“Mark Ruffin’s Bebop Fairy Tales captures the heart and...
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Maysa holds unique status in the world of R&B/Jazz....
2013 release from the veteran Jazz outfit. A Rise...
Larry Corban’s debut trio recording was created in the...
Bobby McFerrin brings it all back home with his...
But Beautiful is Brandon Bernstein’s debut CD as a bandleader....
With new song offerings from Alan Sparhawk of Low,...
Any time that Grammy winning bassist, composer,arranger and bandleader...
Getting to the Downbeat… ” Why produce a Jazz...
Robin Bessier’s debut album, Other Side of Forever is...
The scope of keyboardist-composer-producer George Duke’s imprint on jazz...
Pablo Ablanedo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He...
A plethora of captivating artists join Booker on his...
Matt Herskowitz blends jazz and classical influences on his...
Dave Koz is joined by a front line of...
After four years of touring and developing “An Unforgettable...
Now in its 30th year, the Keith Jarrett Trio...
Magnetic marks Terence Blanchard’s return to Blue Note Records...
Far from new to the jazz world, JD Allen...
Pianist Gerald Clayton’s debut recording for Concord Jazz titled...
Quartette Humaine is the first creative collaboration between keyboardist-composer...
Formed in 2012 by bassist, Alexander Gershman, Sasha’s Bloc...
Red is the third recording in Beata Pater’s color...
Sit back, close your eyes, and come on an...
KT Tunstall’s stunning new album ‘Invisible Empire // Crescent...
Since her emergence onto the adult contemporary/urban jazz scene...
What a difference an “e” makes, especially in jazz....
Having traversed the world in search of intriguing sounds...
Snappy Too is the sequel to James Morrison’s recording...
Beckoned by the dulcet tones of violin, bass, and...
Individually, they are three titans of contemporary music: Rick...
Wing Sing is the follow- up to the highly...
NEXT Collective is an exciting ensemble of experienced jazz...
Benji’s 2nd creative endeavor, a solo album of guitar...
Pianist Sunnie Paxson gives a stellar performance on her...
Still on the shy side of 30, Ulysses Owens...
Luz is the latest release from Costa Rican drummer/percussionist/ composer...
There’s no question about it: pianist/vocalist Eliane Elias is amazingly versatile....
Matt Herskowitz blends jazz and classical influences on his...
Shining like the moon… She was born with a...
Book Review by Paula Edelstein Pianist Jean-Michel Pilc has...
A great vocalist has a way of inhabiting a...
Harmonica legend Toots Thielemans celebrates his 90th birthday with...
Feels Like Home is a jazz CD with a...
Soweto-born vocalist Lorraine Klaasen pays homage to “Mama Africa”...
Three-time GRAMMY nominee Boney James has returned to former...
GRAMMY award winner Cheryl Bentyne is at her best...
It has not taken Esperanza Spalding long to emerge...
In addition to the great guitar playing that Lee...
After wowing the straight-ahead jazz world and garnering worldwide...
Recorded May 18, 2010 at Cubadisco, one of the...
This priceless recording from Wayne Shorter is his first album...
London-based crew of stellar young musicians including pianist Andrew...
Originally recorded at Festival Mondial du Jazz d’Antibes, La...
From the opening act of “Speak Low” to the...
Live From Stern Grove Festival features the remarkable bandleader...
The Sirens is acclaimed saxophonist Chris Potter’s ECM debut as...
“Paradise” contains 11 original songs written by Tan Ping,...
This stellar release, by saxophonist and composer Joe Lovano...
French folk singer Cécile Hortensia blends cultures and music...
With the 2007 release of The Source – his debut recording...
On Live at Scullers, saxophonist Grace Kelly offers a...
Rocket Science continues the trio’s forward momentum with highly...
While recognized for his band leading skills on his...
From the stages of Broadway to the soundstages of...
With its hard-driving beats, funky rhythms and stellar pop-centric...
Love is a universal language and Paris Combo confirms...
Covering a broad range of musical styles, this jazz-influenced...
Top New York City vibist Christos Rafalides has released...
Albert Einstein once said “We all dance to a...
Five years ago, Chick Corea and Gary Burton celebrated...
On his second live trio album, A Celebration of...
Live In Hollywood captures Poncho Sanchez doing what he does...
On Smash, her debut on Concord Jazz, Patricia Barber...
Guitarist Kevin Eubanks showcases the breadth of his artistic...
Duke Ellington released Money Jungle in February 1963, a...
Madeleine Peyroux currently has the #1 Jazz Record in...
When you’re young, five or six years can make...
Transitioning from straight-ahead jazz and inspirational music to showcase...
“The Hammer Klavier Trio is jazz as it lives...
From the Artist: This Collection is a Compilation of...
Black Pants, Black Shirt, Grappler Gun is a five-track...
Rihanna may be the most famous Barbadian making worldwide...
Here are graceful and sophisticated jazz retellings of rock,...
Pamela offers the listener an exciting journey with Lay...
Green Dream is the new release by pianist and...
Ethan, aka E-Bassman, is a veteran in the music...
Lisa Kirchner is noted as a singer of remarkable...
Here We Go Again is a collection of original...
The way Jeanette Harris sees it, summer rain is sensual, an...
It all started in early January of 2012, when...
Departure marks Oscar Utterström’s second release as leader. The...
Pianist Michael Wolff & Drummer Mike Clark have combined...
True Drew is an explosion of Drew Davidsen’s love...
The new album sets ten modern rock songs into...
Guitarist Marc Antoine returns to true form with Guitar Destiny,...
On his second CD, Alba, Marco Bittelli shows his...
Born in Norfolk VA and raised in a single-parent...
The mood of The Blue Guitar Sessions is romantic, late...
At the age of 67, world renowned Jazz-Folk singer...
[utube foo=”SMjuijEfals”]The urban jazz styling of Hulon has returned...
Music from The Adventurers is Quincy Jones and The Ray...
From his early recordings with Stan Kenton’s and Shorty...
A new piano trio recording by five-time Grammy nominee...
Off Duty is the sixth release from the Toronto-based acid-jazz...
As the title suggests there are endless possibilities for...
Tia Fuller’s third Mack Avenue Records release, Angelic Warrior, showcases...
[utube foo=”aJpRDiwa0NQ”]Luciana Souza is the natural heir to the...
Some Count Basie fans might consider the title slightly...
[utube foo=”0yRz07uLTDE”]The debut solo CD from Melvin Jones is...
A slight departure from her prior recordings, Embraceable continues...
[utube foo=”KDcYvy349Xg”]The best analysis for Carmen Lundy’s music is...
[utube foo=”zoydbsaKFb0″]Marco Benevento sets forth a vision for instrumental...
[utube foo=”HCEufdxvkW4″]”Sweet Summer Blue” is a collection of mostly...
[utube foo=”gx12D5a9eBQ”]Grammy award winning saxophonist, arranger and composer Mace...
Making the old new again is what Jarreau has...
Vocalist Jacqui Naylor has some dreams worth chasing though...
[utube foo=”2Hl4ugPXfYA”]Acoustic Alchemy’s latest recording Roseland is a great...
The Good Feeling is Christian McBride’s big band debut...
Lisa Hilton’s 14th album as a leader features band...
Arturo Sandoval pays tribute to Dizzy Gillespie in a...
[utube foo=”wOfjhyCbna8″]Guitarist Peter White teams up with GRAMMY winning...
Sean O’Bryan Smith’s latest release called Reflection is a...
When you hear Noel Webb, you’re hearing the sound...
[utube foo=”22ziBLBZIZ4″]Marcus Miller has figured out a better way...
Pianist/composer/producer David Benoit seems to be able to master...
Dr. Cynthia Felton’s Freedom Jazz Dance features a collection...
[utube foo=”CghKMuU0hTU”]When you were young and your heart was...
Veronneau’s highly anticipated follow-up to their first album Joie...
Contemporary jazz greats Gerald Albright and Norman Brown join...
[utube foo=”33KLrxuPe2o”]Somos is composer/guitarist Kennard Ramsey’s debut on Stanley...
When it comes to making music, four is often...
Christian aTunde Adjuah—(Christian Scott’s new name, and the aame...
[utube foo=”TcPEMRPKU-c”]New American Suite the artist’s dynamic new band...
Hot Club of Detroit (HCOD) proves itself a versatile...
It’s Love and Eric Marienthal expresses it on his...
[utube foo=”eYcPIDF_-oY”]Light My Fire features four compositions written or...
Giacomo Gates is the complete vocal stylist. He’s often...
The scenario: A titan tenor saxophone stylist set apart,...
The reigning merchant of Soul Jazz, Richard Elliot invites...
Neamen’s debut album “So Free” introduces a new voice...
Lloyd Gregory takes his listeners on a musical travelogue...
Triumph has many meanings from the small things in our...
COLORS was founded in 2011 by Uli Geissendoerfer as...
Paquito D’Rivera presents Alex Brown and his album “Pianist”.Dedication,...
Volando – the cover of which features a bird,...
The album is called A True Story because the music...
Pianist and contemporary jazz icon Ramsey Lewis revisits his...
For more than two decades, drummer, producer and vocalist...
Ridin’ The Beat is Steve Lipman’s second release. Despite the...
On Grace and Mercy Butler delivers a collection of songs that...
“The music on ‘Split Decision’ (the debut album led...
Saxophonist Elan Trotman, quickly becoming one of jazz’s most...
Nate’s first cd as a leader “The Big Eyes”...
Going back in time, finding some wonderful classics, and...
Eyran and Andrei’s two-piano onstage dialogue weaves together classical...
Grammy Award Winner Yonrico Scott releases his debut CD...
The lineup for the New Universe Music Festival is...
The band’s new album on Cakewalk Records, Spring Dance,...
The Very Best of Thelonious Monk includes ten tracks...
Jeff Logan is an accomplished pianist, bassist, lead and...
Danilo Perez’s highly anticipated debut for Mack Avenue Records...
17-year-old drummer, vibist, and composer Patrick Simard is recognized...
Sikelelais the eagerly anticipated debut album from these seven...
Drummer Steve Smith, saxophonist George Brooks and guitarist Prasanna...
In his new CD Reflection Lewis worked with Grammy...
Sometimes you have to shake things up, push a...
Performing under the moniker DMS, George Duke, Marcus Miller...
Lutalo Olutosin [pronounced O-la-TO-sin] was born in East Chicago,...
This collaboration was no accident. After performing one song...
Highly respected by critics and a favorite of audiences,...
Peter Scherr is an American bassist/composer/ musical strategist living...
The path may have been deliciously circuitous, but my...
Annie Kozuch [pronounced Ko’ zuk] was raised in Mexico...
John L. Holmes was born in Walla Walla, WA...
Originally from Philadelphia, Alex Levin has performed in Philadelphia...
A dream realized through tradition and vision….Master Bouzouki artist,...
An eclectic mix of rare, timeless jazz standards and...
Speechless marks a continued journey for composer Jackson Garrett,...
Jonathan Butler knows a thing or two about playing...
Justin Time Records announces the North American release of...
Recorded in Minnesota, NEVER STOP does just what the...
Someday My Prince Will Come is a Japanese release...
Vocalist Ron Gil, guitarist John Stein and pianist Gilad...
“High Standards” is a representation of three players in...
CHIAROSCURO is one of the more beautiful duet recordings...
Kristin Porters debut CD, By the Light of the...
Conversations is Dave Anderson’s first recorded collaboration with guest...
With Every Breath I Take signals the reemergence of...
In the age of the trilogy, Lebo’s Don’t Call...
Dave LeMieux and House of Soul artfully explores jazz...
Here we find Harvie stepping out with his “Texas...
Check the Box is the long-awaited follow-up to Coupe...
Listen to this performance in its entirety and be...
Multi-instrumentalistTia Fuller takes several DECISIVE STEPS on her second...
The premier, multiple award-winning jazz organist and ever funky...
The old saying, “In the right place, at the...
With confidence, lyricism, and a tonality that is suffused...