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Michael Gallant releases "Completely."

Michael Gallant releases “Completely.”

Whether performing, composing, or interviewing world-famous musical figures, Michael Gallant relies on a potent combination of guts and musicality, learning and improvisation to see him through — and his first album with the Michael Gallant Trio is no exception. Released on February 12, the album features Gallant on piano and...
NEXT COLLECTIVE’S COVER ART DELIVERS A NEW GENERATION OF MODERN MUSICIANS

NEXT COLLECTIVE’S COVER ART DELIVERS A NEW GENERATION OF MODERN MUSICIANS

  Album Features Stellar Musicians – Logan Richardson, Walter Smith III, Matthew Stevens, Gerald Clayton, Kris Bowers, Ben Williams, Jamire Williams and Special Guest  Christian Scott (aka Christian aTunde Adjuah)   Concord Jazz, a division of Concord Music Group, releases an exciting new project by NEXT Collective titled Cover Art...
GRAMMY® WINNER TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON  PAYS HOMAGE TO DUKE ELLINGTON’S MONEY JUNGLE

GRAMMY® WINNER TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON PAYS HOMAGE TO DUKE ELLINGTON’S MONEY JUNGLE

Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue marks 50th anniversary of release of historic Ellington-Mingus-Roach recording   Featuring Gerald Clayton and Christian McBride, with guests Clark Terry, Lizz Wright, Herbie Hancock and others   In 1962, Duke Ellington recorded a trio date with bassist Charlie Mingus and drummer Max Roach that is...
HIROMI TRANSCENDS JAZZ WITH “A SOUNDTRACK FOR A DAY”

HIROMI TRANSCENDS JAZZ WITH “A SOUNDTRACK FOR A DAY”

Move features contra-bass guitarist Anthony Jackson and drummer Simon Phillips On her 2011 album, Voice, Hiromi sought to capture people’s “inner voices” and strove to create what she called a “three-dimensional sound.” For that album, the Japanese composer/pianist assembled a trio that included herself and two veteran players – contra-bass...
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Gospel Jazz Artist Petula Beckles Uses Crowd Funding For Her Upcoming Sophomore Album.

Gospel Jazz Artist Petula Beckles Uses Crowd Funding For Her Upcoming Sophomore Album.

New York April 9, 2013 – Gospel Jazz artist Petula Beckles who blessed audiences with her debut album “My Song Of Jesus,” is at it again, working on her sophomore project entitled “Blue Notes.” This time around she’s using a type of funding called Crowd Funding or Crowd Sharing, where fans and followers can take...
AARON NEVILLE ANNOUNCES JANUARY 22 RELEASE FOR HIS BLUE NOTE DEBUT MY TRUE STORY

AARON NEVILLE ANNOUNCES JANUARY 22 RELEASE FOR HIS BLUE NOTE DEBUT MY TRUE STORY

Iconic soul/R&B vocalist Aaron Neville has announced a January 22, 2013 release date for My True Story, his debut for EMI’s Blue Note Records. The record, produced by Keith Richards and Blue Note Records President Don Was, finds Neville revitalizing some of his favorite songs from the doo-wop era and beyond. Watch a video about...
Fashion Icon Kimora Lee Simmons Appears on the Cover of Signature J Magazine

Fashion Icon Kimora Lee Simmons Appears on the Cover of Signature J Magazine

Cruz Publishing, LLC recently announced the release of its special edition of Signature J Magazine (www.signaturejmagazine.com) which is available for online viewing. A contemporary lifestyle publication, Signature J Magazine continues to receive international recognition for its stylish platform of diverse, high-quality content. A quarterly publication, Signature J Magazine offers exclusive interviews and articles which pay...
ESPERANZA SPALDING TO HOST "GROUNDBREAKING MUSIC" FOR MAGIC JOHNSON’S ASPIRE TV NETWORK

ESPERANZA SPALDING TO HOST “GROUNDBREAKING MUSIC” FOR MAGIC JOHNSON’S ASPIRE TV NETWORK

ASPiRE, the television network from Magic Johnson Enterprises, today announced its fall line-up of hosted weekly prime time program blocks featuring the best African-American films, music and comedy. A new weekly feature, “Groundbreaking Music,” hosted by Grammy® Award-winning bassist, vocalist, composer and bandleader Esperanza Spalding, premieres Friday, October 5 at 8:00 pm, with “Earth Wind...
American Dad! Star Rachael MacFarlane  Releases Debut album Hayley Sings

American Dad! Star Rachael MacFarlane Releases Debut album Hayley Sings

Concord Records is pleased to announce the release of Hayley Sings, the debut album from American Dad! star Rachael MacFarlane. MacFarlane voices the beloved animated character of Hayley Smith on the Emmy nominated television show, American Dad!, currently in its seventh season. Hayley will be introduced as a vocalist in the series’ eighth season premiere,...
CONCORD MUSIC GROUP GARNERS 7 LATIN GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS

CONCORD MUSIC GROUP GARNERS 7 LATIN GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS

Arturo Sandoval’s Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) earns 4 nominations The Concord Music Group, one of the world’s largest independent record companies, has received seven Latin GRAMMY® nominations. Nominations for the XIII Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® were announced yesterday at the Belasco Theater in downtown Los Angeles. All nominations were for recordings...
Diane Richards’ Spellbinding Short Stories  Inspires New Hit Stage Play

Diane Richards’ Spellbinding Short Stories Inspires New Hit Stage Play

SOWA’S RED GRAVY To Open At New York’s New Federal Theater October18th-November 18, 2012 Film /TV ActressLonette McKee Heads Cast With NFT Founder and Producer, Woodie King, Jr. In Director’s Chair NEW YORK, NY September 24, 2012–SOWA’S RED GRAVY STORIES for Broken Hearted Girls, a book of spellbinding short stories published in 2003 byAuthor/Playwright and...
From Beauty Queen To Children’s Advocate, HERMANIE PIERRE Prefers To Take The Road Not Taken

From Beauty Queen To Children’s Advocate, HERMANIE PIERRE Prefers To Take The Road Not Taken

  Twenty-Six Year Old Civil Engineer and MISS HAITI INTERNATIONAL 2012 Promises To Build A Better Tomorrow for Today’s Children in America and in Haiti New York, NY August 28, 2012(PSI NORTH-SOUTH PARTNERS, INC.)—Some people know their chosen calling early in life. Some choose the road not usually taken. Hermanie Pierre at 26 is one...

Producer and Songwriter Samuel Archer Launches Workout Music entitled “Tyme 2 Muve.”

Music to motivate, inspire and boost energy for running, biking and exercise with fast-tempo dance music. NEW YORK, September 12, 2012 – Songwriter and producer Samuel Archer has launched a workout music project. This project provides motivational music to individuals who subscribe to fitness, exercise, aerobics, running, biking, and other various dance/workout routines. The music...
MARCUS MILLER EVOKES MUSICAL, CULTURAL & SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION WITH RENAISSANCE

MARCUS MILLER EVOKES MUSICAL, CULTURAL & SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION WITH RENAISSANCE

A generation is roughly defined as a period of about 30 years. 30 years ago – in the early ‘80s – America was rolling with Ronald Reagan at the wheel and his conservative “back to family values” tenets. A similar traditionalism was also being adopted by several prominent up-and-coming jazz musicians. While most of the...
Icy Sunset Jazz… On the Roof

Icy Sunset Jazz… On the Roof

Jazz and Art came alive at the Brooklyn Terrace Rooftop Lounge on Sunday evening July 15th 2012. It was a fusion soiree of jazz, calypso, R&B, reggae, poetry and art. The host of event was Ashlei Stevens of Time Warner’s African American talk show, “Born to Shine.” Creators and producers – Sue Bowen and E. Barclay...
Gerald Albright and Norman Brown join forces in new Concord release...

Gerald Albright and Norman Brown join forces in new Concord release…

As listeners, we like to enjoy music 24 hours a day, seven days a week. So it’s a good thing that contemporary jazz greats Gerald Albright and Norman Brown have been working overtime to produce 24/7, their first album together. This June 19, 2012 release on Concord Jazz, a division of Concord Music Group, offers...