jaimie “breezy” branch, a trumpeter and composer who was among the fastest-rising jazz stars of her generation, died August 22 at her home in Red … Read More “jaimie branch 1983 — 2022” The post jaimie branch 1983 — 2022 appeared first on JazzTimes.
Creed Taylor, a groundbreaking jazz record producer and executive who founded two of the most highly influential record labels in the music, died August 22 … Read More “Creed Taylor 1929 — 2022” The post Creed Taylor 1929 — 2022 appeared first on JazzTimes.
Joey DeFrancesco, an astonishingly gifted multi-instrumentalist who as a teenager kickstarted a renaissance of the Hammond B-3 organ in jazz, died August 25 after a … Read More “Joey DeFrancesco 1971 — 2022” The post Joey DeFrancesco 1971 — 2022 appeared first on JazzTimes.
Self-determinedly genre-jumbling drummer/percussionist Alex Acuña has released his first album as a leader in a decade, Gifts (Le Coq), and the 77-year-old Los Angelino states that its … Read More “Overdue Ovation: Alex Acuña” The post Overdue Ovation: Alex Acuña appeared first on JazzTimes.
More albums should start with an invocational piece. That kind of music, like the opening hymn of Trudy Pitts’ “Blessed Ones of the Eternal Truth” … Read More “Tarbaby feat. Oliver Lake: Dance of the Evil Toys (Clean Feed)” The post Tarbaby feat. Oliver Lake: Dance of the Evil Toys (Clean Feed) appeared first on
While Babyface and Ella Mai’s romantic single “Keeps On Fallin’” is a thoroughly modern R&B track, the opulent official video takes its inspiration from Regency-era courtship rituals. It stars Emmy and GRAMMY® winning actress/comedienne Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip, Night School, Nobody’s Fool) as the very lively queen mother and Kendrick Sampson (Miss Juneteenth, “Insecure,” “The Vampire Diaries”) as the handsome prince who is courting Ella Mai. Babyface, who plays a
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Give the people an invigorating beat, some swanky sax uplift, and watch the pain melt away. That’s the funky stuff Prince’s former top-choice sax player Candy Dulfer and her band specialize in. The groovin’ Dutch singer-songwriter and saxophonist’s latest album, the aptly titled We Never Stop, is a party platter of stanky jams, silken R&B, jazz, and pop-funk.
“Cruisin’ In The Wind” Composed by Kevin Crockett & Jeff Canady Produced by Jeff Canady Recording Engineer: Carlos Gunn Mixing Engineer: Derrick Holmes Mastering Engineer: Steve Hall The post Kevin Crockett “Cruisin’ In The Wind” – LISTEN appeared first on Smooth Jazz and Smooth Soul.
Ragawerk is the new project and album by two of Frankfurt’s most exciting musicians – guitarist Max Clouth and drummer Martin Standke. The duo have created a distinctive blend of Indian inspiredloops and ragas with subtle electronics, modern jazz and a pinch of Krautrock. Indian and Western elements merge into a unique fusion that organically cultivates