Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Jazz Fusion Artist Bob Holz Releases New Single Featuring Former Members Of Spyro Gyra And Jean Luc Ponty Band #jazz
Jazz fusion drummer Bob Holz released a new single titled “Bob's Blues" on November 15th, 2022. The track was recorded at Catalina Bar and Grill in Hollywood, CA and features Holz (drums/composer), Ralphe Armstrong (bass), Chet Catallo (guitar), Billy Steinway (piano) and Dave Goldberg (saxophone). The tune explores Holz's love of blending jazz fusion with smooth jazz elements to create a radio friendly atmosphere.
Monday, November 28, 2022
Smooth Jazz Chart - Weekly Top 100 - November 28, 2022 #jazz
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Friday, November 25, 2022
The 2022 AllMusic Gift Guide
Each year around this time, the AllMusic team pulls together some music-related books, records and gadgets that we've hand-picked from 2022. From super-deluxe boxed sets and music books to turntables, headphones and recording devices, we've selected a number of items to meet the needs of the aurally-fixated.
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving [Video]
Our chance to share generously with those we love. May you and yours have many reasons to be thankful
Monday, November 21, 2022
Smooth Jazz Chart - Weekly Top 100 - November 21, 2022 #jazz
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Friday, November 18, 2022
Walter Beasley – Meet Me At My Place
Walter Beasley – Meet Me At My Place
According to his website Walter Beasley was the highest selling full-time Professor/Recording Artist in modern history. He describes himself as musical “Renaissance Man” for the modern generation or the heir to Grover Washington Jr.’s throne. Now we should be impressed.
Behind these titles you find a man, who has devoted his life to music. A man, who walked through ups and downs and has found his inner peace. Beasley’s success as an educator is his seven-day a week work ethic. “I’m in love with my work and this wonderfully crazy work ethic.” No wonder, that he surprises us with a new album nearly every year.
His newest one is Meet Me At My Place (2022).
Buy the album here.
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Powering Through R&B with an Adventurous Sonic Palette: Johnny White & The Elite Band Drop a Classic Club Staple
Powering Through R&B with an Adventurous Sonic Palette: Johnny White & The Elite Band Drop a Classic Club Staple
With their new record ‘Let’s Dance,’ the band is instructing the world to enter their very own party and celebrate their dance driven spirit
Durham, North Carolina — The release of ‘Let’s Dance’ came amid a world pause (Covid-19) and ambitiously so, Johnny White & The Elite Band attempted to press play once again. With ‘Let’s Dance,’ the band cuts the chase, sending out the invitation to a celebration of what was long lost during the pandemic: the dance floor.
‘Let’s Dance’ allures the ear with a production so enigmatic it appeals to the young, old and all other segments of the populace without question. The diversity present is coupled with pure energy, and dynamic elements of house, which the song carries forward with every verse. It is hard to not lose oneself, get up and strut to the message of the band: bringing the dance floor home again.
Motivated by their desire to break the audience into applause, Johnny White & The Elite Band’s main goal is to shoulder the burden their listeners may carry with positively rooted music. With years of experience and an extensive repertoire, this group will continue to strive to give their fans a once-in-a-lifetime experience to remember with their new stream of releases.
Stream Johnny White & The Elite Band’s music on their official music platforms as well as on YouTube and Spotify. Follow the artists on their official social media for updates on newer music. For interviews, reviews, and/or collaborations, you can reach out through email.
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Johnny White & The Elite band is one of the best dance show bands in the business today. The talented group features two powerful lead vocalists, Johnny White and Shirl, and three soulful female backup singers whose harmonies combine the smoothness of Luther Vandross with the soulfulness of Aretha Franklin. The band is known for performing high-energy choreography that provokes enthusiastic responses from any audience.
Johnny White & The Elite Band specializes in wedding receptions, conventions, corporate events, and all types of reunions. The group is most famous for Monstrous Motown Medleys and is also well-versed in current Top 40, Carolina Beach, R&B, Blues, and Big Band music. Their stunning repertoire ensures that everyone has a little something to enjoy.
A formidable group, the band has traveled the world over, performing and electrifying audiences everywhere. They have performed at places and events such as The Iditarod in Alaska, the MGM Grand Casino in Reno, Nevada, The Grand Prix in San Antonio, Texas, Opryland USA in Nashville, Tennessee, Sheraton World in Orlando, Florida, Sea World in Winter Haven, Florida, the Waldorf Astoria in New York and the Omni in Atlanta, GA.
Johnny White & The Elite Band have recorded on the Valle-Dalle and the Elite record labels. Their current single on the Music Group label entitled “LET’S DANCE (COME ON, COME ON)” is playing internationally and receiving acclaimed recognition.
CONTACT
Johnny White and The Elite Band
Name: Johnny White
Address: PO Box 15245, Durham, North Carolina
Email: JohnnyWhiteBand@gmail.com
Phone: 9196820077
LINKS
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnny.white.90813
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.white711/
Twitter: http://jaywhite711
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jgla3gMM70&ab_channel=JohnnyWhite
Reverbnation: https://www.reverbnation.com/johnnywhitetheeliteband
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnny-white-2a409520/
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FIFA RELEASES NEW SINGLE FROM FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR 2022™ OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK WITH NICKI MINAJ, MALUMA & MYRIAM FARES
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Thursday, November 17, 2022
Award Winning Jazz Songstress Mary Lou Sicoly Puts a Smooth, Sweet Spin on a '70s Classic with "September"
This lady just inspires me with her vocal prowess and formidable performance chops.” - Dr. Patricia Wheeler. Ryerson University; Centennial College and New Horizons Band of Toronto
Your set, voice, band and stage presence were outstanding. Thank you for sharing your gifts. You are a true inspiration and talent!” - Paula Arciniega, Mezzo-Soprano, Toronto
Award Winning Jazz Songstress Mary Lou Sicoly Puts a Smooth, Sweet Spin on a ‘70s Classic with “September”
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JUNO Nominated Singer/Songwriter & Multi-Award-Winning Music Educator Celebrates a Personal Connection with Sixth Single from Her Delectable Debut Album “Lemon Meringue Pie”
Just like the languid last days of summer can make you nostalgic for all the good times shared, the warm memories that a favourite song from our youth brings to the surface can make us long to relive those days as well. JUNO nominated Canadian jazz vocalist Mary Lou Sicoly knows the power of that feeling very well and celebrates a personal connection with the music and music makers of ‘70s supergroup Earth, Wind & Fire with her smooth, sweet take on their nostalgia-fueled classic “September” - available now!
The sixth single from her delectable debut album “Lemon Meringue Pie”, Sicoly’s “September” trades the punchy horns and high energy groove of the original for a more laid-back tempo and a vibey keyboard melody line supporting her sparkling lead vocal. Sicoly’s “September” is dreamier than dance-y, amping up the nostalgia and underlining the song’s “do you remember” focal point.
Re-making this classic in her own style was paramount for Sicoly, especially because of a wonderful personal connection she made with Earth, Wind & Fire themselves.
“The backstory for this song is quite exciting to me,” offers Sicoly. “I’ve always been a fan of Earth, Wind & Fire and lucky for me, my Musical Director, John Ebata is a personal friend of Myron McKinley, the musical director for this fabulous band.”
That single degree of separation helped pave the way for a special meeting between Sicoly and E, W & F. “A few months before we finalized the songs for “Lemon Meringue Pie”, I had an opportunity to attend a concert and enjoy a backstage visit with members of the band including Myron, indeed one of the highlights of my music career!”
So, when it came time for Sicoly and Ebata to deep dive into recording her debut album, E, W & F’s “September” was an obvious, if jitter-inducing choice.
“John assured me that we would do a more laid back, jazzified version of the song, which was already quite daunting for me,” explains Sicoly. “And then I thought about what the song was saying, how it painted memories, great memories that often sustain us as the years pass. With that story in mind and John’s brilliant arrangement to enhance the style of the tune, it was a unanimous choice for the album.”
Released last April, Lemon Meringue Pie lines up 10 delicious, hand-picked classics that Sicoly and Ebata have added their own secret sauce to. From the American Songbook standard “Blame It On My Youth” to Willie Nelson’s “Always on My Mind, to Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time”, this dynamic duo puts their experienced, innovative stamp on a batch of well-known and loved songs.
Lemon Meringue Pie may be Sicoly’s debut jazz album but that’s just the latest accomplishment in a career that has seen some wonderful milestones so far for the Toronto-based singer/songwriter. She has written and recorded five children’s albums, including the JUNO nominated Chase a Rainbow. Sicoly, Ebata and Nova Scotian vocalist Mark Riley also recently toured a “classic duets” album. Additionally, Sicoly, Ebata and Dora Award winning multi-instrumentalist, composer and vocalist Waleed Abdulhamid released “Canvas” on October 21st, the first single from their upcoming equity, diversity and inclusion album project called “Songs For Humanity.”
“‘Canvas’ is a metaphor for the people of the earth, who together create a rich panorama of shapes and colours to ‘give our souls the wings to soar’, expressed as “flying” and sung in English, Italian, Hindi, Swedish and Urdu,” explains Sicoly.
Sharing the educational foundations of music is also a big part of Sicoly’s career. An esteemed music educator, she’s a recipient of the CARAS (JUNO) Award for Music Education, a TVOntario Award for Innovation in Music Education and was the 1999 recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. A presenter at several education conferences, Sicoly has also toured the Arctic with “Strings Across the Sky”, leading music camps in Tuktoyaktuk and Iqaluit.
From singing with her dad’s dance band in Sault Ste. Marie to jingles and commercial spots, to performing in various solo, ensemble and big band shows everywhere from the CNE to the Hockey Hall of Fame, Mary Lou Sicoly has years of diverse and exciting performances behind her and ahead of her too. A recent tour of Ontario and the Maritimes in support of Lemon Meringue Pie saw Sicoly and Ebata share the pure joy of their brand of jazz that goes down smooth and warm, any time of year.
For Sicoly, it all starts with the songs she chooses to make her own, including her newest release. “The storytelling attributes of a song are the main drawing card when I’m looking for material to record and perform and this song has it abundantly.”
“September” and Lemon Meringue Pie are both available now.
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Get Into The Christmas Spirit With Karine Hannah’s Version of “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Smooth Jazz Chart - Weekly Top 100 - November 14, 2022 #jazz
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Thursday, November 10, 2022
Wednesday, November 09, 2022
A Fresh New Blend Of Multiple Musical Genres: Roy Andrews Releases Hit New Album #jazz
A Fresh New Blend Of Multiple Musical Genres: Roy Andrews Releases Hit New Album That Stems From A Deeply Reflective Place.
This seven-piece consortium of musical singles leads the audience on a journey through many musical worlds.
Brugge, West Vlaander, Belgium Roy Andrews is a new up-and-coming artist who aspires to create music that syncs with his multifarious and diverse taste in different genres to create a uniquely creative space for all those that enjoy listening to music that caters to a variety of different shades of their emotions. The rising star wholeheartedly believes in the idea that music is a universalistic and whole mode of connecting with the masses.
Roy has used his extensive musical experience to create new music that stands distinctively from all others. His deep passion for music has helped spurn a new project that envisions using music as a tool for emotional expression and deep reflection. Interestingly, this tool uses different types of genres to help listeners connect with the different events in life that he wishes to talk about.
‘Seven’ is one of the many musical works that was written in March 2020 under the first COVID lockdown in Europe. These seven songs were produced, recorded, and mixed in seven days in an extraordinary bought of creativity. The quiet chaos of the pandemic was what helped Roy truly gather these thoughts to create music that the world needed at that precise moment. The world needed to listen to songs that reverted to the mundane, everyday context that had so abruptly been taken away from them.
“New Day”, “First Coffee”, “Family Time”, and “Breakfast At Work”, are just some of the singles that tap into everyday emotions and imbibe them with eccentric musical tunes that elevate the musical experience of the audience. Roy’s use of several different musical genres which include experimental music, funk, jazz, and progressive rock help showcase his musical method. For the composer, musical visions extend above and beyond discrete categories within art. They should quite literally stem from the heart.
Stream the inspiring artist’s music on YouTube, Spotify, as well as on apple https://music.apple.com/us/album/seven/1505525316. Follow the artist’s official social media page on Instagram for updates on newer music. For interviews, reviews, and/or collaborations reach out through this email roysworks.eu@telenet.be.
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Roy Andrews is a saxophonist, composer, songwriter, and music producer all in one. The artist has spent more than 30 years on stage in many places in the world performing with many people over time and learning from those experiences simultaneously. The musician could have been heard accompanying such musicians as Rock ‘n’ Roy, Rafał Rękosiewicz, Magda Piskorczyk, Straight Ahead, Band, Rob Tognioni(Australia), Sir Oliver Mally(Austria), Sebi Lee(Belgium), Los Potatos, Danny Boy Experience, Big Fat Mama, Cedric Burnside(USA), Dave Herrero(USA), Bobbie Mercy Oliver(USA), NieBoNie and many others.
Each musical performance has helped Roy understand the type of musical composition that he is interested in and wishes to imbibe into his production. This meticulously well-thought process over the years has culminated in the extraordinary music that we see today. For all those in search of soul-fulfilling music, this is the one pit stop that will keep them hooked for hours on end!
CONTACT
Roy Andrews
Name: Roy Andrews
Address: Vuldersstraat, 116, Brugge, West Vlaander, Belgium
Email: roysworks.eu@telenet.be
Phone: +32477822176
LINKS
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/641734208/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/royandrews001/
YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/AndrzejRojek
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5S0G9FrPQWhE6h4TwvhHWP
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/andrzej-rojek
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