via The Times Jazz is renowned for its constant transformation, so it’s odd that Afro-Cuban jazz has barely changed since Dizzy Gillespie, Machito and others developed it in the 1940s. The Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa here spectacularly puts that to…
Via KNKX Studio Session Youtube With three Grammy awards and an Oscar combined, singer Lisa Fischer and the roots band Ranky Tanky are a serious group of musicians. But when you put them together their music can make you feel…
Via The Art Fuse When Béla Fleck took the stage on Saturday night with his band, My Bluegrass Heart, at the sold out Groton Hill Music Center’s concert hall, the audience was filled with Fleck fans who knew something special…
Via NPR Over the course of a more-than-30-year career, Meshell Ndegeocello has combined soul, funk, pop, hip-hop and jazz to create a unique body of work. Her new album is called “The Omnichord Real Book,” and rock critic Ken Tucker…
Released in 2015 On The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern, Tony Bennett is joined by acclaimed jazz pianist Bill Charlap. This release continues the classic series of Tony Bennett album releases celebrating the essentials of the Great American…
Today, The Latin Recording Academy announces that Arturo Sandoval will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, as part of its annual Special Awards Presentation. A founding member of innovative Cuban group Irakere, Arturo Sandoval has excelled as a Latin jazz…
Eric Clapton feat. Judith Hill, Simon Climie & Daniel Santiago – “How Could We Know” is now available everywhere! Simon Climie, who is the co-songwriter and vocalist on the track, says “I couldn’t dream of a more incredible line up…
Via NPR Terence Blanchard have been selected as one of the 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters. For more than 40 years, the NEA has annually selected a select group of Jazz Masters. The program, which started in 1982, is…
Downbeats 71st annual Critics Poll has named Cécile McLorin Salvant as the Top Vocalist of the Year and Charles Loyd as part of their Hall of Fame. Cécile McLorin Salvant, is a composer, singer, and visual artist. The late Jessye Norman described Salvant…
Via Okayplayer Ndegeocello is known for her skill and creativity on the bass, as well as her unmistakable groove and ever-evolving songwriting. On this album she includes three bassists: Jake Sherman, Bruce, and Travis II. “I want to be a…