Recording News

"Spirals" Now Available from Ingrid Jensen and Nordic Connect!

Source: Michael Ricci
June 9, 2010

ArtistShare and Ingrid Jensen are pleased to announce the release of Nordic Connect's latest fan-funded project “Spirals". To celebrate this release, Ingrid and ArtistShare would like to invite you to preview a tune from the album, as well as an exclusive video performance and tour photos from the fan-funded “Spirals" project. To access this preview click here. “Spirals" is available for purchase as a mail-order CD or digital download here. Ingrid and ArtistShare would also like to thank all of ...

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Laya Project Coming to the US; Music from the Southeast Asia Tsunami

Source: Michael Ricci
June 9, 2010

Laya Project, Various Artists (EarthSync): Unique Project Finally Coming to the States July 13th

On a beach, a fisherman pours his heart into a love song for his wife, taken by the sea. A worn but beautiful woman, at first shy and retiring, sings an unexpectedly passionate welcome. A couple selling trinkets to sun-hungry tourists opens an arresting trove of traditional instruments and plays them with astounding zeal.

On the shores of great tragedy and destruction, the sounds and images ...

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Airborne Soars on New Horizons with Latest Release

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
June 9, 2010

Airborne the “Musical Peacemakers" of contemporary jazz are rising higher and soaring on New Horizons with their new and 7th CD to date. The warm, yet cool atmosphere of this wonderful project takes you on a magical and musical journey to a new day filled with joy and hope. Its smooth jazz theme rides on the successful inspiration of their last chart topping CD Winds of Change. Groove music with depth and character that is captivating and entrancing. Joyful jazz ...

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Torben Waldorff Tour USA and New CD on Artistshare "American Rock Beauty"

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
June 9, 2010

GUITARIST TORBEN WALDORFF CELEBRATES RECENT ARTISTSHARE CD “AMERICAN ROCK BEAUTY" With Performances in Toronto, Rochester, Seattle and Brooklyn “Music full of great playing and soul." -- John Heidt, Vintage Guitar “Danish guitarist Torben Waldorff is a supple and respectful player and a composer of breadth and depth." -- Carlo Wolff, JazzTimes “The dialog between Waldorff and McCaslin is the main attraction on this recording (Afterburn), with many rich moments featuring the two in near perfect alliance." -- Mitch Myers, DownBeat ...

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Steve Gadd & Friends Releases New CD "Live at Voce"

Source: Michael Ricci
June 9, 2010

Steve Gadd & Friends Releases New CD, Live at Voce, Featuring Ronnie Cuber, Paul Bollenback and Joey DeFrancesco

LOS ANGELES, CA: 2010 has been a simply stellar year for Steve Gadd. Between tours, recordings and performances with World-renowned artists such as Eric Clapton, James Taylor, Alain Clark and Edie Brickell, he somehow also managed to record and produce three albums himself, the first of these being Steve Gadd & Friends, Live at Voce.

One of the most influential drummers of ...

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Airborne Explores New Horizons

Source: Michael Ricci
June 9, 2010

Airborne the Musical Peacemakers of Contemporary Jazz are rising higher and soaring on New Horizons with their new and 7th CD to date. The warm, yet cool atmosphere of this wonderful project takes you on a magical and musical journey to a new day filled with joy and hope. Its Smooth Jazz theme rides on the successful inspiration of their last Chart Topping CD Winds of Change. Groove music with depth and character that is captivating and entrancing. Joyful Jazz ...

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The Brown Indian Band: Fusion Lounge, Free Album!

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2010

The Brown Indian Band's Fusion Lounge is a chilled out, laidback sound of Indo-jazz fusion. The album features Dhiraj Kapadia on bansuri, Prashant Salil on santoor, Tony Dias on keyboards, Colin D'Cruz on fretless bass and Jayesh Dhargalkar on tabla.

The band led by d'Cruz, has floating members and has featured some of the most accomplished Indian classical musicians in concert with jazz virtuosos over the years. Indian classical music can be compared to jazz as both are forms of ...

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Los Angeles Musician Nick Rosen Releasing Debut Solo Album "Into the Sky" on July 20

Source: Michael Ricci
June 3, 2010

Multi-instrumentalist and composer Nick Rosen boasts an impressive resume many artists would envy. In his short career, he has already recorded, performed and/or toured with the likes of jazz luminaries, including legendary bassist Henry Grimes, reedsman Bennie Maupin, and saxophonist Arthur Blythe, and also a variety of acclaimed artists such as Macy Gray, Esthero and Perry Farrell. At the age of 25, the Los Angeles native is ready to strike out on his own with his soul-bearing album Into the ...

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