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Pianist Enoch Smith Jr. Returns To Recording After An 8-year Absence With "The Book Of Enoch Vol. 1," Set For Nov. 7 Release On Misfitme Music
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Enoch Smith Jr. gives the gospel music repertoire a fresh infusion of blues and swing with the heartfelt, hard-driving The Book of Enoch Vol. 1, to be released November 7 on his own Misfitme Music. Played by his trio of bassist Kai Gibson and drummer David Hardy, thealbum—Smith’s sixth, and his first in eight years—obviously draws deeply on the gospel tradition but presents its seven tunes in the context of soulful, infectious straight-ahead jazz. In other words, it might not ...
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Grammy-Nominated Pianist Donald Vega Drops New Single: 'Let's Pray'
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Donald Vega
Grammy®-nominated pianist and composer Donald Vega will release his new single, “Let’s Pray," on Friday, September 19, 2025. Recorded at Samurai Hotel Recording Studio during the 2023 sessions for Vega’s Grammy®-nominated album As I Travel, the track features an all-star lineup: John Patitucci on bass, Lewis Nash on drums, and Luisito Quintero on percussion. Reflecting on the composition, Vega shares: “Music is my way of praying. I happened to write Let’s Pray during the pandemic. But the composition is just ...
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Tim O'Connell's New Ep Is A Collection Of 'Gems'
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Tim O'Connell
Tim O’Connell’s New EP Is A Collection of GEMS Tall Man Records announces the release of GEMS, the new EP from veteran songwriter {{Tim O'Connell = 162978}}. GEMS consists of five original songs, all of which could very well become standards. From the swinging opener, “My Heart Goes With You,” to the beautiful closing number, “Once Upon a Dream,” O’Connell delivers a strong set of touching, emotional songs that will appeal to fans of Michael Franks or Diana Krall. Produced ...
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101-year-old Jazz Icon Marshall Allen Named 'Best Jazz Artist' In The 2025 Unsigned Only Music Awards
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Jim Morgan
The Unsigned Only Music Awards is honored to announce that Marshall Allen, the respected alto saxophonist and leader of the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra, has been named the Best Jazz Artist in the 2025 awards. At 101 years old, Allen has been a pioneering force in avant-garde jazz for over six decades, proving that his artistry is as vital and visionary as ever. Widely celebrated for his groundbreaking work with Sun Ra and his stewardship of the Arkestra since 1995, ...
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From France To Boston, Drummer-bandleader Guilhem Fourty Is Headlining His Way Across U.S. Jazz Stages
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All About Jazz
In a city where Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club has long tested and revealed the next generation of jazz voices, drummer Guilhem Fourty is stepping into that legacy and carrying it onto national stages. The Toulouse, France native, now based in Boston, has built a profile that combines headline billing, top-tier festival work, and a string of awards that mark him as a leading artist of his cohort. The Wally’s test matters. Founded in 1947, the club is one of the ...
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Announcing 'Don’t Hate The Potate' By Alexander Dubovoy
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Alexander J Dubovoy
Shortly following the release of 恋愛至上主義 / Love Supremacism, Alexander Dubovoy is proud to release his new improvised solo piano EP Don’t Hate the Potate on Adhyâropa Records. It features a series of “improvised miniatures” recorded by Hans Bilger in February 2024 in Berlin. Though each piece was improvised on-site, the goal was to have them be focused and structurally clear. The inspiration for the album is the bizarre 2017 advertising campaign “Love Potatoes” in which the EU spent millions ...
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A Lost Treasure Returns: Sylvia Rexach En La Voz De Sharon Riley Restored From Surviving Vinyl
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Aaron Weibe
Traducción al español disponible a continuación More than fifty years after its original release, the rare and long-lost album Sylvia Rexach en la Voz de Sharon Riley has been carefully restored and remastered, allowing audiences to once again hear this important recording of Puerto Rican música bohemia. It is scheduled for release on all digital streaming platforms on October 17th, 2025. The album, recorded in the early 1970s, features actress and vocalist Sharon Riley Rexach, daughter of Puerto Rico’s beloved ...
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Alien Love Songs: Midnight Channel’s Cosmic Jazz Odyssey Featuring 'Shelly'
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Midnight Channel
Lethbridge, Alberta’s Midnight Channel aren’t just playing jazz—they’re reimagining it, tearing it apart, and letting the pieces orbit through time, memory, and love. Their new album, Alien Love Songs, is a sprawling, groove-heavy collision of blistering horn lines, meditative melodies, and the emotional messiness of being human. Featuring the monstrous, mystifying focus track “Shelly,” the record explores romantic, platonic, spiritual, and self-love as well as the aching absence of it. It’s as inspired by anime and inside jokes as it ...
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