Skylark is a 12-voice ensemble that is a premier group of leading American vocal soloists, chamber musicians, and music educators. Based in the Boston area, the ensemble strives for the highest standard of repertoire and is a first-class vocal ensemble. Skylark announces their new release, Winter’s Night. A Christmas concert based around the music of … Read more
With a progressive world sound that embodies all the qualities that make world music so enjoyable, 3-time JUNO nominees, and 3-time CFMA winning ambassadors of musical diversity Sultans of String have expanded the traditional notion of Christmas music with their new, genre-hopping album, Christmas Caravan. Recorded and co-produced with JUNO Award winning engineer John ‘Beetle’ Bailey, … Read more
Band leader, saxophonist, composer and arranger Eyal Vilner has released unique holiday album titled, Hanukkah. Presenting six traditional Hanukkah songs (“These Candles” is a bonus track, only available digitally), the album features Vilner’s 16-piece big band, a vocal trio (in the style of the Boswell Sisters) and special guest, Israeli flutist, Itai Kriss. The big … Read more
Laura Pausini is a mezzo-soprano with a classic and powerful voice. Pausini is mainly a melodic pop singer, with influences from various genres, including: Latin music, soul music and rock music. Her music is characterized by the key elements of romanticism, optimism, melancholy and surrounding melodies. Laura Xmas (English Version) is the Italian superstar’s first … Read more
Thelonious Sphere Monk was born October 10, 1917. He is one of the pillars of American jazz, the pianist and composer had a unique improvisational style and made numerous compositionial contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including: “‘Round Midnight,” “Blue Monk,” “Straight, No Chaser,” “Ruby, My Dear,” “In Walked Bud,” and “Well, You Needn’t.” Thelonious … Read more
We are going medieval on you! There is a musician out there that has taken an ancient instrument and turned it lose, he breathes new life and innovation into this old-world instrument. French musician Guilhem Desq, electrified his hurdy-gurdy and connected it to a sampler to create amazing sounds that seem to come straight … Read more
Boogie Patrol is a 5-piece Canadian band with a high energy sonic party sound that hearkens back to the days of classic blues and rock’n soul. The ten original tracks on their new CD, Man on Fire, feature a gritty, soulful sound with tight musicianship, powerful vocals and an aptitude for songwriting. The tracks deliver … Read more
The new Greta Van Fleet album, From The Fires, will feature four new songs, as well as the four critically-acclaimed tracks from the band’s EP Black Smoke Rising. Al Sutton and Marlon Young produced the four new tracks that were recorded at Rust Belt Studios in Detroit. Greta Van Fleet is well on their way … Read more
Can music change the world, well it just might? Especially in the hands of healer Karen Atkins, I say healer because truly after listening to her music, you feel a sense of healing and serenity; and you may not exactly know why until you dig in to the details of the tuning. Atkins has not … Read more
Nova Scotia born, Vancouver based singer/songwriter Katherine Penfold swings and sways on her new album of holiday classics, titled Keep Christmas With You. The ten-song project includes great interpretations of Christmas classics with a touch of modernity, as well as pieces destined to become new classics such as, “This Christmas” (Donny Hathaway) and the title … Read more