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 the scene with his eagerly anticipated sophomore album, Matters of The Heart (due August 13), Rock slides back into the spotlight ever so smoothly with his [...]
Writing music has always been a very personal experience for me. It’s an outlet for me to reflect and share my feelings and thoughts. As I was writing the music for Something from Before, I reflected on the past few years of living in Queens. Each week, I would come home from work and write [...]
PRIM is an Austrian jazz ensemble that challenges the traditional piano trio format. Formed in 2015 in Vienna, the band distinguishes itself from the cultural landscape of the city. Drawing from such diverse sources of inspiration as e.s.t, the Neil Cowley Trio, GoGo Penguin and Johann Sebastian Bach, the three musicians (Felix Biller, Christoph Karas, [...]
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 all-star friends including David Benoit, Brian Simpson, Philippe Saisse and Marion Meadows, among others. “It’s all about the voyage for me. I hope I can take listeners along with me to [...]
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 acclaim in his hometown of Melbourne. He was a finalist in the Jazz Solo Piano Competition at the iconic Montreux Jazz Festival in 2007, reached the final three at the [...]
Contemporary jazz saxophonist Matt Willard discovers a tropical sound in an unlikely locale: Nashville His debut single, “Por la Orrilla del Mar,” offers an enticing taste of what’s to come. While Nashville is primarily known as a launch pad for country music careers, Music City also has a burgeoning jazz scene. Trekking south from his [...]
Southern California exotic jazz band, The Hilo Hi-Flyers, have released their newest single, “Let’s Go Flyin’”. Like their previous single, “The Island of My Dreams”, “Let’s Go Flyin" is written in the style of Tin Pan Alley, with steel guitarist, vocalist and band leader Kale Stiles noting, “Who doesn’t want to hop on a plane and go get drunk on [...]
First Single from Celebrated Multi-GRAMMY® Award Winning Arranger, Composer and Conductor Vince Mendoza's Upcoming Album, Freedom Over Everything, Available Now Six time GRAMMY® Award-winner, and 34-time nominee, Vince Mendoza is considered the foremost arranger of his generation, working with legends such as Björk, Elvis Costello, Sting, and Joni Mitchell. In a new star-studded release, Mendoza returns to his roots as [...]
Alan Goldberg’s New EP “The Show - Deluxe Edition” is Incidental Music With a Purpose Austin, Texas -May 7, 2021 - Other than the way it started, there is nothing incidental about “The Show - Deluxe Edition”, Alan Goldberg’s latest EP release. “It all started from a 40 second snippet of music that wasn’t used [...]
DUFFMUSIQ Sidewalk Sequel To draw from the title of his 2017 debut SOULLEASH, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and award-winning Canadian producer Duffmusiq's sizzlingly funky new album SIDEWALK SEQUEL truly reveals a musical soul unleashed and ready for nonstop blues and jazz action. The multi-faceted, constantly grooving collection offers a dynamic swirl of tight, feisty grooves, slick, fluid [...]