Personal responses to music assume numerous forms based on individual experiences or the spirit of the music. Celebratory music inspires dancing; spiritual music, prayer; blues, relief from pain; crooning, romance; dirges, grief; percussiveness, acoustic communication, sometimes coded; Muzak, manufactured calming relief from uncomfortable silence; rock, energy; free music, freedom; marches, …
Cerissa McQueen provides a fresh, welcome, and wholesome recording, featuring Kevin O’Neal, of a timeless song, perfectly in time for the holiday season. Escondido, Ca — It takes a great deal of courage for an artist to approach an all-time classic with a reinterpretation and seldom does it pay off. …
Is that Jack McDuff playing? No, it’s Alberto Marsico. Marsico, a native of Turin, Italy, has been deeply influenced by McDuff’s sound, so much so that he attended one of McDuff’s week-long workshops in 1994. Marsico’s passion for jazz was the cause for his recent friendship with fellow musician, Jeremy …
Let’s Get Together For Christmas Will Prep Fans For Her Much-Anticipated New Album Reverberate, Slated For An Early 2021 Release Renowned Singer-Songwriter Laura Cheadle, who recently inked a worldwide distribution deal with So Bold Entertainment/ Sony Orchard, has announced that she will be giving the gift of music this holiday season as she …
By John Stevenson (All images courtesy Emile Holba) Zakir Hussain wowed his Royal Festival Hall audience on 21st November with triumphant sets for the finale of the 2021 EFG London Jazz Festival. The first half of the evening saw the critically-acclaimed Indian tabla master collaborate with sarangi player Sabir Khan. …
December 17th will be the second offering of contemporary jazz performances at the Woodland, in Maplewood, N.J. featuring Marion Meadows and Alex Bugnon. Following the successful Bernie Williams-Gil Parris Quartet, ending with an encore and standing ovation, “Holidays at the Woodland” will feature two of the genre’s top names …
Featuring Little Big Town Songwriter Hillary Reynolds & Hit-Writing, Award-Winning Artist Hannah Lou Woods, The Duo Will Release Their Spectral Song “Universe” November 15 Critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter duo The Arrow and The Bow, featuring the angelic voices and ethereal lyrics from Hillary Reynolds and Hannah Lou Woods, have announced their long-awaited return with the release of …
Reservations www.parkerjazzclub.com In 2020, Ron came down with COVID while traveling and went into a medically induced coma. Doctors predicted the worst, and much to everyone’s delight and amazement, he woke up 36 days later. The condition had not affected his lungs, largely due to his years of playing trombone, …
Presented by Smooth Jazz New Jersey and the Maplewood Division of Arts and Culture. Marion Meadows and Alex Bougnon, individually, have been staples in Contemporary Jazz for over two decades. Marion Meadows (Soprano Sax) and Alex Bougnon (keyboards) join together with an energetic show of contemporary jazz, and Holiday Cheer, …
The Critically-Acclaimed Musician Explores Mental Health & Societal Issues In Stirring New Song And Video; Also Unveils Innovative Rendition Of 1960s Defiant Anthem “Shape Of Things To Come” As A “B-Side” Track On the heels of his critically-acclaimed release “Rock And Roll (My Face Off,” Avant-Garde LA Artist Creature Benny is back …
