The original idea for Rainmaker was to throw a party in a Paris recording studio in honor of my 80th birthday. I saw it as a way to celebrate the survival of so many things, including myself, a life without borders, and my friendship with so many musicians abroad. I …
*Sena will make a much anticipated return to London following a sold-out UK show last year* **Maria Sena’s latest album Vício Inerente is out now and available HERE** “Brazil’s new musical phenomenon” GQ Portugal Jazz Café – Sunday 30th June 2024 Following a sold-out performance at Village Underground in 2023, double Latin Grammy nominee Marina Sena makes a …
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tony Middleton on February 7th, 2024 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Tony was unable to make it to his 90th birthday milestone. His mother graced this world for an astonishing 106 years. Tony is survived by his wife of 70 years, …
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. – Stuart Mack is a trumpeter and composer based in New York who is rapidly rising through the ranks of top-tier musicians. At a point in life where many people would just be starting their careers, Mack has already carved a name for himself with some …
While visiting a friend in the Detroit area, I took a friend to 4M Restaurant, a restaurant in Ann Arbor that we’d visited before. There’s been live music during our first visit, an evening of pleasant jazz but more in a background style. It was the venue and food that …
Anyone who thinks jazz is fading or dying needs to go see Jim Clayton. Not just listen to him; they need to go experience a show. Last Wednesday, during one of my frequent visits to Toronto, a friend invited me to a show at a local distillery. She lives nearby …
“I think jazz needs to expand. It needs to continually evolve,” said producer Gregory Howe in DownBeat’s article about his determinedly independent label, San Francisco-based Wide Hive Records. Avoiding commercialism and limitations about the boundaries of jazz, Howe has developed organically a coterie of musicians, known as the Wide Hive …
Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo, Milt Jackson, Terry Gibbs, Roy Ayers, Bobby Hutcherson, Peter Appleyard, Jay Hoggard, Gary Burton, Joe Locke, Steve Nelson, Stefon Harris, Warren Wolf, Joel Ross. The list of major jazz vibraphonists is brief, but their jazz contributions to the instrument’s status progressed through the generations as their …
The Grammy® Award-Nominated Group Will Perform Songs From Their Latest Release, The 4th Album As Well As Greatest Hits After a highly-successful winter tour that netted Grammy® Award-nominated rockers The Record Company (TRC) several sold out shows and rave reviews from fans and critics alike, the trio has announced a special, limited run of …
Chopin’s famous Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 in E minor is the composition he wanted to be played at his funeral. Juan María Solare releases his recording of this heartbreaking miniature promptly on the composer’s 214th birtday.
