New Orleans Soul Singer Mia Borders Returns With Fiery New Album Featuring Meters Legend George Porter Jr.
This album is a culmination of everything I love about New Orleans music. Mia Borders Renowned New Orleans songwriter, vocalist, and producer ” data-original-title title>Mia Borders announces her highly anticipated new album, Firewalker, arriving on Blaxican Records on August 30, 2024. Borders brings the heat on Firewalker, a collection of soul-stirring originals showcasing her powerhouse […]
Lettuce To Release ‘Live In Tokyo (Remastered)’ & On Vinyl For The First Time Ever In Celebration Of Its 20th Anniversary
Home » Jazz News » Recording The fan-favorite record was recorded live at The Blue Note in Tokyo, Japan. Psychedelic funk veterans Lettuce have announced a re-release of their longtime-cherished album Live in Tokyo available via Lettuce Records on September 13th in celebration of the album’s 20th anniversary. The formative album will be released on […]
Jon Faddis Musician – All About Jazz
Born in Oakland, CA, on July 24, 1953, Jon Faddis began playing trumpet at age eight, inspired by an appearance of Louis Armstrong on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Three years later, his trumpet teacher Bill Catalano, an alumnus of the Stan Kenton band, turned the jazz- struck youngster on to Dizzy Gillespie. By his mid-teens, […]
Boubacar Traoré At Regional Cultural Centre article @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Live Review » Boubacar Traoré At Regional Cultural Centre Courtesy Donna El Assad Little wonder that Bill Frisell confessed to being confounded—and equally spellbound—when he first saw Traoré perform. Boubacar Traoré Regional Cultural Centre Earagail Arts Festival Letterkenny, Ireland July 14, 2024 Letterkenny’s Regional Cultural Centre is not the biggest […]
Live at the Poster Museum album review @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Robby Ameen: Live at the Poster Museum There are pluses and minuses to all recordings, the attributes stacking up like cordwood due to the virtuosity of the musicians, the compositional value of the tunes and the basic, primary aim of the leader. In this case, the leader, […]
The Quintessence of Las Vegas article @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Interview » Joe Darro: The Quintessence of Las Vegas ” data-original-title title>Joe Darro easily bests Wayne Newton as possessing the title of “Mr. Las Vegas.” Now approaching 90, Darro has been as much of a fixture in Sin City as its iconic “Welcome” sign. Originally from Albany, New York and […]
September Moonlight by Tomo Sunada
Home » Music » Song of the Day From the album Buy Album Album Title: AloneLabel: Tribass Music StudiosReleased: 2024 Listen Sign in to view listen count About the Album “September Moonlight” by Tomo Sunada stands as a poignant tribute to the talented vocalist Mitsuki “Mitsukita” Aso, who was not only Sunada’s long-time collaborator but […]
Vocalist Zuri Alexander’s Enchanting Tribute To Ella Fitzgerald At Alvas Showroom on Friday, August 2, 2024
Home » Jazz News » Event Courtesy Kevin Rios Alvas Showroom proudly presents My Tribute To Ella Fitzgerald” with the extraordinary jazz vocalist ” data-original-title title>Zuri Alexander on Friday, August 2, 2024. This special event is set to be an enchanting evening celebrating the timeless music and enduring legacy of the First Lady of Song, […]
Nashville Drummer John Alvey Makes His Leadership Debut With ‘Loft Glow,’ Set For August 23 Release On Jazz Music City Records
A small studio apartment south of Nashville was my home for a few years about ten years ago. This album is a reflection on that time and place, with an emphasis on the solitary, undistracted listening experiences I had there every evening. John Alvey Drummer ” data-original-title title>John Alvey announces his formidable presence to the […]
Cal Tjader Musician – All About Jazz
Cal Tjader crafted one the sleekest and most distinctive sounds in Latin jazz. His cool, shimmering, jazz vibes, gliding fluidly atop fiery, hot Afro-Cuban rhythms, made for a sonic signature that helped introduce the genre into a mainstream audience. Cal Tjader’s mother was a concert pianist, his father a vaudeville performer. He grew up with […]