ACCLAIMED JAZZ VOCALIST KANDACE SPRINGS ANNOUNCES LADY IN SATIN, A LOVING TRIBUTE TO BILLIE HOLIDAY AND HER TITULAR 1958 ALBUM FEATURES TOP-FLIGHT PORTUGUESE ENSEMBLE ORQUESTRA CLÁSSICA DE ESPINHO TO BE RELEASED MAY 9, 2025 (SRP RECORDS) Lady in Satin is the fifth album by Kandace Springs, an esteemed jazz vocalist hailing from Music City: Nashville, … Read More
Champian Fulton and Klas Lindquist Unite on At Home, out May 2, 2025 via Turtle Bay Records The title of pianist/vocalist Champian Fulton and saxophonist/clarinetist/composer Klas Lindquist’s latest release, At Home, perfectly captures the spirit and intention of the new LP, out May 2nd via Turtle Bay Records. A collection of standards tamed and delivered … Read More
GRAMMY nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol announces the release of 7 Shades of Melancholia, featuring Ingrid Jensen, on April 25, 2025 via DÜNYA GRAMMY-nominated pianist and composer Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol is excited to announce his new album, 7 Shades of Melancholia, featuring trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, to be released on April 25th, 2025 on … Read More
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are proudly open this March with a full slate of nightly performances! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch Stella Cole, Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano: “Painting the Town”, The Kleinbort Collection: The Songs of Barry Kleinbort, John Pizzarelli, Laila Biali, Nicolas King, SF JAZZ Collective, Ryan Keberle’s All Ears Orchestra, … Read More
Kneebody returns with Reach, their first studio album in six years, showcasing their singular musical vision with a reinvented lineup, set for release on April 18, 2025, via GroundUP Music. Reach (releasing April 18, 2025, GroundUP) the first new studio album Kneebody has released since 2019, acts as both a rebirth for the genre-blurring quartet … Read More
Pianist, writer, Paul Hecht releases Pyrography, an exploration that distills his music down to its purest form of expression in a variety of modes – out April 4 via ears&eyes Paul Hecht is a multifaceted artist with expertise that spans far beyond the discipline of music. A trained jazz pianist whose language and form was … Read More
“That Chick’s Too Young To Fry”, New Single by GRAMMY Nominee Catherine Russell, is out February 28, 2025 via Dot Time Records Catherine Russell to release a single as tribute to legendary Chicago musicians Stuart J. Rosenberg, Don Stille, and Morris Jennings The tune originated in an earlier era by Louis Jordan with ties to her … Read More
THE CHICAGO JAZZ ORCHESTRA TEAMS UP WITH GUITARIST EXTRAORDINAIRE BOBBY BROOM FOR MORE AMOR: A TRIBUTE TO WES MONTGOMERY THE WINDY CITY’S OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING JAZZ ORCHESTRA — HELMED BY FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JEFF LINDBERG — PAYS HOMAGE TO ONE OF THE GREATEST JAZZ GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME TO BE RELEASED MARCH 28 VIA … Read More
Chicago-based drummer and composer Gustavo Cortiñas addresses global challenges with the release of his new album, The Crisis Knows No Borders, set to be released on April 11, 2025, via Desafío Candente Records Desafío Candente Records proudly announces the April 11, 2025 release of The Crisis Knows No Borders, the latest album from esteemed drummer … Read More
Eminent Guitarist Yotam Silberstein Announces New Album Standards, Vol. 2, featuring John Patitucci, Billy Hart and George Coleman – Due out April 18 via Jojo Records Just last year, the marvelous Israeli jazz guitarist Yotam Silberstein — fluent in bebop, blues, and sounds from North Africa, the Middle East, and beyond — released Standards. Therein, … Read More
