OSCAR PETERSON PROTÉGÉ, JAZZ MESSENGER AND ACCLAIMED PIANIST-COMPOSER BENNY GREEN ANNOUNCES RENOVATION RECORDED LIVE AT DIZZY’S CLUB IN NEW YORK CITY, GREEN’S FIRST LIVE SOLO PIANO ALBUM DRAWS FROM FOUR DECADES OF TRIO LANGUAGE AND BLUE NOTE FEELING FEATURING EIGHT GREEN ORIGINALS ALONGSIDE PIECES BY BOBBY TIMMONS, RANDY WESTON, HOAGY CARMICHAEL & FRANK LOESSER, AND … Read More
Drummer-composer Willy Rodriguez navigates loss and memory on In The Unknown (I Will Find You), out March 13 via Sunnyside Records Drummer, composer, and bandleader Willy Rodriguez returns with In The Unknown (I Will Find You), a profound exploration of loss, memory, and spiritual connection. The album, his sophomore release following the widely acclaimed Seeing … Read More
JAPANESE-BORN, NEW YORK-BASED COMPOSER, VOCALIST & SHAMISEN PLAYER EMI MAKABE ANNOUNCES TRANSFIXING NEW ALBUM ECHO ACCOMPANIED BY A TOP-SHELF BAND IN THOMAS MORGAN, VITOR GONÇALVES, AND KENNY WOLLESEN, ECHO FEATURES FURTHER ALL-STAR GUESTS IN BILL FRISELL, MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO, & JASON MORAN OUT MAY 16 VIA SUNNYSIDE RECORDS Across cultures the world over, the word echo, … Read More
Saxophonist Sharel Cassity to Release Gratitude, a Glowing Celebration of Hope, out on March 29 via Sunnyside Records Featuring Christian McBride, Lewis Nash, and Cyrus Chestnut Internationally acclaimed saxophonist and woodwindist Sharel Cassity’s new release, Gratitude, out March 29th on Sunnyside Records, shares with audiences and listeners a conversation of joy, hope, and celebration. This … Read More
Vox News Article by Suzanne Lorge – Sarah Elizabeth Charles (Blank Canvas release show on November 2 at Rockwood) / Somi (Carnegie Hall debut on November 18) – Page 11 Review by Pierre Giroux – Sonido Solar – Eddie Palmieri Presents Sonido Solar – Page 21 Review by Marco Cangiano – Peter Erskine – Live … Read More
Vocalist Judy Niemack Bolsters Her Enchanting New Songbook, ‘What’s Love’ due out October 28, 2022 via Sunnyside Records “Her creative odyssey provides a fascinating illustration of the high road to mastery that transcends the limitations of genre…a vocalist of theatrical depth and consummate syllabic invention.” – Downbeat Jazz vocalist Judy Niemack presents a collection of … Read More
New York City Jazz Record, April 2022 Vox News article by Suzanne Lorge, Samara Joy in Vocal Jazz Summit 2022 – Page 11 Review by Marco Cangiano – Michael Leonhart – The Normyn Suites – Page 19 Review by Phil Freeman – Oz Noy/Ugonna Okegwo/Ray Marchica – Riverside – Page 24 Review by Russ Musto … Read More
by John Frederick Moore, Jazziz “It’s one week after the remnants of Hurricane Ida left much of New York City severely flooded. Mike Clark is on the phone discussing the harrowing ride home he had on the night of the late-August 2021 storm with fellow drumming pioneer Lenny White after White’s gig at Birdland. The … Read More
GRAMMY® Nominee Mike Holober and Balancing Act to Release Don’t Let Go, a Two-Disc Live Recording due out April 15 via Sunnyside Records Pianist, composer, arranger, and educator Mike Holober is thrilled to announce the release of Don’t Let Go, the latest from his octet, Balancing Act, due out April 15, 2022 via Sunnyside Records. … Read More
The Michael Leonhart Orchestra presents The Normyn Suites, a new masterwork to be released on March 25, 2022 via Sunnyside Records Featuring appearances by Elvis Costello, Bill Frisell, Joshua Redman, JSWISS, Larry Goldings, Nels Cline, Donny McCaslin and more Release show at Rizzoli Bookstore on April 10, 2022 ‘The Normyn Suites’ is an elegy; to … Read More
