One only needs to meet composer, arranger, artist extraordinaire Paul English to feel the instant friendli- ness that exudes from this mild mannered giant within the world of music. A perfect example of someone working behind the scenes scoring or arranging opera for instance and then on the same day teaching music appreciation to a [...]
“.. what Shelly has done here is to take each piece out of its original setting and put it into a setting all his own. Herein lies, I think, the most remarkable aspect of this album. Shelly has given each piece a mood and a quality quite different from al! the rest and while doing [...]
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For Wynton Marsalis, jazz music isn’t just something you compose, perform or listen to. It helps provide a path forward during tough times. Like many Americans, the acclaimed trumpeter, composer and bandleader has had his share of them during the past 12 months. After the coronavirus pandemic hit, the 15-member big band Marsalis leads, the [...]
Offers Up His Own Life as Testament to How Much African Americans Have Achieved Multitalented radio personality and voiceover artist Cayman Kelly has already achieved a series of important milestones in his life and career as an African American artist. As a role model, Cayman has the distinction of being the first Black voiceover artist to serve [...]
Roman Miroshnichenko And Al Di Meola Are Finalists In The 25th Annual USA Songwriting Competition Guitarist, composer and bandleader Roman Miroshnichenko is a Finalist in the 25th Annual USA Songwriting Competition in the “Instrumental" category for his composition “Aliens’ Electrik Dream", which appears on his latest multi Award-winning album “Ascension”. "Alien's Electrik Dream" is dedicated [...]
Verve Records announces the release of a never-before-heard stellar live recording from the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald. The Lost Berlin Tapes were recorded – incredibly in both mono and stereo – at Berlin's Sportpalast on March 25, 1962 and finds Ella at the top of her game with a trio led by pianist [...]
Spin Cycle Further Refines Its Adventuresome Sound on Sophomore Album"Assorted Colors" Set for Release April 6 on Sound Footing Records Co-Led by Drummer Scott Neumann & Saxophonist Tom Christensen, The Quartet Also Includes Guitarist Pete McCann & Bassist Phil Palombi Spin Cycle "Assorted Colors" [...]
LUDWIG GORANSSON'S BLACK PANTHER: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE HITS #1 ON THE BILLBOARD WORLD MUSIC CHART Black Panther: Original Motion Picture Score Out Now on Marvel Music/Hollywood Records Today, Black Panther: Original Motion Picture Score, composed by Grammy®-nominated artist and producer Ludwig Göransson, has hit #1 on the Billboard World Music Chart. The score has also landed in the top [...]
Jazz Record Art Collective Devotes Month of March to Cannonball Adderley. Available April 27 via Resilience Music Alliance The Jazz Record Art Collective (JRAC), a monthly series providing local musicians and visual artists alike an opportunity to collaborate and pay homage to influential Jazz artists, continues at the Fulton Street Collective. Every week this March a different Cannoball Adderley album will be performed [...]