Grammy award winner and music icon Barry Manilow has announced a special six show arena tour – MANILOW: HITS 2022– taking place this August with special guest David Koz. Produced by Live Nation, the exclusive run kicks off on August 4th at TD Garden in Boston, MA stopping at Prudential Center in Newark, UBS Arena in Belmont Park, PPL…
The three-phase arc of a longtime relationship serves as the muse of R&B-jazz hitmaker Brian Culbertson’s trilogy of instrumental albums that he wrote, produced and performed with creative input from the 800-plus members of his Hang Club. On Friday (May 6), the third disc in the series, a collection of hopeful songs titled “The Trilogy, Part 3:…
Sometimes it takes a potentially life altering event to make you stop and re-evaluate what is truly important to you. In March 2021, guitarist, composer, and arranger CHRIS STANDRING found himself in the emergency room after experiencing chest pains. Although there was some history of heart disease in his immediate family, he never dreamed that…
Raheem DeVaughn, The Love King of R&B, is back with a new collection of solo songs and collaborations. From Lust Till Dawn is now available to stream and download. The collection includes the new single “If I Don’t” which was written by Raheem and Tim Kelley and produced by Tim Kelley. “I want to be known and have a…
Unless you’re a certified guitar nerd, the name Ted McCarty (1909-2001) probably means nothing to you. But no matter who you are, there’s little doubt … Read More “Gearhead: Introducing the Gibson Theodore” The post Gearhead: Introducing the Gibson Theodore appeared first on JazzTimes.
Like most of his recent work on the ECM and Pi labels, pianist/composer David Virelles’ Nuna is an attempt to join Cuban folkloric and traditional … Read More “David Virelles: Nuna (Pi)” The post David Virelles: Nuna (Pi) appeared first on JazzTimes.
The Blues Alley jazz club in Washington, D.C. held its fifth annual Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition this past week, and they have announced the … Read More “Blues Alley Announces Winners of Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition” The post Blues Alley Announces Winners of Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition appeared first on JazzTimes.
Just released, ‘Twenty Twenty 2’ from sophisticated super group Special EFX marks the band’s forty years of making music and despite the frequent changes in personnel that have characterised the evolution of this cool collective the creative constant of Chilli Minucci remains front back and centre. In fact Minucci co-founded Special EFX thirty-five years ago…
Multi-platinum pop icon Enrique Iglesias has announced two exclusive U.S shows in 2022 taking place at Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas this September. In celebration of Mexican Independence Day Weekend, the Latin recording artist will bring his chart-topping hits, with special guest, Los Tres Tristes Tigres, to the newest stage on the Las Vegas Strip for two incredible nights, Friday, Sept.16…
Astralwerks and Blue Note Records have partnered with Spotify to release Bluewerks: Spotify Singles, the seventh installment of the iconic labels’ collaborative Lo-Fi series where downtempo electronica meets jazz-infused sounds. Bluewerks has amassed more than 25 million streams on Spotify since its launch last year, and this new EP saw four different artists—Arbour, Oatmello, Shrimpnose, and Somni—step into Spotify Studios in Los Angeles to create a…