Lizzie Manno for PASTE MAGAZINE – Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn have released a new music video for “Let It Go,” taken from their 2017 album, Echo In The Valley. This banjo-playing duo (and married couple) won a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Folk…
FRONTVIEW MAGAZINE – Accomplice One, full of standouts, Tommy Emmanuel delivers a jaw-dropping rendition of “Purple Haze” with Dobro master Jerry Douglas that captures all the fire and energy of the Hendrix original as the two modern masters push each other…
Watch The Soul Rebels, referred to by CBS as “the hippest brass band in the land,” sits in with The Late Show with Stephen Colbert house band to kick off this year’s Mardis Gras celebration in style. The band has…
Talia Schlanger for NPR – “If you’re into Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. John or Louis Armstrong and play almost any instrument under the sun, let’s jam!” That’s the gist of what musician Zach Lupetin said in a Craigslist ad more…
The Kurland Agency wants to congratulate Cécile McLorin on winning a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album for her Mack Avenue Records album ‘Dreams and Daggers’. Cécile McLorin Salvant on TKA
Pablo Gorondi for AP: Compared to other genres, flexibility of lineups is one of the most fascinating aspects of jazz bands. Musicians are constantly looking for new partners, reuniting with old ones, the musical colors of ensembles shifting as this sax…
Nate Nurrell for BILLBOARD – It’s been 18 years since Squirrel Nut Zippers‘ last album, and group leader Jimbo Mathus saw no need to reinvent the proverbial wheel for Beasts Of Burgundy, which comes out March 23 and whose “Karnival Joe (From Kokomo)” is premiering exclusively…
Jon Blistein for ROLLING STONE – Singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello unveiled a gorgeous cover of Prince’s “Sometimes It Snows in April,” the first offering from her upcoming covers LP, Ventriloquism. Ndegeocello puts a unique yet faithful spin on Prince’s Parade ballad, opening her version with a rumbling tangle…
WGBH – Cuban jazz pianist Harold López-Nussa performs “Conga Total” live at WGBH’s Fraser performance studio in Boston with his brother, Ruy López-Nussa on drums, and longtime friend and collaborator, Gastón Joya, on bass. Watch the video on YouTube Harold…
The 39TH ANNUAL BLUES MUSIC AWARDS have revealed their nominees ahead of the event, taking place on May 10th, 2018 in Memphis, Tennessee. Best Instrumentalist – Guitar: Anson Funderburgh Chris Cain Christoffer “Kid” Andersen Monster Mike Welch Ronnie Earl Best…