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Saxophonist Kevin Sun Releases First Live Album 'The Fate Of The Tenor' in March​ Photo Saxophonist Kevin Sun Releases First Live Album 'The Fate Of The Tenor' in March​
by Michael Major - January 22, 2024

Recorded on the summer solstice in June 2022, The Fate of the Tenor documents Sun's working band with bassist Walter Stinson and drummer Matt Honor–a true rarity in modern jazz–on a particularly good night during his residency at Lowlands Bar, where he has performed every Tuesday since September 202...

Craft Recordings Releases Art Farmer's 'PORTRAIT OF ART FARMER' Photo Craft Recordings Releases Art Farmer's 'PORTRAIT OF ART FARMER'
by Blair Ingenthron - November 12, 2023

These latest reissues, which continue Craft's celebration of the iconic jazz label, include choice albums from Shelly Manne & His Friends, Ornette Coleman, Phineas Newborn, Jr., Leroy Vinnegar, Curtis Counce's You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce and Art Farmer's Portrait of Art Farmer, which is a...

Frank Sinatra's 'Platinum' Out Today Celebrating 70th Anniversary of Sinatra's Capito Photo Frank Sinatra's 'Platinum' Out Today Celebrating 70th Anniversary of Sinatra's Capitol Recordings
by Michael Major - October 27, 2023

The  44-track set features a cross-section of his most beloved songs and sought-after rarities. From the swinging “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and ebullient “Come Fly With Me” to the breathtaking “Moonlight in Vermont” and torch song “Only The Lonely,” the set also includes previously unreleased tra...

Craft Recordings Releases Curtis Counce's 'You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce' As Photo Craft Recordings Releases Curtis Counce's 'You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce' As Part Of The Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series
by Michael Major - October 16, 2023

These latest reissues, which continue Craft's celebration of the iconic jazz label, include choice albums from Shelly Manne & His Friends, Ornette Coleman, Phineas Newborn, Jr., Art Farmer, Leroy Vinnegar and Curtis Counce, whose You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce is available now....

Adhyâropa Records to Release 'Mr Sun Plays Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite' Photo Adhyâropa Records to Release 'Mr Sun Plays Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite'
by Michael Major - September 25, 2023

American Roots Music thrives on growing new branches from its grand traditions, and the band Mr Sun, and its individual members, have long been actively re-shaping the acoustic musical landscape. For Mr Sun’s tenth anniversary, this celebrated company of virtuoso string players has reinterpreted the...

Frank Sinatra 'Platinum' Out Next Month to Celebrate 70th Anniversary Of Capitol Reco Photo Frank Sinatra 'Platinum' Out Next Month to Celebrate 70th Anniversary Of Capitol Recordings
by Michael Major - September 12, 2023

Available on 4LP, 2CD, and digital formats, the 44-track collection features a cross-section of Sinatra’s most beloved songs and sought-after rarities. From the swinging “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and ebullient “Come Fly With Me” to the breathtaking “Moonlight in Vermont” and torch song “Only The ...

Craft Recordings Releases Leroy Vinnegar's 'Leroy Walks!' as Part of the Contemporary Photo Craft Recordings Releases Leroy Vinnegar's 'Leroy Walks!' as Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series
by Michael Major - June 14, 2023

Each title, originally engineered by Roy DuNann and/or Howard Holzer, boasts lacquers cut from the original master tapes (AAA) by the GRAMMY®-winning engineer (and former Contemporary Records employee) Bernie Grundman, while all LPs are pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings (QRP) and...

'Duke Ellington: Love You Madly/ A Concert of Sacred Music at Grace Cathedral' to be Photo 'Duke Ellington: Love You Madly/ A Concert of Sacred Music at Grace Cathedral' to be Released in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 02, 2023

Mercury Studios in cooperation with Jazz Casual Productions, Inc., will release Duke Ellington: Love You Madly/ A Concert of Sacred Music at Grace Cathedral on April 28, 2023....

Vocalist Tammy McCann to Release 'Do I Move You?' Photo Vocalist Tammy McCann to Release 'Do I Move You?'
by Michael Major - February 09, 2023

Co-produced by Grammy winning bassist/bandleader John Clayton, who worked with McCann when she performed at the Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles in 2021, and longtime collaborator guitarist Fareed Haque, McCann’s Do I Move You? was created at the end of the COVID-19 quarantine period....

Multi-Award Winning Cabaret And Jazz Vocalist Celia Berk Releases Her 3rd Album 'Now Photo Multi-Award Winning Cabaret And Jazz Vocalist Celia Berk Releases Her 3rd Album 'Now That I Have Everything'
by A.A. Cristi - September 14, 2022

Celia Berk, the multi-award winning vocalist, has just released her much anticipated third studio album, Now That I Have Everything. Music Director/Pianist Tedd Firth revives the classic format of the Nat King Cole trio with bassists David Finck and Jay Leonhart and guitarist Matt Munisteri, along w...












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