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Jazz Vocalist Mharlyn Merritt Pays Tribute To Forgotten Jazz Diva With New Album

September 20, 2023

Jazz vocalist Mharlyn Merritt is excited to announce the September 9, 2023 indie digital release of her new classic jazz/pop LP, in homage to pre-eminent vocalist Dakota Staton, entitled: I Owe It to Dakota, available on all major streaming platforms including Spotify, Amazon Music, iTunes and iHeart Radio. Dakota Staton made an indelible mark on the ...

Seiki Yukimoto Soulbleed East Meets West at Nublu on September 22, 2023

September 15, 2023

Prepare yourself for a soulful evening of music and stirring jazz as Seiki Yukimoto and Soulbleed East Meets West take the stage at Nublu, 151 Avenue C, New York City on Friday September 22 at 7 to 10 pm. For this event Seiki Yukimoto has assembled a group of living jazz legends. These talented musicians represent ...

The 2nd Annual M³ Festival Celebrates The Brilliance Of 21 Exceptional Composer-Performers – Running September 21-23, 2023 At Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn

September 18, 2023

Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³), a visionary and non-hierarchical mentorship initiative created by musicians Jen Shyu and Sara Serpa, presents its 2nd annual in-person festival featuring 21 bandleaders from their 3rd & 4th cohorts. The three-day M³ Festival will run September 21-23, 2023 at Roulette Intermedium, located in Brooklyn, New York. On September 24th, there will ...

Month-long Venezuelan Jazz Piano Series Celebrates Indigenous Resistance Day At Zinc Jazz Club In New York City

September 19, 2023

Zinc Jazz Club is thrilled to announce a month-long celebration of Venezuelan Jazz Piano in honor of Venezuela’s Indigenous Resistance Day, produced by Charles Carlini of Charles Carlini Presents. The series will feature an incredible lineup of world-renowned pianists, showcasing the rich musical heritage of Venezuela and its contribution to the global jazz scene. Taking place ...

Hugh Masekela Releases Posthumous Album 'siparia To Soweto'

September 19, 2023

After the rousing reception of “The Meeting Place (Amapiano Version)” alongside Soca legend, Machel Montano, the late legendary South African trumpeter, composer and vocalist, Hugh Masekela, and the Trinidadian steel orchestra, Siparia Deltones, announce the release of their highly-anticipated collaborative album, Siparia To Soweto, released through Gallo Record Company and Montano’s Monk Music Group. This album ...

Jazz International: Part 2

by Monk Rowe
September 19, 2023

New September Releases - Sisters of Jazz, John Stein, Aaron Diehl & The Knights, Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter, Ivan Lins And More

by Mary Foster Conklin
September 18, 2023

This broadcast includes new releases from Sisters of Jazz, John Stein, Aaron Diehl & The Knights, Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter, Ivan Lins and Kirsten Agresta Copely, with birthday shoutouts to Gabrielle Stravelli, Alyssa Allgood, Tom Wopat, Greta Matassa, Claire Martin and Lorraine Feather, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear ...

Mike Clark, George Benson & Sammy Figueroa

by Joe Dimino
September 17, 2023

From a modern legend and artist of many talents, we begin the 820th Episode of Neon Jazz with Sammy Figueroa and music from am album that honors his late father, Searching for a Memory. We follow that with another legend and a man that gave Sammy his start in Herbie Mann. We also dip into music ...

Sixth Street All Stars Highlight Bay Area Talent and Share Inclusive Musical Vision With 'Everybody' Set for September 16 Release on Fishwax Records

September 16, 2023

Crafted in the vibrant, cross-cultural setting of the San Francisco Bay Area, Everybody is a celebration of community and human connection. Longtime friends and collaborators Molly Skuse and Dana Hinchliffe wrote and produced this buoyant blend of jazz and salsa to express their inclusive musical vision and share complex musical ideas that simply swing. Bringing together ...

Herbie Hancock At Chautauqua Auditorium

by Steven Roby
September 15, 2023

Herbie Hancock Chautauqua Auditorium Boulder, CO September 12, 2023 After Herbie Hancock and his quartet settled on the stage, a woman in the crowd yelled, “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo." It's a chant used in the practice of Nichiren Buddhism, which Hancock has said enhances his ability to improvise in his music. ...