VOCALIST WHITNEY JAMES CELEBRATES RELEASE OF STUNNING DEBUT CD “THE NATURE OF LOVE” IN CONCERT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 in SF
“Whitney James ain’t your typically thin-voiced, self-obsessed pseudo-diva. She’s got a spine-tingling presence” – James Kirchmer, The Stranger
“A startlingly impressive and mature debut CD.” – Philip Booth, St. Petersburg Times
Join world-class vocalist Whitney James as she [...]
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Vocalist Whitney James Celebrates Release of Stunning Debut CD “The Nature of Love” In Concert 2/4
Internationally Renowned Violinist Regina Carter Releasing Reverse Thread on May 18
INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED VIOLINIST REGINA CARTER RELEASING REVERSE THREAD, A CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN FOLK MUSIC
EI Entertainment to Release REVERSE THREAD on May 18th
When preeminent violinist Regina Carter made the decision to record an album primarily of African folk tunes, she created a great challenge for herself: how do you take beautiful traditional music and infuse it [...]
Bandleader Ramsey Lewis To Release Concord Jazz Debut
ICONIC JAZZ PIANIST AND BANDLEADER RAMSEY LEWIS TO RELEASE CONCORD JAZZ DEBUT SEPTEMBER 29TH
SONGS FROM THE HEART INCLUDES EIGHT ORIGINAL TRACKS WRITTEN
FOR JOFFREY BALLET COMPANY’S PRODUCTION OF “TO KNOW HER”
On September 29, Concord Jazz will release Songs From the Heart: Ramsey Plays
Ramsey, the debut Concord Jazz CD from iconic pianist and bandleader Ramsey
Lewis.
Songs From the [...]
Prestige Records Releases Side Steps
For immediate release:
PRESTIGE RECORDS RELEASES SIDE STEPS,
A 5-CD BOXED SET OF JOHN COLTRANE’S PRESTIGE RECORDINGS
AS A SIDEMAN TO A HOST OF JAZZ LUMINARIES
Over the past three years, Prestige Records has released boxed sets of Coltrane’s numerous sessions from the mid- to late ’50s, each spotlighting a specific dimension of his tenure with the label.
Fearless Leader [...]
Three for Tuesday
Three great new releases hit the stores today. I have had the pleasure of listening to each album and I am very impressed.
Jeremy Pelt – Close To My Heart – MAXJAZZ
Jeremy Pelt has big chops, great stage presence and enormous talent for composing and playing. He’s one of those rare young [...]
The cover made me buy it…
How many times have you bought music just because the album cover caught your eye? You just looked at the album and said, “now that looks like it is going to be good.” In most cases, my intuition has served me well but every now and then, I have been mislead and learned the [...]
Lizz Wright Debut Album “Salt” Press Release
For Immediate Release
VERVE TO RELEASE SALT, THE EXCITING DEBUT RECORDING FROM VOCALIST/SONGWRITER LIZZ WRIGHT ON MAY 13, 2003
Throughout its existence, Verve has particularly excelled in recording most of the fiercest chanteuses on the planet. Billie, Ella, Sarah, Dinah, Nina, Betty, Abbey, Shirley, Dee Dee, Cassandra, Diana— so off-the-iconoclastic-genius-meter that we refer to them on a [...]