JAZZ NEWS: 6x GRAMMY® Nominee Lakecia Benjamin Drops Holiday Single, “The Christmas Song”, featuring 2x GRAMMY® Nominee Christie Dashiell (Artwork Records)

November 28, 2025
JAZZ NEWS: 6x GRAMMY® Nominee Lakecia Benjamin Drops Holiday Single, “The Christmas Song”, featuring 2x GRAMMY® Nominee Christie Dashiell (Artwork Records)

6x GRAMMY® Nominee Lakecia Benjamin Drops Holiday Single, “The Christmas Song”, featuring 2x GRAMMY® Nominee Christie Dashiell (Artwork Records) Renowned alto saxophonist-composer Lakecia Benjamin, currently celebrating her sixth career GRAMMY® nomination, has released a new single on just in time for the holidays. Benjamin’s latest offering is a soulful and stirring take on “The Christmas … Read More

GRAMMY NEWS: Sullivan Fortner Earns Fifth Career GRAMMY® Nomination for ‘Southern Nights’ (Artwork Records)

November 26, 2025
GRAMMY NEWS: Sullivan Fortner Earns Fifth Career GRAMMY® Nomination for ‘Southern Nights’ (Artwork Records)

Southern Nights has been nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album at the 68th GRAMMY® Awards. Sullivan Fortner, the celebrated pianist-composer and two-time GRAMMY® winner, is celebrating his fifth career GRAMMY® nomination for Southern Nights in the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category. Released on February 14, 2025 via Artwork Records, Southern Nights showcases Fortner’s artistry at … Read More

GRAMMY NEWS: The 8-Bit Big Band’s ‘Orchestrator Emulator’ Earns Two GRAMMY® Nominations

November 24, 2025
GRAMMY NEWS: The 8-Bit Big Band’s ‘Orchestrator Emulator’ Earns Two GRAMMY® Nominations

The 8-Bit Big Band’s Orchestrator Emulator Earns Two GRAMMY® Nominations The 8-Bit Big Band’s ‘Orchestrator Emulator’ has been nominated for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album and Charlie Rosen, Bryan Carter and Matthew Whitaker’s “Super Mario Praise Break” has been nominated for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella at the 68th GRAMMY® Awards Orchestrator Emulator, the … Read More

JAZZ NEWS: Lakecia Benjamin Signs to Artwork Records & Earns Sixth Career GRAMMY® Nomination for “Noble Rise”

November 21, 2025
JAZZ NEWS: Lakecia Benjamin Signs to Artwork Records & Earns Sixth Career GRAMMY® Nomination for “Noble Rise”

Lakecia Benjamin Signs to Artwork Records & Earns Sixth Career GRAMMY® Nomination for “Noble Rise” (Featuring Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield) Renowned alto saxophonist-composer Lakecia Benjamin has officially signed to Artwork Records, marking a major new chapter in her artistic trajectory. The announcement arrives alongside the news of her sixth career GRAMMY® nomination for her … Read More

NEW RELEASE: Roberto Fonseca & Vincent Segal’s ‘Nuit Parisienne à la Havane’ is out January 30 via Artwork Records

November 19, 2025
NEW RELEASE: Roberto Fonseca & Vincent Segal’s ‘Nuit Parisienne à la Havane’ is out January 30 via Artwork Records

Roberto Fonseca & Vincent Segal Unite for Intimate Duo Album Nuit Parisienne à la Havane, out January 30 on Artwork Records Celebrated Cuban pianist and French cellist deliver a stripped-down musical dialogue that bridges classical influences, Afro-Cuban traditions, and contemporary improvisation. Acclaimed Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca and renowned French cellist Vincent Segal join forces for … Read More

NEW RELEASE: Vancouver Jazz Orchestra’s ‘Vancouver Jazz Orchestra Meets Brian Charette’ is out December 5, 2025 via Cellar Music Group

November 14, 2025
NEW RELEASE: Vancouver Jazz Orchestra’s ‘Vancouver Jazz Orchestra Meets Brian Charette’ is out December 5, 2025 via Cellar Music Group

VANCOUVER JAZZ ORCHESTRA JOINS ORGANIST BRIAN CHARETTE ON NEW RECORDING, VANCOUVER JAZZ ORCHESTRA MEETS BRIAN CHARETTE, OUT  VIA CELLAR MUSIC GROUP Cellar Music Group proudly announces the December 5, 2025 release of Vancouver Jazz Orchestra Meets Brian Charette, the debut recording from the newly formed Vancouver Jazz Orchestra (VJO). Under the artistic direction of James Danderfer … Read More

AGENCY NEWS: Lydia Liebman Promotions Celebrates Five GRAMMY® Nominations at the 68th GRAMMY® Awards

November 13, 2025
AGENCY NEWS: Lydia Liebman Promotions Celebrates Five GRAMMY® Nominations at the 68th GRAMMY® Awards

Lydia Liebman Promotions Celebrates Five GRAMMY® Nominations at the 68th GRAMMY® Awards Lydia Liebman Promotions is thrilled to celebrate its many clients and projects nominated for the 68th GRAMMY® Awards. Collectively, four albums from the LLP roster, released during the 2024-2025 GRAMMY® eligibility period, received five nominations. Celebrating his fifth career GRAMMY® nomination this year, … Read More

NEW RELEASE: Michael League, Pedrito Martínez & Antonio Sánchez present ‘Elipsis’ – out January 16, 2026 via GroundUP

November 4, 2025
NEW RELEASE: Michael League, Pedrito Martínez & Antonio Sánchez present ‘Elipsis’ – out January 16, 2026 via GroundUP

MASTER MUSICIANS PEDRITO MARTÍNEZ, ANOTNIO SÁNCHEZ & MICHAEL LEAGUE UNITE CULTURES AND RHYTHMS ON NEW ALBUM ELIPSIS OUT JANUARY 16, 2026 ON GROUNDUP GroundUP proudly announces the January 16, 2026, release of Elipsis, a six-song collaboration between label-head Michael League, the master composer-arranger-bassist-producer who founded the genre-busting Snarky Puppy and Bokanté bands, and two of … Read More