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GRAMMY-Nominated Jazz Star Deborah Silver And Jazz Icon Diane Schuur Reimagine 'The Lady Is a Tramp'
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Project Publicity
GRAMMY-nominated jazz artist Deborah Silver joins forces with legendary jazz icon Diane Schuur for a captivating new interpretation of the Rodgers & Hart classic “The Lady Is a Tramp," available worldwide on July 24. Produced by GRAMMY Award-winning producer Steve Tyrell, the recording transforms the beloved standard into a powerful musical conversation between two extraordinary women whose careers have been defined by a fearless commitment to their craft. The collaboration brings together two celebrated vocalists with a deep connection to ...
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Tenor Saxophonist Azar Lawrence Sums Up His Lifelong Musical Trajectory On 'Turn The Music Up,' Set For September 25 Release On Trazar Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Tenor saxophone titan Azar Lawrence’s past, present, and future converge with the September 25th release of Turn the Music UponLawrence’s own Trazar Records. The world-renowned 73-year-old player and composer, who first made his name in the spiritual jazz and funk-fusion of the 1970s, revisits some of the milestones of that era, filtering it through the lens of his current-day ensemble (The Azar Lawrence Experience, or TALE), and pointing the way forward for his musical conception. In other words, Turn the ...
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Terence Collie Releases New Album 'DNA'
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Adhyâropa Uk
Adhyâropa Records is thrilled to announce the release of DNA (ÂRUK0005), the new album from British pianist and composer Terence Collie. Joined by an exceptional ensemble including bassist Nick Lenner-Webster, drummer Ted Carrasco, percussionist Cosimo Keita Cadore, and a string trio (violinist Ruth Elder, violist Clare Kennington, and cellist Jocasta Mudge), Collie presents a groundbreaking work that explores his ancestry and its profound influence on his music. The album’s first single “Montrose to Mahe" and the presale will launch on ...
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Avant-garde Jazz Icon Defies Geographic Limits, Bridging Human Soul And AI On New Album 'Time To Cut Loose'
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Cobra Basement
Cobra Basement announces the September 27 release of a groundbreaking entry in the “Music for the Future" series by Billie Davies, fusing 2020 New Orleans studio sessions with cutting-edge 2026 digital orchestration. Time to Cut Loose: A New Avant-Garde Direction The Traditional Blueprint Creating a Free Improvisation and Avant-garde Jazz project is a massive, four-month undertaking. The journey from conceptualizing an album to its release, marketing, and publishing requires an extraordinary investment of time, patience, capital, and organization to deliver ...
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New Multi-generational Jazz Quartet The Scornful Four Announce Debut Album And Launch Show
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John Russell
The Scornful Four has recorded a new album of original compositions and improvisations, with a limited edition run of vinyl albums hitting the shelves of local record stores in July. Following on from their 2023 live album which launched the project/imprint that has become the landmark Jazz in Meanjin series, the band has taken the fire and spontaneity of live performance into the studio. Hopeful Music for Hopeless People is a two-sided reference: providing hope to those who feel like ...
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Pete Roth Trio Feat. Bill Bruford To Release New Live CD/DVD 'Group Chat' on September 18, 2026
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
The Pete Roth Trio return with Group Chat, a striking new CD/DVD release that captures the spontaneity, interplay and fearless musical conversation at the heart of this exceptional band. Led by guitarist Pete Roth, alongside bassist Mike Pratt and legendary drummer Bill Bruford, Group Chat is Roth’s third major album and a release of particular significance, marking Bruford’s eagerly awaited return to headline performance after a 13-year hiatus, as well as his first appearance on new material in 19 years. ...
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Tony Adamo's New Single 'It's Gotta B U!' Previews Upcoming Album 'Sing Speak Hipspoken Word'
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Tony Adamo
Tony Adamo loves jazz, particularly the organ-driven, straight-ahead variety. A unique artist whose “sing speak" delivery moves effortlessly between spoken word and song, Adamo calls his genre HipSpoken Word. Blending jazz history, beat-style poetry, and deep funk grooves, he has created a distinctive artistic voice influenced by musical and literary innovators such as Jack Kerouac, Gil Scott-Heron, and Mark Murphy. Adamo's latest single, “It's Gotta B U!," offers an energetic preview of his upcoming album, Tony Adamo's Sing Speak Hipspoken ...
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Jen M Releases “why Don’t You Do Right?” (featuring Bobby Floyd), A Haunting Re-imagining Of A Jazz Classic
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Cyber PR
With her debut release as jen M, vocalist, songwriter and multidisciplinary artist Jennifer Milligan offers a striking re-interpretation of the jazz and blues standard "Why Don't You Do Right?" Featuring Grammy-nominated pianist Bobby Floyd alongside vocalist Lauren Tucker, G-Louis on gitjo, and The Governor on percussion, the recording transforms a familiar classic into an atmospheric meditation on struggle and human connection. Rather than revisiting the song's traditional themes of wealth and material aspiration, jen M approached the piece from a ...
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