The 2016 Grammys saw three TKA artists take home awards. Congratulations goes to:
Bill Charlap & Tony Bennett: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn: Best Folk Album
Cécile McLorin Salvant: Best Jazz Vocal Album
We would also like to congratulate Bettye LaVette and Jamison Ross on their 2016 Grammy Nominations.
“Hot Club of Cowtown” has a sound that’s all their own — a blend of hot jazz and western swing, and it’s pretty catchy. They’re out now with a new album “Midnight on the Trail,” that’s described by Elana James as an album that’s a mix of western swing and cowboy ballads.
Jake, Elana, and Whit sit down with AFMW to talk about their start, their super-fans, their most memorable moments on the road, the new album, and much, much more.
PALMBEACHPOST.COM- Legendary Cuban jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval first picked up his instrument at age 10 because he loved its versatile “personality.”
As he said a couple of years ago, “A trumpet can whisper very soft, very tender — and it can create a huge noise.”
IF YOU GO
What: The Arturo Sandoval Sextet
When: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m.
Where: Society of the Four Arts (Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium), 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach, 33480
Tickets: $40 (balcony)/$45 (orchestra)
Contact: Visit fourarts.org or call 561-655-7226.
(2/3/16)
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PHILLY.COM –
You could have seen a lot of shows all over Philly on Friday night, but you couldn’t have heard better music – or had a better time – than at Chris’ Jazz Café, when Joey DeFrancesco, one of the greatest organists in jazz, held forth with his trio.
JAZZWISE MAGAZINE- Peter Quinn
Sony/OKeh Records. 4-star review ****
This intimate 12-track collection is Stacey Kent’s first standards album since her 2003 recording, “The Boy Next Door.” It sees the US-born, London-based vocalist team up with the legendary Brazilian composer and guitarist, Roberto Menescal, one of the founders of Bossa Nova and winner of a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2014 Latin Grammy Awards.
Menescal and Kent have teamed up before, on her previous album, “The Changing Lights” (2013) but hearing the fruits of their close musical relationship unfold over the course of an entire album is a real joy. Whether it’s the profound sadness of ‘There Will Never Be Another You’ or the mid-tempo swing of ‘No moon At All’, these spare and sparse arrangements, with only Kent’s husband, Jim Tomlinson on tenor sax and flute, and bassist Jeremy Brown for company, go right to the heart of the song. From the scene-setting ‘Only Trust Your Heart’ to the title track, tempos are, on the whole, extremely slow, allowing the listener to fully appreciate the mellifluous dovetailing of voice and guitar. This is an extremely beautiful meeting of minds.
JAZZWISE spoke to Stacey Kent and Jim Tomlinson about the album:
ELMORE MAGAZINE-
Bettye LaVette is a force to be reckoned with. In 2015, the R&B queen celebrated 50 years in the music industry with the release of both a new album, Thankful N’ Thoughtful, and an autobiography, A Woman Like Me, in September.
This January, as part of the annual Association of Performing Arts Presenters, LaVette graced the City Winery stage in New York City, bringing with her a talented host of friends, including Catherine Russell, Davina and the Vagabonds and Jack Broadbent.
(1/22/16)
This weekend, TKA is proud to celebrate our roster in New York City with a selection of showcases presented during the 2016 APAP Conference. Click here to check out our schedule!
Read more PREVIEW: TKA SHOWCASES AT THE 2016 APAP CONFERENCE
Stacey Kent collaborates with legendary Brazilian producer and composer Roberto Menescal on her new album “Tenderly.” Album Available January 15, 2016.
(1/15/16)
Tune in to episode 836 of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce to hear Hot Club of Cowtown play a selection of hits for NPR Music. Check your local listings or download the podcast from iTunes here.
(1/15/16)
On January 15, 2016, Blue Note will release I Long To See You, the profound new album from Charles Lloyd & The Marvels. The album finds the iconic saxophonist and recent NEA Jazz Master in the company of a new band featuring guitarist Bill Frisell and pedal steel guitarist Greg Leisz, along with his longtime quartet members bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland. The album also includes two remarkable guest vocal appearances by Willie Nelson and Norah Jones. All together they have created a sumptuous collection of 10 songs that range from traditional hymns to anti-war folk protests to re-envisioned Lloyd originals from his earlier recordings.
The album’s lead single “Of Course, Of Course,” a fresh reworking of the title track of his 1965 Columbia album, was released today and is available from digital retailers and on streaming services. Fans who pre-order a download of the album will receive the track right away. I Long To See You will also be released on CD and vinyl. Lloyd will also begin a run of winter tour dates with the Marvels on January 24 which will include performances in New York (Jazz at Lincoln Center, Jan. 29-30), Boston (Berklee Performance Center, Jan. 31), and Austin (Paramount Theatre, Feb. 10). Visit charleslloyd.com for more info.
(12/18/15)