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Monday, August 29, 2022
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Saturday, August 27, 2022
Boney James to Release 18th New Album “Detour” on Concord Sept. 23. #jazz
JAZZ AND R&B ICON BONEY JAMES ANNOUNCES 18TH STUDIO ALBUM “DETOUR” OUT SEPTEMBER 23RD VIA CONCORD RECORDS.
SUMMER AND FALL U.S. TOUR DATES INCLUDE UPCOMING AUGUST 28TH HEADLINE SHOW AT THE LEGENDARY HOLLYWOOD BOWL. ALL TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW.
Chart-topping jazz/R&B sax player Boney James released his new single “Bring It Back,” featuring critically acclaimed composer, conductor, orchestrator, arranger, and trumpeter, Dontae Winslow. The track is available today via all streaming services and marks the first release from James’ forthcoming 18th studio album, Detour, out September 23rd on Concord Records. The new 10-song collection is a subtle stylistic turn that builds on the commercial success of 2020’s Solid, James’ highest charting release ever on the pop charts, peaking in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200.
Also featuring vocals from 5-time Grammy winner Lalah Hathway, Detour was recorded largely at Boney’s L.A. home studio (live drums and percussion were tracked at venerable Sunset Sound). The album was produced by Boney with co-production from in-demand writer/producer, Jairus “J-Mo” Mozee (Anderson.Paak, Nicki Minaj, Anthony Hamilton) among others. Additional musicians on the album are keyboardist Tim Carmon (Eric Clapton), longtime drummer Omari Williams and bassist Alex Al, renowned percussionist Lenny Castro and guitarists Big Mike Hart and Paul Jackson Jr.
“We’ve all been on a detour these last few years,” says Boney. “This album reflects how my music and I have been affected by the times we’re in.”
James is currently on the road for select dates across the U.S. which will take him well into 2023. Promising to bring James’ iconic 30-year career to the live stage, including selections from Detour, the multi-city trek will hit a number of major markets including Detroit, Hartford, Dallas, Nashville, and Los Angeles, where he is scheduled to headline the legendary Hollywood Bowl on August 28th. For further information on the tour, dates, and on-sale info please visit https://boneyjames.com/.
During his 30-year career, Boney James has released a staggering 18 studio albums – including a pair of Christmas records -with 1995’s Seduction, 1997’s Sweet Thing and 1999’s Body Language all RIAA certified gold. In 2015, Boney’s futuresoul spent 11 weeks atop the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart and was the best-selling Contemporary Jazz Record of 2015. Boney has earned four Grammy nominations (“I’m not gonna lie… I’d still love a statue,” he says), two NAACP Image Award nominations and a Soul Train Award, while a dozen of his albums have landed at #1 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Album chart. His collaborators in the past include a Who’s Who of R&B and soul: Raheem DeVaughn, Faith Evans, George Benson, George Duke, Dwele, Al Jarreau, Philip Bailey, Anthony Hamilton, Jaheim, Eric Benét, Dave Hollister, Stokley Williams, Kenny Lattimore and Angie Stone.
Boney James’ new single “Bring It Back” is out today across all streaming platforms. James’ forthcoming studio album Detour will release September 23rd on Concord Records and is available for pre-order HERE. Detour will be released on vinyl on January 13, 2023. This will mark the first time in Boney James’ career that he will release an album on vinyl.
Detour Track Listing
1. Detour
2. Bring It Back Featuring Dontae Winslow
3. Sway
4. Memphis
5. Tribute
6. Coastin’ Featuring Lalah Hathaway
7. The Loop
8. Northern Lights
9. Intention
10. Blur
Boney James Tour Dates
Sun, AUG 28 – Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA
Sat, SEP 3 – Gulf Coast Summer Fest Jazz Edition 2022 – Pensacola, FL
Sun, SEP 4 – Riverfront Jazz Festival – Dallas, TX
Sat, SEP 17 – The Factory – Chesterfield, MO
Sun, SEP 18 – Schermerhorn Symphony Center – Nashville, TN
Fri, OCT 14 – Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival – Lewes, DE
Thu, OCT 27 – Florida Theatre – Jacksonville, FL
Sun, NOV 6 – Cancun Jazz Fest – Cancún, Mexico
Fri, NOV 11 – Jazz Legacy Foundation Fest – Hampton, VA
Thu, NOV 17 – Birchmere – Alexandria, VA
Fri, NOV 18 – Rams Head Early Show – Annapolis, MD
Fri, NOV 18 – Rams Head Late Show – Annapolis, MD
Sun, JAN 15, 2023 – Punta Cana Jazz Festival – Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Mon, JAN 23, 2023 – Smooth Jazz Cruise 2023 – Miami Gardens, FL
Mon, JAN 30, 2023 – Smooth Jazz Cruise 2023 – Miami Gardens, FL
Sat, FEB 18, 2023 – The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts – Carmel, IN
Monday, August 22, 2022
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Monday, August 15, 2022
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Sunday, August 07, 2022
The Manhattan Transfer announce brand-new album Fifty. #jazz
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Friday, August 05, 2022
JOHN LEGEND ANNOUNCES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 8TH STUDIO ALBUM, LEGEND OUT SEPTEMBER 9TH VIA REPUBLIC RECORDS
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Canelita Sabrosa growing community through music #jazz
The world music-jazz band’s debut album that emerged from the coronavirus shutdown and racial tension continues the multicultural group’s mission to unite.
Chris Nettuno has enjoyed success building a lot of things, but the community that the serial entrepreneur built by forming a multicultural band, Canelita Sabrosa, during 2020’s COVID-19 quarantine and civil unrest is the most enjoyable success he’s had during his decades-long career. A conga player, Nettuno kept an Atlanta-based collective of multiple Grammy winners and first-call musicians working – and receiving a paycheck - during the shutdown through a series of porch concerts. Two years later, Canelita Sabrosa’s recently released self-titled debut album is receiving airplay in multiple radio formats, garnering nearly 32,000 monthly listens on Spotify, and generating unanimously favorable record reviews.
Those outdoor concerts brought together a community of working musicians as well as people tired of being cooped up at home and starving for live entertainment. The group’s name, Canelita Sabrosa, tasty cinnamon in Spanish, reflects their diverse ethnic mix. They are a brotherhood of Black, brown, red and white-skinned musicians harmoniously playing together, united by beats, rhythms and melodies.
Anchored by irresistible Latin rhythms that blend salsa, samba and bossa nova, Canelita Sabrosa plays an amalgam of funk and fusion, rock god guitar, improvisational jazz, and melodic pop. Much of the music on “Canelita Sabrosa” was part of those unifying jam sessions, including five originals written by several of the eight band members along with an eclectic selection of multigenerational remakes by The Beatles (“Come Together”), Bill Withers (“Use Me”), The Cure (“Lovesong”) and Camila Cabello (“Señorita” and “Havana”).
While Canelita Sabrosa is still considered a new band, team members collectively have won eleven Grammys. The album is produced by five-time Grammy winner Dru Castro (India.Aire, Usher, Childish Gambino) along with the band’s two-time Grammy-winning guitarist Julio Miranda and drummer Chunky Sounds. Four-time Grammy winner Ralph Cacciurri (Coldplay, OutKast, P!nk) engineered the sessions.
Tracks from the album are receiving airplay at world music and jazz radio stations as Canelita Sabrosa’s Spotify listeners continue to multiply exponentially since the album dropped. While busy playing concerts in the Atlanta area, the band is plotting to return to the studio to start work on their sophomore outing.
One hundred percent, Canelita Sabrosa is a passion project – for Nettuno and for the full-time professional musicians in the band. The infectious joy of the spirited players comes through on the debut album to dance to, to party to, and, yes, to bring people together.
Below is a sampling of the album reviews:
“Canelita Sabrosa (tasty cinnamon) performs a pleasurable mix of smooth Latin Jazz and Cuban rhythms with engaging Santana-style Latin rock, funk grooves, pop and R&B elements. The band’s sound is characterized by a superb rhythm section, excellent electric guitar work.” – World Music Central
“This exuberantly charged and vibrantly spirited new album opens on the free flowing majesties within the shimmering cover of Camila Cabello’s ‘Señorita’ and the sultry, sensually-imbibed Latin jazz guitar groove of ‘Te Espere’ before they bring forth the rhythmical sashays and shimmies of ‘Si Se Puede,’ the atmospheric ‘Morning,’ the captivatingly exotic ‘Breath of Rio,’ the intricate guitar work of Cabello’s mesmerizing ‘Havana,’ and then come both the anthemic ‘Vamos’ and the newly-veined hipsway of Bill Withers’ ‘Use Me.’” – Exclusive Magazine
“Here you’ll hear Santana-flavoured guitar, soulful sax solos, classic Latin Tito Puente vibes alongside hints of Ruben Blades and the more contemporary flavours of Camila Cabello…a varied, vibrant Latin fest that offers a measure of optimism after what we’ve all been through.” – Soul and Jazz and Funk
“Sounding kind of like Santana really indulging his fusion side…This set gets the good times rolling, Latin jazz style.” – Midwest Record
“The debut album of the group Canelita Sabrosa is refreshingly varied, innovative and entertaining.” – Smooth Jazz Daily
“Colorful and beautiful!” – Cultuurmania
For more information, please visit https://canelitasabrosa.com.
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