Blue Note Records Signs Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane

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Ravi Coltrane

EMI’s Blue Note Records is proud to announce the signing of saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Ravi Coltrane. Coltrane will be entering the studio in December to record his debut as a leader for the label, which is due to be released in Spring 2011. Coltrane has previously recorded for the label as a member of The Blue Note 7, the all-star septet that released the album Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records and embarked on an extensive North American tour in honor of the label’s 70th anniversary in 2009.

This Fall, Coltrane will be going out on a short run of U.S. tour dates with his quartet to prepare material for the new recording, including engagements at the Village Vanguard in New York (Sept. 21-26), Yoshi’s in Oakland (Dec. 3-5), The Dakota in Minneapolis (Dec. 6-7), and the Jazz Showcase in Chicago (Dec. 9-12). In addition to a European tour with the Saxophone Summit in November, Coltrane will also be heading to London this month where he will be doing a BBC Radio 1 session and performing at the London Institute of Contemporary Arts with his cousin, the experimental hip-hop and electronic music producer Flying Lotus (born Steven Ellison), on whose acclaimed new album Cosmogramma Coltrane also appears. For a complete tour schedule please visit http://www.ravicoltrane.com.

Noah Preminger Recording CD for Palmetto with Kimbrough, Hebert, & Wilson

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Noah Preminger - Dry Bridge Road

The Noah Preminger Quartet — Preminger on tenor saxophone, Frank Kimbrough on piano, John Hebert on bass and Matt Wilson on drums – will record Preminger’s original music, a few Ornette Coleman tunes, some obscure American songbook ballads as well as compositions by fellow bandmates. The session will be produced by Matt Balitsaris at Maggie’s Farm, and the CD will be released in early 2011.

Preminger, now 24, began receiving critical raves almost immediately after hitting the scene with “Dry Bridge Road.” It was heralded as the “jazz debut of the year,” by The Village Voice Critic’s Poll,and earned a place as one of the “Top 10 Jazz Albums of the Year” from critics across the globe.

Noah Preminger, Photo by Matthew Fried

Preminger has since taken New York by storm, earning a nomination for “Up and Coming Jazz Artist of 2009” from the Jazz Journalists Association, and performing worldwide with Dave Liebman, John McNeil, George Cables, Nat Reeves, Dave Douglas, Joel Frahm, Dave Holland, John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Danilo Perez, Billy Hart, Kendra Shank, Jim McNeely, Roscoe Mitchell, Bob Nieske, Tony Moreno, and Bob Moses among others.

In addition to the Noah Preminger Quartet and Sextet, Noah performs with Cecil McBee’s “Transcend” Group, Rob Garcia 4, the John McNeil Group, the Dana Lauren Group and more. Preminger earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the New England Conservatory in Boston and now lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Visit, http://www.noahpreminger.com/live/ for more info.

..:: Source: BK Music ::..

Gwilym Simcock -||- BLUES VIGNETTE [Basho Records]

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“Just when you thought the piano could go no further in jazz one emerges to raise the bar of invention and virtuosity still higher. On this recording Gwilym Simcock seems to have breached a dam of inhibition and let loose a flood of music that is truly exhilarating”.
Helen Mayhew, Jazz FM

Gwilyn Simcock - BLUES VIGNETTE

Gwilym Simcock -\\- BLUES VIGNETTE – [Basho Records, 2009]

London – Basho Records is to release pianist and composer Gwilym Simcock’s new double album Blues Vignette mid November.

The album introduces his new trio featuring extraordinary, classically trained Russian bassist Yuri Goloubev and young UK drum star James Maddren as well as documenting Gwilym’s emerging voice as a solo pianist.
The first CD offers a mix of stunning improvisations and new original compositions as well as insightful interpretations of Grieg’s Piano Concerto and a unique reading of the popular tune ‘On Broadway’. It also provides a brief window into the mind of a composer who mixes classical and jazz effortlessly, with a recording of a suite for cello and piano originally written for the opening of London’s celebrated new classical and chamber venue King’s Place. Classical cellist Cara Berridge features on this work.

Aysha -||- Stay With Me [KLW Records]

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Aysha Enterprises, KLW Records and Steve McCann Management and Promotions Announces…

Aysha - Stay with Me

Aysha -//- Stay With Me – [KLW Records, 2010]

Marina Del Rey, CA – Release Date: August 24, 2010 -After much anticipation since the release of her debut CD, Love Is A Rock, Aysha will be releasing her new EP, Stay With Me, featuring internationally acclaimed saxophonists, Everette Harp and Gerald Albright on two of her songs.Three of the five songs on the EP have already received airplay on Broadcast Architecture’s Smooth Jazz Network in the New Music Hour and several other radio stations across the nation. The EP consists of five songs produced by Monty Seward (Howard Hewett), Kevin Dorsey (Michael Jackson) and Aysha.

Three radio versions are also included. Stay With Me will be available on CD Baby and on iTunes shortly after.

Readers, here’s a little taste of Aysha – Music Video from YouTube!

..:: Source: TheUrbanMusicScene.com ::..