NEW RELEASE: Composer and Pianist Cettina Donato Presents New Album I SICILIANI Alongside Actor Ninni Bruschetta, Out May 14, 2021

April 20, 2021New Release, Press Releases
NEW RELEASE: Composer and Pianist Cettina Donato Presents New Album I SICILIANI Alongside Actor Ninni Bruschetta, Out May 14, 2021

Composer and Pianist Cettina Donato Joins Forces with Actor Ninni Bruschetta on New Album I SICILIANI, Honoring Poet Antonio Caldarella Due out May 14, 2021 Italian pianist, conductor and composer Cettina Donato is proud to announce the May 14, 2021 release of her latest album, I Siciliani, featuring renowned actor Antonio ‘Ninni’ Bruschetta. Their second … Read More

REVIEW: Steven Feifke Big Band “Kinetic” – Best of Jazz

April 16, 2021Press Reel, Reviews
REVIEW: Steven Feifke Big Band “Kinetic” – Best of Jazz

By Paul Medrano, Best of Jazz Kinetic is the debut album of Steven Feifke’s Big Band. Steven (born 1991) released his 1st album in 2015 (Peace In Time – self-produced), but he is mainly a prolific pianist, composer, arranger, orchestrator with an impressive discography: he appeared on 30 albums all before turning 30 years old. … Read More

JAZZ NEWS: DC Jazz Festival Announces We Get to Talk Podcast Series

April 14, 2021Special Announcement
JAZZ NEWS: DC Jazz Festival Announces We Get to Talk Podcast Series

DC Jazz Festival Announces We Get to Talk Podcast Series Hosted by DCJF Executive Director Sunny Sumter Starting Wednesday, April 14 WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 14, 2021 – DC Jazz Festival today announces a new podcast series titled We Get to Talk, where DCJF Executive Director Sunny Sumter engages jazz artists in captivating conversations that revolve around relevant topics, … Read More

REVIEW: Gustavo Cortiñas explores Latin American history, culture, and resilience on Desafío Candente – CHICAGO READER

April 14, 2021Press Reel, Reviews
REVIEW: Gustavo Cortiñas explores Latin American history, culture, and resilience on Desafío Candente – CHICAGO READER

By Catalina Maria Johnson, Chicago Reader The third release by Gustavo Cortiñas, Desafío Candente (“Incandescent Defiance”), is an epic set of jazz and spoken word inspired by Las Venas Abiertas de Latinoamérica(“The Open Veins of Latin America”), an iconic series of historical essays by Uruguayan author and poet Eduardo Galeano. Read more here.    

NEW RELEASE: Tomoko Omura’s ‘BRANCHES VOL. 2’ out June 18th, 2021 via Outside in Music

April 14, 2021New Release, Press Releases
NEW RELEASE: Tomoko Omura’s ‘BRANCHES VOL. 2’ out June 18th, 2021 via Outside in Music

Outside In Music Announces Branches Vol. 2, The Eagerly-Awaited Second Installment of Celebrated Violinist Tomoko Omura’s Roots Series, Out June 18, 2021 “…a gifted composer and passionate instrumentalist.” – Strings Magazine  Outside in Music is thrilled to announce the release of Branches Vol. 2, the eagerly-awaited new installment in imaginative violinist-composer-arranger Tomoko Omura’s Roots series. … Read More