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Jason Moran & Christian McBride Proteges Featured in PBS Special This Friday Photo Jason Moran & Christian McBride Proteges Featured in PBS Special This Friday
by Michael Major - April 17, 2023

Modern jazz luminaries Moran (piano) and McBride (bass) perform music by Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Geri Allen, and Louis Armstrong in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Taking inspiration from America’s diverse artistic landscape, their collaboration is infused with a distinctive soul that i...
NYC's 79.5 Announces New LP & Shares Single 'Our Hearts Didn't Go That Way (Feat. Dur Photo NYC's 79.5 Announces New LP & Shares Single 'Our Hearts Didn't Go That Way (Feat. Durand Jones)'
by Michael Major - March 22, 2023

The new collection’s melodies may be hard to categorize, from 70’s underground disco to acid jazz. Current lineup includes singer, songwriter and composer Kate Mattison, singer and rapper Lola Adanna, drummer Caito Sanchez (Charles Bradley, Lee Fields), bassist Andrew Raposo (Midnight Magic, Hess Is...
Brooklyn Funk Essentials Release New Single From Upcoming Album Photo Brooklyn Funk Essentials Release New Single From Upcoming Album
by Michael Major - March 14, 2023

Alison Limerick (vocals), Desmond Foster (guitar, vocals), Ebba Âsman (trombone, backing vocals), Hux Nettermalm (drums, percussion), Kristoffer Wallman (keys, vibraphone and synths) and bandleader Lati Kronlund (bass, guitars, keys and producer) deliver a confident and vibrant set of originals....
The Jazz Foundation of America Presents BIRD CALLS Livestream Concert Celebrating Cha Photo The Jazz Foundation of America Presents BIRD CALLS Livestream Concert Celebrating Charlie Parker
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 01, 2020

The Jazz Foundation of America will continue its fundraising efforts on behalf of musicians affected by the pandemic, with “BIRD CALLS,” on Thursday, December 10th, a livestream concert celebrating the centennial of saxophonist, composer, and legendary musical innovator Charlie “Yardbird” Parker....
The Jazz Foundation Of America Celebrates Charlie Parker With All-Star Streaming Fund Photo The Jazz Foundation Of America Celebrates Charlie Parker With All-Star Streaming Fundraiser
by A.A. Cristi - November 20, 2020

The Jazz Foundation of America, the 31-year-old New York-based non-profit serving the jazz community, will continue its fundraising efforts on behalf of musicians affected by the pandemic with “Bird Calls,” a glittering December 10 livestream celebrating the centennial birthday of alto saxophonist C...
Justice Comes Alive Raises $55,000 for the Plus1 For Black Lives Fund with Virtual Mu Photo Justice Comes Alive Raises $55,000 for the Plus1 For Black Lives Fund with Virtual Music Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 01, 2020

The live music community came together to raise funds and awareness for racial equality with the new one-day, donation-based virtual event, Justice Comes Alive....
Justice Comes Alive Announces 50+ Artists For Virtual Music Festival Benefiting Plus1 Photo Justice Comes Alive Announces 50+ Artists For Virtual Music Festival Benefiting Plus1 For Black Lives Fund
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 22, 2020

On Sunday, June 28th, Justice Comes Alive—a brand new, one-day, donation-based virtual event—will unite the live music community to raise funds and awareness for organizations empowering Black communities, keeping people out of the criminal justice system, and working to dismantle the systemic racis...
Natalie Cole's 'Holly & Ivy' Set for First Vinyl Release Photo Natalie Cole's 'Holly & Ivy' Set for First Vinyl Release
by Abigail Charpentier - September 24, 2019

Craft Recordings is delighted to announce the debut vinyl release of Natalie Cole's bestselling, 1994 holiday album, Holly & Ivy. Set for an November 8th release date, Holly & Ivy has been remastered by George Horn and Anne-Marie Suenram at Fantasy Studiosand pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI. A CD r...
Icon of 1970s and '80s Soul, Jazz and Disco, Patrice Rushen shares FORGET ME NOTS Vid Photo Icon of 1970s and '80s Soul, Jazz and Disco, Patrice Rushen shares FORGET ME NOTS Video
by Tori Hartshorn - July 10, 2019

Strut present the first definitive retrospective of an icon of 1970s and '80s soul, jazz and disco, Patrice Rushen, covering her peerless 6-year career with Elektra Asylum from 1978 to 1984....
Strut Presents First Definitive Retrospective Of 1970s and '80s Icon Patrice Rushen Photo Strut Presents First Definitive Retrospective Of 1970s and '80s Icon Patrice Rushen
by Tori Hartshorn - May 31, 2019

Strut presents the first definitive retrospective of an icon of 1970s and '80s soul, jazz and disco, Patrice Rushen, covering her peerless 6-year career with Elektra / Asylum from 1978 to 1984....
FORREST GUMP'S Joel Sill to Receive Legacy Award at The Guild of Music Supervisors Aw Photo FORREST GUMP'S Joel Sill to Receive Legacy Award at The Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 13, 2018

The Guild of Music Supervisors announced today that industry legend Joel Sill will receive the organization's prestigious Legacy Award for his creative contribution to music in film. Sill's body of work includes Forrest Gump, The Goonies, Blade Runner, The Color Purple, and My Cousin Vinny. Sill wil...
Craft Recordings to Reissue 5 Seminal Hip-Hop Titles from Delicious Vinyl Photo Craft Recordings to Reissue 5 Seminal Hip-Hop Titles from Delicious Vinyl
by Macon Prickett - June 13, 2018

This summer, Craft Recordings is set to relaunch a legendary group of hip-hop titles originally released between 1989 and 1995 on Delicious Vinyl, the Los Angeles-based classic label whose catalog of West Coast party rock and conscious rap still gets play on radio and at functions worldwide. Featuri...
VIDEO: King Princess Releases Debut Single 1950, Premieres with Video Today Photo VIDEO: King Princess Releases Debut Single 1950, Premieres with Video Today
by Macon Prickett - February 23, 2018

King Princess debuts her first ever single, “1950,” today—watch the video below....











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