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Enoch Smith Jr. Returns With This Is What Love Does
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Enoch Smith Jr.
Following the return to recording marked by The Book of Enoch, Vol. 1, pianist and composer Enoch Smith Jr. takes the next step in his musical evolution with This Is What Love Does, a nine-song piano trio recording featuring seven original compositions. The new album turns Smith's attention inward, drawing on family, memory, love and responsibility while continuing to explore the blues, swing, gospel, groove and rhythmic influences that have shaped his work. The album will be released August 28 ...
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Vel Lewis’ 'Smoovee' Featuring Marion Meadows Celebrates Nine-Week Chart Run
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Vel Lewis
Award-winning Hammond organist and contemporary jazz artist continues to gain U.S. and international radio support with his latest single August 2026 — Award-winning contemporary jazz artist and Hammond organist Vel Lewis is celebrating continued chart success for his latest single, “Smoovee” featuring acclaimed saxophonist Marion Meadows, as the recording marks a nine-week chart run following its May 22 release. Since June 10, “Smoovee” has maintained a presence on Most Added, Top 20, Top 30, and Top 100 radio charts in ...
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Now Available: 'Rhombus' On Smoke Sessions Records By Today's Leading Jazz Organ Trio: Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein And Bill Stewart
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AMT Public Relations
Organist Larry Goldings, Guitarist Peter Bernstein, and Drummer Bill Stewart Reconvene Their Celebrated Trio for Rhombus, out August 7, 2026 (Smoke Sessions Records) Marking 35 years of History with Distinctive Music by Keith Jarrett, Wayne Shorter, Abdullah Ibrahim, Monk, and Irving Berlin, along with memorable originals Album Release Shows at Smoke Jazz Club in New York City, August 19-23, 2026 When they first took the stage at Augie’s Jazz Bar, organist Larry Goldings, guitarist Peter Bernstein, and drummer Bill Stewart ...
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Percussionist Ami Molinelli Digs Into Brazilian Music With Duo Violão Plus One On 'Raizes Do Choro E Samba,' Set For September 4 Release By Amimo Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Long established as a passionate and knowledgeable explorer of Brazilian choro, samba, and jazz, San Francisco percussionist Ami Molinelli goes a step further on Raízes do Choro e Samba (Roots of Choro and Samba), arriving September 4 on her own Amimo Records. The second album by Duo Violão Plus One—Molinelli with 7-string guitarists Edinho Gerber and Rogério Souza (who also arranged the bulk of the album), plus special guests—investigates the beginnings of these foundational styles of Brazil’s popular music tradition. ...
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Bright Shiny Things Announces The Debut Album 'Dust And The Moon' By Rite Of Strings
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Vivo Musique Internationale
Bright Shiny Things proudly announces the release of Dust and the Moon, the debut album by Rite of Strings, an international ensemble featuring Iranian-American composer and santoor virtuoso Ehsan Matoori, GRAMMY® Award-winning bassist and composer Edward Perez, GRAMMY® Award-winning drummer Engin Kaan Günaydın, acclaimed violinist and composer Eylem Basaldi, and internationally celebrated clarinetist Ismail Lumanovski, who appears as a special guest. Together, these distinguished artists create a compelling new musical voice, weaving Persian musical traditions with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern ...
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Clark Sommers Releases Wabash On Calligram Records
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Calligram Records
Clark Sommers WaBaSH is the debut recording from a quartet that has, in various configurations, been one of Chicago’s most celebrated working bands for nearly two decades. Bassist Sommerstraces his connections with the other members back to the late 1990s when he met tenor saxophonist Geof Bradfield and drummer Dana Hall, building relationships that have encompassed hundreds of gigs and numerous recording projects. The WaBaSH lineup itself grew out of two groups: BaSH, Sommers’ trio with Bradfield and Hall first ...
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Arman Sangalang Releases 'Waypoints' On Calligram Records
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Calligram Records
Waypoints is the sophomore album from Chicago saxophonist-composer Arman Sangalang, recorded at Pro Musica in Chicago. His debut, Quartet (2023), introduced a promising young voice; Waypoints is a significant step forward: eight original compositions and one jazz standard written across two years of movement and discovery as Sangalang shuttled between Chicago and Monterey, California, teaching, performing, and attending residencies. “From making our first record I learned a lot about balancing between written material and improvisation,” says Sangalang. “I wrote this ...
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Billboard Recording Artist Ashley Paul Announces New Single 'I Just Had To Fall,' Arriving July 22 Via Dauman/Universal
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Holly Davidson
Billboard recording artist Ashley Paul is stepping into a new era with the release of her new single, “I Just Had to Fall," arriving July 22 via Dauman/Universal. The original song introduces a more intimate and sophisticated side of Paul’s artistry, expanding her catalog into jazz and adult contemporary music while highlighting the vocal presence and emotional storytelling at the center of her evolving sound. “I Just Had to Fall” serves as the first introduction to a broader musical direction ...
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