Due out on August 12, ‘Love Planet’ from silky smooth keyboard player Mark Etheredge is his first album since 2016 when ‘Connected’ took the smooth jazz world by storm. Not only that it finds him emerging from the troubled times which have recently beset him to reconnect with producer and two-time Grammy winner Paul Brown
Lifted from ‘Fired Up’, the latest album by that dynamic smooth jazz duo James Lloyd and Curtis Harmon (aka Pieces Of A Dream) ‘In Too Deep’ is everything we have come to expect from these true masters of contemporary jazz. Upbeat, uplifting and totally on the money this feisty cut features saxophonist Tony Watson Jr.
‘Heart Of Mine’ is the new album from the unique and versatile composer and pianist Ross Lorraine. Heart Of Mine is produced by jazz figurehead Claire Martin and features the vocal talents of Liane Carroll, Gwyneth Herbert, Ian Shaw, Luca Manning, Sara Colman and Claire Martin herself: a cast of guest singers who represent the
On August 16, 1958, just a few months after Ella Fitzgeraldrecorded her now-classic album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook, The First Lady Of Song performed selections from that album live at the Hollywood Bowl to an adoring, sold-out crowd. Conducted and arranged by Paul Weston, who also arranged and conducted the studio sessions, this concert marked the only time
Is life online in the 21st century a blessing or a curse? One could make a case either way, but if you’re Toronto-based vocalist and songwriter Ori Dagan, one thing is certain: there’s great material to be mined for a lyric, something Dagan always delivers with a wry and agile sense of swing. Click Right Here, praised
That pianist Mark Etheredge appears smiling on the cover of his new contemporary jazz album, “Love Planet,” offering roses – his songs – to the world is a triumphant story of resilience. Since the title track of his last album, 2016’s “Connected,” landed him at No. 6 on the Billboard singles chart, the keyboardist slipped into the abyss of
Dreams—some born of illness and isolation, others bound to artistic aspirations and hope for the future—cohere to form a reality for Caili O’Doherty. Leading a … Read More “Caili O’Doherty: Quarantine Dream (Posi-Tone)” The post Caili O’Doherty: Quarantine Dream (Posi-Tone) appeared first on JazzTimes.
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Many jazz fans might be surprised to learn not only that there is a casino in Queens, N.Y. (the only such establishment within the borders … Read More “Louis Armstrong Art Exhibit Opens at Casino in Queens” The post Louis Armstrong Art Exhibit Opens at Casino in Queens appeared first on JazzTimes.