Artist Spotlight
SPOTLIGHT - LUBA MASON - Triangle Actress and recording artist Luba Mason released her 4th solo album titled TRIANGLE, featuring a new intimate line-up never recorded before in the jazz world consisting of Luba’s rich vocal mastery, fueled by the legendary Joe Locke on Vibraphone and the brilliant James Genus [...]
SPOTLIGHT - RODERICK HARPER - Evolving Featured guests include piano legend Ellis Marsalis, sax icon Donald Harrison & vocalist/drummer Jamison Ross New Orleans-based vocalist Roderick Harper will release his exceptional new album 'Evolving' November 20, 2020. 'Evolving' is more than just the title of Harper's new record; it's his entire way of life. "I've spent the [...]
SPOTLIGHT - NILS - Play Walk into the studio of most famous guitarists and you’ll feel like you’re at Guitar Center, spotting a massive collection of axes, each of which offers the right sound for their latest projects. Nils has gleefully defied that collector stereotype, scoring hit after contemporary urban [...]
SPOTLIGHT - TED NASH QUINTET Releases his first live recording in over 25 years Two-time Grammy–winning composer and saxophonist Ted Nash releases his first live recording in over 25 years. Known for his highly-acclaimed works (Presidential Suite, Chakra, Portrait in Seven Shades) this much anticipated release provides an opportunity for Nash [...]
Available at Amazon SPOTLIGHT - TONY SAUNDERS Tony Saunders’ life story could be the script to a hit movie. Son of legendary keyboardist and composer Merl Saunders, Tony’s life has been a musical adventure. As a child he was taught piano by Herbie Hancock, and for his tenth birthday he was given an electric [...]
Available at Amazon SPOTLIGHT - Resilient jazz singer Anna Danes finds her wings Emboldened by her own recent diagnosis, the chanteuse aims to empower and educate others with “Find Your Wings.” SAN DIEGO (XX August 2016): It was against all odds that Anna Danes found herself standing in Capitol [...]
JazzMonthly.com Artist Spotlight Sexto Sentido "The Way" is SEXTO SENTIDO'S most recent CD. For the first time the girls relied only on their own creative skills and included their very own compositions and arrangements... kept like a treasure for years in their private song collection. The CD was recorded in the leading studio of Havana [...]
JazzMonthly.com Artist Spotlight Funkee Boy So many times an artist will put out a “companion” video with his or her song almost as… well, as an “afterthought.” The video is often just a gratuitous “secondary” project, leaving the viewer scratching his head wondering what the connection is between what he is HEARING, and what he [...]
JazzMonthly.com Artist Spotlight Paula Atherton Multi/instrumentalist/vocalist Paula Athertonhas released another fine CD on Dot Time Records called "Enjoy The Ride." Since her premier CD about nine years ago ("Let Me Inside Your Love"), Paula's energy and craftsmanship has grown to even a higher level as you'll hear on this new CD. "Enjoy The Ride" is a [...]
JazzMonthly.com Artist Spotlight Mike Longo On his second live trio album, A Celebration of Diz and Miles, jazz pianist Mike Longo pays tribute to two of the greatest trumpet players of all time, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis. Longo played extensively with Gillespie for a quarter-century, and jammed onstage with Davis during shared club dates [...]