From the Grammy Museum On the eve of the release of her highly anticipated album You’re the One, the GRAMMY Museum presented a very special, intimate conversation and performance with GRAMMY-winner Rhiannon Giddens at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, NY. The…
The US singer Samara Joy and her brilliant backing trio earn a standing ovation at a memorable concert at London’s Barbican Centre By Kevin Whitlock for Jazzwise Read more…
By Stephen Kallo, Kimberly Junod for NPR Rhiannon Giddens added to her impressive list of accomplishments earlier this year, when the Grammy Award winner and MacArthur Fellow won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in music as co-composer for the opera, Omar. The…
By Tom Spargo for Jazzwise The tenor sax giant is joined by the young vocalist for an evening of electrifying improvisation and musical storytelling. Joshua Redman is undoubtably a heavyweight of the international jazz scene, an improvisational wizard of the…
By Scott Hopkins for Music Fest News Right after Suwannee Hulaween, the Roosevelt Collier Band and Electric Kif put together a five-night run around Florida November 1-5, beginning in Cocoa Beach and ending in Miami. This would mark the third time seeing both bands…
By Lara Downes on NPR Christian McBride might be the hardest working man in show business, or at least the hardest working bass player in jazz. He’s a tireless road warrior, traveling the world as the leader of his own…
Produced by Kinga Głyk & co-produced by 5x GRAMMY Award-winner Michael League. From Bass Magazine Recorded with GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer/mixer Nic Hard (Snarky Puppy, Charlie Hunter, Ute Lemper) in multiple sessions during winter 2022-23 at Michael League’s Estudi…
By Lisa Hirsch for San Francisco Classical Voice Omar, the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, opened at San Francisco Opera on Sunday, Nov. 5. The first performance sold out, and the beautiful production, strong cast, and attractive music…
By D-Money for Soulbounce It’s been a while since we heard the name Lizz Wright, but the singer has been quite busy. In recent years, she’s started her own record label Blues & Greens Records — the purpose of which is to…
By Steve Baltin for Forbes Thirty years into his career, acclaimed jazz saxophonist/composer Joshua Redman is continuing to chart new territory. On his stunning new album, Where Are We, Redman marks a few firsts. For starters it’s his debut on…
