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New Music Monday for May 28, 2018
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. McClenty Hunter Jr.’s groove has been a big part of the New York scene for the last ten years. He began his career in Maryland playing gospel, attended Howard University studying under Grady Tate, and went on to earn his Masters at Juilliard under Carl Allen. McClenty was …
New Music Monday for May 21, 2018
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. With his gruff, gravelly voice, his penchant for hep cat diction, and the serpentine bebop turns of his vocalese creations, Eddie Jefferson might not seem the ideal match for a classic romantic crooner like Allan Harris. The Brooklyn-born singer has previously paid homage to the songs of Billy …
New Music Monday for May 14, 2018
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Eight years after becoming an NEA Jazz Master, with critics declaring him one of the top jazz pianists in the world, Kenny Barron is still striving to reach new creative heights as he continues to record and tour with many different instrumental configurations. This year, the …
New Music Monday for May 7, 2018
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. As a young man growing up in Louisville in the 1970s, Don Braden discovered the music of both Earth Wind & Fire and Stevie Wonder, and it immediately captured his heart, mind and soul. The esteemed saxophonist explains that “the messages within their music—built around core …
New Music Monday for April 30, 2018
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Following her Grammy wins in 2015 and 2017, Eliane Elias returns with “Music from Man of La Mancha,” recorded with two different trios—one that finds the piano virtuoso accompanied by bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jack DeJohnette and the other featuring Marc Johnson on bass …
New Music Monday for April 23, 2018
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Inspired to make his biggest statement yet, Cuban-born drummer, composer, bandleader, and 2011 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Dafnis Prieto unveils the Dafnis Prieto Big Band’s debut album, “Back to the Sunset.” The band made its world premiere at New York’s Jazz Standard last August, followed by recording sessions …
New Music Monday for April 16, 2018
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. One of the most highly acclaimed and prolific drummers in history, Steve Gadd has performed on literally thousands of sessions and live gigs over more than four decades. He has supplied the core rhythmic foundation on iconic recordings from an astounding A-list of artists including Chick Corea, B.B. …
New Music Monday for April 9, 2018
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Legendary Grammy Award winning guitarist and composer Al Di Meola is a pioneer of blending world music and jazz. Over the past four decades, he’s explored the rich influence of flamenco, tango, Middle Eastern, Brazilian and African music. And he has won more guitar awards …