Called “a jazz eminence, and an ambassador from an earlier time who never lost his hunger for fresh inspiration” by the New York Times, Jimmy Heath was a guiding force in the jazz community with a career spanning more than seven decades. The life and work of Jimmy Heath—legendary saxophonist, composer, bandleader, …
Unwrapped is preparing the eighth installment of Unwrapped, which is set for a May 2019 release. Unwrapped Vol. 8: The Chicago Sessions features reimagined versions of Travis Scott’s double platinum single “Pick Up The Phone,” Cardi B’s Top 5 smash hit “Be Careful,” and JAY-Z’s stunning song “The Story Of …
Email features@arstash.com (include YouTube link for music to be featured) Any GENRE is OK. According to a Vice Magazine survey, 78% of young people said they couldn’t be defined by the genre they listened to. That’s actually a profound change, when you think about it and completely changes things.
As a young person, you walked into a room and asked, ‘what kind of music do you listen to?’ If I said ‘Pop’, and you said ‘Rap’ — we weren’t friends. This just doesn’t happen anymore, says Alice Kimberley, Vice Media’s Head of Strategy and Insights. The boundaries between genres …
Los Angeles, CA — Roland announces the SRX KEYBOARDS Software Synthesizer for Roland Cloud, a virtual recreation of an early-2000s SRX expansion board that was originally only available for compatible Roland hardware synths. This SRX expansion compiled the very best Roland keyboard sounds into a single expansion. SRX KEYBOARDS puts …
The following article comes from Beat Fever, a proud partner of DMN. Artists like Kanye, Nas and Travis stole headlines this year with lavish listening parties, but T.I. just did something to top them all – a VIRTUAL listening party for his new album Dime Trap with tens of thousands around the world. …
They call their sound “dark alien pop”, and it suits them as snugly as a flying saucer fits a little green alien. Glorybots make music that feels extraterrestrial, and their songs strongly suggest that the planet they’re coming from may not be the nicest place in the galaxy. This is …
C’est Si Bon,” the new single from rising jazz star Ilya Serov featuring backup vocals by vocal trio The Swing Kittens, is now available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, CD Baby, GooglePlay and Apple Music . In addition, Serov has a new video for “C’est Si Bon” which also includes The …
Dynamic organist David Ellington teams up with powerhouse drummer Chris Burroughs to form Duo Elevation with the release of their debut album, “Omar’s Lament“. Although a Duo, Duo Elevation is far from sparse; using multi-layered tracking to give listeners a look inside the brilliant arranging and production capabilities of these two masters. The result is a …
Jill Scott was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised as an only child by her mother and grandmother. She discovered the poetry of Nikki Giovanni in the 8th grade and was majorly inspired by her work, with Scott later enjoying writers like Octavia Butler and J. California Cooper as well. …
Nineteen-year-old Kalen Henry explodes onto the scene with her debut album, “Not Forgotten”, an exploration of the love songs from the catalog of Nat King Cole. Ms. Henry explores these classic love songs with spacious country and pop instrumentation that perfectly supports her sultry Norah Jones-style voice. The result is …
Henderson, NV (July 6th, 2018) – Blue Canoe Records releases “Animazonia” from Turkish-born world musician Melbreeze. The ninth release from this creative world musician started as a Brazilian jazz effort but culminated into a compilation of authentic Brazilian music fused with world, jazz and dance flavors. Melbreeze’s passion for world …
Blue Canoe Records releases “Cody Carpenter’s Interdependence”, the debut effort from Cody Carpenter on January 26th, 2018. Mr. Carpenter combines the best of 80’s synth-pop with the jazz/rock fusion of that time to create a complex, breakneck brew that both inspires and energizes. Cody Carpenter is the son of Adrienne …
— Daniel Roure’s new album “Vintage Love Songs” has just been released. It includes covers songs of Blossom Dearie, Dean Martin, Trenet, Brel, Gainsbourg, Niel Diamond,Sinatra… the 50s and 60s.in french and english . Daniel Roure,Piano vocal, has made swing arrangements with an unexpected freshness of these musics, accompanied by …
Guest artists include pianist Gerald Clayton and his trio, vocalist Theo Bleckmann, saxophonist Archie Shepp with Amina Claudine Myers, and pianist Danilo Perez Faculty leading groups include Darcy James Argue, Jazz at Princeton head Rudresh Mahanthappa, Trineice Robinson-Martin and Jay Clayton Jazz at Princeton University, helmed by acclaimed saxophonist/composer Rudresh …
Celebrating a Century of Jazz 1917 – 2017 November 22nd to 26th, 2017 Presented at the Town & Country – A Destination Hotel 500 Hotel Circle North Discerning jazz fans call the San Diego Jazz Festival “the crown jewel of jazz festivals.” The event is held during the Thanksgiving weekend …
