Boston, MA--- The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation’s leading orchestra dedicated exclusively to performing, commissioning, and recording new music of the 21st century, spearheads its premiere-packed, cutting-edge season with Re-Inventions: Glorious and Subversive Music for...

In a spate of a...

After a successful tour of Ireland earlier this year leading jazz pianist & composer Bill Carrothers will be returning to perform in trio format with drummer Kevin Brady and double-bassist Dave Redmond. This new trio will be performing a mixture of jazz standards and original compositions by all three musicians. The tour will be promoting the debut album release...

Porter Records is now up and running (www.porterrecords.com)!  Porter Records will be bringing you the best in re-issues and newly recorded jazz material.  We aim to bring you an eclectic mix of jazz, from soul-Jazz to free-jazz and hard bop to afro jazz.  Our first two re-issues are “Natural Food” and “Birigwa” from the early 70’s out of Boston...

Recorded at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY and produced by guitarist/singer/songwriter Chris Bergson and award winning Blues journalist Dave Rubin (Johnny Winter, Cornell Dupree), Fall Changes showcases the band’s personal blend of contemporary Americana,...

An innovator in the fusion of R&B...

This recording is a departure from Christmas Is For Grownups Too, where Oskar explored his many influences and geared it...

Charlton House, Charlton Village, SE7 is the venue for a free concert on Sunday the 14th of October from 1 to 3pm. Greenwich based jazz singer and poet Louisa Le Marchand and Ugandan jazz pianist Kaz Kasozi are joined by some of the top names in British jazz on their album ‘Jazzmoss’. Art Theman on saxophones, Trevor Thomkins...

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Mike Bennett is...

Cyber Jazz recording artists Andre Marcel Ajamu Akinyele - bass & programming (Ah-jah-moo +...

NEW YORK, September 14 - The summer festival season may be winding down, but world-renowned jazz impresario George Wein still has plenty of music on his plate. He is directing A Celebration of Jazz and Joyce:...

Janis Martin who passed away on Sep 3 at age 67 was known as "The Female Elvis”. It was a hard-earned title and most aficionados of the genre consider her the first female rock 'n' roller. Back in 1955, just after Elvis signed on with them she recorded on RCA “Will You Willyum” b/w the self-penned B-side “Drugstore Rock ‘n’...

2007 has been quite a year for Mel Brown who is finally getting the recognition he deserves after more than a half-century in the music business. Living Blues Magazine has been at the forefront of the bestowal parade. Mel--who records for the Toronto-based Electro-Fi label---won their Reader's Poll Award for "Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar) 2007" beating
out his old friends...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — On October 16, Collectors’ Choice will reflect on Bootsy Collins’ evolution as funk’s clown prince. In the 1980s, funk stretched its boundaries under the stewardship of...

This jam packed week will feature the unique vocal talents of jazz vocalists Mishka Adams, Sheila Cooper, Cormac Kenevey as well as...

Atlanta, Georgia- September 13, 2007-Trumpeter extraordinaire Joey Sommerville is blazing his way to the top of the Indie Jazz Charts. His latest release entitled Like You Mean It, features cuts with Wayman Tisdale, Marion Meadows, Phil Perry, Bob Baldwin, Rhonda Smith and Mike Phillips. Sommerville channels a perfect mix of bouncy grooves, Latin vibes and...

Nicole Mitchell has been celebrated for bringing an exciting new approach to flute improvisation. Co-president of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Mitchell is the founder of the critically acclaimed Black Earth Ensemble....

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The last time I felt so much grief was when I was a boy hearing of Terry Kath's (guitarist/composer/singer in the original Chicago band) passing. I remember the first time I heard Weather Report when I was around 8 years old in my room on my portable suitcase record player. Those little 6 x 3 inch speakers never...

The Chicago Sinfonietta marks the start of its 21st season in tribute to Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington in a first time ever collaboration...

Although his debut album, Take This Ride, doesn't hit the streets until September 15, 2007, Toronto-based guitarist, Dave Sereny has already made quite a name for himself in the contemporary jazz world. Already a multiple nominee at the 2006 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, Dave has been spending most of his time in the studio polishing his debut album, which...

NEW YORK (August 29, 2007)—The Central Park Conservancy and Jazzmobile, Inc. are teaming up for the glorious return of Great Jazz on the Great Hill with a spectacular line up of performers on Saturday, September 15 at...

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