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Emilia Vancini And Guillermo Martín-viana New Release: 'Pigri'
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Emilia Vancini
Netherlands-based duo Emilia Vancini (voice) and Guillermo Martín-Viana (drums) released their album Pigri on 4th July 2025. This is the first collaboration between the Italian singer and Spanish drummer, who met through common musician friends in The Hague and decided to start working at a voice and drums project one and a half years ago. The album was completed after two sessions in the studio, over the course of six months. The atmosphere is minimalist; the musicians decided not to ...
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Jazz Vocalist Heather Ward Honours Musical Mentors And Creates A Legacy With 'Simply Gorgeous' New Album Gilded & Silver
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Heather Ward
Following the success of her debut solo album Honeysweet, Heather Ward returns with a luminous new collection, Gilded & Silver, now available on all major streaming platforms. “Her timing is impeccable, her dynamics refined, and her emotional connection to the lyrics genuinely felt….[Ward's] voice, clearly inspired by legends such as Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington, possesses a warm, rounded tone that radiates both intimacy and technical expertise.” —Norman van den Wildenberg, Maxazine “Envision whatever you like—a basement jazz bar in ...
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Saxophonist Ron Blake Streamlines & Simplifies His Musical Delivery With 'Scratch Band,' Due August 8 On 7tēn33 Productions
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Ron Blake makes the case that less is more with the lean, uncluttered, direct sound of his SCRATCH Band, set for an August 8 release on his 7tēn33 Productions label. The debut of the tenor and baritone saxophonist’s eponymous ensemble is a more intimate affair than usual, placing Blake in a trio with bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer John Hadfield, and applying that folklike sonic reduction to the rhythmic and melodic sensibilities that surrounded Blake growing up in the U.S. ...
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Bassist Yosef Gutman Levitt Ventures Inspired Collaboration With Yonathan Avishai On The Rapturously Melodic 'Shir Yedidot'
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Yosef Gutman Levitt
Bassist and composer Yosef Gutman Levitt of Jerusalem is back with an immersive new release, Shir Yedidot, continuing an inspired series of albums on the Soul Song label. On Shir Yedidot, Levitt explores material springing from melodies that have been adorned with prayer and tears for two thousand years. These tunes, studied with one of the tradition’s most respected masters, speak with voices that have been carried through generations. Recent work of Levitt’s on Soul Song includes Why Ten? (featuring ...
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Lenore Raphael Releases Several Singles Of Standards And Other Beautiful Music
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Lenore Raphael is an internationally renowned jazz pianist, Steinway artist, radio host and jazz teacher and has been critically acclaimed as one of the best pianists in the jazz mainstream today. Critics, jazz hosts and jazz lovers all agree that she is one of the most swinging mainstream pianists. Influenced by Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell and Bill Evans, she has taken these influences and created her own recognizable sound. Featured in top jazz clubs like Dizzy’s at Jazz At Lincoln ...
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Grammy-Nominated Pianist Donald Vega Unveils New Single Featuring Jazz Masters Lewis Nash And John Patitucci
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Donald Vega
Award winning pianist and composer Donald Vega releases his new single, Gather ‘Round on Friday, June 27, 2025. This single was captured during the recording session for Vega’s Grammy nominated album As I Travel at Samurai Hotel Recording Studio in Astoria, NY, and features John Patitucci on bass and Lewis Nash on drums. “When I wrote 'Gather 'Round,' I was thinking about all those joyful, noisy moments with family and friends—the kind where laughter fills the room and love is ...
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Brian Eaton Mines Emotional Depths With Genre-bending 'Like A Root Out Of Dry Ground'
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Eatin' Records
Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Brian Eaton has released his most personal and sonically adventurous album to date, Like a Root out of Dry Ground. The album is now available through his own Eatin’ Records imprint and can be found on all major digital platforms. This genre-defying instrumental work showcases Eaton's unique creativity and has truly taken root in the music world. Known for his fearless approach to musical boundaries, Eaton’s latest offering dives deep into the fertile territory where jazz ...
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Backgrounder: George Wallington - Showcase (1954)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
George Wallington doesn't get enough credit for being one of bebop's earliest pianists. He played with Dizzy Gillespie and other nascent boppers in clubs on New York's 52nd Street in the mid-1940s. His compositions include Lemon Drop, recorded by Woody Herman, and Godchild, which was included on Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool recordings. He's a fascinating jazz figure. Among his albums, the one I'm spotlighting today is fascinating, both for the personnel and the arranger. Recorded in 1954 for ...
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