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Flamenco Guitar Maestro Rafael Riqueni Transforms Classic Rock Staple 'Stairway To Heaven' For His New Single And Album!

January 28, 2024

Prepare to be mesmerized as Maestro Rafael Riqueni, an iconic figure in flamenco guitar music, unveils a transcendent rendition of a classic rock staple with his brand new single released today, a flamenco-infused cover of Led Zeppelin's rock epic “Stairway to Heaven." The track serves as a glimpse into Riqueni's innovative approach to music, which relies ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Susan Alcorn: Nueva Canción on Pedal Steel

by Lawrence Peryer
January 27, 2024

Today, the Spotlight shines On the innovative pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn.While Susan got her start playing in country & western bands in Texas, she has taken the pedal steel into new and uncharted territories, exploring 20th-century classical music, improvisational jazz, and various world musics.On her latest project, CANTO (Relative Pitch Records), ...

News: Recording

Geoffrey Dean Quartet Debut 'Foundations' Drops February 2, 2024

January 27, 2024

Washington D.C.-based jazz pianist Geoffrey Dean releases his new quartet album Foundations featuring the great Harish Raghavan on bass as well as Justin Copeland on trumpet, and Eric Binder on drums. Dr. Geoffrey Dean is a jazz pianist, composer, author and educator currently performing in the Washington DC area. Dean has recorded and performed with notable ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Emmet Cohen On His Current Tour And Latest Release

by Steven Roby
January 26, 2024

Jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is one of his generation's pivotal figures in music and the related arts. Leader of the Emmet Cohen Trio and creator of the Masters Legacy Series, he's an internationally acclaimed jazz artist, a dedicated educator, and a finalist in the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition.On this episode, ...

News: Event

Robby Ameen’s Live At The Poster Museum Jazz Series In Tribeca, NYC Continues Tonight, Thursday, January 25!

January 25, 2024

Robby Ameen’s Live At the Poster Museum Jazz Series In Tribeca, NYC Continues TONIGHT, Thurs, January 25! Coming UpLive Recording and Filming on Thursday, February 1! 7-9 PM @ Philip Williams Posters at 52 Warren Street, NYC 10007 $20/$10 students-includes complimentary glass of wine Call (212) 513-0313 to reserve a spot! Robby Ameen, drums, Bob Franceschini, ...

Article: Jazzmatazz

Remembering Saxophonist, teacher, and composer Carl Grubbs

by Matt Hooke
January 25, 2024

Saxophonist Carl Grubbs built a community around him everywhere he played, whether in 1970s Philadelphia where people gathered outside of his house to listen to his band practice, or in Baltimore where he mentored countless generations of musicians since the 1990s. Even as his health worsened over the past year, Grubbs continued to see ...

News: Recording

Sunjump Records Announces New John Esposito Trio Release: Blues For Outlaw Hearts

January 25, 2024

Sunjump Records announces a new John Esposito Trio release: Blues For Outlaw Hearts “Its restless energy refuses to reside into the background and the dramatic ebb and flow of the music speaks of three artists for whom art is created in the here-and-now.” —Jakob Baekgaard, All About Jazz John Esposito presents his third trio record with ...

Article: Chats with Cats

The Music Trustee: Dan Beck

by B.D. Lenz
January 22, 2024

Hunter S. Thompson once said, “The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." With a reputation like that, it's easy to be cynical about this industry. But, occasionally, it does get ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases, Celebrating Jazz Capricorns, Farewell To Jay Clayton & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
January 22, 2024

This broadcast includes new releases from Vanisha Gould & Chris McCarthy, Kristen Edkins, Peter Erskine plus a preview single from Lisa Markley, with birthday shoutouts to Melba Liston, Pamela Samiha Wise, Margaret Slovak, Ruth Brown, Michelle Walker, Jessica Molaskey, Douyé, Dee Daniels, Lisa Markley, Kris Davis and Ingrid Jensen, among others. At the close of the ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Jazz At The Mural Concert Series Features The Eric Byrd Trio, Paul Carr, Sol Roots, And Alison Crockett on January 27, 2024

January 22, 2024

The “Jazz at the Mural" 2024 concert series includes The Eric Byrd Trio, Paul Carr, Sol Roots, Alison Crockett, and more. On Saturday January 27, The Harriet Tubman Museum and Dorchester Center for the Arts kick off the “Jazz at the Mural" concert series, with the world traveled funk/soul guitarist Sol Roots. This live music series ...