Audacity. It’s a word that seems ideally suited to the bold and intrepid bassist Buster Williams. Whether supplying tasteful bass-lines for singers like Nancy Wilson and Sarah...
There are certain musical artists who have transcended genre limitations, crossing over into other areas of audience appeal. But in very rare cases there are artists who cross...
Following the release of ‘Journey To The Mountain Of Forever’, semi-free jazz trailblazers Binker and Moses return with their new album ‘Alive In The East?’. The Album...
Three years since the release of his last album, Afrodeezia, multi-Grammy-winning bassist Marcus Miller will release his new album “Laid Black” on Blue Note Records on...
Pianist Manuel Valera releases his new CD “The Planets” on Mavo Records this coming Friday. Born and raised in Havana, Cuba and now based in New York City, Grammy...
Pianist/composer Fred Hersch released his new trio recording titled “Live in Europe” on May 11. The Album caps off what was a momentous year for pianist Fred Hersch....
In May this year Pianist Kenny Barron will release his first album for Blue Note Records titled Concentric Circles. The esteemed pianist, composer, bandleader and educator will...
Five-time Grammy-winning trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard has been a consistent artistic force for making powerful musical statements concerning painful American tragedies –...
SHAKE STEW is Austria‘s jazz band of the hour. After playing more than 25 gigs during the first months since premiering at Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2016 and selling out their...
Fifty years after the murder of Martin Luther King the Brussels Jazz Orchestra is commemorating his death with a project devoted to human rights. Titled “We Have A...
Too often, talented young artists succumb to believing so much in their own ability that they lose sight of their true potential as significant contributors to their field....