Kevin Martin of the Platinum-selling rock band Candlebox had the audience at the Crescent Ballroon in Phoenix, AZ on its feet when he welcomed 12-year old Tik-Tok star Vedder Gabriel on stage to perform the band’s hit song “Far Behind.” Martin and Gabriel had met previously on Instagram, which later …
The Traveler-Endorsed Musician To Release The Title Track As Well As The Forthcoming Sixth Studio Album ReverberateThis Fall Her New Holiday Record Let’s Get Together For Christmas Will Also Be Unveiled In December Award-winning soul/pop artist Laura Cheadle has announced that she has signed a worldwide distribution deal with So Bold Entertainment/ Sony Orchard …
Baseball Hall of Famer, Grammy Nominee, Guitar Virtuoso, Bernie Williams will be performing with fellow Guitarist, and Grammy Nominee, Gil Parris in the Great Hall at the Woodland in Maplewood N.J. www.smoothjazznj.com Billed as the Bernie Williams-Gill Parris Quartet, this super group is rounded off with the legendary “World’s Most …
Amid an abundance of first-rate young jazz guitarists, Graham Dechter’s third album, Major Influence, with its swinging irresistibility, provides another reason for his broader recognition. Influenced by a previous generation’s straight-ahead guitarists like Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, Wes Montgomery and Grant Green, Dechter’s performance on Major Influence projects not only …
A lot of people say that music is their life; for trombonist and vocalist Ron Wilkins, it’s the absolute truth. 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 …
SING A SONG OF BIRD is a collaboration of four New York jazz vocalists who are passionate about Charlie Parker’s music and have rendered new lyrics to six of his compositions. This is the 15th recording for Grammy-nominated vocalist ROSEANNA VITRO, who conceived and guided this project but chose not …
TICKETS HERE The musicians are drawn from the high-caliber pool of New York-based talent that frequent the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band and All-Star groups, such as trumpeter Freddie Hendrix, saxophonist Sharel Cassity, Brazilian pianist/vocalist Abelita Mateus, drummer Tommy Campbell, percussionist Roger Squitero and featuring Paquito D’Rivera. They perform with energy, …
Critically-Acclaimed, Grammy-Nominated, American Roots Artist Valerie Smith has released her much-anticipated 18th album Renaissance.
Such a sound engineering feat My Own Particular Life is! Rather than waiting out a pandemic, the album’s sound engineers flawlessly produced an album that sounds as if all the musicians and singer Lorraine Feather were in the same studio, even though they were in separate locations. So, first of …
At first frustrated by the COVID pandemic’s obstacles blocking musicians from recordings and concerts, drummer Gerry Gibbs decided to find a way, or ways, to overcome them. His determination evolved from the sudden frustration that stalled his planned 2020 album release to the unanticipated inspiration that led to the album …
