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New Music Monday for December 28, 2020
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyDrummer/composer Jeff Cosgrove uses his sixth album as a leader to celebrate the music of former collaborator, bassist/composer William Parker. Cosgrove released two critically-acclaimed recordings featuring Parker and long-standing collaborator Matthew Shipp. On “History Gets Ahead of the Story,” Cosgrove offers a unique take on Parker’s long-standing quartet …
New Music Monday for December 21, 2020
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyHailing from Indianapolis, David Childs has worked as a professional pianist in the Northeastern United States for over 30 years. He has shared the stage with jazz greats like Jimmy Heath, James Moody, Bill Watrous and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. “Playing music well is not child’s play; however, …
New Music Monday for December 14, 2020
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify With “Cachai,” New York-based Chilean saxophonist Anibal Rojas presents his own sound: self-professed ‘immigrant music’ which fuses the rhythmic drive of Latin with the soul of R&B and the creative freedom of contemporary jazz. In the 20-plus years since Anibal emigrated to the U.S. from his native Chile, …
New Music Monday for December 7, 2020
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyFor more than three decades as one of the most influential jazz musicians, Eric Reed has recorded close to 30 accomplished leader albums showcasing his virtuosic chops, intellectual clarity, unwavering will to swing, and ability to refract and coalesce a wide range of musical, spiritual, and personal influences …
New Music Monday for November 30, 2020
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyFiercely swinging with purpose, the 3D Jazz Trio plays original, traditional and contemporary standards from all genres of music. Drummer Sherrie Maricle, bassist Amy Shook and pianist Jackie Warren met in May of 2014 while playing in the Diva Jazz Orchestra. From their first shared downbeat they became …
New Music Monday for November 23, 2020
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyDiagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2012, Peter Leitch was forced to give up a decades-long career as a guitarist and band leader because of his treatment. Although he is unable to play his instrument, he is still driven to create music. Leitch has re-invented himself …
New Music Monday for November 16, 2020
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify“Music in Film: The Reel Deal” marks film producer and drummer Richard Baratta’s triumphant return to jazz after a thirty-plus year diversion, during which time Baratta became a celebrated film producer of Hollywood hits such as “The Irishman,” “Joker,” “and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” An impromptu gig …
New Music Monday for November 9, 2020
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyGrammy nominated trombonist/composer Marshall Gilkes integrates myriad influences into a singular and distinctive voice, combining the spontaneous invention of jazz with the elegant architecture of classical composition and virtuosic technique with passionate emotion. His sound can be heard in the lush impressionism of the Maria Schneider Orchestra, the …