For immediate release “Reunion” is a jubilant take on the big band genre that unites a cast of manifold brilliance around the joyful genius of composer, saxophonist, and organist Drew Zaremba’s music NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. – Drew Zaremba is saxophonist, organist, and rightfully lauded powerhouse of an arranger and …
★★★★“Gabriela Martin’s Swiss roots offer an incredible range…stunningly sung.” – John Ephland, DownBeat“The songwriting and the singing both recall Joni Mitchell.” – Mark Sullivan, All About Jazz Bidding goodbye to a childhood home is often a difficult process, but for Swiss vocalist and composer Gabriela Martina the family homestead was …
NEW YORK, NY – Wayne Smith Jr. is a drummer, composer, and educator with a multifaceted palette of soundscapes and genres at his disposal. Having toured across three continents, performed throughout the New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. music scenes, and currently working as a staple member of the legendary …
The Zippers will Provide a Delightful View Into This Mystical Era with Reverent, Yet Exciting, Renditions of Seminal Classics, Favorites from Their Catalogue, and Musings from Frontman Jimbo Mathus Iconic Jazz Rockers Squirrel Nut Zippers (SNZ) have announced that they will be taking fans on a magical, musical voyage to the birthplace of Jazz as …
Performing Classic Holiday Songs Along With Squirrel Nut Zippers’ Favorites, The Beloved Holiday Tour Awakens The True Essence Of The Season The Squirrel Nut Zippers (SNZ) are bringing their joyous, raucous Holiday Caravan Tour back this season and, this year, they’re performing all of the hits from Christmas past! Kicking off November 29 at the Pace Center in Parker, …
“Encuentro Theme” Weaves Caribbean, African, And Traditional Jazz Elements Together To Depict Their Diverse Musical Influences On the heels of the success of their breakout single “Melancolia,” Grammy-Award-Winning Bassist, Composer, Vocalist, and Multi-Instrumentalist Richard Bona and Haitian Grammy-Nominated Jazz Pianist and Composer Reginald Policard have unveiled details for their much-anticipated sophomore single. “Encuentro Theme,” which will be released through …
Jazz is alive again at the Café Bohemia! And it has been. Since 2019. Yes. The Café Bohemia. The one that Oscar Pettiford, especially, immortalized with his composition, “Bohemia after Dark.” The one that was the venue for some of the landmark recordings of the 1950’s, including The Charles Mingus …
Longstanding collaborators pianist Alex Sjobeck and bassist David Baker have been performing, rehearsing, and creating together for over half a decade. With shared musical experiences in big bands, septets, and a steadfast trio, the two composer-performers now unite with their debut, Pictures in Time, to express a distilled collection of …
The 13-Date Run Will Feature The Band Performing Classic Holiday Songs Along With Squirrel Nut Zippers’ Favorites The Squirrel Nut Zippers return to the west coast this December with their joyous, raucous Christmas Caravan tour. Performing songs from their Christmas Caravan and Mardi Gras for Christmas albums as well as other Zippers favorites, the 13-date run will be the first west …
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. – During the varied quarantines and lockdowns of the past two years, drummer and composer Johnny Steele found himself – like so many others – caught with an unexpected excess of time on his hands. Rather than squander what could be a rare opportunity for learning, …
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.”
On one of the most unusual, not to mention one of the most remarkable, albums of the year, classical music meets jazz, Frank Morelli meets Keith Oxman, and bassoon meets tenor saxophone. That album, The Ox-Mo Incident, bears a title that abbreviates the musicians’ names with a clever but perfect …
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. – Pianist and composer Yoonmi Choi is no stranger to the stage, and certainly not to pioneering her unique creative voice. From performing at over 300 venues in Europe, to receiving international acclaim across three continents, playing almost every major jazz festival, and directing the “Girl …
The Canadian composer, singer, and poet unveils a confident collection of ‘tone poems’ – her own post-modern mix of jazz, free improvisation, ‘contemporary’ classical, poetry, and film music elements. The singer, composer, and poet Lara Solnicki is praised for her “boldly unique style” (All About Jazz). Solnicki’s third album, The One and …
Saxophonist Daniel Bennett and Koko Bermejo have been turning heads during the COVID-19 pandemic. The duo has presented a Facebook LIVE concert every week since June. The livestream show has been featured in Florida Weekly, Sun Sentinel and other news outlets. Thousands of viewers tune in every week. “Expect the …
To be re-released in hand-numbered, very limited quantities (100 each!) Danny Janklow – Worlds Collide Roxy Coss – Quintet Nick Finzer – Cast of Characters New York, New York: Over the last three years, NYC Jazz Record Label and Media Company Outside in Music has managed to produce more than …
