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Alex Sino And Terry Heimat Are Unveiling The 'Funky Sonatas'
In a captivating blend of classical elegance and Latin rhythms, Grammy-winning producer Alex Sino and Global Music Award Winner Terry Heimat announce the completion of the first single—Astor Piazzolla's “Tema de Maria" from the long-awaited album Funky Sonatas. The album, set to be released in April 2025, promises to deliver an exquisite collection of melodies penned ...
Vocalist Kim Maguire Releases Holiday Single, 'My Favorite Things'
Kim Maguire’s latest single, “My Favorite Things," blends the nuanced precision of jazz, the fluidity of dance, and the emotional expression of theatre. This seamless integration is no surprise, given Kim’s extensive background in all three disciplines—her true favorite things. The sweeping vocal brushstrokes of this new release reflect her unique ability to merge jazz with ...
Sun Ra Arkestra at Great American Music Hall
by Harry S. Pariser
Sun Ra Arkestra Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA November 22, 23, 24, 2024 The Great American Music Hall has long served as an anchor of San Francisco's music scene. As jazz bookings here are infrequent, it was great news when the venue welcomed back the Sun Ra Arkestra for ...
Band of Other Brothers, Laila Biali, Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O Deliver Holiday Releases, Plus Josie Falbo, Jacqui Dankworth, Sivan Arbel
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes Grammy nominations part 2, holiday recordings from Band of Other Brothers, Laila Biali and Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O, new vocal releases from Josie Falbo, Jacqui Dankworth, Sivan Arbel with a single from Lauren White, with birthday shoutouts to Rebecca Coupe Franks, Cindy Blackman Santana, Ethel Ennis, Hayoung Lyou, Maria Schneider, and Billy Strayhorn. ...
All Is Merry & Bright: New Holiday Album By Donald Vega
Grammy nominated pianist and composer Donald Vega is getting into the holiday spirit early this year with his new album All is Merry and Bright;(Imagery, 2024). Recorded, Mixed & Mastered in DigitaleXtreme Definition (352.8kHz/32bit) in both stereo and immersive sound, with Multi GRAMMY-Winner Engineer &Producer Jim Anderson. The 2023 Guggenheim Fellow and Juilliard Professor shared his ...
Tony Lindsay At Keys Jazz Bistro 2024
by Walter Atkins
Tony LindsayKeys Jazz Bistro San Francisco, California November 27, 2024 Prolific San Francisco Bay Area vocalist Tony Lindsay (Santana, The Soul Soldiers, MAZE) and his powerhouse group provided a last-minute holiday treat at Keys Jazz Bistro with a relaxed evening of cool sounds the day before the hectic Thanksgiving weekend. ...
Kenny Barron, Richard X Bennett, Barry Harris & Louis Hayes
by Joe Dimino
Step into the 883rd episode of Neon Jazz, where the echoes of legends and the pulse of the future intersect. We open with the incomparable Kenny Barron, a living jazz icon still blazing trails, featuring music from his 2024 masterpiece, Beyond This Place. From there, we journey back to the roots with James Moody, the legend ...
Lawrence Peryer's Jazz & Beyond for 2024
by Lawrence Peryer
I very much enjoy the moment we are in for improvisatory and creative music. So many traditions are coming into contact and interacting with each other: jazz cats, indigenous practitioners, electronic music experimenters, modern composers and many others. The breakdown and blurring of genre divides and dogma is something I revel in. “Collision Music," to quote ...
Joe Brent: Mandolin Magic from Vivaldi to Vinegar Hill
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On composer, mandolinist, multi-instrumentalist, teacher, and label founder Joe Brent.Joe has worked with artists ranging from Regina Spektor to the Philip Glass Ensemble, but his collaboration with Grammy-nominated violinist Sara Caswell and bassist Andrew Ryan in 9 Horses was the impetus for our time together. 9 Horses creates music between ...
John Chacona's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2024
by John Chacona
First the bad news: There are too many recordings being released these days. In the past 12 months, I have received or purchased 769. That's insane. Now the good news: There are a great many very good recordings being released these days. The following 10 are a snapshot, on one day, of my favorites ...
