Meshell Ndegeocello News

U.S. Premiere of Rubén Blades’ MAESTRA VIDA & More to be Presented at Lincoln Center

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 4, 2024

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has revealed additional Free and Choose-What-You-Pay programming throughout the winter and spring.

Aaron Lazar, Barbra Streisand, & More Nominated For 2025 GRAMMYS - Full List of Nominations

by Josh Sharpe — November 8, 2024

Aaron Lazar, Barbra Streisand, Ariana Grande more were nominated for GRAMMYS.

World Music Institute to Present Thandiswa Mazwai at LPR

by Chloe Rabinowitz — October 28, 2024

Thandiswa Mazwai, a leading South African singer known for her role in the Kwaito music movement, will perform at (le) poisson rouge in Manhattan.

Samora Pinderhughes Releases 'Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears' Album

by Josh Sharpe — October 18, 2024

Award winning pianist, composer, vocalist, and multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes shares the 1st LP of his long-awaited two-part album Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears, out now.

Samora Pinderhughes Shares New Single 'Slow Time'

by Josh Sharpe — September 26, 2024

Award winning pianist, composer, vocalist, and multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes shares a new single, “Slow Time”, with a video co-directed with frequent collaborator Christian Padron.

Samora Pinderhughes Unveils New Track 'Drown'

by Josh Sharpe — August 28, 2024

Acclaimed pianist, composer, vocalist, and multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes has unveiled a new single, “Drown”, with a video co-directed with frequent collaborator Christian Padron.

2024 Hudson Jazz Festival Announces Complete Line-up

by Blair Ingenthron — August 11, 2024

Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House has announced the complete lineup of the 2024 Hudson Jazz Festival, running October 4-6

Robert Glasper Returns To The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Next Month

by Stephi Wild — August 8, 2024

The award-winning composer, bandleader and keyboardist Robert Glasper will take the stage at the 14th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF), co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, on Saturday, September 21, 8:45 – 10:00 pm.

Samora Pinderhughes Unveils New Track 'Better,' Confirms New Album

by Josh Sharpe — August 7, 2024

Acclaimed pianist, composer, vocalist, and multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes has confirmed a new two-part album, Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears.

John Pizzarelli And Sy Smith Join Pacific Jazz Orchestra For Two September Shows

by A.A. Cristi — August 6, 2024

Pacific Jazz Orchestra, led by seven-time Grammy-nominated Artistic Director Chris Walden, launches its 2024-25 season with a program of exceptional straight-ahead jazz, swing, soul, and traditional big band sounds at two leading Southern California venues.

Marc Ribot to Embark on 'Songs of Resistance' Tour Feat. Shahzad Ismaily

by Josh Sharpe — July 24, 2024

This fall, Ribot will perform his album ‘Songs of Resistance’ in duo with multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily in select markets with radical rearrangements of the songs plus new material, improvisation and whatever else reaps urgency.

Dodge Foundation and NJPAC to Present Poetry Events in Lead-Up to 20th Dodge Poetry Festival

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 11, 2024

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SML Release Debut Album 'Small Medium Large'

by Josh Sharpe — July 9, 2024

International Anthem has released Small Medium Large — the debut album from SML — on all streaming platforms, following its June 28 initial physical release which put the album at #15 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart.

Meshell Ndgeocello Releases New Single 'Love' From 'No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin'

by Josh Sharpe — June 13, 2024

Meshell Ndegeocello has released the inspiriting new single “Love,” the second song to be revealed from her forthcoming Blue Note album No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin, a striking homage to the eminent writer and activist James Baldwin to be released Aug.

Video: SML Drops Animated Video For 'Three Over Steel'

by Josh Sharpe — June 6, 2024

International Anthem has shared the animated video for new single 'Three Over Steel,' the latest preview of Small Medium Large, the debut album out June 28 from SML, a new quintet composed of luminaries from Los Angeles’s thriving jazz, improvised, and indie music scenes.