Valerie Troutt – The Sound of Peace CD Release Party – Yoshi’s Oakland – 11/25/2013
My friend, mentor, and teacher/singer/pianist/composer Valerie Troutt will have her CD release party for her debut album, The Sound of Peace, on Monday, November 25 @ 8 PM at Yoshi’s Oakland. Please read Lee Hildebrand’s review of The Sound of Peace in this week’s East Bay Express. Be there and be blessed!!! Album Cover Photo […]
Paula West Returns to San Francisco for One Night Only – February 11, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PAULA WEST RETURNS TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY First San Francisco performance in over a year Paula West, San Francisco’s favorite jazz singer returns to the Herbst Theatre for one performance only on Saturday February 11, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Performing with the George Mesterhazy Quartet, she will perform songs […]
New Release from Carmen Lundy on 2/7
Vocalist Carmen Lundy will be releasing her 12th album, Changes, on February 7. The promo video above tells us what to expect from her new release and I am very excited. I got to see Carmen in concert last summer at Yoshi’s Oakland and she and her band were amazing. In addition, there will also […]
Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Viva la Tradicón
I have been enjoying the music of Spanish Harlem Orchestra for several years. I first saw them burning up the Main Stage at the San Jose Jazz Festival. They were spectacular. They got the audience dancing on their feet. Their musicianship was superb and their vocals and dance moves were tight. Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s new […]
Vocalist Whitney James Celebrates Release of Stunning Debut CD “The Nature of Love†In Concert 2/4
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Three for Tuesday
It is a good week when three new jazz piano releases are coming out on Tuesday, 8/25. Jazz piano legend McCoy Tyner’s new release, Solo: Live From San Francisco (Dig) [LIVE] was recorded live during the SFJAZZ Spring Season in May 2007. I attended this magnificent concert and am very excited about this album which […]
