Between December 2021 and October 2022, Josh Sinton will have released four albums on his Form Is Possibility imprint. Two feature him alone on baritone … Read More “Josh Sinton’s Rise in Productivity” The post Josh Sinton’s Rise in Productivity appeared first on JazzTimes.
Back in March 2020, when the pandemic brought everything to a halt, trumpet and flugelhorn player Gordon James found himself with no work and lots of free time. It was the spur that led him to create his latest album, the perfectly titled ‘Smooth Sunshine’, a cool combination of instrumentals and vocals that are variously
Renowned Oscar and Grammy Award-winning recording artist, songwriter, and composer Jon Batiste, 3x Grammy Award-winning and multi-Platinum-selling recording artist Pentatonix and the iconic Grammy-winning and 13-time Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren deliver the official music video for ‘Sweet (Single Edit)’ via Di-Namic Records/BMG. ’Sweet’ is like a jolt of positivity right when we need it the
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Grammy award-winning British singer and songwriter Joss Stoneannounces her first-ever holiday album, Merry Christmas, Love, out digitally on September 30th via S-Curve/Hollywood Records. A physical CD release will follow on October 21st and Vinyl will be available on November 11th. To mark the occasion, Joss shares the first single from the project, the spirited Stevie Wonder classic, “What Christmas
If an album can be simultaneously futuristic and nostalgic, this one is. It’s also a keyboard player’s dream. Imperial Boxmen—a quartet of keyboardist Kevin Ford, … Read More “Imperial Boxmen: Imperial Boxmen (600 Block)” The post Imperial Boxmen: Imperial Boxmen (600 Block) appeared first on JazzTimes.
Jazz musicians spend years mastering their instruments, but when it comes to recording their instruments, many don’t know where to begin. In the eras of … Read More “Audio Files: Recording Gear for Musicians” The post Audio Files: Recording Gear for Musicians appeared first on JazzTimes.
The song is “Como Una Hoguera”—“like a bonfire”—and vocalist Xiomara Torres is in conflagration mode. Born in Colombia, she knows the salsa romantica groove of … Read More “Xiomara Torres: La Voz del Mar (Patois)” The post Xiomara Torres: La Voz del Mar (Patois) appeared first on JazzTimes.
In 1978, Bruce Meyer of UPI called Flora Purim “the most popular jazz singer in the United States, which is to say she is the … Read More “Flora Purim Has Stories to Tell” The post Flora Purim Has Stories to Tell appeared first on JazzTimes.
Like many things in Northern California’s Silicon Valley—headquarters for Apple, Facebook, Google, and Adobe—the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest has humble, community-focused origins. It began … Read More “2022 San Jose Jazz Summer Fest” The post 2022 San Jose Jazz Summer Fest appeared first on JazzTimes.