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Wayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Jazz critic Ben Ratliff of the New York Times wrote that Shorter is "generally acknowledged to be jazz's greatest living composer." Wikipedia Born: August 25, 1933 (age 79), Newark Spouse: Ana Maria Shorter (m. 1970) Music groups: Weather Report, Miles Davis Quintet, The Young Lions, Wayne Shorter Quartet Movies: The World According to John Coltrane, Santana: Supernatural Live, More

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Pianist Philip Golub Unveils His Debut, LP, 'Abiding Memory'  ​    Photo Pianist Philip Golub Unveils His Debut, LP, 'Abiding Memory'  ​   
by Nicole Rosky - March 28, 2024

Pianist Philip Golub is set to release his debut album, ABIDING MEMORY, on Endectomorph/Berthold on June 21. Discover the unique sound and talent of this emerging artist in his first LP....

Don Was Sets New Band 'Don Was And The Pan-Detroit Ensemble' Photo Don Was Sets New Band 'Don Was And The Pan-Detroit Ensemble'
by Michael Major - March 19, 2024

Renowned musician Don Was forms a new band, Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble. Get the latest updates on their music and upcoming performances. Made up of stellar jazz musicians from his hometown, the band features longtime collaborators including Blue Note Records artist Dave McMurray on sax and...

Black Women Dominate Production Team Of The Inaugural Jazz Music Awards For Standout Photo Black Women Dominate Production Team Of The Inaugural Jazz Music Awards For Standout Recognition Of America's Indigenous Art Form
by Michael Major - January 04, 2024

Hosted by Dee Dee Bridgewater, the three-time Grammy Award-winning artist, NEA Jazz Master, and Tony Award winner, with Delroy Lindo, the widely acclaimed stage and screen actor, Peabody Award winner and Tony Award nominee, the show was packed with heartfelt tributes to special honorees as well as s...

Imani Winds' CAROLS AS HOME to Air On American Public Media In December Photo Imani Winds' CAROLS AS HOME to Air On American Public Media In December
by Michael Major - December 01, 2023

Imani Winds' founding oboist Toyin Spellman-Diaz hosts this hour long special that offers a modern take on classic Christmas carols, to be broadcast on public radio stations. Imani Winds has much to celebrate this holiday season, having just received a GRAMMY nomination for Best Classical Compendium...

Hays Street Hart Releases 'Bridges' Photo Hays Street Hart Releases 'Bridges'
by Michael Major - October 31, 2023

Hays Street Hart's new album 'Bridges' is now available via Smoke Sessions Records. Featuring Kevin Hays, Ben Street, and Billy Hart. Hays Street Hart, the trio of pianist Kevin Hays, bassist Ben Street, and legendary drummer Billy Hart, recorded their acclaimed 2021 debut, All Things Are, under les...

'NOW'S THE TIME: THE GENIUS OF CHARLIE PARKER #3' to Be Reissued On Vinyl Photo 'NOW'S THE TIME: THE GENIUS OF CHARLIE PARKER #3' to Be Reissued On Vinyl
by Blair Ingenthron - October 22, 2023

'Now's The Time: The Genius of Charlie Parker #3' will be released on vinyl, as part of Verve/UMe's Verve By Request series with Third Man Records. Get all the details here!...

Todd Mosby Releases New Album 'LAND OF ENCHANTMENT' Photo Todd Mosby Releases New Album 'LAND OF ENCHANTMENT'
by Blair Ingenthron - September 17, 2023

Todd Mosby's Land of Enchantment is a new album produced by Jeffrey Weber and features A-list musicians Tom Scott, Vinnie Colaiuta, Charlie Bisharat, Dapo Torimiro, and more....

Joey Alexander Announces New Album 'Continuance' Photo Joey Alexander Announces New Album 'Continuance'
by Michael Major - September 12, 2023

It is the first album that the Bali, Indonesia-born pianist, composer and bandleader has recorded with his regular touring trio of Kris Funn on upright bass and John Davis on drums, a group with whom he has played hundreds of gigs over the past four years. They are augmented on four tracks by GRAMMY...

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Shares Solo Single 'Airavata' Photo Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Shares Solo Single 'Airavata'
by Michael Major - August 24, 2023

Composed, produced, and arranged by Miguel, who plays electric guitar (reversed) and acoustic violin/viola, with Gabe Noel and Peter Jacobson joining on acoustic bass and cello respectively, “Airavata” (eye-raw-VAH-tah) is named after the white elephant who carries the deity Indra, also called ‘abhr...

Hays Street Hart to Release 'Bridges' in October Photo Hays Street Hart to Release 'Bridges' in October
by Michael Major - August 14, 2023

The album began its life as a performance in honor of Hart’s 80th birthday in December 2020, live streamed from an empty Smoke Jazz Club in the final weeks of that grueling pandemic year. Despite those adversities, the music they created that night was spectacular enough to convince all involved tha...

Album DAVE LIEBMAN: LIVE AT SMALLS to be Released in February Photo Album DAVE LIEBMAN: LIVE AT SMALLS to be Released in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 22, 2022

Cellar Music Group has announced the February 3rd release of Dave Liebman: Live at Smalls. A thrilling free jazz outing, this 75-minute set finds the boundless soprano saxophonist in the company of four modern musical masters: trumpeter Peter Evans, pianist Leo Genovese, bassist John Hébert and drum...












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