Elio Villafranca
Cinque - Music of the Caribbean
Cinque is a suite about the Congolese tradition, throughout the Caribbean, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Santo Domingo, and Haiti. The music is inspire on the life of Joseph Cinque, a slave born in Sierra Leon, captured illegally and brought to Cuba to be sold to …
Cyrus Chestnut and Affirmation
Featured at the East Coast Jazz Festival March 20
A collection of the most beloved and well-known jazz clubs on the East Coast have banded together for the first time ever to create a multi-city East Coast Jazz Festival, which will take place online on Saturday, March 20th from 5 to 11 p.m. The …
Steven Feifke Big Band
with Veronica Swift - Until The Real Thing Comes Along
“Excitement and exploration give way to repose as “Until the Real Thing Comes Along” receives a beautiful reading by Veronica Swift. Recalling iconic moments of this song’s rich history, from Andy Kirk to Jackie Wilson, Feifke’s arrangement ultimately is one of restraint, romanticism, even reverence. …
Donald Harrison
Big Chief Donald Harrison: "This I Dig of You" at Keystone Korner Baltimore
Donald Harrison, saxophoneWarren Wolf, vibesAlex Brown, pianoKris Funn, bassJohn Lamkin III, drums A collection of the most beloved and well-known jazz clubs on the East Coast have banded together for the first time ever to create a multi-city East Coast Jazz Festival, which will take …
Chick Corea and Gary Burton
NPR Tiny Desk Concert
June 13, 2016 by SURAYA MOHAMED • Sometimes big-name artists need special attention. But in this case, it wasn’t because they’ve been jazz pioneers and innovators since the 1960s and are considered to be founding fathers of jazz fusion, not to mention two of the …
John Beasley
MONK'estra plays John Beasley EPK
photo by Lena Semmelrogen An exclusive look behind the scenes of the arrangement and recording behind MONK’estra Plays John Beasley, the third album from John Beasley and his MONK’estra ensemble. The two previous albums from MONK’estra carried the titles Volumes 1 and 2, and they …
Oran Etkin’s Open Arms Project
Video performance of Pro Carnaval Voltar
photo by Roberto Setton On the first day of Carnaval 2021, Oran Etkin & Benjamim Taubkin quartet will release its debut single, “Pro Carnaval Voltar” (For Carnaval To Return). The piece is a musical prayer for healing and a call to action to slow the …
Cowboys and Frenchmen
Where Is Your Wealth from new album Our Highway
“Where Is Your Wealth?” is a track from Cowboys and Frenchmen’s trio album Our Highway, now on Jazz After Hours and officially released February 26, 2021 on Outside In Music. Featuring saxophonist/co-founders Ethan Helm and Owen Broder, pianist Addison Frei, bassist Ethan O’Reilly and drummer …
NYO Jazz at Carnegie Hall
Jihye Lee's Struggle Gives You Strength
Watch Sean Jones lead NYO Jazz in a performance of Jihye Lee’s 2018 composition “Struggle Gives You Strength,” commissioned by Carnegie Hall for the ensemble. NYO Jazz returned in 2019 for its second year, following a triumphant inaugural year during which the ensemble played to …
Verve Jazz Ensemble
performance of Hank Mobley's This I Dig of You
Recorded live in January 2020, just before the pandemic shut down performances everywhere. Josh Feldstein (drums/leader)Jon Blanck (tenor)Tatum Greenblatt (trumpet)Steve Einerson (piano)Chris DeAngelis (bass) …
