ALON SCHWARTZ EXPLORES A MUSICAL LANGUAGE ROOTED IN TRADITION, BUT NOT CONFINED BY IT ON HIS DEBUT ALBUM, WORDS CAN’T DESCRIBE, THE PIANIST, COMPOSER AND PRODUCER BRINGS TOGETHER NEARLY 20 MUSICIANS, TURNING HIS OWN LEARNING AND LANGUAGE CHALLENGES INTO CREATIVE POSSIBILITY THE NINE-TRACK ALBUM ARRIVES OCTOBER 16, FOLLOWED BY AN …
The artistry of Miguel Zenón keeps flourishing. And it keeps coming. That’s a good thing. As one of his generation’s leading jazz alto saxophonists, not only has Zenón developed an inimitable style and a formidable technique. He has also been prolific. El Arte del Bolero, Vol. 3 represents Zenón’s nineteenth …
Capturing the energy of his previous release on Summit (“Positive Energy”), this recording is a super-charged, diverse flow of energetic, original jazz that never lets the listener down. “All of Greg Abate’s original music sounds like they could easily become jazz standard tunes. He is an awesome composer.” Dee Dee …
Three Nights of Sonic Specters, Southern Storytelling, and Valentine’s Day Revelry, Each Offering a Distinctly Different Zippers Experience Music, mayhem, and revelry will collide when the maestros of vaudeville, jazz, blues, and roots swing into The Stanley for a Valentine’s Day weekend of sonic specters, sinful rhythms, and love in all its …
First Prince Album to Span Every Era of His Career, Featuring 10 Rare and Previously Unreleased Vault Recordings New Single and Music Video “The Guilty Ones,”Recorded in 2007, Out Now Friday, August 28, 2026 – Today, The Prince Estate, in partnership with Legacy Recordings, releases Timeless, a new posthumous Prince album …
Chicago artist Dat Boy Hot is bringing the energy of the city’s nightlife to the screen with the official music video for his single “BOB,” featuring Chicago rap veteran Shawnna, premiering September 5th on YouTube. Originally released in February, “BOB” was born from Hot’s years immersed in Chicago club culture …
Sep 11, 2026 1:30 PM Chicago artists Abitight and RP release their debut collaborative album, Sample From the Menu. The 16-track LP brings together nearly three decades of friendship and music-making, pairing Abitight’s seasoned lyricism and soulful melodies with RP’s signature production and perspective as a DJ and fellow emcee. …
Introduction: A Legacy Continues The Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars stand as a living testament to the enduring power of jazz, a genre born of creativity and resilience. For three decades, this ensemble has embodied the very essence of Dizzy Gillespie’s vision: a boundless exploration of sound that transcends generations and borders. …
Sounds of April & Randall Sounds of April & Randall is an award-winning duo formed by vocalist April May Webb and Trumpeter Randall Haywood, whose shared passion for music and undeniable artistic chemistry gave rise to a creative partnership that is as inspiring as it is distinctive. Partners in both life and music, the …
Resonance Records’s impressive output continues unabated as producer Zev Feldman finds more and more analog tapes of previously unavailable recordings of important jazz performances. A major keeper of those tapes was Joe Segal, the well-known and admired founder of Chicago’s Jazz Showcase. Feldman’s persistence paid off when, in celebration of …
Jill Scott’s “Whenever You’re Around” is one of the most quietly stunning moments on The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3, a song that reveals its power gradually and leaves a lasting emotional impression. Framed as an ode to the loneliness that can exist inside an unhappy marriage, it …
PETOSKEY — What began decades ago as The Atwood Green Band has grown into something larger: a collection of musical acts that reflects both the group’s history and the individual creative paths its musicians have followed over time. Known today as The Atwood Green Project, the long-running Northern Michigan favorite …
