Gary Graff for BILLBOARD – Squirrel Nut Zippers and Ozomatli will be uniting to rage against the machine, in their own distinctive ways, when they hit the road together this spring.
Billboard has included Melissa Aldana & Ravi Coltrane on their list of must-see performances for 2017’s Winter Jazz Fest in New York City!
We are proud to recognize TKA artists who have been included in The New York City Jazz Record‘s Best of 2016 lists. Please find the winners below.
Sean Dennis for JAZZTIMES – Organist Joey DeFrancesco’s upcoming release on Mack Avenue Records, Project Freedom, is his first in a quartet setting and features his stellar work on the Hammond B-3—plus contributions on trumpet and as a vocalist. Accompanying…
Davina & the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national music scene with their high-energy live shows, level A musicianship, sharp-dressed professionalism, and Sowers’ commanding stage presence. With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to…
This week, GQ Style reporter Nick Marino and photographer Christian Weber interviewed ten jazz masters on the relationship between their music and their style. Check out snippets from the profiles of TKA artist Chick Corea, Charles Lloyd, &…
TKA is proud to recognize our artists who have been nominated for this year’s Grammy Awards! 2017 BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM “Harlem On My Mind” — Catherine Russell “Sound of Red” — René Marie “Upward…
Gary Walker for NPR – Catherine Russell is a rarity. She can sing a story like no one else. Her song explorations on her sixth album capture the history and excitement of Harlem’s Apollo Theater, from her full-throated take on…
Howard Reich for the CHICAGO TRIBUNE – Leonine organist Joey DeFrancesco packed about three programs worth of music into his first set Thursday night at the Jazz Showcase — not in terms of duration but of content.
Betto Arcos for NPR – You can hear Harold Lopez-Nussa’s training when he plays. The 33-year-old pianist is reluctant to admit the classical influence on his jazz playing, but he’s quick to acknowledge that he, like many other great Cuban…