After 80,000 Votes, Winners Announced for the 2019 NYC Readers Awards Pureum Jin Wins Best Jazz Artist of the Year, Best Alto Saxophonist and Female Rising Star Broadcast Icon Mark Ruffin and Producer, Director and Philanthropist Cobi Narita Honored Sunday, November 24th marked New York’s premier jazz event of the season, the 6th New York … Read More
World Renowned Vocalist Catherine Russell, Consummate Trumpeter Brian Lynch and Jazz Luminary Randy Brecker Earn Nominations in the 62nd GRAMMY® Awards Catherine Russell’s Alone Together nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album Brian Lynch Big Band’s The Omni-American Book Club nominated for Best Large Ensemble Album and Best Instrumental Composition Randy Brecker’s solo on “Sozhino” from Rocks … Read More
By: Bass Magazine Bassist, bandleader and producer Richie Goods is pleased to announce the November 7threlease of his seminal album with his band The Goods Project, entitled My Left Hand Man. The consummate bassist’s third album as a bandleader, My Left Hand Man, is a tribute to Goods’ late mentor Mulgrew Miller. Over the course … Read More
Acclaimed Vocalist Vivian Sessoms Named a Finalist in the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition Internationally lauded vocal artist Vivian Sessoms is proud to announce her status as a finalist in the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. The Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, also known as the SASSY Awards in a … Read More
NEW YORK (August 1, 2019)— “Feels Like Home,” a soulful country ballad written by Yamaha Artist and saxophonist Grace Kelly has been named “Song of the Year” in the annual John Lennon Songwriting Contest. The country vocal and instrumental track, featuring Kelly and Thirdstory’s Elliott Skinner, topped thousands of submissions made to the competition from … Read More
The Legacy Continues with Ralph Peterson and the Messenger Legacy Live at the Newport Jazz Festival August 3rd, Plus New Dates Announced! “The players keep faith with the tradition rather than chancing any 21st century genre-bends, but it was a great tradition, celebrated with expert devotion here.” John Fordham, Jazzwise “This double disc set proves … Read More
GRAMMY® Nominated Powerhouse Vocalist Catherine Russell Celebrates Vinyl Release of Alone Together on July 26th via Dot Time Records Extensive Tour Announced Throughout the US, Canada, Mexico and Europe World renowned vocalist Catherine Russell has seen a meteoric rise since the release of her seventh album as a leader, Alone Together, on March 1st via … Read More
Original vocal composition in the Country genre is now a finalist for Song of the Year and the $20,000 Grand Prize in the prestigious international songwriting competition Acclaimed saxophone-singer-composer-bandleader Grace Kelly is celebrating her 27th birthday this year with a major nod from the John Lennon Songwriting Contest (JLSC), the preeminent international competition open to … Read More
Brandee Younger’s Music Featured in New Beyonce Film “Homecoming” And New Album “Soul Awakening” due out June 7th with 2 nights at the Blue Note (May 21 & May 22) One of “12 Women Influencing the Future of Jazz” – Paste Magazine Brandee Younger has had a busy month since announcing the release of her … Read More
Acclaimed Trumpeter, Composer and Arranger David Weiss Embarks Upon Spring Tour with Sextet, Featuring Marcus Strickland and Myron Walden Shows in: Los Angeles, Ft. Bragg, Half Moon Bay, Napa, Windsor, Denver, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary “The sextet skirts the outer reaches of straight-ahead jazz, innovating while drawing from tradition. The recording benefits from the familiarity … Read More
