Samara Joy Earns Two Nominations for 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards®, including Best New Artist Verve Records debut ‘Linger Awhile’ nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album

“Silky-voiced rising jazz star” (New York Times)  Samara Joy has been nominated for two Grammys at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards®. The 23-year-old first-time-nominee is up for Best New Artist, and her Verve Records…

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22-Year-Old Vocalist Samara Joy Announces Verve Records Debut Linger Awhile Out September 16

22-Year-Old Vocalist Samara Joy Announces Verve Records Debut  Linger Awhile Out September 16 Listen to lead single “Can’t Get Out of This Mood”: https://SamaraJoy.lnk.to/LingerAwhile  2022 US and European tour dates…

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GERALD CLAYTON RELEASES STUNNING NEW SINGLE “DAMUNT DE TU NOMÉS LES FLORS” FEATURING BASSIST JOHN CLAYTON, DRUMMER JUSTIN BROWN & MARO ON VOCALS

GERALD CLAYTON RELEASES STUNNING NEW SINGLE “DAMUNT DE TU NOMÉS LES FLORS” FEATURING BASSIST JOHN CLAYTON, DRUMMER JUSTIN BROWN & MARO ON VOCALS PIANIST PERFORMS AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD MARCH…

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Acclaimed young vibraphonist Joel Ross is back with his second album, the new Blue Note release “Who Are You?”

One of the most exciting and talked-about artists in the world of improvised music, Ross has garnered attention and awards since his debut record last year, “KingMaker.” “Extra” Senior Music…

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Harish Raghavan Releases Debut Album ‘Calls for Action’ (Whirlwind Recordings)

  PRESS RELEASE Calls for Action Double bassist Harish Raghavan’s debut album as leader, Calls for Action (Whirlwind Recordings), delivers the fundamental essence of jazz as a progressive, evolutionary art…

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Anderson .Paak Welcomes Maurice ‘MoBetta’ Brown to the Free Nationals Family for the upcoming ‘Andy’s Beach Club’ 2019 World Tour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WvHKqqcHAk On the heels of Oxnard, his wildly-popular Aftermath debut and third full-length LP, the hottest artist across the cultural zeitgeist is Anderson .Paak. I’d add arguably, but if we’re being honest about the mainstream and the…

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Cecile McLorin Salvant & Sullivan Fortner Win GRAMMY for Best Jazz Vocal Album for her 2018 Mack Avenue Records release, The Window

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcvLf30tYRY The Recording Academy announced the winners for the 61st annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 10th, 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Among them was the…

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Marcus Strickland ‘Twi-Life’ releases ‘People of the Sun’ // Blue Note Records

When last we heard from Brooklyn composer-saxophonist Marcus Strickland, on 2016's Nihil Novi, he was testing his mettle at hip-hop-inspired production, blending genres with a little help from album producer Meshell Ndegeocello.…

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