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Ben Ferrell's New Album Sextet Released Today
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Adhyâropa Records
Adhyâropa Records is thrilled to announce Sextet, the new album from rising jazz bass star Ben Ferrell featuring contributions from Atley King on vibraphone, Nick Rousseau on electric guitar, Reginald Chapman on bass trombone, Will Evans on trumpet, and Rintaro Mikami on drums. In short order Ben Ferrell has established himself as a leading light of the next generation of young New York jazz artists. Since graduating from Old Dominion University and the Tribeca Jazz Institute, Ferrell has developed an ...
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David Najera Gonzalez Introduces Jazz-rock Trio Viento With Debut Ep
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Jazzfuel
Mexican drummer, composer, and educator David Najera Gonzalez introduces Viento, the debut EP from his jazz-rock trio of the same name. Based in New York City, Najera Gonzalez brings together elements of jazz fusion, funk, rock, and improvisation in a project shaped by movement, personal change, and a renewed sense of creative freedom. The self-titled EP will be released on June 5th. Written during a period of emotional and personal transition, the music reflects experiences ranging from marriage and shifting ...
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Drummer Mike Clark Offers A Varied But Ceaselessly Swinging Program On 'Kuon Ganjo (Time Without Beginning,' Set For August 7 Release On Wide Hive Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Drummer Mike Clark plies his undisputed mastery of swing in its many guises with both relish and stark imagination on Kuon Ganjo (Time Without Beginning), his August 7 release on Wide Hive Records. Featuring an elite ensemble with trumpeter and NEA Jazz Master Eddie Henderson, tenor saxophonist Craig Handy, pianist Patrice Rushen, and bassist Essiet Okon Essiet, the West Coast jazz icon’s third Wide Hive album, largely a straight-ahead jazz set, is predictably a scorcher…though little else about it is ...
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Cinematic Jazz Conjunctio Debut Album 'Unannounced' — Live At Silvana on June 8
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Tony Lepore
New York drummer, composer, and theatre artist Tony Lepore grew up in New York City, where jazz was already in the family—his grandfather played guitar in Harlem during the Swing Era. For the next twenty-five years, Lepore built a career in the theatre as a lighting designer, sound designer, stage manager, and composer, working across New York and internationally. He learned early that atmosphere is everything: that the right light cue and the right sound cue, arriving together at the ...
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Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science Releases New Single 'Identity Song' In Support Of The Queer Communities
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Big Feat PR
Today, GRAMMY-nominated ensemble Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science released the entrancing new single “Identity Song,” from the forthcoming album Trip the Night Fantastic (out July 31 via Candid Records). An alternative R&B anthem featuring vocalist Michael Mayo, emcee Nappy Nina, and harpist Brandee Younger, “Identity Song” tenderly addresses gender and queer identity, in support of sexual and gender minorities who are disproportionately impacted by queer-phobic bigotry. Empowering the queer and non-binary communities, Mayo beautifully sings “Just be,” while Nappy ...
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Soccer Watch Night Jazzes Up World Cup Fans With Exclusive Recording
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Qiana Martin
As FIFA World Cup 2026 arrives in the United States, vocalist, spoken-word artist, composer, and storyteller Qiana Martin is inviting listeners to experience the world's game through a distinctly American sonic lens. Soccer Watch Night is a 30-minute audio experience featuring 24 original spoken-word pieces, chants, songs, and storytelling works inspired by soccer culture, American musical traditions, and the communal act of gathering around sound. Available for streaming now throughout the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament until July 20, 2026, ...
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Storied West Coast Group Marley's Ghost Celebrate 40th Anniversary With Vibrant New Album Produced By Larry Campbell
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1888 Media
“Americana” is a brand that’s been bandied about quite liberally in today’s musical environs. And yet, it takes a certain dedication and determination to remain true to its essence. On the other hand, versatility and variation go hand in hand. And yet, each depends on the other. In the case of Seattle-based Marley’s Ghost, that eclectic energy has resulted in a broad repertoire that has defied any ability to tag them to any one particular genre. Their dozen albums to ...
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Chris Van Voorst Van Beest Announces New Album Bye Design
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Adhyâropa Records
Adhyâropa Records is thrilled to announce Bye Design (ÂR00181), the new album by bassist and composer Chris van Voorst van Beest. Featuring contributions from rising stars of the New York progressive jazz scene Zach Lapidus (piano) and Nathan Ellman-Bell (drums), Bye Design is an encapsulation of van Voorst van Beest’s dual fascination with jazz improvisation and classical harmonic language and forms, expressed through his exquisite compositional voice and the ultra-responsive interplay between the masterful trio. The album began presale today, ...
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