JAKARTA, Indonesia,  Sony Music Entertainment Indonesia (SMEI) introduces new "Extended Play" (EP) from Indonesia's jazz prodigy Ardhito Pramono, "Craziest Thing Happened in My Backyard" (CTHIMB). His latest work was inspired by the movies "Midsommar" and South Korea's "Parasite", portraying Ardhito's deepest and darkest experiences in a smooth jazz music that resembles a happy place. Consisting of five tracks written by Ardhito himself, he explored [...]

Shanachie Entertainment Debut Out 9/11 Offering A Soulfully Inspiring Album In Spades A Few Tracks Highlight Special Guests George Whitty, Dave Weckl & John Patitucci What do you get when you pair two visionaries who happen to be kindred spirits? You get an ace in the hole! Multi Grammy award-winners trumpeter/flugelhornist Randy Brecker and saxophonist [...]

PALO ALTO JULY 31, 2020 IMPULSE RECORDS In the fall of 1968, a sixteen-year old high school student named Danny Scher had a dream to invite legendary jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk and his all-star quartet to perform a concert at his local high school in Palo Alto, CA. In a series of twists [...]

Joey Alexander, the Grammy-nominated jazz pianist, composer and bandleader releases his major label debut album "WARNA" (Verve Records).   WARNA captures the astonishing melodic gift and natural aptitude for spontaneous collaboration that the gifted pianist has quickly developed and showcases Alexander's musical prowess as he stylistically and seamlessly incorporates his influences from Gospel, Latin music and more.  [...]

The Godfather of Harlem Soundtrack has arrived! Featuring the amazing vocal talents of Emeli Sandé, and occasionally my 1925 Vincent Bach trumpet, I am immensely proud of this show, the cast, the filmmakers, and this score! ‘Godfather of Harlem’ features great acting, unusual depth — and a killer soundtrack' - Los Angeles Times “Mark’s score [...]

Improvising tuba player Ralph Hepola performs original music with world-class teammates. Spectrum Recordings 180820 Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota in the United States, Ralph Hepola studied piano before starting on the tuba at age twelve. At seventeen, he was chosen to play before the British Royal Family in the Manitoba All-Province Band at Brandon University [...]

As long as the sound of Jazz Lives, as long as jazz musicians jam, two words will always be a part of the scene…  John Coltrane. In 1964 Coltrane walked into Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and recorded this never-heard recording, “Blue World.” Approached by Quebecois filmmaker, Gilles Groulx a dedicated fan, John [...]

Alex Bird and The Jazz Mavericks: Debut Single "The Way She Moves" TORONTO, ONTARIO – Alex Bird has been turning heads across the Toronto Jazz scene and his debut single THE WAY SHE MOVES will soon be turning heads across the continent. This song swings. The video, directed by one of the top up and [...]

Bass Guitar Impresario, Al Turner, affectionately called “The Burner” returns with his latest record “This Is”, his fifth solo recording! Self-produced, “THIS Is” features upbeat, joyful and melodic tunes and like all of Al's recordings, the groove is the central theme throughout. Stellar musicians including, Marlon McClain, Tom Braxton, Ron Otis, Dana Davis, Darryl Wakefield, [...]

That's a Computer (October 19, 2018 on Outside in Music) takes its title from a comment made by one of Pino's professors at the Juilliard School. The teacher, himself a respected instrumentalist and revered jazz veteran, dismissed the work of one of Pino's idols with those three sneering words. At least it put the young [...]