Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS & NEW YEAR!

A Gospel According To Jazz Christmas: Kirk Whalum, Keiko Matsui and Amber Bullock

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Composer, Keiko Matsui and Amber Bullock, Kirk Whalum, Saxophonist

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Brand new music from Jackiem Joyner!

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African American, Flutist, Jackiem Joyner, Mack Avenue Records, Saxophonist

Jackiem Joyner

Renowned saxophonist Jackiem Joyner presents his latest album, Church Boy, a collection of gospel- and jazz-inspired songs that bring together his childhood, his faith, and his devotion to music.

Eric Person & Metamorphosis CD Release Event Monday, November 12th at the Blue Note sets: 8 and 10:30pm

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Adam Armstrong, Adam Klipple, African American, Craig Bailey, Curtis Hasslebring, Distinction Records, Eric Person, Flute, Harry Carney, Isrea Butler, James Zollar, Jazz Promo Services, Kickstarter, Patience Higgins, Saxophonist, Scott Robinson, Shinnosuke Takahashi

Eric Person, Thoughts on God

A landmark recording, Thoughts on God, is the most recent release from prolific saxophonist and composer Eric Person. His ninth disc as a leader, the fifth on his own Distinction Records label and first funded through the Kickstarter program, an on-line funding platform for creative projects. Having fronted several different units including Meta-Four and Metamorphosis, as well as the cooperative TrioKinesis the veteran horn man is heard here leading his own jazz orchestra for the very first time. Person is an alumnus of the forward looking big bands of McCoy Tyner, David Murray and John Hicks, and is best known for his wide-ranging sideman work with Dave Holland, Chico Hamilton, and World Saxophone Quartet. On Thoughts on God, Person exhibits the fruits of lessons learned during his quarter of a century of diversified experience. The pieces composed for this twelve part suite are inspired by his powerful abiding faith in the positive force of the Creator.

Jackiem Joyner -][- CHURCH BOY – [Artistry Music, 2012] –

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African American, Artistry Music, Jackiem Joyner, Saxophone

Jackiem Joyner, CHURCH BOY

Jackiem Joyner -][- CHURCH BOY – [Artistry Music, 2012] –

Born in Norfolk VA and raised in a single-parent household in Buffalo NY, Jackiem Joyner came through the church choir before taking up the saxophone in high school. After high school Joyner returned to Norfolk. There Bishop Michael Patterson of the World Harvest Outreach Ministries in Newport News made him head of the music department. Joyner not only sharpened his musical and production skills in this capacity, he also had a chance to play for audiences in Nigeria, Sudan and Kenya on a Missions trip in 2002.

Sunnie Paxson -][- BOHEMIAN SUN – [Roxboro Entertainment Group, 2011] –

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Arranger, Berklee College of Music, Composer, Keyboards, Philadelphia, Piano, Producer, Ronald Bruner Jr., Roxboro Entertainment Group, Stanley Clarke, Sunnie Paxson

Sunnie Paxson, BOHEMIAN SUN

Sunnie Paxson -][- BOHEMIAN SUN –Mp3– [Roxboro Entertainment Group, 2011] –

Innovative songwriter, producer, arranger and performer Sunnie Paxson has already proven herself as a talented jazz pianist and recording artist. Paxson has toured with Grammy award winning bassist Stanley Clarke and has recorded and/or shared the stage with many including Justo Almario, Larry Carlton, Danny Gottlieb and Michael Paulo to name a few. Her compositions and performances can be heard in feature films and television including the smash hit “Desperate Housewives.”

Cameron Ross -][- NEW PERSPECTIVE – [Cameron Ross Music, 2012] –

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African American, Cameron Ross, Cameron Ross Music, Musician, Saxophone

Cameron Ross, NEW PERSPECTIVE

Cameron Ross -][- NEW PERSPECTIVE –Mp3– [Cameron Ross Music, 2012] –

Cameron, a native of Osceola, AR, comes from a heritage deeply rooted in God and music. As a child, he always knew that he had a place in music, but didn’t know exactly where. That all changed when he entered the 6th grade. Determined to play the drums, he signed up for middle school band. However, his parents told him that he had to play saxophone.

“I didn’t want to play it because it had too many buttons.” After being tired of always getting last chair in band class, he decided to take his sax home and actually practice it. This resulted in him getting first chair and he has been soaring since. -[Excerpt | Biography]-

“Some of the earliest memories that I can remember are the ones that involve music.” —Cameron Ross

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Inspired bassist Sean O’Bryan Smith and a stellar ensemble pause for “REFLECTION”

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Bassist, Chuck Loeb, Frank Catalano, Gerald Albright, Great Scott Productions, Groove Therapy Records, Jeff Franzel, Lisa Hearns, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Randy Brecker, Rich Krainak, Sean O’Bryan Smith, Tommy Ogle

The soul, jazz and gospel album scheduled for release July 17 will be prefaced by the radio single “Blessed Be Your Name”

Nashville, TN (29 May 2012): A beatific album of hymns and inspired originals shepherded by bassist Sean O’Bryan Smith and anointed by an accomplished minion of 23 musicians, “Reflection” will be released July 17th on Groove Therapy Records. Smith produced and arranged the offering of soul, contemporary jazz and gospel selections that comprise the second solo album from the in-demand bass player. Previewing the 12-song disc, the rousing rocker “Blessed Be Your Name” featuring guitarist Chuck Loeb, saxophonist Tommy Ogle and pianist-songwriter Jeff Franzel (Taylor Swift, *NSYNC, Clay Aiken) goes for radio adds June 11th.

Philip Baker -][- HIGHER and HIGHER – [Lmg Records, 2012] –

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African American, CDBaby.com, Keyboards, Philip Baker

Philip Baker, HIGHER and HIGHER

Philip Baker -][- HIGHER and HIGHER –Mp3– [Lmg Records, 2012] –

This project is my first since my mother passed in 2007. The melodies here tell a story of healing and realizations I have come to embrace along this to culmination. There is so much legacy here, reflecting the deposit she made into my siblings (8 of us) and I through the years. This project includes music that my son Samuel wrote when he was 13 years of age, as well as songs he helped produce/critique. It also includes the executive direction and consultation of one of my mentors John Stevenson. Also, it includes the creative foresight of another artist Bill Parrish, a great musician and songwriter.

The melodies here in this project as always are dedicated back to my Heavenly Father, but also to my mother as well. R.I.P. DBC! We desire that you enjoy this music while you drive, relax, and live your life to the fullest with much success! Life Music! Live a Life of Success! -[Album Notes | CDBaby]-

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Quamon Fowler -][- PREVAIL – [TeXas10er Music, 2012] – Video

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African American, Composer, Quamon Fowler, Saxophonist, TeXas10er Music

Back in 2004, I had the honor of being steered to this incredibly gifted young saxophonist from Texas named Quamon Fowler. At the time, Quamon’s debut album “The Vision” unveiled his tireless and soulful timbre unlike most artist. With his forth album “PREVAIL,” Quamon keeps the flame burning with continued creativity, depth and relentless soul. —Rob Young | Urban Flux Media

Quamon Fowler, PREVAIL

Quamon Fowler -][- PREVAIL –Mp3– [TeXas10er Music, 2012] –

Quamon Fowler was born, reared and educated in the great city of Fort Worth, Texas. His musical journey started with an elementary school music program, orchestra and band in junior high school, then high school band. He began listening to various types of musicand duplicating that music by practicing relentlessly from the age of twelve. He begin composing music at fifteen. His endless practicing and quest to achieve paid off. He earned first chair tenor saxophone in the All-State Jazz Ensemble in 1998. He won twice in the NAACP ACT-SO competition. He won first, in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1996, and again in Atlanta, Georgia in 1998, competing in the jazz category.