Zev Feldman has built upon rewarding opportunities throughout his career to become, within 15 years, the go-to archival jazz producer. Admiration for Feldman grows not only for uncovering high-value recordings thought to be nonexistent—until, thanks to his efforts, they weren’t. Also, Feldman strives for uncompromising quality to achieve advanced sound …
Two Days and Nights of Music and Spirits in Estes Park, CO at the Stanley Hotel — the Very Hotel that Inspired Stephen King’s The Shining This March, the doors of the legendary Stanley Hotel will swing open for a weekend that can’t be repeated, recreated, or relived. To mark the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough …
Jazz Legacy Productions is a respected jazz label and cultural organization founded by renowned bassist and Grammy Award–winning producer John Lee, with a mission centered on preservation, artistic excellence, and forward momentum. Since its inception, the label has served as both a steward of jazz history and a contemporary platform …
The highly anticipated first album by The Euro Jazz Quinteto, A Slow Ride, is scheduled to drop on December 5, 2025. The ensemble features three members of the Xalapa Symphony Orchestra and two seasoned jazz musicians from beyond the orchestra’s ranks. Their deep commitment to jazz drives their sound and …
Drummer Brandon Sanders has followed his passion for jazz throughout his life. However, several detours diverted him from his growing recognition as a jazz drummer. Despite his initial indecisiveness, his friends—who recognized Sanders’s perseverance, dedication, generosity, and talent—encouraged him to record his first album, Compton’s Finest, at the age of …
Having established a reputation as an innovative jazz guitarist throughout his 30-year career, Rez Abbasi continues to polish his style as his music reflects his thoughts about changing life events. The event that led to the recording of his seventeenth album, Sound Remains, was the passing of his mother. Abbasi’s …
The Platinum-Selling Gypsy Jazzsters will Perform the Record in its Entirety During “In the Afterlife” Tour Dates When Hotfirst hit the airwaves in 1996, it didn’t just ignite excitement — it sparked a cultural bonfire. With its infectious blend of swing, jazz, Delta blues, and Southern storytelling, Hot rocketed the Squirrel Nut Zippers from the underground …
Perhaps because she hasn’t been a part of a single jazz community throughout her career of over fifty years, Sumi Tonooka hasn’t achieved due recognition for her significantly original contributions in advancing jazz. However, her recent projects should help expand the awareness that she deserves, particularly those with the Alchemy …
No doubt, the owners of the Blue Morocco in the Bronx, Sylvia and Joe Robinson, didn’t foresee the need to stock up on extra fire extinguishers before Freddie Hubbard played there on April, 10, 1967, just three days past his 29th birthday. Once Hubbard started playing, jets of fires immediately …
WAITIKI 7, a modern exotica band, presents their album Exotica Reborn: In Studio and Live at House Without A Key. The album blends studio sessions recorded in Honolulu with live performances from Waikiki’s House Without A Key, celebrating the timeless appeal of exotica music. The group’s members include flutist and …
Over the past several years my husband , French guitarist Serge Merlaud and I have been regularly performing in Europe and deepening a collaboration with the great French musical team Charlier/Sourisse. For over 30 years master drummer Andre Charlier and Keyboard virtuoso Benoit Sourisse have recorded and toured in various …
Miguel Zenón, one of this generation’s premier saxophonists, has been the leader on 18 albums since record producers recognized him as a unique talent deserving the jazz community’s attention. As a result, Zenón first recorded Looking Forward on the Fresh Sound New Talent label in 2002 and then Ceremonial on …
