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Saxophonist Ron Blake Announces The Release Of 3 New Videos Starting With "No Hype Blues," Premiering September 7 In Honor Of Sonny Rollins
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Terri Hinte Publicity
“No Hype Blues,” the first in a series of three new videos by the Ron Blake Quartet, will premiere on September 7. The videos were recorded at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago on November 24, 2024, with guitarist Bobby Broom, bassist Dennis Carroll, and drummer Kobie Watkins. Blake chose September 7 as the release date for the first video to commemorate the life work of Sonny Rollins, whose birthday is September 7. (Blake shares Rollins’s birthday as well as his ...
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New CD Release 'Ascension: A Brazilian Music Fantasy Vol. 2' From Steve & Lori Rose Adorno
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Steve Adorno
Ascensión: A Brazilian Music Fantasy, Vol. 2 is a vibrant independent fusion album by the artist husband-and-wife composing and production duo Steve Adorno and Lori Rose Adorno, officially released on May 8, 2026. The 11-track project serves as the highly anticipated follow-up to their late-2025 release, Espirito: A Brazilian Music Fantasy. The Sound & Philosophy The album advances the duo’s Pan-Latin, Brazilian Urban Bossa & Samba Funk style, mixing traditional Brazilian rhythms with modern R&B and jazz. Influenced by artists ...
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Announcing A Heartfelt Tribute To Sonny Rollins In A Five-Night Concert Series At Upper Manhattan's Smoke Jazz Club, June 24-28
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AMT Public Relations
Celebrating Sonny: A Tribute to Sonny Rollins Featuring the Eric Alexander Quintet with special guest Nicholas Payton Wednesday—Sunday, June 24-28, 2026 Sets: 6:30pm + 8:30pm with additional 10:30pm (Friday-Saturday) SMOKE Jazz Club 2751 Broadway New York, NY Tix + Info: SMOKEjazz.com. Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone Nicholas Payton – trumpet David Kikoski – piano Alexander Claffy – bass Carl Allen – drums Sonny Rollins, the iconic “Saxophone Colossus," was one of the most influential and ...
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Announcing Smoke Jazz Club's May Line-up Including Miles Davis Centennial, Album Release Shows By Steve Wilson, Billy Childs And Jeremy Pelt, And More
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AMT Public Relations
Hailed as the “#1 Jazz Club in New York City (SecretNYC),” SMOKE Jazz Club today announced an exciting line-up for the month of May 2026. Three powerhouse artists celebrate their respective record releases: Steve Wilson Enduring Sonance, Jeremy Pelt Our Community Will Not Be Erased, and Billy Childs Triumvirate. Coinciding with Miles Davis’s May 26th birthday, SMOKE continues its annual Miles Davis Celebration with a 2026 Centennial concert series. A very special group of Davis’s former bandmates and mentees convene ...
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Guitarist Bobby Broom Celebrates Jazz Titan (and Mentor) Sonny Rollins With 'Notes Of Thanks,' Set For May 1 Release By Steele Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Guitarist Bobby Broom pays tribute honoring a saxophone colossus with the May 1 release of Notes of Thanks on Steele Records. The album is an exploration of the compositions of the great Sonny Rollins, in whose bands Broom recorded and toured for a combined 11 years. The guitarist is joined on the adventure by his own longtime collaborators, bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer (and fellow Rollins alum) Kobie Watkins. As it would be for any jazz musician, working with Rollins ...
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Manhattan's Smoke Jazz Club Announces Line-up For April 2026 Including Steve Wilson Album Release Celebration, Vijay Iyer, Joel Ross, And More
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AMT Public Relations
Hailed as the “#1 Jazz Club in New York City (SecretNYC),” SMOKE Jazz Club presents today’s leading artists in April 2026 aka Jazz Appreciation Month. The month is bookended by two premier saxophonists: tenor Wayne Escoffery returns with explosive pianist ELEW and his Trio (Apr 1-5); and alto/soprano Steve Wilson (pictured above) and his Quintet celebrate their highly anticipated new album Enduring Sonance released on the club’s eponymous GRAMMY-nominated label, in a five-night run (Apr 29-May 3). Additional highlights include ...
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Steve Holt Jazz Impact Quintet Nominated For 2026 Juno Award – Jazz Album Of The Year
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Orange Grove Publicity
The Steve Holt Jazz Impact Quintet has received a 2026 JUNO Award nomination for Jazz Album of the Year for their latest release, Impact—marking a major milestone for the acclaimed Canadian pianist, composer, and bandleader Steve Holt. The nomination recognizes Impact as one of Canada’s most compelling jazz recordings of the year. The album showcases Holt’s return as a leader and composer, supported by a powerhouse quintet featuring Perry White (saxophone), Kevin Turcotte (trumpet), Duncan Hopkins (bass), and Terry Clarke ...
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Backgrounder: Grant Green and Sonny Clark
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Throughout jazz history, there have been magical pairings of musicians in recording studios. Sometimes the union was established jointly by the two musicians. At other times, producers brought them together. These couplings include Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden, Bix Beiderbecke and Frankie Trumbauer, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, Shirley Scott and Stanley Turrentine, Sonny Stitt and Don Patterson, and Donald Byrd and Pepper Adams. Add to the list guitarist Grant Green and pianist Sonny Clark. ...
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Perfection: Sonny Stitt - Goin' Down Slow
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Today, I'm serving up two tracks for this week's Perfection entry, because as anyone who bought Sonny Stitt's LP Goin' Down Slow in 1972 knows, it's impossible to listen to the first without the second. The two featured tracks are Stitt's Miss Ann, Lisa, Sue and Sadie and Where Is Love by Lionel Bart from Oliver! The songs were recorded by Stitt in February 1972. Produced by Ozzie Cadena for Prestige, the first song featured Thad Jones (tp), Sonny Stitt (as), ...
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Steve Allee on The Baron
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Back in March, I posted on The Baron, a terrific Fender Rhodes album led by drummer John “The Baron" Von Ohlen. It was recorded for Stan Kenton's Creative World label in January 1973. The Baron featured Claude Sifferlen (Fender Rhodes), Steve Allee (keyboard bass, piano, organ), Von Ohlen (drums) and Mary Ann Moss (vocals). Prior, I posted on the Steve Allee Big Band's terrific new album, Naptown Sound. Recently, I asked Steve about The Baron and how it came to ...
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