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7 Virtual Jazz Club Announces The Beginning Of The Live Round That Will Take Place In The 7 Virtual Rooms
7 Virtual Jazz Club is proud to announce that the pre-selections of the fifth edition of the contest are over. We received high quality video-performances from all around the globe. Until January 7th jazz lovers worldwide can vote for their favorites, by liking them on YouTube Channel. The three most voted musicians will win the Web ...
Keyboardist And Brian Eno Collaborator Peter Chilvers And Guitarist Jon Durant Create A Series Of Stunningly Beautiful Aural Vistas
English keyboardist and Brian Eno collaborator Peter Chilvers teamed up with American guitarist Jon Durant to create a series of stunningly beautiful aural vistas, which blend ECM inspired chamber jazz improvisation with ambient music. For both artists, this recording was an opportunity to explore their introspective sides as well as their textural tendencies. Gentle melodies weave ...
Ben Wendel: going forward with a High Heart
by David Bixler
High Heart is the latest release from tenor saxophonist Ben Wendel. In this episode of Liner Notes, Wendel discusses the creation of this music as well as the unique position he found himself in when air travel came to a grinding halt in March at the beginning of the pandemic. This episode features ...
'Say Their Names' Raising Awareness & Contributions for Stricken Families
Many musicians and music fans have felt the need to respond to specific events or situations in America’s 2020 sociopolitical climate by doing more than creating, sharing and listening to music. Ethan Sultry’s “Say Their Names” opens one opportunity: The protest track is available for free download on sirsultrymusic.com, connected through a web button to MyGood.org, ...
Soaring Music Publications becomes successor to Song-Royalty rights owned by 1950's music publisher Chase Music Company
Springfield, Oregon is not the entertainment capital of the world, but as a result of a long process, it was there, last month, that Soaring Music Publications became the successor to all of the song-royalty rights owned by the 1950's music publisher Chase Music Company, as SMP's Owner/President, Greg Nathan completed the successor process enabling the ...
Dafnis Prieto: I'm a drummer because I love melody
by David Bixler
Composer and percussionist Dafnis Prieto's new recording Transparency features a front line of saxophonists Román Filiú and Peter Apfelbaum, along with Alex Norris on trumpet. In this episode of Liner Notes, Prieto speaks about his intentions behind this recording as well the fortunate timing that allowed him to capture the project immediately before the shutdown. This ...
New Releases, Grammy Nominations Plus Celebrating Etta Jones and Gloria Lynne
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast features new releases from Mariana Zwarg, Billy Stritch and Seth MacFarlane with a peek at the Grammy nominations plus birthday shoutouts to Etta Jones, Ethel Ennis, Leigh Pilzer, June Christy, Judy Carmichael, Maria Schneider and Gloria Lynne (pictured) among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by purchasing their music ...
Composer / Drummer Filippo Bonaccorso Releases 'Enigmatica' on Got Groove Records
“These compositions were born during a very long span of my life, long before I conceived of this project and this album,” says drummer, composer, and bandleader Filippo Bonaccorso of his recording debut. “Enigmatica is the characteristic of the human soul that is indefinite, often unsolved, not always clear.” However, Enigmatica makes this very clear: Its ...
Yelena Eckemoff Intensifies Her Conceptual Approach To Music With 'Adventures Of The Wildflower,' Set For March 19 Release
Pianist-composer Yelena Eckemoff unfurls her most elaborate and ambitious musical work yet with Adventures of the Wildflower, which her own L&H Production label will release on March 19, 2021. As its title suggests, the double album is the story of a life, from birth to death (and rebirth), of an anthropomorphic columbine flower. Its story is ...
The Gabrial Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet Releases 'Social Distancing,' A Musical Memoir Inspired By The 2020 Pandemic, Due January 29
Afro-Peruvian Jazz Music is the life’s work of trumpeter and composer Gabriel Alegría. For the past 15 years, he has led a cross-cultural ensemble called the Afro-Peruvian Sextet that has slowly (but surely) placed Afro-Peruvian Jazz Music on the international musical map. Alongside his principal collaborators Freddy “Huevito” Lobatón (percussion), Laura Andrea Leguía (saxophones), and Hugo ...
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