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Musicians:ALBARE: GUITARS & SITAR, PHIL TURCIO: KEYBOARDS, PIANO & PROGRAMMING Artist: URBANITYTitle: URBAN SOULLabel: ALFI 11216Release Date: 2017/03/31UPC Code: 724131549725

Musicians:Ignacio Berroa-drums, Martin Bejerano-piano, Josh Allen-Upright Bass, Lowell Ringel-Upright Bass (tracks 6 & 10) Special Guests: Conrado “Coky” Garcia percussion on tracks 5 & 7, Ruben Blades lead vocal on track 5 Artist: Ignacio Berroa TrioTitle: Straight Ahead From HavanaLabel: Codes Drum MusicArtist Website: www.ignacioberroa.comRelease Date: 2017/08/05UPC Code: 040232590801

Musicians:MJ Territo, vocals, Linda Presgrave, piano, Iris Ornig, bass Barbara Merjan-drums Andrea Brachfeld, flute (tracks 2, 11), Virginia Mayhew, tenor saxophone (track 6), Brandee Younger, harp (track 10) Artist: MJ TerritoTitle: Ladies DayLabel: Jollie Mollie JMM 217Artist Website: mjterrito.comRelease Date: 2017/08/04UPC Code: 888295595001

Musicians:Michelle Bradley-Vocals, Art Fristoe-Piano, Tim Ruiz-Bass, Jerre Jackson -Drums Tracks 1-5; Richard Cholakian-Drums Tracks 6-10, Andre Haywood-Trombone Track 6, Shelley Carroll-Flute Tracks 7 & 8, Saxophone Tracks 9 & 10, Brennen Nase-Guitar Tracks 1-4, Greg Petito-Guitar Tracks 6-9Artist: Michelle BradleyTitle: Body and SoulLabel: Merry Lane RecordsRelease Date: 2017/06/02UPC Code: 888295566667

Musicians:Art Fristoe-piano, Tim Ruiz-Bass, Daleton Lee-drums Disc 1 Tracks 4 & 5; Disc 2 Tracks 2 & 9, Richard Cholakian-Drums All Others Artist: Art Fristoe TrioTitle: Double DownLabel: Merry Lane Records 2 CD SetRelease Date: 2017/06/02UPC Code: 700261454191

Musicians:Jason Kao Hwang – composer, violin, viola Andrew Drury – drum set Ken Filiano – string bass Chris Forbes – piano Steve Swell – trombone Artist: Jason Kao HwangTitle: Sing HouseLabel: Euonymus EU03Artist Website: jasonkaohwang.com/home–2Release Date: 2017/05/05UPC Code: 798577025525

Musicians:Vocals: Kathy Sanborn, Keyboards and bass: Keerthy Narayan, Piano: Aman Almeida, Drums: Abhinav Khanna, Trumpet: Wayne Ricci, Guitar on Another Sultry Night, Falling:, Vito Gregoli Guitar on Kissed (Shoobop Shoobop):, Ciro Hurtado Violin on Guiding Light: Rocio Marron Note: Not Actual CoverArtist: Kathy SanbornTitle: Recollecting YouLabel: Pacific Coast Jazz PJ36134Artist […]

Musicians:Ed Maina: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones, Piccolo, Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet, Akai E.W.I. (Electric Wind Instrument/Wind Synth.), Abraham Laboriel: Electric Bass, Ira Sullivan: Trumpet (w/Harmon Mute), Gabby Vivas: Electric and Acoustic Bass, Oskar Cartaya: Electric Bass, John DiModica: Electric Bass, Rick Krive: Keyboards, Vocals Jim Gasior: Piano, Keyboards Jonathan […]

Musicians:Pete Sullivan: bari sax, Jason Jackson: alto sax, Aaron Varnell: tenor sax, Tom VandenBoom: trombone, Matt Serice: trumpet & keys ,Nick Cooper: drums & perc., Al Bear: guitar, Jacob Breier: bass, Nick Gonzalez: sousaphoneArtist: Free RadicalsTitle: Outside the Comfort ZoneLabel: RWE Catalog RWE017Release Date: 2017/09/15UPC Code: 654483001728

Musicians:TOM CHIU (VIOLIN), CONRAD HARRIS (VIOLIN), MAX MANDEL (VIOLA), FELIX FAN (CELLO), OLIVER LAKE (ALTO SAXOPHONE) http://fluxquartet.comArtist: OLIVER LAKE FEATURING FLUX QUARTETTitle: RIGHT UP ONLabel: PASSIN’ THRU RECORDS 41236Artist Website: oliverlake.netRelease Date: 2017/04/21UPC Code: 61689247674

Musicians:Ronny Whyte – Piano, Vocals & Arrangements All tracks Boots Maleson – Bass; All Tracks Sean Harksness – Guitar; All Tracks except #14 # Lou Caputo – Tenor & Flute; Mauricio De Souza – Drums; Alex Nguyen – Trumpet; David Silliman – Drums (track #14)Artist: Ronny WhyteTitle: Shades of WhyteLabel: […]

Track Listing:Michelangelo 70 5:01 La Fundicion 6:24 Milonga del Adios 9:25 Buenos Aires Report 5:01 Blues Porteno 7:40Fuga Y Misterio 5:16 Elegante Canyenguito 5:52 La Rayuela 5:31 Muchacha de Boedo 9:11 Libertango 8:23Artist: Pablo ZieglerTitle: Jazz TangoLabel: Zoho ZM 201704Artist Website: www.ziegleracademy.comRelease Date: 2017/06/09UPC Code: 880956170428Musicians:Pablo Ziegler-piano, compositions, arrangements; Hector […]

Track Listing:Too Marvelous For Words 02:54 Acc Cent Chu Ate the Positive 03:17 Blues in the Night 04:25 That Old Black Magic 02:50 I Wanna Be Around 02:43 Goody Goody 03:34 Jeepers Creepers 02:31 The Glow Worm 02:04 Moon River/The Days of Wine and Roses 04:04 G.I. Jive 02:46 P.S. […]

Track Listing:  MAPLE LEAF RAG Scott Joplin 5:35 ST. LOUIS BLUES/THE PEANUT VENDOR WC Handy, Moises Simons, 4:50 BAMBOULA Louis Moreau Gottschalk 5:55 HERE’S ONE Traditional 6:01 SOLACE (A Mexican Serenade) Scott Joplin 4:32 ODEON Ernesto Nazareth 3:51PICTURE OF HER FACE Scott Joplin 4:54 MILDLY ENTERTAINED Chris Washburne 4:25 ALA […]

Musicians:(First Movement )Chronicles Of Michael Brown,   Nasheet Waits Drums, Marc Ribot Guitar, Reggie Woods Tenor Sax, Riley Mullins Trumpet, Gregory Lewis Hammond B3 Organ (Second Movement )Trayvon,   Jeremy ‘BEAN’ Clemons Drums, Ron Jackson Guitar, Gregory Lewis Hammond B3 Organ (Third Movement )Aiyana’s Jones Song, Jeremy ‘BEAN’ Clemons Drums, Ron Jackson Guitar, Gregory […]

Musicians:Jeannie Tanner-Words, Muisc, Trumpet Vocalists: Alyssa Allgood, Rose Colella, Elaine Dame, Kimberly Gordon, Paul Marinaro, Tammy McCann, Jeff Meegan, Typhanie Monique, Andy Pratt, Abigail Riccards, Michele Thomas and  Amy Yassinger.  Musicians: Dan Murphy – Piano, Fender Rhodes and Hammond B3 Organ, Cory Biggerstaff – Bass, Neal Alger – Guitar (Disc 1 – Tracks […]

Musicians:GREG SKAFF Guitars, all tracks; FIMA EPHRON electric bass # 3 – 8, 10-12; PAT BIANCHI Hammond Organ # 1, 2, 9; JONATHAN BARBER drums # 3 – 8, 11, 12; CHARLEY DRAYTON drums # 1, 2, 9, 10Artist: Greg SkaffTitle: SoulmationLabel: Zoho ZM 201702Artist Website: gregskaff.comRelease Date: 2017/04/07

Musicians:Michael Rabinowitz-bassoon, Nat Harris-guitar, Ruslan Khain-bass, Vince Ector-drumsArtist: Michael RabinowitzTitle: Uncharted WatersLabel: Cats Paw RecordsArtist Website: www.jazzbassoonist.comRelease Date: 2017/04/07

Musicians:Steve Hobbs-Marimba, vibes,   Adam Kolker-soprano and tenor saxes,  Bill O’Connell-piano, Peter Washington-bass, John Riley-drums, Carol Ingbretsen, Maurice Myers and Marvin Thorne-vocalsArtist: Steve HobbsTitle: Tribute to BobbyLabel: Challenge CR73433Artist Website: stevehobbs.comRelease Date: 2018/01/05

Musicians:ANTONIO ADOLFO (arrangements and piano) – electric piano on #1, LULA GALVAO (electric guitar), JORGE HELDER (double bass), RAFAEL BARATA (drums and percussion),  ANDRE SIQUEIRA (percussion), JESSÉ SADOC (trumpet), MARCELO MARTINS (tenor and soprano saxes) – flute on #3, SERGINHO TROMBONE (trombone), ZE RENATO (vocals on #2), CLAUDIO SPIEWAK (acoustic guitar […]

Musicians:Bill O’Connell-pianoArtist: Bill O’ConnellTitle: Monk’s Cha ChaLabel: Savant Records SCD 2161Artist Website: www.billoconnell.netRelease Date: 2017/02/24UPC Code: 633842216126

Musicians:Billy Jones, drums in a duet setting with East Coast and West Coast players. Acoustical Concepts – John Vanore EAST  COAST SESSIONS: Billy Jones-drums, George Young-Alto Sax, John Vanore-trumpet, Mick Rossi-piano, Tony Micelli-vibraphone, George Genna-piano, Tyrone Brown-bass WEST COAST SESSIONS: Billy Jones-drums, Scotty Wright-vocal, Kenny Stahl-flute, Stu Reynolds-bass clarinet, Gary Meek-tenor sax […]

Musicians:Rocco John Iacovone-alto and soprano saxophones, piano, Ras Moshe Burnett-bells, tenor saxophone, Sana Nagano-violin, Michael Lytle-bass clarinet, Rich Rosenthal-guitar, Phil Sirois-double bass, John Pietaro-percussion, Dalius Naujo-drumsArtist: Rocco JohnTitle: Peace And Love A Tribute To Will ConnellLabel: Unseen Rain UR9932Artist Website: www.roccojohnmusic.com/rocco_john_music/home_Rocco_John_Music.html

Musicians:Bucky Pizzarelli, acoustic archtop guitar (Tracks #1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10), Larry Newcomb, electric archtop guitar, Leigh Jonaitis, vocals (Tracks #1 and #3), Eric Olsen, piano, Dmitri Kolesnik, bass, Jimmy Madision, drumsArtist: The Larry Newcomb Quartet featuring Bucky PizzarelliTitle: LIVING TRIBUTELabel: Essential Messenger EM22017- 2Artist Website: www.larrynewcomb.comRelease […]

Musicians:Luke Sellick — double bass & compositions, Jimmy Greene — tenor saxophone [2,4,6], Jordan Pettay — alto saxophone [1,3,5,7,9], Benny Benack III — trumpet [1,3,5,9], Mat Jodrell — trumpet [2,7], Adam Birnbaum — piano, Andrew Renfroe — guitar, Kush Abadey — drums [2,4,6,7,8], Jimmy Macbride — drums [1,3,5,9], Andrew Gutauskas […]

Musicians:Baron Tymas, guitar, Joshua Rager, piano, Sage Reynolds, acoustic bass and bass guitar, Jim Doxas, drums, Special guests: Jeri Brown, voice on “And Oui”, Charles Ellison, trumpet on “The Laval Syndicate”Artist: Baron TymasTitle: MONTRÉALLabel: tymasmusic: tmdc003Artist Website: www.tymasmusic.com/tymasmusic/home.htmlRelease Date: 2017/01/09UPC Code: 888295535564

Musicians:Arthur Lipner-Vibes/Marimba/Educator/Composer Artist: Arthur LipnerTitle: TWO HANDS, ONE HEART Best Of Arthur Lipner 2 CD SetLabel: Malletworks MediaArtist Website: www.arthurlipner.comRelease Date: 2017/02/03

Musicians:Arthur Lipner-Vibes/Marimba/Educator/Composer A Documentary by Living Arts Productions Includes interviews with top vibes players and percussionists Gary Burton, Mike Mainieri, Bernard Woma, Vida Chenoweth, Ney Rosauro and others.Artist: Arthur Lipner DVDTitle: Talking SticksLabel: Living Arts ProductionsArtist Website: www.talkingsticksfilm.comRelease Date: 2017/02/03

Musicians:HOWARD JOHNSON & GRAVITY “Testimony” (Tuscarora Records 17001) Street Date: March 3, 2017 Howard Johnson – Tuba; Velvet Brown – Tuba; Dave Bargeron – Tuba; Earl McIntyre – Tuba; Joseph Daley – Tuba; Bob Stewart – Tuba; Carlton Holmes – Piano; Melissa Slocum – Bass; Buddy Williams – Drums) Special Guests: […]

Musicians:Rita Lucarelli, Egyptology and translation of hieroglyphs to Italian, Sahoko Sato Timpone, Mistress of the Boat, Mezzosoprano, Marshall Allen, Sun Ra, saxophone & electronic valve instrument (EVI), Rebecca Cherry, Horus of Fragrance, violin,  Dan Blacksberg, Wepwawet, trombone, Nick Millevoi, Sia, guitar, Michael Winograd, Nehes, C clarinet, Enrique Rivera-Matos, Hu, tuba, Adam Vidiksis, Conductor, Akhmed Manedov, violin, Juana […]

Musicians:Brad Myers – Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Bongos (Sanguinaria)  Michael Sharfe – Double Bass, Fretless Electric Bass (Norm’s Ridge), Percussion (Sanguinaria, Great Pumpkin Waltz, and Maria) with special guests Dan Dorff, Jr. – Drums and Cymbals (Norm’s Ridge, In From Somewhere, and Falling Grace) Tom Buckley – Drums and […]

Musicians:New Book Soul Jazz is a history of jazz and its reception in the black community in the period from the end of World War II until the end of the Vietnam War. Previous histories reflect the perspective of an integrated America, yet the United States was a segregated country […]

Musicians:SESSION NOTES Session #1 June 17, 2016 Musicians: Howard Alden- guitar, Vinny Raniolo- guitar, Doug Munro- guitar, Matt Dwonszyk-bass Songs: Serenade In Blue, Lullaby Of Broadway, Nagasaki (without Howard Alden) Session #2 July 5, 2016 Musicians: Vic Juris- guitar, Vinny Raniolo- guitar, Doug Munro- guitar, Michael Goetz- bass, Andrei Matorin- […]

Musicians:Chris Rogers: trumpet, keyboards, Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone, Ted Nash: tenor & alto saxophone, Steve Khan: guitar, Xavier Davis: piano ,Jay Anderson: bass, Steve Johns: drums, Roger Rosenberg: baritone saxophone, Art Baron: trombone, Barry Rogers: trombone, Mark Falchook: synthesizer, keyboards, Willie Martinez: congas, percussion Artist: Chris RogersTitle: Voyage HomeLabel: Art […]

Musicians:Laura Dubin – piano, Kieran Hanlon – bass, Antonio H. Guerrero – drums Artist: Laura Dubin TrioTitle: Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz FestivalLabel: Self ProducedArtist Website: www.lauradubin.comRelease Date: 2017/01/06

Track Listing:What More Could One Man Want? (David Wise) Sylvia (David Wise) Here’s That Rainy Day (mus. Jimmy Van Heusen, lyr. Johnny Burke, arr. David Wise) Home (David Wise) Kol Nidre (traditional) Till They Lay Me Down (David Wise) Lullaby (David Wise) Life is But a Song, Pt. 1 & […]

Musicians:Alfred Flores El Toro – Marimba and MalletKat, Joe Caploe – Vibraphone and Percussion,Mark Little – Piano, Pete Ojeda – Bass, Dean Macomber – Drums Artist: ZarabandeTitle: El ToroLabel: AFloArtist Website: toroflores.comRelease Date: 2017/01/06UPC Code: 6785720229848

Musicians:Misha Steinhauer-vocals, Hendrik Meurkens-harmonica & vibes, Glauco Lima-piano, Michal Jaros-bass, Samuel Martinelle-drums Artist: Misha SteinhauerTitle: Dreaming With Eyes Wide AwakeLabel: self producedArtist Website: www.misha-steinhauer.comRelease Date: 2017/02/03UPC Code: 888295516358PRESS RELEASE:Jazz Vocalist Misha Steinhauer’s Fearlessly Explores Love’s Many Phases In Her New Release, Dreaming With Eyes Wide Awake With her 7th CD, […]

Musicians:STEVE SLAGLE: alto saxophone (1-7), flute (8 & 9), JOE LOVANO: tenor saxophone (1 &7), G mezzo soprano (8), LAWRENCE FIELDS: piano, GERALD CANNON: bass, ROMAN DIAZ: congas (1, 8 & 9), BILL STEWART: drums Artist: Steve SlagleTitle: Alto ManhattanLabel: Panorama Records 006Artist Website: www.steveslagle.comRelease Date: 2017/01/06

Musicians:Christian Torkewitz: Tenor Saxophone and Flute, Austin Walker: Drums, Leon Boykins: Bass (tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,11), Dylan Shamat: Bass (tracks 7,8,9,10) Artist: The Sugar Hill TrioTitle: The Drive Label: Goschart MusicArtist Website: www.facebook.com/sugarhilltrioRelease Date: 2017/01/06UPC Code: 0701197395114