The December 2020 issue of DownBeat announces the winners of the 85th Annual Readers Poll. TKA is proud to congratulate Pat Metheny, Wynton Marsalis, Joey DeFrancesco, Béla Fleck, and Kurt Elling for the following accolades: Pat Metheny winner of the Jazz…
Ranky Tanky perform hits “Stand by Me” and “Freedom” off of their Grammy award-winning album “Good Time” as a part of the Team Joe Sings benefit concert series. The concert series, put on by Biden for President, is to support…
“Using manifold powers of interpretation to infuse jazz standards and original compositions with a vibrant, global, Black, feminist sensibility.” – MacArthur Foundation “Through her wide-ranging choices in musical material and her manifold powers of expression, Salvant is reaffirming the timelessness…
“86-year-old blues legend Bobby Rush gets “Rawer Than Raw” on his new album of the same name. It comes on the heels of last year’s Grammy-nominated “Sitting on Top of the Blues” and Rush’s cameo in the film “Dolemite Is…
2020 Grammy winners and South Carolina natives Ranky Tanky talk about Gullah music and culture, and their mission to revive and celebrate it on PBS News Hour. Watch on the PBS Website Ranky Tanky on TKA
South Carolina’s Ranky Tanky bring Gullah culture to The Late Show with a powerful #PlayAtHome performance of “Freedom” from their 2020 Grammy-winning album ‘Good Time.’ Watch the Performance Ranky Tanky on TKA
“True to the defiant spirit of the phrase, Havana-based pianist Harold López-Nussa’s new album explodes and expands contemporary narratives around modern jazz, ingeniously incorporating myriad Afro-Cuban styles.” – DownBeat “López-Nussa’s arrangement preserves the swirling sense of mystery and longing at the song’s core, but injects…
ROLLING STONE:Elvin Bishop is a legendary guitarist…impeccable and spirited…a distinguished American player.Charlie Musselwhite, with unabashed excellence, sets the standard for blues harmonica. Alligator Records is pleased to announce the September 25, 2020 release of 100 Years Of Blues, the first-ever album by…
During a Zoom conference call with DownBeat, the members of pianist Renee Rosnes’ septet Artemis discussed the creative process behind their eponymous Blue Note debut, their views on inclusivity in jazz and why the group decided to name itself after…
Classic-rock songs often turn into cultural signposts for no clear reason — what does this 1969 Blind Faith epic really mean, anyway, with its obtuse lyrics and addictive, endless vamping? The pianist Christian Sands and his trio make the song…