By Matt Micucci, Jazziz Lakecia Benjamin Celebrates Alice and John Coltrane in Upcoming Album:Saxophonist/bandleader Lakecia Benjamin celebrates the legacy of Alice and John Coltrane on her upcoming album Pursuance: The Coltranes. The album finds her leading a cross-generational ensemble of over 40 jazz musicians, including Ron Carter, Gary Bartz, Regina Carter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Meshell … Read More
VOCALIST, COMPOSER THANA ALEXA UNLEASHES THE UNIVERSAL WILD WOMAN IN ONA AVAILABLE ON MARCH 27, 2020 “Thana Alexa’s ONA is an exquisite work embodying boundless creativity and genre that stretches to every corner of the Earth, and the imagination. ONA is a story of strength, authenticity, and the deeply grounding nature of the divine feminine” … Read More
The Soul Message Band Takes it to the Road Following the Release of their Critically Acclaimed Debut Album Soulful Days on Delmark Performances in Ann Arbor, Cleveland and Worthington OH “Together, Foreman and Rockingham cook up a delectably greasy rhythmical groove that underpins this entire program and this debut from the Soul Message Band is … Read More
GRAMMY® Award Winning Pacific Mambo Orchestra celebrates 10 Years with New Album The III Side, Available Now! On January 4, 2020, the GRAMMY winning Pacific Mambo Orchestra released their new album The III Side. Known as the Pacific Mambo Orchestra Sound, the ensemble masterfully blends Timba, Cha Cha Cha, Mambo and Bolero with classical and … Read More
By Will Friedwald, The City View Yes, it’s another one of those amazing triple feature nights at Birdland, with three outstanding jazz singers. In the center ring is Kurt Elling, perhaps the most remarkable male singer of his generation, whose current show, The Questions, is so impeccable that we can well understand his impulse to … Read More
By Robin Lloyd, KNKX This week on Saturday’s Jazz Caliente, we’ll hear Dominican pianist Josean Jacobo and his group Tumbao play an instrumental version of “Aunque Me Cueste La Vida,” a ballad written by prolific Dominican songwriter Luis Kalaff and made popular by singer Alberto Beltran. Here’s a little background: The Singer: Alberto Beltran’s singing career … Read More
Vanessa Rubin’s The Dream Is You: Vanessa Rubin Sings Tadd Dameron Nominated for 51st NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album On Thursday, January 9th, it was announced that iconic jazz singer Vanessa Rubin’s album The Dream Is You: Vanessa Rubin Sings Tadd Dameron is nominated for the 51st NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz … Read More
Sam Hirsh Releases Quite Frankly, His Stunning Debut Album as a Bandleader, on February 7th Renowned Tenor Saxophonist Ralph Moore Featured Pianist, composer and educator Sam Hirsh is pleased to release Quite Frankly, his debut album as a bandleader, out February 7th. The album was recorded to celebrate the pianist’s thirtieth birthday and tenth year … Read More
Outside In Music Announces the release of “Peninsula” from bass player and composer Clark Sommers “Peninsula” is the long-awaited Second Release for his Chicago-Based Trio Ba(SH), Out March 6 Pre-Release Shows Announced at Chicago’s Green Mill on January 17th & 18th with Special guest: guitarist Scott Hesse Outside In Music is pleased to announce the … Read More
Chris Spector, Midwest Record RICHIE GOODS & the Goods Project/My Left Hand Man: Mulgrew Miller was a valued jazzbo but not really a commodity to the masses, a state of affairs that dooms this tribute album to being made really indie or not at all. Helmed by Miller’s long time bass player, you’d think Goods … Read More
