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Groupmuse Partners with All About Jazz

October 25, 2023

Groupmuse is proud to announce that we are partnering with All About Jazz to share our jazz concerts with a wider audience. For much of Groupmuse’s existence, its focus was exclusively on Western classical music. After George Floyd’s murder in 2020, the team reflected on classical music’s historical Eurocentrism, and decided to broaden Groupmuse’s musical focus. ...

News: Video / DVD

Sara Cassey: Phantom Songwriter

October 25, 2023

Composer and lyricist Sara Cassey (1929-1966) is virtually unknown today. She played piano but wasn't a performing jazz pianist or a singer. In fact, she never recorded an album, despite having worked for Riverside Records. Born in Detroit, she moved to New York in the mid-1950s. Her songs or, more aptly, tunes, were recorded by Hank ...

News: Recording

Ron Blake: Mistaken Identity

October 23, 2023

I'm picky about saxophonists. There are plenty of contemporary good ones but great ones tell a story on their horn with seductive determination, confidence and conviction. And when it comes to recording albums, taste is everything, especially regarding song choices. Ron Blake is a saxophonist who checks off all these boxes. His new album, Mistaken Identity ...

News: Recording

Backgrounder: Wes Montgomery - Incredible Jazz Guitar

October 20, 2023

The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery remains one of jazz's finest guitar albums. Recorded for Riverside in January 1960 and released in April, the album came out just one month after Montgomery's first album for the label, A Dynamic New Sound. It's highly unusual for any producer to release two albums by a new artist ...

News: Music Industry

Bianca Love Releases 'Time (Reprise)' Ft. Marcus Gilmore, The Highly Anticipated Follow-Up To Her Debut Hit

October 10, 2023

After the tremendous success of her last single, “Time,” Bianca Love is back with her latest masterpiece, “Time (Reprise)" featuring the renowned drummer Marcus Gilmore. This captivating release marks a significant moment in the career of the talented singer and multi-instrumentalist hailing from New Orleans and now residing in NYC, who is rapidly gaining recognition in ...

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Acclaimed Dominican Drummer Stars With Alejandro Sanz At The Peacock Theater In LA

October 5, 2023

Helen De La Rosa, an internationally renowned drummer and music director from Santo Domingo, has starred at many prestigious jazz festivals and concert series across the globe, and is now leading the rhythm section of the 4-time Grammy Award and 25-time time Latin Grammy Award winner Alejandro Sanz’s SANZ en Vivo World Tour. Based on Alejandro ...

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Pianist Donald Vega Releases New Single: ¡Baila! Dance Like No One’s Watching

October 1, 2023

The new single, “¡Baila! Dance Like No One’s Watching," was released on Friday, September 29, 2023 to all digital streaming music platforms. This new single is from Vega’s upcoming album As I Travel which will be released on October 27, 2023. The album consists of 9 tunes, all composed and arranged by Vega. The album depicts ...

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Register for jazzahead! 2024 in Bremen, Germany

September 23, 2023

Showcase Application Deadline: October 18, 2023 In keeping with the motto “New Horizons” the registration for the 18th edition of jazzahead! at MESSE BREMEN has begun. It also marks the opening for the six-week showcase application period: from now on until 18 October, musicians and bands can apply online on the website for one of the ...

News: Festival

Annual West Orange Jazzfest At OSPAC Set for October 7, 2023

September 22, 2023

2023 Annual West Orange JazzFest Saturday, October 7, 2023 2:00-9:00 PM Doors open at 1:30 PM The Annual West Orange Jazz Festival is almost here! Saturday, October 7, 2-9 pm at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center located at 4 Boland Drive in West Orange New Jersey. Jazz lovers!—jazz jazz and more jazz!

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Takeru Saito: The Japanese Pianist Making His Mark On The Music Industry

September 10, 2023

Japanese pianist Takeru Saito has signed deals to perform with his band, The Takeru Saito Trio, in high-profile events in the United States during the next three years. Takeru Saito, a pianist, recording artist, and household name in Japan has formed partnerships with some of the most important jazz venues in the United States to perform ...