by Ben Salmon, Bend Bulletin “Alexa is Croatian-American, and “ONA” means “she” in Croatian. ‘ONA is the musical expression of what being a woman means to me,” Alexa has said. “It is my discovery of the wild woman spirit within me and the experiences I’ve encountered in setting her free.’ If that sounds like something … Read More
New York City Jazz Record, June 2022 New York at Night article by Tom Greenland – Samara Joy – Page 4 New York at Night article by Tom Greenland – Catherine Russell – Page 4 Review by Tom Greenland – Cory Weeds – What Is There To Say? – Page 16 Review by Dan Bilawsky … Read More
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater: June 1 – June 30 Schedule Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are proudly open this June with a full slate of nightly performances! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch the Liebman, Brecker, Copland Quintet, Greg Ruvolo Big Band, Yellowjackets, Terraza Big Band, Anita Gillette and Lee Roy Reams, Frank … Read More
Bassist and Composer Harish Raghavan Presents ‘In Tense’ due out July 29, 2022 via Whirlwind Recordings Whirlwind Recordings is proud to announce the July 29 release of In Tense, the latest album from New York-based composer and bassist Harish Raghavan, following his 2019 debut Calls For Action. This new and all-original output was recorded at … Read More
by Will Friedwald, The New York Sun “..this weekend’s “Monk con Clave” concert had to be the most danceable presentation of the Thelonious oeuvre that I’ve heard. As is the custom at Jazz at Lincoln Center, one member of the orchestra, in this case bassist Carlos Henriquez, served as musical director. He orchestrated 10 Monk … Read More
Multi-Modal Artist Sirintip Hosts Solar-Powered Outdoor Concert at Inwood Hill Park on June 9 Made possible through a grant from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and a sponsorship with Geneverse, the Bangkok-born singer will use a solar-powered battery to host two sets in the historic park of Upper-Manhattan On June 9, 2022 New York-based vocalist, … Read More
by Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune “To guitarist Mike Allemana, who played in the quartet from 1997 until Freeman’s death in 2012, the elder jazzman’s husky sound wasn’t just singular: It bore witness to decades of Chicago’s musical history. Freeman got his start playing in swing bands as a precocious preteen, came of age during hard … Read More
Cellar Music Group and the SmallsLIVE Foundation Announce a Momentous Live Release from Iconic Jazz Vocalist Sheila Jordan, Live at Mezzrow, out July 15, 2022 Cellar Music Group and SmallsLIVE Foundation are thrilled to announce the July 15, 2022 release of Sheila Jordan Live at Mezzrow, the inaugural release of the SmallsLIVE Living Masters Series. … Read More
by George Varga, The San Diego Union-Tribune “Armed with degrees in psychology and jazz performance from The New School University in New York, Thana Alexa stood out even before she last year became the first Croatian artist in any musical genre to ever earn a Grammy Award nomination.” Read the complete feature story here.
Vocalist, pianist, and guitarist DO’A draws on a diverse heritage to present her debut higher grounds, a collage of songs that reflects her identity and connects audiences to each other – due out July 15 via Outside in Music “With a once in a generation voice that stops you in your tracks, DO’A’s rich and … Read More
