Wednesday, July 12, 2006
THIEVERY CORPORATION ADDS NEW SHOWS TO TOUR SCHEDULE
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Thievery Corporation has added more shows to their fall touring schedule as they have just added is a pre-Lollapalooza show at the Metro in...
Monday, July 10, 2006
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO TO RELEASE ‘BRICOLAGES’ REMIX PROJECT
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Academy and Grammy award-winning composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto returned to his electropop roots with the 2005 release of his 15th ...
Sunday, July 09, 2006
SMOOTH JAZZ CD101.9 PRESENTS THE LIBERTY JAZZ FESTIVAL
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New York’s CD101.9 (WQCD-FM) is sponsoring the upcoming Liberty Jazz Festival being held on September 9 and 10 at Liberty State Park in New ...
Saturday, July 08, 2006
CANDY DULFER & JASON MILES TOUR DATES & MORE…
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Candy Dulfer is planning to hit the road with more dates confirmed for the year (and beyond). First she heads off for a series of Californi...
INDIA.AIRE HITS #1 WITH NEW ALBUM – TESTIMONY: VOL. 1, THE LIFE AND RELATIONSHIP
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12-time Grammy nominee India.Arie enters the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart this week at #1 with her third studio album Testimony: Vol. 1, ...
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
TOWER RECORDS UNVEILS ‘TOWER RECORDS DIGITAL’ DIGITAL DOWNLOAD STORE
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Tower Records, America's leading independent music and entertainment retailer, this week unveiled 'Tower Records Digital,' a mus...
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
A LISTING OF THE BEST RELEASES IN AMBIENT, BOSSA, BROKEN BEATS, CHILLOUT, DOWNTEMPO, DRUMnBASS, ELECTRONICA, FUNK, GROOVE, HOUSE, JAZZ, LATIN & LOUNGE
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AKMusique – La Vie Du Lounge Afterdark: Montreal (Various Artists) Alif Tree – French Cuisine An Exciting House Mix (Various Artists) Aqu...
Saturday, July 01, 2006
BILLY GRIFFIN RESURFACES WTH NEW CD ‘LIKE WATER’ DUE IN AUGUST
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First as the lead singer of the Miracles and writer of their biggest hit, Love Machine , and later as a solo artist singing hits like the E...
Friday, June 30, 2006
THE BRAZILIAN GIRLS: NEW CD DUE & UPCOMING TOUR DATES
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The Brazilian Girls’ new album, Talk To La Bomb , will have a release date of September 12 on the Verve Forecast label. The group is curren...
BEAT KAESTLI IS ‘HAPPY, SAD & SATISFIED’
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Beat Kaestli will play at The Bacchus Room in New York City on July 1, this after returning from a promotional tour for his new CD, Happy, ...
Thursday, June 29, 2006
THE ULTIMATE LUTHER VANDROSS COLLECTION COMING AUGUST 22
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New from J, Epic and Legacy Records is the Luther Vandross compilation set The Ultimate Luther Vandross . The new CD will offer two previo...
THE CLARKE DUKE PROJECT CELEBRATE 25 YEARS SINCE THEY FIRST UNITED WITH A WORLD TOUR
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Super-group The Clarke Duke Project are in the midst of a major US city and world-wide swing in celebration of 25 years since they united i...
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
WAYMAN TISDALE RELEASES ‘WAY UP!’ & RENDEZVOUS ALL-STARS TOUR ITINERARY
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Wayman Tisdale's new release Way Up! features special guests Eric Benet, Jonathan Butler, George Duke, Bob James, Jeff Lorber, Dave ...
NEW RELEASES OUT NOW FROM REGINA CARTER, HARVEY MASON, GEORGE DUKE, DAVID BENOIT, SOUL SOURCE PRODUCTION, WILL DOWNING, INDIA.ARIE & MORE
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It’s been a while since we’ve reported on the latest and releases, so here goes a list of the titles we think might be of interest to you fr...
Sunday, June 25, 2006
GWEN MCCRAE RERECORDS MIAMI HITS FROM THE 70S ON NEW CD
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Gw en McCrae Sings TK is a surprisingly great new album from Gwen McCrae - one that has her returning to hit territory of years back, and ...
Friday, June 23, 2006
GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING JAZZ TRUMPETEER CHRIS BOTTI TOUR TO INCLUDE DATES WITH EARTH, WIND & FIRE
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Best-selling jazz trumpeter Chris Botti whose What Are You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life? won a 2006 Grammy award, will co-headline a se...
Thursday, June 22, 2006
VOCALIST LYNNE FIDDMONT’S DEBUT CD ‘FLOW’ TAKES LISTERRS ON A JAZZY SOULFUL MUSICAL JOURNEY
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Few musicians would take the risk of producing, arranging and writing music and lyrics, in addition to singing on their debut CD. Lynne Fidd...
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
JAZZWEEK AWARDS RECOGNIZE THE BEST JAZZ RADIO STATIONS, PROGRAMMERS, LABELS, & MUSICIANS OF 2006
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The fourth annual JazzWeek Awards were presented at the JazzWeek Awards brunch during the fifth annual JazzWeek Summit on June 17, 2006, in ...
BUNNY WAILER TO TOUR WITH BOB MARLEY’S SONS
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Bunny Wailer , the reggae legend who was one of the original Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh , will tour for the first time w...
ZERO 7’s ‘THE GARDEN’ ON TOUR; ACCLAIMED BRITISH DUO UNVEILS NORTH AMERICAN DATES AS NEW ALBUM REAPS CRITICAL ACCLAIM
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Atlantic recording artists Zero 7 have announced details of their upcoming North American tour. The dates come in support of the UK-based d...
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
BEACH HOUSE RADIO – A NEW GENERATION OF INTERNET RADIO LAUNCHES AUGUST 1, 2006
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Beach House Radio, currently test broadcasting via their website, will be launching a full dedicated service on August 1. Dedicated to summe...
JEAN CARNE, RONNIE LAWS, ROY AYERS, LONNIE LISTON-SMITH, CHARLIE WILSON AND OTHERS JOIN THE LINEUP FOR THE 39TH ANNUAL HAMPTON JAZZ FESTIVAL
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The 39th Annual Hampton Jazz Festival is set to kickoff from June 23-25 with a exciting lineup of smooth jazz and R&B performers. Schedu...
Monday, June 19, 2006
BRAD MEHLDAU TO APPEAR AT CANADA TRUST INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
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The TD-Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival has confirmed pianist Brad Mehldau will perform two concerts on June 27. Unlike his ...
WQCD-FM (101.9) ANNOUNCES SMOOTH CRUISE LINEUP
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WQCD-FM's (101.9) Smooth Cruise series begins Wednesday and will continue throughout July and August. The cruises will depart from Pier ...
Thursday, June 15, 2006
DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED…
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The newly expanded Detroit International Jazz Festival will welcome a wide spectrum of musical artists on Labor Day weekend, the 27th annual...
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
JAZZ CHILL NEWS BITS: SMOOTH JAZZ RADIO KWKX (98.9FM); JAZZMASTERS 5 CD; STANLEY CLARKE/GEORGE DUKE PROJECT & MORE…
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Seattle smooth jazz radio station – KWKZ (98.9FM) has sacked their morning DJ. Nick Morrison had been doing the 5-10 a.m weekdays and 6 a...
BURT BACHARACH ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES
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Burt Bacharach is in the midst of a tour in support of his latest CD At This Time released late last year. Here are Bacharach’s tour dates...
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
FAREED HAQUE, BETH ORTON, BONNIE RAITT, CHICAGO AFROBEAT PROJECT & SEU JORGE HEADLINE MADISON WI-AREA CONCERTS
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Upcoming Madison, Wisconsin-area concerts of interest in the coming weeks include - Michael Buble at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Alli...
RPM RECORDS/COLUMBIA RECORDS TO RELEASE 'TONY BENNETT: DUETS/AN AMERICAN CLASSIC' ON SEPTEMBER 26
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Tony Bennett w ill mark his 80th birthday on August 3 this year, launching the beginning of a multi-tiered celebration honoring this milest...
JAZZ BASSIST JOSEPH PATRICK MOORE RELEASES A DECADE’S WORTH OF MUSIC
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Decade , the newest release by Joseph Patrick Moore on Blue Canoe Records, contains material compiled from his recording efforts spanning t...
Monday, June 12, 2006
CARLOS SANTANA TO PERFORM AT OPENING NIGHT AT THE BOWL ON JUNE 23; LAUNCHES SECOND LEG OF 2006 WORLD TOUR WITH EUROPEAN, JAPAN & U.S. DATES ADDED
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Carlos Santana will be honored with another milestone induction on Friday, June 23 when he becomes part of the Hollywood Bowl Hall Of Fame ...
BRUCE CONTE REJOINS TOWER OF POWER; 2006 TOUR SCHEDULE UPDATED
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Bruce Conte played lead guitar with Tower of Power during its most prolific period, beginning with its third album release. Now after more...
Sunday, June 11, 2006
AWARD-WINNING SINGER/PIANIST/COMPOSER PATRICA BARBER TO RELEASE ‘MYTHOLOGIES’, NEW JAZZ SONG CYCLE BASED UPON GREEK MYTHOLOGY, ON BLUE NOTE AUGUST 15
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In 2003, the acclaimed singer-pianist-composer Patricia Barber became one of the few Jazz musicians ever to be awarded a Guggenheim Fellows...
Saturday, June 10, 2006
SOUL-JAZZ CROONER VICTOR FIELDS NEW SINGLE IS A DIANE WARREN COMPOSITION
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Song stylist Victor Fields must fall in love with the songs he selects to sing in order to be able to infuse the material with the inspired...
Thursday, June 08, 2006
JAZZ CHILL NEWSBITS: JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL, BRAND NEW HEAVIES, KING BRITT, REGINA CARTER, CHAKA KHAN & OTHERS…
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Jazz Chill Corner Newsbits ……….BET will honor Chaka Khan at the BET Awards ’06. The event is scheduled to take place at the Shrine Auditori...
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER & LALO SHIFRIN TO PERFORM AT 2006 FIFA WORLD CUP
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Jazz legend Dee Dee Bridgewater and film score composer Lalo Schifrin are to appear together on July 7 during the 2006 FIFA World Cup in C...
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