Monday, April 23, 2018

Vocalist Tiffany Austin Celebrates the Resilient Spirit of African-American Culture On Her Recording "Unbroken"

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Tiffany Austin Unbroken With the June 1st release of Unbroken, on her Con Alma Music imprint, Tiffany Austin further solidifies her sta...
Friday, April 20, 2018

RECORD STORE DAY IS TOMORROW, SATURDAY, APRIL 21 ALL OVER THE WORLD

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Record Store Day is a celebration of the different groups that make up a record store- the store staff, the customers, and the artists....

MIGUEL DE ARMAS QUARTET with WHAT'S TO COME

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Cuban-born pianist Miguel de Armas proudly releases What's To Come, a debut album sure to expand his ever-widening audience. Long kn...

Central Park’s SummerStage Presents: The 3 Sides of Damien Sneed: Classical, Jazz & Sanctified Soul

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Photo Credit: Damien Seed.  Top row left to-right: Damien Sneed and Brandie Sutton.  Bottom row left-to-right Keke Wyatt and Stefon Harri...

NEW RELEASES: TERENCE BLANCHARD REATURING THE E-COLLECTIVE – LIVE; ROBERT GLASPER x KAYTRANADA - THE ARTSCIENCE REMIXES; KANDACE SPRINGS – BLACK ORCHID

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TERENCE BLANCHARD REATURING THE E-COLLECTIVE – LIVE Terence Blanchard has been a consistent artistic force for making powerful musi...

60th ANNIVERSARY OF SARAH VAUGHAN SINGS GERSHWIN CELEBRATED WITH NEW VINYL RELEASE; ALBUM PRESENTED AS DOUBLE LP IN ITS ORIGINAL MONO MIX

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In the annals of jazz history, few events have been more influential than the Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series, and the album se...

BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness) -‘EMAKHOSINI’

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“BCUC will come correct with their energetic, unique and magic formula; the voices of their ancestors, mixed with funk, punk-rock vibra...

NEW RELEASES: JEFFREY OSBORNE – WORTH IT ALL; THIEVERY CORPORATION - TREASURES FROM THE TEMPLE; BRUBECK BROTHERS QUARTET - TIMELINE

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JEFFREY OSBORNE – WORTH IT ALL "I wanted to go back to my roots and do an old school R&B album...what I call a 'Grown F...
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Colombian Bandleader Juan Andrés Ospina Captures the Soul-Stirring Grace and Inspiring Power of the Mediterranean Wind Known as Tramontana

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"It's very hard to get a personal, identifiable sound when orchestrating for a Big Band, but - almost miraculously - Juan Andr...

WorldService Project Is Here to Serve on 4th Album / Irreverent Group Delivers Punk-Jazz with a Dash of Humor

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As a followup to 2016's For King and Country, WorldService Project delivers another powerful punk-jazz manifesto with a sly grin on...

Gypsy Jazz group LES PETITS NOUVEAUX'S new album, STOCKHOLM

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Les Petits Nouveaux’s sophomore release is an exciting breath of fresh air in a genre that is often mired in traditionalism. The album’...

Guitarist LENI STERN Weaves Rhythms of Senegal With The Music of NYC on New Album "3"

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Guitarist and composer Leni Stern is an unstoppable force of energy, a beacon of inspiration and a nomadic virtuoso; spreading the beau...

British-Jamaican Soul Diva Shirley Davis Returns With Powerhouse Funk Outfit The Silverbacks On New Album ‘Wishes & Wants’

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An authentic helping of funk and sweet-soul with a touch of Afrobeat, ‘Wishes & Wants’ sees London diva Shirley giving it her all, ...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

NEW RELEASES: PRAISE POEMS 6 - A JOURNEY INTO DEEP SOULFUL JAZZ & FUNK FROM THE 1970s; SOULIVE – CINEMATICS; MONKEY - INTERMITTENT WAVES

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PRAISE POEMS 6 - A JOURNEY INTO DEEP SOULFUL JAZZ & FUNK FROM THE 1970s Fantastic sounds from this always-great series – one th...

Cuban Pianist HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA Bridges Cuba and the U.S. with New Album, Un Día Cualquiera

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For more than a half-century, the embrace between Cuba and the United States has been subject to an odd dance of politics, including a ...