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Recording

Charlie Hunter Produces Fourth Bolero Record For Puerto Rican Vocalist Maritzaida

Source: Aaron Weibe
December 29, 2024

“We should do another record, but let’s make it a visual product,” suggested Charlie Hunter, celebrated guitarist and producer, just months after Maritzaida’s stunning debut albums, Boleros Clásicos Volumen Uno and Volumen Dos. The Puerto Rican vocalist and her husband, AJ Weibe, had only recently returned to music after a five-year hiatus, following a decade-long career as military musicians, including three years in Tokyo. Their comeback was nothing short of extraordinary, capturing hearts and minds with their authentic take on ...

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Recording

Australian Jazz Vocalist Julie O'Hara Releases 'All In The One Room' On Jazzspell Records

Source: Ferro-cious Media & Entertainment
December 22, 2024

Australian jazz artist, Julie O’Hara, and JazzSpell Records are proud to release their dynamic contemporary jazz vocal album, All In The One Room. Julie O’Hara is a prolific and versatile composer, vocalist, improviser, and educator from Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. This album marks a significant milestone in O’Hara's career, showcasing her rhythmic sensibilities, compositional skill, and unique jazz phrasing and scatting abilities. Featuring 13 captivating tracks, All In The One Room is a vibrant fusion of swing, blues, bop, Latin, and vocalese-inspired ...

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Performance / Tour

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center Continues Free Monthly Jazz Jams At Clement’s Place

Source: AMT Public Relations
December 21, 2024

Co-presented by NJPAC’s Jazz Advisory Committee and Rutgers Institute for Jazz Studies, Jazz Jams at Clement’s Place is a monthly Jazz Jams Session concert series (January-June 2025) featuring top-flight New Jersey musicians directed by pianist and bandleader, James Austin, Jr.. Audience members immerse themselves in the relaxing sounds of jazz music that stimulate the players’ and listeners’ minds. All novice and seasoned jazz musicians and singers are welcomed to jam and improv with the professional band throughout the night. Co-producers: ...

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Performance / Tour

The 1881 Club In Pasadena Adds Vocal Jazz To Their Popular Jazz Nights

Source: Mouthpiece Music
December 19, 2024

The 1881 Club in Pasadena is pleased to announce the addition of a new music series, Vocal Jazz nights, to their live jazz lineup on the first and third Saturdays of the month, beginning January 18, 2025. The 1881 Club is Pasadena's oldest continuously running cocktail bar, established long ago when Washington Boulevard was still an unpaved dirt road. Proprietor Gail Casburn is a jazz lover who acquired the club in 2017. Casburn’s goal is to make the 1881 Club ...

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Performance / Tour

Acclaimed String Quartet ETHEL And Legendary Bassist Ron Carter Present Reflections On Monk And Bach, Zankel Hall At Carnegie Hall, March 13, 2025

Source: AMT Public Relations
December 17, 2024

World premiere performance of MONK SUITE — compositions and arrangements for string quartet and bass featuring the music of Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington and J. S. Bach String quartet ETHEL ’s Carnegie Hall debut The “avatar of ‘post-classical’ music—the virtuosic string quartet ETHEL (The New Yorker)” and legendary bassist Ron Carter join forces for an unforgettable classical-jazz mashup performance at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.Centered on the music from Monk Suite: Kronos ...

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Music Industry

Drummer And Producer Augusto Bussio Carves A Path In The World Of Jazz And Progressive Rock

Source: All About Jazz
December 17, 2024

Augusto Bussio, the Argentinian jazz/rock drummer and music producer, has carved a niche for himself in the music industry with his talent behind the drum kit and his prowess in the studio. Now he's set to bring his talents to the U.S. The internationally-recognized drummer has performed with renowned bands in the world of metal, progressive rock, and Latin jazz/hip hop fusion. But he's not your average drummer. He's also a seasoned music producer and composer. Bussio is currently the ...

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Recording

Fearless & Powerful No Wave From Nippon at CBGB In 1994

Source: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi aka SoSaLa
December 16, 2024

“1994—Live at CBGB”—A Resurrected Masterpiece of Japanese No Wave in NYC. Live recording by legendary producer and recording engineer Martin Bisi at CBGB, January 8th, 1994 SoSaLa (whose Japanese artist name was Sadato at the time this album was recorded) has released his next retrospective recording. This album follows up on the previous one, 1993. This time, he looks back to 1994, a significant year in SoSaLa’s music career. The music was performed live at New York’s legendary Punk venue, ...

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Award / Grant

New England Conservatory Alumni And Faculty Recognized In New York Times And Downbeat Magazine

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
December 14, 2024

Recordings by New England Conservatory alumni and faculty have been recognized in the New York Times’ Best Jazz Albums of 2024 and DownBeat magazine’s Best Albums of 2024, maintaining a longstanding presence among the world’s leading musicians. You Think This America by the trio Tarbaby, which includes drummer and NEC faculty member Nasheet Waits, was named the No. 1 Jazz Album of the Year by the New York Times. Frank London ’80 earned the No. 8 spot for Spirit Stronger ...

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