Drummer, percussionist and composer George Lernis to Release Between Two Worlds, a musical allegory of his journey from Cyprus to America, on June 10th via DÜNYA George Lernis is a drummer, percussionist and composer whose unique musical influences and upbringing meld to create a sound and vision that stands unparalleled in the present-day jazz and … Read More
Drummer-Composer Anthony Fung’s Third Album What Does It Mean To Be Free is due out May 6, 2022 With the release of his third album, What Does it Mean to Be Free?, the adventurous drummer-composer Anthony Fung brings uncertainty into clarity with a striking set of colorful songs and a band of LA’s most celebrated … Read More
New York City Jazz Record, April 2022 Vox News article by Suzanne Lorge, Samara Joy in Vocal Jazz Summit 2022 – Page 11 Review by Marco Cangiano – Michael Leonhart – The Normyn Suites – Page 19 Review by Phil Freeman – Oz Noy/Ugonna Okegwo/Ray Marchica – Riverside – Page 24 Review by Russ Musto … Read More
Cellist Erik Friedlander Presents New Album ‘A Queens’ Firefly’ due out April 29, 2022 on Skipstone Records Erik Friedlander’s new album A Queens’ Firefly (Skipstone Records, out April 29, 2022) finds the miraculous within the routine, taking inspiration from the small moments of life to create an overflow of joy and optimism. Friedlander wrote the … Read More
by Burak Sülünbaz, Cazkolik Read the review in Turkish and English here.
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater: April 1 – April 30 Schedule Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are proudly open this April with a full slate of nightly performances! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch Emmet’s Place Live, Ed Neumeister Jazz Orchestra, Ravi Coltrane Quartet, John Minnock CD Release Show, Mingus Big Band: Mingus Centennial, … Read More
Bassist Michael Feinberg Utilizes Jazz Road Tour Grant This April Alongside All-Star Band The award-winning composer will hit the road this April alongside an impressive roster of jazz musicians “The music has that enthralling appeal and easygoing vibe that satisfies with aplomb. A positive, energetic response to the hard times” – Filipe Freitas, Jazz Trail … Read More
Gabriel Zucker Presents Live Studio Recording ‘Leftover Beats (Live)’ With Dynamic Arrangements From Pioneering 2021 Recording, out April 8, 2022 “..a music soundscape that has a massive presence, an eccentric personality, and the heart of a storyteller.” – Dave Sumner, Bandcamp “Perhaps the most stunning aspect is Zucker’s unabashed and continuous use of complexity.” – … Read More
by Mike Jurkovic, All About Jazz “Saxophonist Roxy Coss‘ acute, teasingly biting tone and rich, no boundaries disposition to composing and jamming has placed her high in the generational echelon of new and challenging players. She willingly and unapologetically blends and blurs the lines to suit any and all missives, and the fourteen fireballs heard loud … Read More
The Esthesis Quartet Pronounces Itself on a Sensory, Whimsical and Expansive Self-Titled Debut Release, due out May 27, 2022 via Orenda Records Orenda Records is proud to announce the May 27, 2022 release of Esthesis Quartet’s new, self-titled album. Dismantling conventional instrumentation roles, the band unleashes each members’ bend toward the extemporaneous on this debut … Read More
