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Imer Santiago: Hidden Journey

Read "Hidden Journey" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
November 29, 2013

Nashville based trumpeter Imer Santiago's debut album Hidden Journey is an engaging, diverse set of nine originals and two standards, that maintains its momentum from the first note to the last. Santiago's compositions sometimes in collaboration with saxophonist and label founder Rahsaan Barber are primarily hard bop vehicles with a variety of flavors that allow the ...

News: Recording

Annie Sellick To Release "Let's Make A Christmas Memory", Her First Christmas Album

November 13, 2013

For almost twenty years, fans of acclaimed jazz vocalist Annie Sellick have been asking her, “When are you going to make a Christmas album?" Their long wait will be over when Sellick releases Let's Make a Christmas Memory on November 28. A special CD release concert with the Nashville Jazz Orchestra is set for December 5. ...

News: TV / Film

Call For Support: Help Fund Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity, A Documentary

April 29, 2013

WAYNE SHORTER: ZERO GRAVITY A DOCUMENTARY ON ONE OF THE GREATEST LIVING JAZZ LEGENDS IS TO BE RELEASED IN 2014 The inception of ZERO GRAVITY began in 2006 and principal photography is now in progress. A Pledge Music Campaign for a limited time will launch on April 20 2013. By pledging funds towards the completion of ...

News: Event

Live Jazz at Sammy B's in The Old Mill in Lebanon (TN)

January 31, 2013

My two favorite pastimes are drinking wine and playing the bass. But most of my friends would rather hear me drink wine!" —Adapted from quote by Mark Twain The former Bull & Whistle in the Mill at Lebanon has been transformed into Sammy B's at The Mill, and live jazz is again part of the scene. ...

Article: Album Review

Jeff Coffin Mu'tet: Into the Air

Read "Into the Air" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
December 31, 2012

It's albums like Into the Air that accentuate the refreshing aggregation of ideologies and styles of Nashville, TN., where disparate genres align into nicely flavored outputs. Indeed, Coffin's sixth album leading the Mu'Tet, is a colorific offering that integrates funk, soul, and ballsy blues with electro-organic jazz phrasings, jazz-fusion and other cohesively interwoven stylizations.Bassist ...

News: Recording

Grammy Nominated Blues Innovator Bobby Rush Stakes His Claim As A Living Legend

November 22, 2012

GRAMMY NOMINATED BLUES INNOVATOR BOBBY RUSH STAKES HIS CLAIM AS A LIVING LEGEND New studio album Down in Louisiana, due February 19, updates the sounds of the swamps and the juke joints JACKSON, Miss. — Bobby Rush’s new Down in Louisiana, out February 19, 2013 on Deep Rush Productions through Thirty Tigers, is the work of ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jerry And Marlene Tachoir Duo at Slippery Rock State College on November 13

November 9, 2012

Jazz vibraphonist, Jerry Tachoir and pianist Marlene Tachoir will be performing this Tuesday, Nov 13 at Slippery Rock State College in PA. This event is sponsored by the College, Ludwig/Musser Innovative Percussion and Avita Jazz Records The performance is scheduled from 2 - 4 PM. Contact Slippery Rock Music Department for location and more information. Jerry ...

News: Event

Wattstax 40th Anniversary Event Monday August 20th

August 18, 2012

Conversations With: Wattstax 40th Anniversary Panel Discussion Monday, August 20, 2012, 6 - 8 p.m. Hear it from those who were there! $5 Stax Museum Members, $10 Non-Members Refreshments Served Monday, August 20, 2012 is the 40th Anniversary of Stax Records' historic Wattstax concert festival that was held ...

News: Performance / Tour

Trombonist Oscar Utterstrom Celebrates New CD With A Tour

July 5, 2012

Nashville based Swedish trombonist Oscar Utterström has just released his second album, named Departure, under his own name. To celebrate the occasion, Oscar's group did a tour that included both clubs and universities. Among others the University of Southern Mississippi and Tennessee Tech University were visited where Oscar gave master classes followed by concerts. The writing ...

News: Performance / Tour

Sean O'Bryan Smith Tours With Joe Taylor Group

April 26, 2012

The Joe Taylor Group Hits the Road! April 2012 Top-charting guitarist Joe Taylor returns to the road this summer accompanied by a star-studded rhythm section featuring Steve Holley and Sean O’Bryan Smith. Guitarist Joe Taylor is back on tour with The Joe Taylor Group. Continuing the fiery instrumental sensibility that landed his previous RCA Victor and ...