Jessica Lauren Four -]|[- Jessica Lauren Four – [Freestyle Records, 2012] –

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Jessica Lauren, Jocelyn Brown, Keyboardist

Jessica Lauren Four, Jessica Lauren Four

Jessica Lauren Four -]|[- Jessica Lauren Four –MP3– [Freestyle Records, 2012] –

Freestyle Records is immensely proud to be the new home for one of the UK’s most creative and in demand musicians, Jessica Lauren.

Since the early 1990s, the soulful, spacey jazz grooves of keyboard player Jessica Lauren have been a familiar part of London’s alternative music scene, having in the past released her own original music on Soul Jazz Records, M.E.L.T 2000 and People Records. Jessica’s keyboard skills have augmented the live performances and studio recordings of world renowned artists such as Jean Carne, Tom Browne, Dexter Wansel and James Mason and Japan’s United Future Organisation, UK soul diva Juliet Roberts, as well as Jessica currently being a core member of Nick Woodmansey’s space jazz outfit Emanative.

Saxophonist and composer Ravi Coltrane will release his debut album for Blue Note Records, entitled Spirit Fiction, on June 19

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African American, Drew Gress, E.J. Strickland, Eric Harland, Geri Allen, James Genus, Luis Perdomo, Ralph Alessi, Ravi Coltrane

Ravi Coltrane

Saxophonist and composer Ravi Coltrane will release his debut album for Blue Note Records, entitled Spirit Fiction, on June 19. The album features two different band lineups including Coltrane’s long-term quartet with pianist Luis Perdomo, bassist Drew Gress and drummer E.J. Strickland as well as a quintet featuring trumpeter Ralph Alessi, pianist Geri Allen, bassist James Genus and drummer Eric Harland.

Coltrane’s label mate and fellow saxophonist Joe Lovano served as co-producer of the album along with Coltrane. “I’ve always produced my own recordings except for the first one, Moving Pictures, which was produced by Steve Coleman,” says Coltrane. “Joe was a truly supportive producer on this project. He has been an important figure in my life for over 20 years.” Lovano also plays alongside Coltrane and Allen on a rendition of Paul Motian’s “Fantasm” as well as a version of Ornette Coleman’s “Check Out Time.” Spirit Fiction also includes six original compositions by Coltrane and three by Alessi. See below for the full track listing.

Joe Chambers “Moving Pictures Orchestra” at the ATLAS Performing Arts Center Wed., June 13, 2012 8PM

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African American, Drums, Joe Chambers, Vibraphone

Good day everyone, “New Jazz Releases” is back in the groove with a host of fresh sounds including: Kenny Garrett, Bob Baldwin, Kate McGarry, Joe Locke and Geoffrey Keezer, Eri Yamamoto, Wayne Escoffery, Carol Welsman, Hendrik Meurkens and Gabriel Espinosa, Azanyah and many more. Go here, to see what’s new in jazz!

Joe Chambers, Moving Pictures Orchestra

ATLAS
Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street NE
Washington DC 20002
www.atlasarts.org

*Tickets $25/$15 (student)

Joe Chambers
drum set, vibraphone

Brent Birckhead
alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Sarah Hughes – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Brian Settles – tenor saxophone
Elijah Jamal Balbed – tenor saxophone
Brad Linde -baritone saxophone

Multi-talented Emerging Artist BRIA SKONBERG Makes U.S. Debut With SO IS THE DAY On Random Act Records

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Bria Skonberg, Female Vocalist, ictor Goines, Jeff Lashway, John Pizzarelli, Kelly Friesen, MICHAEL DEASE, Randy Johnston, Roland Guerrero, Trumpet, Ulysses Owens Jr., Wycliffe Gordon

Bria Skonberg, SO IS THE DAY

LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS FROM SO IS THE DAY

CLICK HERE TO READ AN ALBUM REVIEW IN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Less than two years ago, trumpeter-vocalist-composer-bandleader Bria Skonberg uprooted from Western Canada and arrived in New York City. Lured by the music and those who play it so well, the already-seasoned musician hoped to thrive and to learn in the jazz mecca. The city landscape and abundance of clubs proved to be a stark contrast to the hobby farm Skonberg was raised on in Chilliwack, British Columbia, but the young musician dove in head-first, ready to make an impact with her unique, modern take on the traditional jazz and hot swing the scene was built on. Soon, in the spring of 2011, she found herself performing a highly successful first solo concert at New York’s renowned Symphony Space for the Sidney Bechet Society. During the performance, Skonberg announced that one of her resolutions for the year was to record a new album of mostly original material. With nine freshly-minted originals and three equally intriguing interpretations of well-known pieces, So Is The Day, her debut for Random Act Records, is that album.