Nine-time GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter, and pianist Norah Jones has released her seventh solo studio album called Pick Me Up Off The Floor. Pick Me Up Off The Floor has a who’s who cast of world-class musicians, but is not a fragmented collage. Instead, it is held together by Jones’ piano playing and lyrics that confront loss and portend hope, and emotions that lean to darkness before ultimately finding the light. “Every session I’ve done, there’ve been extra songs I didn’t release, and they’ve sort of been collecting for the last two years,” says Jones. “I became really enamored [...]
STREAM is a German jazz ensemble consisting of Johannes Enders, saxophones, Christophe Schweizer, trombone, Rainer Böhm, piano, Joris Teepe, bass, and Billy Hart, drums. The ensemble celebrates the very essence of jazz, working as a collective to create emotionally engaging and intellectually stimulating music. Bridging generations and cultures, STREAM forges well-written compositions with creative improvisations as a unit centered around the legendary jazz drummer Billy Hart. STREAM is releasing their new self-titled album on Yellowbird Records. The nine tracks consist of all fresh compositions by Christophe Schweizer, Pablo Held, Sebastian [...]
There is nothing more classic than a vocal thrush that offers an authenticity that is not contrived or trying to fit into the latest fad. Enter Lois Bruno, a seasoned vocalist that is only now coming out with her debut release. Aptly titled And So It Begins, the album traverses many song genres but is firmly rooted in the jazz idiom in style and execution. Bruno has performed with such notable musicians as George Cables, Billy Cobham, and Bill Mobley. Including countless recordings in the studio of “Sung Like the Artist.” Early in her career, she caught the ear of DJ superstar, Casey Kasem, who introduced her to Herb Alpert [...]
Acute Inflections is a jazz duet comprised of singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress Elasea Douglas and upright bassist Sadiki Pierre. Not your traditional jazz duet, being bass and vocals, Acute Inflections have an energy and a vibe that is totally as unique as their instrumentation. The duet is now releasing their third album, Electric Psychology, which presents fifteen tracks. The theme of the album is to tell the personal story of how this talented bass and voice duo from New York discovered their connection. Each song is given their brand of bold arrangement style and is drawn from every genre. Sounds from Nina [...]
