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Recording

Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science Releases New Single And Announces Sophomore Album

Source: Big Feat PR
May 9, 2026

Today, GRAMMY-nominated ensemble Terri Lyne Carringnton + Social Science announced their new sophomore album Trip the Night Fantastic – a genre-defying amalgamation of art and activism slated for release on July 31 via Candid Records. Alongside the new album announcement is the release of its first single, “Autonomy Song,” a compelling declaration of women’s independence and self-determination, featuring renowned artists Ledisi, Brandee Younger, Tarriona “Tank” Ball, and J. Ivy. Pre-order Trip the Night Fantastic HERE. Listen to “Autonomy Song” HERE ...

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Recording

Now Available: 'Invisible Piano' Featuring Grammy Winning Artists John Beasley And SWR Big Band (O-Tone Music)

Source: AMT Public Relations
May 8, 2026

Invisible Piano (Release Date: 05.08.26) is a bold, behind-the-scenes journey into the creative mind of GRAMMY-winning pianist, composer, and arranger John Beasley. Commissioned by the SWR Big Band, Beasley was given a rare invitation: begin at the piano, improvise without boundaries, and transform those raw sparks into sweeping, orchestrated works. The first musical sketches emerged in an unexpected place: the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart Museum. Moved by the visual art surrounding him, Beasley began quietly singing melodic ideas into his iPhone—capturing inspiration ...

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Contest

Registration For The 15th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition Is Now Open

Source: AMT Public Relations
May 7, 2026

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced that registration is now officially open for the 15th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, the premier springboard for emerging vocalists. The search is on for the next great jazz singer! Solo vocalists from around the world are encouraged to submit their entries before September 8, 2026, by visiting SarahVaughanCompetition.com. In the Fall, the Top Five Finalists will be announced followed by a final competition and performance on the iconic ...

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Recording

Guitarist Brian Citro Releases 'Keep Moving (Home)' On Calligram Records

Source: Calligram Records
May 6, 2026

Guitarist and composer Brian Citro returns with Keep Moving (Home) (Calligram Records, 2026), his most ambitious recording to date — a fourteen-composition statement that fuses his life as a jazz musician with his parallel career as a human rights lawyer. The album documents Citro's reemergence on the Chicago jazz scene after years spent working abroad, performing Sufi music with Rajasthani musicians in New Delhi, Highlife music with Ghanaians in Accra, and his own music with a trio of Indian jazz ...

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Award / Grant

Apply Now for a Micky Golomb Jazz Musician, Composer or Educator College Scholarship—Deadline May 31, 2026

Source: Michael Ricci
May 5, 2026

If you are a high school senior or college freshman living in Fairfield County, enrolled, or enrolling in a music degree program at an institution of higher education, you can apply for the scholarship offered by the Jazz Society of Fairfield County, Inc. aka JazzFC. Created to honor the memory of Myron “Micky” Golomb, a well-regarded area saxophonist, educator and habitué of the Jazz Society’s Thursday evening performances, the scholarship is offered to students expressing financial need who are dedicated ...

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Performance / Tour

Carli Muñoz Presents A New Salon Experience In New York City

Source: Robert C. Ford
May 4, 2026

On Thursday, May 28 at 7:30 PM, acclaimed pianist, composer, and writer Carli Muñoz presents TRUCE: Nocturne, an intimate, genre-blurring evening of poetry, live piano, and conversation at The Ellington Room in Manhattan Plaza. Neither concert nor conventional reading, TRUCE: Nocturne unfolds as a curated salon—where music, language, and lived experience converge in real time. Built around Muñoz’s forthcoming poetry collection TRUCE, the evening invites audiences into a shared space of reflection, rhythm, and presence. Muñoz, whose decades-long career spans ...

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Recording

Guitarist Paul Silbergleit Releases 'The Stillness Of July' On Calligram Records

Source: Calligram Records
May 3, 2026

With The Stillness of July (Calligram Records, 2026), Milwaukee-based guitarist Paul Silbergleit presents a long-overdue recording debut for his trio with bassist Clay Schaub and drummer Devin Drobka, a unit whose chemistry comes through whether in performance of intricate new material or the most straightforward reading of a standard. Drawing on an eclectic repertoire of original compositions, unique arrangements, and off-the-beaten-path gems from Charlie Parker, Stevie Wonder, and Broadway, the album moves from old-school swinging to spacious ballad to something ...

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Performance / Tour

Smoke Jazz Club Announces June Line-up Including John Patitucci, Danilo Perez, Terri Lyne Carrington And More

Source: AMT Public Relations
May 2, 2026

Hailed as the “#1 Jazz Club in New York City (SecretNYC),” SMOKE Jazz Club today announced an exciting line-up for June 2026. The month’s opener is one of the finest bassists of his generation, John Patitucci, making his highly anticipated bandleader debut at SMOKE with special guests Steve Wilson, Chris Potter and Michael Rodriguez. The Panamanian pianist Danilo Pérez leads an all-star trio of Ben Street and Adam Cruz followed by the return of NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington ...

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