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Will Kimbrough's Uplifting New Single 'Every Day' Out Today
by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2024 Folkies, even the ones with a good dose of country in their sound, tend to create quiet, introspective songs that are designed to pack a subtle but no less potent punch. Revered, multi-talented folk-Americana artist Will Kimbrough doesn’t quite fit that mold, and it is most evident on the 11 tracks ... 
Brian Bromberg Pays Tribute To Legendary Bassist Scott LaFaro On New Trio Album, 'LaFaro'
by Stephi Wild - April 04, 2024 LaFaro will be released on April 5 in CD, LP and digital formats on Bromberg's own Be Squared Productions label.... 
Jesse Dayton Releases Single From Shooter Jenning Produced Album
by Michael Major - January 23, 2024 Released as both a single and cinematic music video, 'Night Brain' arrives two weeks before the 66th Grammy Awards, where Death Wish Blues — Dayton's chart-topping collaboration with fellow songwriter and modern-day guitar hero Samantha Fish — has been nominated for Best Contemporary Blues Album.... 
Jimmy Buffett Collaborator Will Kimbrough to Release New Album 'For the Life of Me'
by Michael Major - January 22, 2024 Folkies, even the ones with a good dose of country in their sound, tend to create quiet, introspective songs that are designed to pack a subtle but no less potent punch. Revered, multi-talented folk-Americana artist Will Kimbrough doesn't quite fit that mold, and it is most evident on the 11 tracks ... 
Omnivore Recordings Announces LP Release For Uncle Walt's Band Acclaimed 'Anthology'
by Michael Major - January 22, 2024 In 2018, Omnivore released Anthology: Those Boys From Carolina, They Sure Enough Could Sing… (titled after a quote from Lovett himself) on CD and Digital. The ecstatic response renewed interest in the classic original band, whose influence was so strong on not only Country music, but the then unname... 
Joe Henderson's 'Power To The People' Sets 'Top Shelf' Reissue
by Michael Major - January 09, 2024 The saxophonist performs such originals as “Isotope,” “Afro-Centric” and the first recording of his classic “Black Narcissus,” alongside such legends as Herbie Hancock (piano, Fender Rhodes), Ron Carter (electric and acoustic bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums), and Mike Lawrence (trumpet).... 
Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton Announce 'Supadupabad' Tour 2024
by Michael Major - December 08, 2023 Fish and Dayton got together via an innocent co-writing session. They envisioned a sound that married the explosive blues with alt-rock. Out of this came an EP of covers, The Stardust Sessions. Following soon thereafter was Death Wish Blues, the duo's fully realized collaboration, which topped the B... 
Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo Earn Grammy Nomination For 'El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2'
by Michael Major - November 13, 2023 Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo Earn Grammy(R) Nomination for 'El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2.' The title references the beauty of the Latin-American Songbook and the Bolero in particular. The album expands on the initial concept of El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 1 while maintaining the intent of playing songs the ... 
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... 
Newvelle Records Unveils New Ron Horton Release Honoring Andrew Hill
by Michael Major - November 09, 2023 Newvelle Records announced the release date of A Prayer For Andrew, from trumpet and flugelhorn master Ron Horton. The two-disc vinyl release, ALSO AVAILABLE DIGITALLY and preserved on the highest quality 180-gram vinyl, honors the music of Andrew Hill. Featuring powerful interpretations of Hill's ... 
Video: S. Carey & John Raymond Release 'Blood Orange' Video From New Album 'Shadowlands'
by Michael Major - October 18, 2023 This live video is a stripped down version that was shot at the Masonic Ballroom in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and it features Aaron Parks on piano, Jeremy Boettcher on bass, Ben Lester on synth and pedal steel, and Hannah Hebl on voice. It was engineered and mixed by Brian Joseph, who we recorded the al... 
Alon Nechushtan Presents 'Moving Voices' U.S. Tour Dates
by Michael Major - October 18, 2023 Alon Nechushtan's latest project, Moving Voices, is a jazz performance that aims to amplify immigrant voices and tell stories of extraordinary voyages. Join the international quartet on their East Coast tour in November 2023.... 
Pianist Adam Birnbaum Interprets Selections From J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Klavier On 'PRELUDES'
by Michael Major - October 16, 2023 Pianist Adam Birnbaum interprets selections from J.S. Bach’s Klavier on his new album 'Preludes.' Discover his fresh and improvisatory arrangements for jazz trio. Adam Birnbaum presents his own vision of Bach, having created jazz-trio arrangements of the composer's preludes and recorded them with ba... 
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.... 
Bassist SIMÓN WILLSON to Release His Debut Album 'GOOD COMPANY'
by Michael Major - October 12, 2023 Simón Willson releases his debut album 'Good Company' on Fresh Sound New Talent. Find out more about his rise in the NY music scene. As a featured contributor to such jazz scene stalwarts as Dave Douglas, Ethan Iverson, Jason Palmer and Jonathan Kreisberg, Willson is joined by Isaac Wilson, saxophon... 
Escape Artist Lovers Share New Alt-Rock Single 'Punctuation'
by Michael Major - September 21, 2023 First premiered via Flaunt Magazine, the track’s accompanying video, directed by Shane McKenzie, perfectly encapsulates the band’s vision, showcasing glitched out b-roll footage of the band cut between scenes of Los Angeles on an old television screen. The track follows Escape Artist Lovers’ debut s... 
S. Carey & John Raymond Release New Single 'Chrysalis'
by Michael Major - September 06, 2023 GRAMMY-nominated trumpeter John Raymond and Bon Iver sideman S. Carey released their video for “Chrysalis,” the newest single from Raymond and Carey’s upcoming collaborative album Shadowlands. Carey would become the right-hand man for Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver), collaborate with the likes of Sufja... 
S. Carey & John Raymond Release New Single 'Transient'
by Michael Major - August 16, 2023 GRAMMY-nominated trumpeter John Raymond and Bon Iver sideman S. Carey released their video for “Transient,” the newest single from Raymond and Carey’s upcoming collaborative album Shadowlands. The album was produced by Sun Chung, and will be released on the Libellule Editions imprint of Chung’s Red ... 
S. Carey & John Raymond Release 'Steadfast' Featuring Gordi
by Michael Major - July 26, 2023 GRAMMY-nominated trumpeter John Raymond and Bon Iver sideman S. Carey released “Steadfast” featuring Australian singer-songwriter Gordi — it’s the newest single from Raymond and Carey’s upcoming collaborative album Shadowlands. The album was produced by Sun Chung, and will be released on the Libellu... 
Jon Regen Releases New Album 'Satisfied Mind' Feat. Ron Carter, Rob Thomas, Pino Palladino, Dave McMurray & More
by Michael Major - July 11, 2023 Jon Regen released his long-awaited new album Satisfied Mind via Symphonic, along with the album’s fourth single “Wake Me Up” featuring bass legend Pino Palladino. This week, after celebrating the album’s second single “Nobody But You” for seven straight weeks on their A-List playlist, Jazz FM made ... 
The Dirty Shirts Ignite The Rock Music Scene With New Single 'Gin & Roses'
by Michael Major - July 03, 2023 “Gin & Roses” was recorded at Modern Electric Sound Recorders in Dallas, Texas, capturing the band's explosive energy and translating it into a sonically immersive experience. The song was produced by Jeff Saenz, recognized for his work with acclaimed artists such as Leon Bridges, Reverend Horton He... 
Guitarist Eric Johanson Releases New Single & More Samantha Fish Tour Dates
by Michael Major - June 28, 2023 Filmed at Snake & Jake’s Christmas Club Lounge, in New Orleans, LA., the video for 'The Deep and the Dirty' was directed by Kaylie McCarthy & Lizzie Smith with videography by Kaylie McCarthy and edited by Eric Johanson. About the video Johanson declared, 'On one level 'The Deep And The Dirty' is two... 
S. Carey & John Raymond to Release Collaborative Album 'Shadowlands'
by Michael Major - June 28, 2023 The album announcement comes with the first single “Calling,” which BrooklynVegan described as “a layered, unfolding ballad with soothing, almost ambient vocals and synths and stirring flutters of trumpet and flugelhorn.” The album was produced by Sun Chung, and will be released on the Libellule Edi... 
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... 
Jon Regen Releases New Single 'My Song For You' Featuring Rob Thomas From 'Satisfied Mind'
by Michael Major - June 06, 2023 Produced by Jamiroquai’s Matt Johnson, the track began on Regen’s vintage Wurlitzer electric piano. Besides Thomas, the album also features a cast of musical luminaries like Ron Carter, Dave McMurray, Pino Palladino, Larry Goldings (James Taylor, John Mayer), Tim Lefebvre (David Bowie, Tedeschi Truc... |
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