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Herbie Hancock & Gladys Knight Headline 37th Annual The National Grid Jazz Fest Photo Herbie Hancock & Gladys Knight Headline 37th Annual The National Grid Jazz Fest
by Michael Major - June 14, 2023

Produced by Jazz Fest founder Frank Malfitano, the event features forty bands performing on two outdoor stages and in 24 clubs throughout downtown Syracuse, New York. National and internationally touring and recording artists, including Spyro Gyra, Tower of Power, Postmodern Jukebox, Tuba Skinny, Jo...

The Crossing Releases 30th Album: Shara Nova's Titration, Out Today on Navona Records Photo The Crossing Releases 30th Album: Shara Nova's Titration, Out Today on Navona Records
by A.A. Cristi - April 28, 2023

Acclaimed Grammy Award-winning choir The Crossing, led by Donald Nally, releases its 30th album Titration, on Navona Records. Premiered at the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center in Big Sky, Montana in August 2022, Titration is another creative collaboration between The Crossing and Shara Nova, fou...

Desire Marea Releases New Album 'On The Romance Of Being' Photo Desire Marea Releases New Album 'On The Romance Of Being'
by Michael Major - April 07, 2023

The first single “Be Free” came accompanied by a powerful and visually-compelling video which explored queer love within the realms of South Africa’s hyper-masculine world of taxi gangs. It was followed by the delicate and brooding 8-minute epic featuring vocals from Zöe Modiga, “Rah”....

Desire Marea Shares New Track 'Rah (Feat. Zoë Modiga)' Photo Desire Marea Shares New Track 'Rah (Feat. Zoë Modiga)'
by Michael Major - March 21, 2023

Following the striking track and accompanying video for “Be Free”, which explores queer love within the realms of South Africa’s hyper-masculine world of taxi gangs, he shares the delicate and brooding 8-minute epic, “Rah”. Sung entirely in Zulu, the track is a powerfully-stirring cry on the planet ...

Desire Marea Shares New Track 'Be Free' Photo Desire Marea Shares New Track 'Be Free'
by Michael Major - February 14, 2023

Along with the album announcement, he has shared the first single and its striking accompanying video, “Be Free”. On “Be Free” Desire Marea subtly judges a former lover on his inability to accept himself. The song journeys from tense percussive jazz to a gospel-esque swell of horns and synth, repres...












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