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With a career spanning two continents before he was 20, arrangements that received awards from both Downbeat (2021) and the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers (2021) while still a student, and compositions described as “on a scale with Everglades by Terence Blanchard,” (Gary Lowe, WUNH), composer, bandleader, and saxophonist Simeon Nathanael Davis makes a profound compositional debut with “Of Narratives & Nocturnes.”

By John Stevenson As part of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Tomorrow’s Warriors will be offering the acclaimed Nu Civilisation Orchestra who will present Duke Ellington’s The Queen’s Suite at Queen Elizabeth Hall on Friday 3 June. The evening will see Nu Civilisation Orchestra (NCO) perform a showstopping selection of Duke Ellington’s compositions, …

New York saxophonist Daniel Bennett has been hailed as one of the most original and unpredictable musical voices of his generation. The Daniel Bennett Group will headline a series of ‘Jazz Appreciation Month’ concerts in Wisconsin. The trio will perform a masterclass and concert at the Hedberg Library (Janesville, WI) on …

The pianist Juan María Solare releases a 7-track album of neoclassical and minimal piano music. In this album, each of the titles can be read as verses of a poem. Expressiveness and unconventionality in ideal balance.

This is the third offering by Laurent Medelgi as a guitarist, composer and arranger of all the tracks on this album entitled Versature, with his Paris-based band the Medeljazz Quartet. The title: Versature comes from the Latin versatura meaning “Sheturns”. A neologism emphasizing a definite departure from a more straight …

Enrique Iglesias Vocalist & CEO Of Laura Jane International Vocal Studio Laura Jane Organizes Charity Initiative To Support The Ukraine Laura Jane Jones, vocalist for Enrique Iglesias and CEO of Laura Jane International Vocal Studio, in cooperation with the Houston Professional Musicians Union, Horace Young, Jose Diaz Music Institute, St. …

Special Guests Eric Benét, Maxine Ashley, Carter Ace, and More. THE FEDERAL BAR NORTH HOLLYWOOD RSVP HERE 5303 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91501 If you love Anderson Paak, Bruno Mars and those putting non-digitally-modified music back on the map, you’re about to love the sonic stylings of bandmates Sammy, …

  On composer/producer Robert Burbidge’s brand new recording, respected jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist Kevin G Davy takes centre stage. Though Eleven Squares runs to just over 20 minutes long, its ear-friendly compositions treat listeners to expansive soundscapes. The medium-paced Planets kicks the album off in fine style, throwing Kevin’s trumpet …

This super group can whisk you’re your mind away with Jazz, humble your heart with Soul, and make your foot stomp with Funk. When describing the performance of “Jazz Funk Soul” featuring 2018 Grammy winner Jeff Lorber, Grammy nominee’s Everette Harp, and Paul Jackson Jr., you’re talking about the real thing in adult contemporary music. Tickets …

Review by John Stevenson On the evidence of his most recent recording, Major Matters, respected Guyanese-born, New York City-based jazz musician Max Gouveia, echoes the long and noble tradition of acoustic jazz bassists such as Percy Heath, Paul Chambers, Tommy Potter and Scott La Faro. Refracting major themes such as …