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Hear Adam McIntyre's Tribute To Prince, Miles Davis; Thirteen-Minute "Voodoo" Taken From Atlanta Guitarist's Third Album Recorded During Pandemic

September 4, 2020

Blues guitarist Adam McIntyre first started jumping on stages at just fourteen-years-old and is now best known as the front man for Atlanta-based rockers The Pinx. During the pandemic, McIntyre has created a trilogy of solo albums, the third of which, Black Planet, a tribute to Prince and Miles Davis, will be released on Sept. 18th. ...

Adam McIntyre

Adam McIntyre is a multi-genre, multi-instrumentalist producer who fronts Atlanta rockers The Pinx.

Kabir Sehgal: Spirited Warrior for Jazz

by Michael Ricci
April 22, 2020

Kabir Sehgal has a history of championing meaningful causes for jazz. His wildly impressive background includes five Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards as a producer. He is also the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of fourteen books including Jazzocracy: Jazz, Democracy, and the Creation of a New American Mythology (Better ...

Tierney Sutton At The Jazz Corner

by Martin McFie
February 12, 2020

Tierney Sutton The Jazz Corner Hilton Head Island, SC February 8, 2020 When a lady has chosen nine new outfits, attended nine nerve wracking awards dinners and been nominated for nine Grammys since 2006, it would simply be impolite not to vote for her to win next time. Tierney Sutton certainly ...

Dave Pope

Born: June 1, 1963

Dave Pope is an Atlanta based multi-instrumentalist performing on drums, guitar and bass guitar. Dave grew up in a musical family with parents, Ann Almond Pope and David Pope Sr., both virtuoso classical pianists, and teachers. His brother Pete is a pianist who performs in the Austin TX area and his brother Mike has had an extensive career as a touring bassist, pianist, producer, composer and most recently as Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music.

Dave began his music career in the Toledo OH area at the age of 14 playing in garage bands and subbing for college jazz musicians who were double booked for gigs. With the instruction and mentoring from local musicians such as drummer Bob Breithaupt, bassist Jeff Halsey, guitarist Chris Buzzelli, and multi-instrumentalist Gene Parker, Dave began performing with some of the best musicians in the region. Among those musicians were pianists, Larry Fuller, Mark Kieswetter and Ron Oswanski; guitarist Dan Faehnle and trumpeter Jimmy Cook, to name only a few. During his Toledo days, Dave had a brief stint in Chicago in the late 80’s where he studied with drummers Joel Spencer and Paul Wertico and performed with guitarist Akio Sasajima. After returning to Toledo, Dave embarked on several projects as a bandleader, some of which included his brother Mike and a group featuring trumpeter Randy Brecker.

Duo Elevation

David Ellington grew up in Connecticut, moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music before moving to New Orleans in 1983. After immersing himself in the extraordinary music scene in New Orleans, David moved to Atlanta in 2005 where he shortly met drummer Chris Burroughs. Drummer/percussionist Chris Burroughs was raised in Rockford, Illinois and began playing at the early age of four. During his teenage years, Chris moved to Atlanta, GA to begin his professional career. Chris has performed throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and Australia and has shared the stage with artists like Dee Dee Bridgewater, Carmen Bradford, Jennifer Holiday, Russell Gunn, Chris Duarte and more… Collectively their musical experiences and special artistic chemistry, make for an exciting elevated musical duo, known as Duo Elevation.

Rebel Boys Big Band

The Rebel Boys Big Band is Atlanta's outlet for original big band music. JOIN THE REBELLION.

Sweet Lu Olutosin

Atlanta-based internationally acclaimed Jazz vocalist and recording artist Sweet Lu Olutosin has headlined stages from the Kennedy Center (DC), the Pierre (NYC), to Teatro Rendano (Cosenza, Italy), bringing audiences to their feet in excitement. His latest project is called “Meet me at the Crossroads” debuted at number 4 on the Billboard Jazz Albums Charts, just behind Gregory Porter and Norah Jones. During its next 3 weeks, it climbed to number 1 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums Charts. 
  
A Global Music Award winner, Sweet Lu Olutosin’s appearances have been characterized as an explosive blend of soul, blues, jazz and gospel

Will Jaxx

Born: January 15, 1973

As a toddler, Will Jaxx was immersed in a colorful soundscape created by phenomenal artists such as Al Green, Earth, Wind, and Fire, and the Modern Jazz Quartet. His musical ability began to quickly assert itself and by age 12, the trombone was his preferred method of expression. During his formative years, Will Jaxx studied with a three variable giants of the instrument including: Mark McConnell (Atlanta Opera), Stephen Wilson (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra), and Dr. Marvin Pryor (Cameo). This trifecta helped him develop exquisite technique and a uniquely captivating style—a style which would later garner him the Louis Armstrong Award for Jazz and induction into Who's Who in Music

Kama Sutria

Smooth- Jazz Duo, KamaSutria, have broken new ground with their freshly crafted brand of Erotic Music. Sensual tunes are laced with embedded subliminal and binaural beats tracks that are often sexually stimulating. One sub track played during each tune includes the following isochronic pulses: 9hz (associated with enhanced feelings of sexuality) over a 221.23hz frequency (associated with enhanced feelings of love & beauty) - arranged in conjunction with an 8hz steady tone (associated with feelings of enhanced physical energy). The overall human response to these frequencies played together often results in distinct feelings of closeness, harmony, love, beauty and sexuality