GRAMMY NOMINATED HARPIST BRANDEE YOUNGER ANNOUNCES THIRD ALBUM ON IMPULSE!, GADABOUT SEASON, RELEASING JUNE 13, 2025 PRODUCED BY RASHAAN CARTER, THE ALL-ORIGINAL SET FEATURES SPECIAL GUESTS SHABAKA, COURTNEY BRYAN, NIIA AND JOSH JOHNSON LISTEN TO THE FIRST SINGLE, “GADABOUT SEASON”, OUT NOW. It all started with a word-of-the-day email. Harpist Brandee Younger, bassist-producer Rashaan Carter … Read More
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are proudly open this May with a full slate of nightly performances! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch The Mingus Big Band, Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano, Shelly Berg Trio Ft. Dafnis Prieto and Carlitos Del Puerto, Joe Lovano Tenor Legacy, Benny Benack III Quartet: “This Is The Life” Album … Read More
From Dawn to Dusk: Flutist Itai Kriss Chronicles a Single Day on Daybreak, out June 27, 2025 via Jojo Records Jojo Records announces the June 27, 2025 release of Daybreak, the latest album from New York-based flutist Itai Kriss. This new collection showcases Kriss’s distinctive approach to the instrument, blending jazz, gospel, and Brazilian influences … Read More
CARNEGIE HALL ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NYO JAZZ’S FIRST LIVE ALBUM LIVE IN JOHANNESBURG FEATURING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND BANDLEADER/TRUMPETER SEAN JONES WITH VOCALIST ALICIA OLATUJA AND SPECIAL GUESTS BASSIST ROMY BRAUTESETH AND SAXOPHONIST LINDA SIKHAKHANE – AVAILABLE JUNE 20, 2025 Album by the Hall’s Prestigious National Youth Jazz Orchestra includes Carnegie Hall-Commissioned Work by South African Composer Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane, … Read More
CHICAGO-BASED SUPERGROUP ENTRE AMIGOS RETURNS WITH SECOND ALBUM MAGPIE: THE MUSIC OF JOE CLARK SAXOPHONIST ROY MCGRATH, PIANIST HANA FUJISAKI, BASSIST KITT LYLES, AND DRUMMER GUSTAVO CORTIÑAS RETURN TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE SINGULAR TRUMPETER, COMPOSER & ARRANGER JOE CLARK OUT JUNE 13 VIA ENTRE AMIGOS RECORDS In 2024, Entre Amigos flew to East Asia … Read More
NEA Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers Offers Profound Musical Meditation with Solace of the Mind, out June 20, 2025 via Red Hook Records Red Hook Records is proud to announce the June 20, 2025 release of Solace of the Mind, a profoundly lyrical solo album from pianist, organist, vocalist, and newly minted NEA Jazz Master … Read More
DEATH ROW PRISONER KEITH LAMAR TO RELEASE LIVE FROM DEATH ROW, RECORDED LIVE FROM SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AT THE OHIO STATE PENITENTIARY – OUT MAY 30, 2025 Follows 2022’s Freedom First, the first album by an artist on death row – a collaboration with composer and pianist Albert Marquès and featuring Nia Drummond, Elsa Nilsson, Milena … Read More
Tyreek McDole’s Debut Album Open Up Your Senses – Releasing June 6, 2025 via Artwork Records – Introduces a Bold New Voice in Jazz Rising jazz vocalist Tyreek McDole will release his much-anticipated debut album, Open Up Your Senses, on June 6 via Artwork Records. A rich baritone with a deep connection to the jazz … Read More
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are proudly open this April with a full slate of nightly performances! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch Eliane Elias, Anais Reno Quartet, Matt Cusson, Joey Alexander, Emily Braden, Nicole Henry, Chad LB Quartet, Joe Alterman Trio w/ Houston Person Album Release Celebration, Joanne Halev in “Sailing On,” Emmet Cohen … Read More
