An Ahead-of-its-Time Fusion of Guitar, Rap, and DIY Ambition, the Collection is Reborn for Streaming Audiences Restlessly inventive artist goodie has announced that he is revisiting the roots of his creative identity with the release of goodie: The Early Years pt I, a newly re-mixed and remastered collection drawn from the first two albums he …
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 …
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 …
The Poignant Vignette Weaves Themes of Family, Community, and Remembrance, Honoring Both Those Who Have Stood Beside the Band and Those No Longer Here Hard rock heavyweights KILLCODE have unleashed the official video for “One Trick Pony,” a fierce new anthem for anyone who’s ever been counted out, underestimated, or overlooked. Available …
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 …
The EP is a Chaotic, Comedic, and Surprisingly Beautiful Hip-Hop Collage Born of Friendsgiving and Late-Night Inspiration What started with an offhand comment over leftover stuffing and Action Bronson impersonations during a Friendsgiving Feast in 2023, has evolved into so much more. Big Scrimps has officially released their highly-anticipated debut EP Facing East: The …
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. And…don’t put all your eggs in one basket. As life’s challenges and opportunities arose, Pete McGuinness based life-changing decisions upon the well-meaning advice of those idioms. Metaphorically, of course. And now the results of his evolution have been packed up in an overflowing …
One would expect that the title of Lorraine Feather’s most recent album, The Green World, would refer literally to environmental urgency. Especially since the album’s cover features apparently calm, or no doubt confused, giraffes standing majestically but separately in a maze of hedgerows that appear to stretch to infinity, or …
The Chicago Jazz Orchestra’s (CJO) Annual Summer Residency at The Jazz Showcase starts today at 5:30 PM. Tonight’s special guest is the beloved vocalist Paul Marino. TICKETS HERE “He swings hard …a giant baritone that manages to be both virile and gorgeous, Marinaro infuses the essence of jazz – the …
