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News: Recording

'String Rise Azure Traces,' Is The New Album, Of Original Work, From Wales Based Composer And Pianist Simon Deeley

July 9, 2023

String Rise Azure Traces is, now, the fifth release to come from the Wales, UK based composer and pianist Simon Deeley. As with his earlier albums, all the music, on this current album, is original, all being penned by the composer. Rather than an over-arching theme the album has a hint of an immediately recognisable style. ...

Article: In Pictures

Bria Skonberg Quartet Plays The Perry Pavilion

by Mark Robbins
July 8, 2023

When the city of Chilliwack, British Columbia comes up in a conversation ( if it ever does), one's first thought does not turn to jazz. Now it should because jazz vocalist/trumpet player Bria Skonberg comes from that small Canadian city. Called the “shining hope of hot jazz," Skonberg has appeared on over 25 albums either as ...

Article: Live Review

Marisa Monte at SummerStage in Central Park

by Ernest Barteldes
July 8, 2023

Marisa MonteSummerStage in Central ParkNew York, NYJuly 2, 2023 Preceded by a set by DJ Lara, Marisa Monte took the stage backed by an eight-piece band that included legendary bassist Dadi with “Portas," the title track and lead single of her 2022 album of the same name. She followed with a ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Brian McCarthy blends jazz, astronomy, and the AfterLife

by Lawrence Peryer
July 8, 2023

Today, the Spotlight shines On Vermont-based saxophonist, composer and arranger Brian McCarthy. Brian joins us on the occasion of his most recent project, After|Life (TRR Collective) released just a few days after we recorded this talk. After|Life is the second album of McCarthy's in the nonet format as well as the second to be ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Steve Wilson: Setting the Pace

by David Bixler
July 7, 2023

LINER NOTES kicks off season six with saxophonist and educator Steve Wilson. In this episode Steve highlights his new quartet, The Analog Band, as well as an upcoming commissioned project with Billy Childs featuring Steve with wind symphony, two of the myriad projects that he juggles as one of today's most in demand leaders and sideman. ...

News: Recording

Trombonist And Educator Emmett Goods Unleashes Debut Release 'Another Level'

July 7, 2023

Dr. Emmett Goods is a trombonist and Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Rhode Island. He has been performing for over 25 years. As a performer Emmett has shared the stage with a wide variety of artists crossing over multiple genres. In the jazz arena he has shared the ...

News: Obituary

Chicago-Area Jazz Publicist, Producer And Vocalist Ralph Lampkin, Jr. Passes At 66

July 6, 2023

This article by Carrie Maxwell was originally published on Windy City Times. Music producer, vocalist and business owner Ralph Lampkin, Jr. died June 24 of a heart attack. He was 66. Lampkin was born April 29, 1957, in New York City, where he lived with his parents Ralph Lampkin, Sr. and Betty Jane Lampkin and younger ...

Article: Live Review

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2023

by Geoff Anderson
July 6, 2023

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience Downtown Aspen Aspen, Colorado June 22-24, 2023 Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) has been around as a concept for a few decades now. The format and specific locations have changed over the years, but the basic idea remains the same: go to a beautiful mountain location and ...

Article: Live Review

44th Annual Tri-C JazzFest

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 6, 2023

44th Annual Tri-C JazzFest Playhouse Square Cleveland, Ohio June 22-24, 2023 Flanked by a spectacular outdoor chandelier, Cleveland's Playhouse Square has become the largest performing arts mecca outside of New York City. It has also been home to Tri-C JazzFest ever since the event decided to make the calendar move from ...

News: Recording

Drummer Brandon Sanders Makes Long-awaited Debut With The August 25 Release Of 'Compton's Finest' On Savant Records

July 6, 2023

The only thing drummer Brandon Sanders has to prove on Compton’s Finest, set for an August 25 release on Savant Records, is his musicality. Making his recording debut at the age of 52, Sanders is past the youthful need for flashy pomp and circumstance. He instead focuses on serving the material—and supporting an ace roster of ...