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DOCTONE: The Genius of Kenny Kirkland

Noah Haidu
Duration: 38:00
351 views

Doctone: The Genius of Kenny Kirkland is a moving and powerful 39-minute documentary film honoring the life, music, and legacy of modern jazz piano legend Kenny Kirkland. Known as “Doctone” to his peers, Kirkland was one of the most influential pianists and composers of his generation, shaping the sound of modern jazz, fusion, and contemporary music through his work with Sting, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garrett and Jeff “Tain” Watts.

Directed by Jeffrey Chuang and produced by Noah Haidu, this film features interviews, stories, and performances with world-class artists including Jeff Watts, Jason Moran, and members of the Marsalis family. Together they reveal Kenny Kirkland’s genius: his deep harmonic imagination, fearless improvisation, and powerful contributions to the evolution of modern jazz.

Starlight Starbright

Eugenie Jones
Duration: 3:58
684 views

For Your GRAMMY® Consideration | Best Jazz Vocal Album - Eugenie | Best Jazz Performance - "Starlight Starbright"

"Starlight Starbright" is a believe-in-love again ballad. Produced by Lonnie Plaxico, the miracle of second chances is brought to life in this impassionately beautiful original ballad, with stirring cello and violin play emphatically supported by piano (Mamiko Wantanabe), bass (Lonnie Plaxico), & drums (Russell Carter).

Olha Pro Ceu (feat. Selma Boragian)

Dan Fontaine & His Orchestra
Duration: 2:31
733 views

A stunning rendition of Antonio Carlos Jobim's bossa nova gem "Olha Pro Céu" was released in 2025, featuring Selma Boragian as special guest artist of Dan Fontaine & His Orchestra from Sydney. The song was originally released by Jobim on his first album for CTI Records, Wave (1967), arranged by Claus Ogerman.

Billie and Trane

Tony Adamo
Duration: 4:05
757 views

Tony Adamo's single, 'Billie and Trane', is described as a jazz version of Gil Scott-Heron's original classic 'Lady Day and John Coltrane', with a "pulsing electro-jazz funk groove." Music written by Adamo.

Tony Adamo is a "hip-speak" spoken word vocal artist from the San Francisco area, known for incorporating his own "jazz history-class original lyrics" into his music. He is known as the original Hip spoken word storyteller in jazz music today. Adamo uses the framework of Gil Scott-Heron's song to add his own "jazz history-class original lyrics" to pay tribute to influential artists like Holiday and Coltrane. Adamo's work frequently references and honors jazz greats, showing his deep knowledge and respect for the genre. 'Billie and Trane', the legends the song is named for, are two of the most revered and influential figures in the history of jazz. Adamo's vocal power is most evident on this new single. A must listen. --Kentan Herd, My Life In Jazz

Ya Lach Nafshi

Yosef Gutman Levitt
Duration: 3:40
1,919 views

A stirring Moroccan melody featuring intimate conversations between piano (Yonathan Avishai) and multi-instrumentalist Yagel Harush playing Oud, Ney and Kamanche.

Quem Sabe (Who Knows)

Luiz Millan
Duration: 4:56
2,321 views

New single by Brazil's foremost contemporary composer Luiz Millan, "Quem Sabe" is a fiery Latin-Jazz song featuring stunning performances by Italian tenor sax virtuosi Ada Rovatti, 7-time Grammy winner North- American trumpet master Randy Brecker and Brazilian pianist Michel Freidenson plus Sylvio Mazzuca Jr (bass), Edu Ribeiro (drums), Camilo Carrara (acoustic guitar) and François de Lima (trombone). Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro and arranged by Michel Freidenson. Already available on all streaming platforms.

Make Someone Happy

Maria Puga Lareo
Duration: 3:17
2,370 views

Maria Puga Lareo opens her new album My Universe with a cinematic and deeply felt interpretation of this timeless standard. Her warm, expressive voice is beautifully framed by a masterfully crafted orchestral arrangement from GRAMMY-winner Nan Schwartz, whose artistic vision and nuanced pacing bring new emotional resonance to the song. Recorded with a Hollywood string section, this rendition is a celebration of love as life’s truest measure.