Joshua Redman is back with a new quartet and new album, Still Dreaming, which features Ron Miles on cornet, Scott Colley on bass and Brian Blade on drums. The four musically and emotionally explore the many connections between the band members and the group, Old and New Dreams, a group composed of tenor saxophone player … Read more
Bringing us sounds from down under, the Melbourne Australia based quartet that call themselves, The Clunk Orchestra have released their debut album titled, The Sound It Makes. The members are: Ron Anderson on tenor, alto, soprano saxophone, Geoff Spooner on guitar, Ben Harmsen on bass, and Marek Podstawek on drums and percussion. “The name of … Read more
Bassist Mark Wade is creating a sound in the jazz piano trio idiom that combines the heritage of the great piano trio language with that of classical song-forms, rhythmic structures and melodic developments of the melodies. The group is comprised of: Tim Harrison at the piano, Wade on bass, arranging and compositions and the drummer … Read more
Pam Brennan is a New York vocalist that has sung: country, folk, pop, and rock, but her love for jazz standards is something that has been dear to her heart since childhood. Standards from the Great American Songbook are where Brennan’s diverse musical style and knowledge also allows her to vocal abilities to shine and … Read more
Pianist and vocalist Eric Byrd is the leader of The Eric Byrd Trio with bassist Bhagwan Khalsa, and drummer Alphonso Young, Jr. The trio has released their eighth recording titled, Sacred Music Vol. 1: Saints Are Still Marching, which is a collection of sacred music set to a jazz theme. Two guest appearances augment the … Read more
Andrew Gould is a native New Yorker, a saxophonist and composer that grew up cutting his teeth in the New York jazz scene. Gould is a graduate of both Manhattan School of Music and SUNY Purchase. Gould is an endorsing artist with Yanagisawa Saxophones, D’Addario Reeds, and Silverstein Ligatures and has just released his debut … Read more
Marbin, is a blistering jazz rock, funk fusion band that is one of the treasures and musical talents on the roster on MoonJune Records, which was founded by Leonardo Pavkovic. The band is a progressive instrumental jam-jazz-rock-blues-fusion band based in Chicago, that has been bringing their original instrumental music to every part of the United … Read more
Maria Grand is a saxophonist, composer, and educator that was born in Switzerland. Upon her moving to New York in 2011, she became the protégée of legendary musicians such as: Billy Harper, and Antoine Roney, as well as NEA Jazz Master Von Freeman. Because of this unique experience in just a few short years Grand … Read more
Casey Abrams is a vocalist and bassist from Idyllwild, California. During the tenth season of American Idol, Abrams finished in sixth place, five weeks after being saved from elimination by the judges. He is now releasing an album that is a mixture of jazz standards and original tunes titled, Put A Spell On You. Abrams … Read more
Music director/drummer Sherrie Maricle has been leading The DIVA Jazz Orchestra for 25-years, and to mark this milestone, Maricle is releasing an album titled, 25th Anniversary Project. Maricle created the project to reflect the evolving approach to presenting and performing mainstream jazz that the group has consistently performed over the past 25-years. To do this, … Read more