening this week. The Descendents are [...]
MARC ANTOINE – Something About Her
Marc Antoine's latest is a musical love letter to his wife as they celebrate their 25th Wedding Anniversary. The joyous affair unites Marc Antoine with his [...]
DANIEL GASSIN and his CROSSOVER BAND – Change of Heart
Daniel Gassin is an Australian pianist and composer of Franco-American descent based in Paris. Before relocating to France in 2013, Daniel garnered both local and international [...]
Cellar stellar: Vancouver jazz label celebrates 20 years of making records
What began as tenor sax player Cory Weeds’ vehicle to promote his live venue turned into two decades of releases on his Cellar Live label [...]
The Cold Stares Announce New Studio Album, ‘Heavy Shoes,’ Reveal New Song And Video For ‘In The Night Time’
Indiana duo The Cold Stares will release their new album Heavy Shoes on August 13th via Mascot Records (Black Stone Cherry, Crobot, Monster Truck). Ahead [...]
ColaJazz Fest coming to Midlands May 1-2
COLUMBIA – The 2021 ColaJazz Fest will be coming to the Midlands Saturday, May 1-2, at the Koger Center for the Arts. A #supportlocal themed [...]
Jazz Standard Presents Fred Hersch Trio
JAZZ STANDARD, one of the nation’s premier jazz clubs, is keeping the music alive with “The Flip Side Sessions”, a virtual concert series broadcasting fully-produced, [...]
Forget labels, we’re all one, says Grammy nominee Jon Batiste
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - American musician Jon Batiste says he set out to break the confines of genre in his new album, mixing [...]
Indonesia’s jazz giant — still cool and still playing
JAKARTA -- Idang Rasjidi sits alone in the middle of the night, having been driven from his recording studio by one of the frequent and [...]
News
Two Michigan Companies Partner to Create, Deliver Portable Shipping Container Recording Studios
DETROIT, Two industry market leaders are joining forces to creatively shape the future of sound and A/V production. [...]
Jon Hassell, Trumpeter and ‘Fourth World’ Composer, Dies at 84
Blending modern technology with traditional instruments, Mr. Hassell created a genre he described as “coffee-colored classical music of [...]
Musicians blend jazz rhythms across Estonia-Russia border
Two jazz musicians have given an unusual concert on the Estonia-Russia border • 2 min read NARVA, Estonia [...]
Whitney Center Jazz Orchestra returns to Kinnison Hall
The Whitney Center Jazz Orchestra will perform in concert on April 10 in Kinnison Hall at Sheridan College’s [...]
Paul Jackson, Funk Bassist With Herbie Hancock, Dies at 73
He was an integral member of Mr. Hancock’s jazz-funk band the Headhunters, whose albums reached millions in the [...]
NEW MUSIC
Mick Flannery and Susan O’Neill Announce New Album, ‘In the Game,’ Out September 2021
In a first for Mick Flannery, he and Irish newcomer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Susan O’Neill have come together [...]
ZAC CARSON – Something from Before
Writing music has always been a very personal experience for me. It’s an outlet for me to reflect [...]
PRIM – Garnet Tales
PRIM is an Austrian jazz ensemble that challenges the traditional piano trio format. Formed in 2015 in Vienna, [...]
MATT WILLARD – Por la Orrilla del Mar
Contemporary jazz saxophonist Matt Willard discovers a tropical sound in an unlikely locale: Nashville His debut single, “Por [...]
THE HILO-HI-FLYERS – Let’s Go Flyin
Southern California exotic jazz band, The Hilo Hi-Flyers, have released their newest single, “Let’s Go Flyin’”. Like their previous single, [...]
VINCE MENDOZA – Freedom Over Everything
First Single from Celebrated Multi-GRAMMY® Award Winning Arranger, Composer and Conductor Vince Mendoza's Upcoming Album, Freedom Over Everything, Available Now [...]
ALAN GOLDBERG – “The Show – Deluxe Edition”
Alan Goldberg’s New EP “The Show - Deluxe Edition” is Incidental Music With a Purpose Austin, Texas -May [...]
Jim Weider: A Common Man Advancing a Huge Legacy
Becoming a legend in the eyes of the masses wreaks havoc on most artists who might have imagined [...]
DUFFMUSIQ – Sidewalk Sequel
DUFFMUSIQ Sidewalk Sequel To draw from the title of his 2017 debut SOULLEASH, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and award-winning Canadian [...]
World Premiere Video: Tomislav Goluban Feat. Kelly Zirbes ‘Shoestring Blues’
After a 20-year music career and 11 studio albums, the proverb “The older – the crazier” definitely applies [...]
Exclusive World Premiere Video: Rosedale Junction’s ‘The Blizzard of ’73’
Americana blues band Rosedale Junction preserves the idea of the album format and what it represents — a [...]
“The Sixth Sense” – standard for XXI century fusion guitar
When one listens to the powerful guitar playing of Roman Miroschnichenko, it is easy to be reminded of [...]
Articles
Documentary: Dame Shirley Bassey
Most Americans know Shirley Bassey only from her three brassy James [...]
Documentary: Don Byas Returns
In 1970, tenor saxophonist Don Byas returned from Europe to perform [...]
‘There is no fear’: how a cold-war tour inspired Pakistan’s progressive jazz scene
‘There is no fear’: how a cold-war tour inspired Pakistan’s progressive [...]
After virtual performances due to pandemic, Jazz Arts Group eager for live appearances
During the coronavirus pandemic, the Jazz Arts Group helped audiences stay [...]
NPR Music’s 25 Favorite Albums Of 2021 (So Far)
Here we are halfway through 2021, this year of stepping back [...]