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2024

Welcome to the Family, Ghost-Note!

Ghost-Note is, and always will be, positively, unapologetically funky, and we can’t wait for everything to come!

Photo: Kory Thibeault

Headed by multi-GRAMMY®-winning percussion duo of Robert Sput Searight and Nate WerthGhost-Note is an explosion of sound. With an expansive roster of next-level musicians—representing members of Prince, Snoop Dogg, Erykah Badu, Herbie Hancock, Kendrick Lamar, Marcus Miller, Toto, Justin Timberlake, and more—the band is pushing funk music into the future, building on the uplifting, pioneering foundations laid out by the likes of James Brown and Sly & the Family Stone and infusing their fresh take with tastes of Afrobeat, Hip-Hop, Psychedelia, World Folklore, and more.

Ghost-Note is #1 on TIDAL’s “Out There” for New Single: “Bad Knees”

“Groundbreaking art is often defined by its inability to be categorized.” (TIDAL) We can’t think of a better way to describe Ghost-Note‘s new single “Bad Knees.” Listen to it on this playlist dedicated to the new jazz that escapes definition.

Aaron Diehl Takes NPR‘s “Weekend Edition” into the World of Zodiac Suite

Find out how Aaron Diehl picked up Zodiac Suite from where Mary Lou Williams left it and more in this NPR interview.

“Bad Knees” is Amazon Music’s Top Pick on “Jazz-Funk Jams” Playlist

Photo: Kory Thibeault

Unleash your inner funk with this curated playlist from Amazon Music – starting with Ghost-Note’s new single “Bad Knees.”

Ghost-Note – Mustard n’Onions

Limited Edition Signed CD

With their first album since 2018’s SwagismGhost-Note is back with 15 brand new originals to usher in a new era of funk featuring drummer/bandleader Robert Sput Searight, percussionist Nate Werth, bassist MonoNeon, keyboardist Dominique Xavier Taplin, saxophonist/arranger Slyvester “Sly5thave” Onyejiaka, saxophonist Mike Jelani Brooks, saxophonist Jonathan Mones, trombonist Danny Wytanis and a who’s-who of special guests!

Christian McBride in The Color Purple (2023)

Not only did Christian McBride arrange music for The Color Purple, he also appeared in a scene with Jon Batiste, Fantasia Taylor, among many others!

Catch Ghost-Note on Tour ✈️

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Jan. 19 | Ardmore, PA – Ardmore Music Hall

Jan. 20 | York, PA – Appell Center for the Performing Arts

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2023

Take the guesswork out of gift-giving 🎁

Gift Guide Preview

Christian Sands – Christmas Stories (Selections) (Signed)

Christian McBride’s New Jawn – Prime – Japanese Edition

Holiday Shipping Deadlines

Get Your Presents in Time…

1st Night of Hanukkah

Friday, December 8 (Domestic)

 

Christmas

Friday, December 15 (International)

Wednesday, December 20 (Domestic)

NPR Celebrates Christian McBride in Interview

Christian McBride might be the hardest working man in show business” – NPR

Esteemed pianist Lara Downes sits with Christian McBride at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem to learn about Christian’s unwavering determination, musical inspirations and more.

Warm Up with the Official Yule Log Video Playlist 🔥

Set the holiday mood with this crackling Yule Log paired with holiday music.

Veronica Swift Interview with LifeMinute.tv

Learn about Veronica Swift‘s vocal technique, her new album, and journey as an artist in this in-depth interview.

Celebrate the Holidays with Christian Sands

Photo: Raj Naik

Dec. 8 | Boston, MA – Sculler’s Jazz Club

Dec. 12 – 13 | Minneapolis, MN – Dakota

Dec. 15 – 17 | Old Lyme, CT – The Side Door Jazz Club

Dec. 21 – 24 | New York, NY – Dizzy’s Club

Feb. 23 – 24 | Tarrytown, NY – Jazz Forum

March 19 – 23 | New York, NY – Birdland

April 13 | New Haven, CT – John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts

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Joey Alexander‘s “Blue” is #1 on Spotify’s ‘State of Jazz’

Start off your week with this curated list of “new jazz for open minds” – starting with Joey Alexander‘s dynamic original composition “Blue.”

🚨Vinyl Restock Alert🚨

Christian McBride Big Band – The Good Feeling

Christian McBride‘s 2011 milestone recording The Good Feeling is back in stock in vinyl! Add McBride’s first big band recording as a leader to your collection.

Veronica Swift Guides Listeners Through Her Album in New Jazziz Podcast Episode

“If you know the references and you’re well-learned and educated in music history then this is a great album for you to pick up all of those little easter eggs…And even if you don’t know what aria is from which opera, you can still sit and get the emotional impact from the piece.”

– Veronica Swift

Guitar Magazine Celebrates Dan Wilson‘s Genius

Things Eternal is a beautiful album showcasing the depth of Dan’s emotive guitar work.” – Jazz Guitar Today

Find out the inspiration behind Dan Wilson’s Things Eternal, five albums that had a major impact on his life and more in this interview.

Joey Alexander is Taking You on A Guided Tour of Continuance

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Get an in-depth look at Joey Alexander‘s new album Continuance in this Pandora Story.

Christian Sands on Tour ✈️

Photo: Raj Naik

Nov. 19 | New York, NY – David Geffem Hall

Dec. 8 | Boston, MA – Sculler’s Jazz Club

Dec. 12 – 13 | Minneapolis, MN – Dakota

Dec. 15 – 17 | Old Lyme, CT – The Side Door Jazz Club

Dec. 21 – 24 | New York, NY – Dizzy’s Club

Feb. 23 – 24 | Tarrytown, NY – Jazz Forum

March 19 – 23 | New York, NY – Birdland

April 13 | New Haven, CT – John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts

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Christian Sands – Christmas Stories

Featuring Jimmy Greene & Stefon Harris

Photo: Raj Naik

“For me, Christmas really is all about family. As an artist that travels a lot, Christmas is a time when I get to see people that I might not have seen for the entire year – not just my immediate family but friends and loved ones. It’s a time of mixed emotions, all the hustle and bustle mixed with moments of remembrance for people that are no longer with us. Old relationships are gone, new relationships have started, you get a rare opportunity to sit still
and reflect and think about the new realities that the new year might bring.”

– Christian Sands

Christian Sands – Christmas Stories
(CD / Digital / 1-LP Translucent Red)

Pianist/composer Christian Sands’ cinematic approach to popular holiday classics takes center stage with Christmas Stories, his first album since his critically acclaimed, GRAMMY® nominated 2020 release Be Water. Having performed in-demand Christmas shows at Jazz at Lincoln Center and around the world, Sands offers such classics as “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Silent Night,” “Jingle Bells,” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” as well as a few surprises. Joining the NAACP Image Award nominee are vibraphonist Stefon Harris, saxophonist Jimmy Greene, guitarists Max Light and Marvin Sewell, bassist Yasushi Nakamura, percussionist Keita Ogawa, and drummer Ryan Sands.

Christian Sands – Christmas Stories
(Signed Test Pressing)

Before the large-scale production of a vinyl record, a scarce number of copies are pressed to test the quality and fine-tune any audio that may need to be adjusted. Once this process is approved, Mack Avenue makes an extremely limited quantity of these test pressings available to the general public. Packaged in a simple white jacket featuring a signature from the artist, these collectible test pressings are available in extremely limited quantities.

Check out our other holiday releases 🎁

Kirk Whalum – How Does Christmas Sound?

Brian Bromberg – Celebrate Me Home: The Holiday Sessions

Warren Wolf – Christmas Vibes

Jonathan Butler – Christmas Together

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My new album Without a Doubt is out now! I went into this recording feeling free, confident and humble. I hope you enjoy it 🎷

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New Album: Without a Doubt out now! (CD / Digital)

Having grown up digesting bebop blended with pop radio hits, critically acclaimed saxophonist Steve Cole has become one of the most celebrated and popular artists in contemporary jazz. With his new album, Without a Doubt, Cole partners with producer/songwriter Adam Hawley for a collection of original burners that showcase the saxophonist’s signature high-energy punch and can easily stand alongside the likes of the Commodores and Earth, Wind & Fire.

Without a Doubt – Unisex Tee

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Show off your music tastes with this soft and lightweight shirt featuring Without a Doubt.

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I’m so excited to share that my cover of Bonnie Raitt’s iconic “I Can’t Make You Love Me” is out now on your favorite streaming platforms!

“I didn’t know about Bonnie Raitt before, but when I first heard the song, I felt moved and thought I should try a jazz version, with my own twists and personality. It’s such a beautiful tune. I always look for songs that are a good match for my sound and our group sound, and this works so well with a trio. It’s a great piano song; the original recording is centered around the piano playing first. I always get a great response when I play it. It has become one of my favorite songs to perform.” – Joey Alexander

Joey Alexander – Continuance

CD / Digital / Translucent Sea Blue Vinyl Available Nov. 3

Pianist/composer Joey Alexander’s seventh album, Continuance, is the story of a critically acclaimed artist at the peak of his creativity, not only as a bandleader but as a celebrated composer. At 20 years old, Alexander has gathered his touring band, consisting of Kris Funn (bass) and John Davis (drums), to translate their unique improvisation on the stage to the studio with the help of trumpeter Theo Croker. Featuring five newly written original compositions and breathtaking renditions of “I Can’t Make You Love Me” (made famous by Bonnie Raitt) and the popular hymn “Great Is Thy Faithfulness,” Alexander is bound to make new waves on a global level.

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Joey Alexander – Face – Unisex Tee

Show off how much you love Joey Alexander‘s music with these soft and lightweight tees. Available in many colors. Bundle with Continuance and save 10% on your purchase!

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Labor Day Sale Countdown
Fill your home with the sounds of Latin music to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 🎉

Why pick one? Pick 3 for $30!

Build your Latin music collection and save 🏷️

Alfredo Rodriguez – Coral Way

Danilo Pérez featuring The Global Messengers – Crisálida

Chucho Valdés – Jazz Batá 2

Roberto Fonseca – Yesun

Harold López–Nussa – Te Lo Dije

Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez – Duologue

Claudia Acuña – Luna

Oscar Castro–Neves – All One

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I’m so excited to announce my seventh album Continuance – coming out Nov. 3 on CD, Digital and Translucent Sea Blue Vinyl!

The blues may have inspired this song but I named it “Blue” for another reason: the color’s tranquility. Be prepared to also hear some high energy in this original composition! I’d like to thank Theo Croker, Kris Funn and John Davis for sharing the gift of creativity.

Joey Alexander – Continuance

CD / Digital / Translucent Sea Blue Vinyl Available Nov. 3

Joey Alexander – Continuance

Pianist/composer Joey Alexander’s seventh album, Continuance, is the story of a critically acclaimed artist at the peak of his creativity, not only as a bandleader but as a celebrated composer. At 20 years old, Alexander has gathered his touring band, consisting of Kris Funn (bass) and John Davis (drums), to translate their unique improvisation on the stage to the studio with the help of trumpeter Theo Croker. Featuring five newly written original compositions and breathtaking renditions of “I Can’t Make You Love Me” (made famous by Bonnie Raitt) and the popular hymn “Great Is Thy Faithfulness,” Alexander is bound to make new waves on a global level.

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Unisex Continuance Tee

Show off how much you love Joey Alexander’s music with this soft and lightweight Continuance Unisex Tee. Available in black, navy, asphalt and white. Bundle with the album and save 10% on your purchase!

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Dance to Alfredo Rodriguez’s New Single:
“El Llamado” (feat. Cimafunk)

“I want people, when they hear this song, to know that this is the new face of Alfredo Rodriguez.” – Alfredo Rodriguez

“I want people standing up, dancing, and going wild when they hear ‘El Llamado.’ This song is a mix of Cuban sounds and funk, that is why I wanted such a heavy-hitter like Cimafunk on the track. He is making waves for Cuba right now.” – Alfredo Rodriguez

New Aaron Diehl & The Knights Album: Zodiac Suite 

Due out September 15 (180-gram Vinyl / CD)

Critically acclaimed pianist/composer Aaron Diehl‘s penchant for the past influencing the future has come full circle with his fully realized suite of Mary Lou Williams’ Zodiac Suite — the first fully-fledged professional recording of this incredible music. Solely paying tribute to Mary Lou Williams was not the goal, as Diehl’s mission is to give honor and praise to one of the greatest composers of the 20th century and the forgotten rich history of Black Classical Music.

Vinyl Release in Partnership with the American Pianists Association. For more information please visit: americanpianists.org

Alfredo Rodriguez – Coral Way

Featuring special guests Cimafunk and Alana Sinkëy

Alfredo Rodriguez’s new album, Coral Way, embodies the sound of Miami: a melding of the Latin Pop, Timba, Salsa, Bachata, Tango, Reggaeton and Bolero that permeate the city’s diverse community of Latinos living together while individually sharing their unique musical backgrounds from their cultural regions.

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Veronica Swift Tops Amazon Music’s “Fresh Jazz”

Stay in the know with the best new jazz – starting with Veronica Swift‘s new single “I Am What I Am” on this Amazon Music playlist.

Congratulations to our DownBeat Magazine Critic’s Poll Winners 🎉

Christian McBride

#1 Bass

Joey DeFrancesco

#1 Organ

Michael Mayo

#1 Rising Male Vocalist

Veronica Swift – Limited Edition Red Vinyl

For her new album – aptly entitled Veronica Swift – the versatile artist stretches her wings and opens up her wide range of influences to share who she truly is: a once-in-a-generation vocalist with unabashed confidence.

Veronica Swift – Test Pressing (Signed)

Ultimate Test Pressing Bundle includes:

1-LP Limited Edition signed test pressing

1-LP original album with full artwork and packaging

 

Emmet Cohen
KNKX Performance

From complex jazz standards to dynamic originals, Emmet Cohen dazzles in this live performance.

Jonathan Butler
Jazziz Magazine Podcast

Jonathan Butler shares his remarkable journey to stardom amid the release of his new album, Ubuntu.

Aaron Diehl On Tour ✈️

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July 20 | New York, NY – 92nd Street Y

Aug. 6 | Lenox, MA – Seiji Ozawa Hall

Sept. 7 | Umeã, Sweden

Sept. 11 | Pittsburgh, PA – PNC Theater

Sept. 30 | Newark, NJ – NJPAC

Jan. 21 | St. Louis, MO – Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center

Feb. 1 | Orlando, FL – Dr. Phillips Center

Feb. 13 | Akron, OH – Edwin J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall

Feb. 14 | Philadelphia, PA – Kimmel Cultural Campus’ Miller Theater

March 22 | Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall

May 10 | Brookfield, WI – Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts

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Vibrant New Alfredo Rodriguez Music Video: “Fidju di Lua”

You won’t be able to stop dancing after watching Alfredo Rodriguez‘s energetic new music video for “Fidju di Lua.”

Kenny Garrett – Seeds from the Underground (Signed)

Ultimate Test Pressing Bundle

Ultimate Test Pressing Bundle includes:

 

2-LP Limited Edition signed test pressing

2-LP original album with full artwork and packaging

The album highlights Kenny Garrett‘s overall approach to music: wide-ranging, receiving ideas from all musical sources and genres. Garrett states, “I love the challenge of trying to stay open…about music and about life.”

Connie Han Shines in Solo Piano Performance of “Vesica Piscis”

Connie Han‘s gorgeous original track, “Vesica Piscis” highlights both her piano mastery and lyrical brilliance.

Celebrate Mack Avenue June Birthdays

Starting from top L – R: Ben Paterson, Wayman Tisdale, Stanley Clarke, Joey Alexander, Erroll Garner

June is a full month of Mack Avenue Music Group birthdays! Celebrate alongside these artists by revisiting their classic releases.

Billy Childs‘ The Winds of Change is UK’s Hi Fi News’ Album Choice for July

Photo: Raj Naik

…”for this third Mack Avenue album he leads an all-star quartet with trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade. Apart from Chick Corea’s ‘Crystal Silence’ and Kenny Barron’s ‘The Black Angel’, the themes are all Childs’ own, movie-score inspired, expansive and symphonic in scale, with Ambrose Akinmusire’s warmth and humanity bringing them all to life in a fine, organic collaboration.”

– Hi Fi News & Record Reviews

Alfredo Rodriguez On Tour ✈️

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July 1 | Murcia, Spain – San Javier Jazz Festival

July 4 | Baku, Azerbaijan – Heydar Aliyev Center

July 6 | Oviedo, Spain – Teatro Campoamor

July 7 – 8 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain – Festival Jazz & Mas Canaria Heineken

July 26 | Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland – Kupferschmiede

Aug. 6 | Rimini, Italy – Corte Degli Agostiniani

Aug. 9 | Augsburg, Germany – Botanischer Garten, Rosenpavillon

Aug. 12 | Bansko, Bulgaria – Bansko Jazz Festival

Aug.16 | Sardegna, Italy – Ai Confini Tra Sardegna E Jazz

Aug. 18 | Sardegna, Italy – Bocche Festival Jazz Internazionale

Aug. 20 | Makarska, Croatia – Spomenik Revolucije

Sept. 20 | Chicago, Illinois – Constellation

Sept. 22 | Des Moines, Iowa – Civic Music Association

Sept. 24 | St. Paul, Minnesota – Turf Club

Sept. 28 | New York, NY – Sheen Center

Oct. 1 | Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre

Oct. 4 | Boca Raton, Florida – Boca Black Box

Oct. 5 | Cocoa Beach, Florida – Heidi’s Jazz Club

Oct. 7 | Miami, Florida – South Miami Dade Cultural Art Center

Oct. 11 | Denver, Colorado – Cervantes

Jennifer Hartswick On Tour ✈️

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July 6 | Minneapolis, MN – Dakota

July 7 | Calgary, AB – Jack Singer Concert Hall

July 8 | Napa, CA – Blue Note Napa

July 12 | Broomfield, CO – Broomfield Summer Series

July 13 | Big Sky, MT – Music in the Mountains

July 21 | Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion

July 22 | Long Island, NY – Great South Bay Fest

July 23 | New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl

Aug. 4 – 6 | Newport, RI – Newport Jazz Festival

Aug. 27 | Novato, CA – Sunday Daydream at Stafford Lake Park

Sept. 3 | Denver, CO – Cervantes Ballroom

Sept. 6 | Nashville, TN – Analog

Sept. 8 | Chicago, IL – Martyrs

Sept. 9 | Columbus, OH – Woodlands Tavern

Sept. 10 | Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom

Sept. 12 | Washington DC – Pearl Street Warehouse

Sept. 13 | Wayne, PA – 118 North

Sept. 14 | Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl

Sept. 16 | Templeton, CA – Whale Rock Music & Arts Festival

Sept. 17 | Santa Cruz, CA – Mountain Sol Festival

Sept. 21 | Denver, CO – Levitt Pavillion Denver

Sept. 23 | Spartinburg, SC – Clarkfest

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Spice Up Your Summer Wardrobe with Alfredo Rodriguez T-Shirts

Show off your taste in music with these soft and lightweight t-shirts – available in four colors!

“Fidju di Lua” (feat. Alana Sinkëy) Puts Alfredo Rodriguez at the Top of Pandora’s New Jazz Now

Photo: Gabriela Gabrielaa
Keep your finger on the pulse of the latest in jazz with this playlist – starting with Alfredo Rodriguez‘s “Fidju di Lua” (feat. Alana Sinkëy).

The Ultimate Christian McBride Collection

15 Years of Christian McBride’s Top Albums

Christian McBride’s storied career encompasses a wide variety of bands and configurations that showcase the incomparable talents of the bassist, composer, bandleader and arranger. The Ultimate Christian McBride Collection includes his most popular bands and albums from the past 15 years on audiophile quality vinyl and CD.

Billy Childs: Exclusive Jazziz Interview

“There were two things that jumpstarted the idea [The Winds of Change] in my head. One idea was the idea of these movie themes. I used to watch movies, especially film noir with my mom. The other motivation is the album Gnu High by Kenny Wheeler.” – Billy Childs

Journey with Connie Han in New Music Video:
“Wind Rose Goddess”

Watch Connie Han‘s masterful performance in this new music video for her joyful track “Wind Rose Goddess.”

See East Axis at Joe’s Pub on July 8 in📍NYC

Photo: Anna Yatskevich

You haven’t heard East Axis until you get to experience them live. See Matthew Shipp, Scott Robinson, Kevin Ray + Newman Taylor Baker live at Joe’s Pub in NYC on July 8 at 9:30pm ET.

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Enter to Win Christian McBride’s Brother Mister Giveaway

Countdown

Stock up your library with the latest music and exclusive merch from Christian McBride’s Brother Mister Productions.

Winners receive:

⭐Christian McBride’s New Jawn – Prime Vinyl
⭐Limited Edition Brother Mister Productions Tote Bag
⭐Dan Wilson – Things Eternal CD
⭐Jennifer Hartswick – Something in the Water CD
⭐East Axis – No Subject CD

 

Contest ends 5/16/23 at 11:59 ET, five winners will be contacted on 5/17/23

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 🎉

Joey Alexander – Origin

On Origin, celebrated pianist and bandleader Joey Alexander has written the next chapter of his career: composer. His longstanding trio featuring Larry Grenadier and Kendrick Scott is the backbone of his creative freedom, with Chris Potter and Gilad Hekselman joining the fray to bring to life the spectacular vision of Alexander’s first full length release of all original music and debut with Mack Avenue Records.

Sweeten Your Mother’s Day Celebrations with a Playlist She’ll Love 🌼

Brunch with a side of vocal jazz will make this Mother’s Day even more special! Let us handle the music so you can focus on celebrating with your family.

Congratulations to the Nominees of the 2023 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards

 We are honored to be included in these musicians’ artistry and are immensely grateful to the JJA for their recognition.

Now Trending 📈

Kenny Garrett NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Kenny Garrett‘s spellbinding performance is approaching viral status – and for good reason.

Learn the Stories Behind Billy Childs‘ New Album in London Jazz Interview

Photo: Raj Naik

Billy Childs takes you through the nuances of The Winds of Change and his inspirations in this in-depth interview. Plus, learn about what he has coming up!

Emmet Cohen on Tour ✈️

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May 19 | San Francisco, CA – SFJazz Center

May 20 | Mineral, VA – Cooling Pond Brewery & Winery

June 10 | Seattle, WA – Jazz Alley

June 15 | Aspen, CO – JAS Aspen June Experience 2023

June 16 | Costa Mesa, CO – Segerstrom Center for the Arts

June 17 | Saskatchewan, Canada – JazzFest Regina

June 24 | Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Jazz

June 27 – 28 | Seattle, WA – Jazz Alley Seattle

June 29 | Victoria, BC – Herman’s Upstairs

June 30 | Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Jazz

July 1 | Calgary, AB –  JazzYYC Summer Festival

July 3 | Montreal, QC – Festival International De Jazz De Montreal

July 6 | Funchal, Portugal

July 7 | Bouc-del-air, France – Les Jardins D’Albertas

July 9 | Monsegur, France – Les 24 Heuers du Swing

July 11 | Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Festival

July 12 | Vienne, France

July 13 | Salamanca, Spain

July 15 | Alghero, Italy

July 17 | Empoli, Italy

July 19 | Molde, Norway

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Jazz Appreciation Month Sale Countdown

Save 20% Storewide for Jazz Appreciation Month!

April 24 – April 30

*Exclusions apply

Where would we be without jazz? Join Mack Avenue Music Group in celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month the best way we know how: listening to music!

NEW RELEASES

Your favorite artists have new music waiting for you…

Billy Childs – The Winds of Change

Christian McBride’s New Jawn – Prime

Jonathan Butler – Ubuntu

Dan Wilson – Things Eternal

Plus, new releases from Oscar PetersonTower of PowerEast Axis and more!

VOCALS

Sing along with Cécile McLorin SalvantRahsaan Patterson and more!

Cécile McLorin Salvant – Dreams And Daggers

Veronica Swift – This Bitter Earth

Cyrille Aimée – Move On: A Sondheim Adventure

Jennifer Hartswick – Something in the Water

UBUNTU COLLECTION

I am because you are. We are connected. Share the message of “ubuntu” with this original artwork from Jonathan Butler‘s upcoming album.

R&B, SOUL, FUNK & BLUES

Tower of PowerWayman TisdaleThe Soul Rebels and beyond are here to get your summer party started!

Tower of Power – Soul Side Of Town

The Soul Rebels – Poetry In Motion

Rahsaan Patterson – Wines & Spirits

Macy Gray – Ruby

My new single “Eleanor Rigby” is out today! Stream now on all platforms and check out the music video.

 The Beatles were great storytellers. The melancholy nature of this song really comes across in the harmony. The rhythmic bounce of the string arrangement on the original recording made me realize that tune would sound great if it was swinging.

This album is centered around the shock of losing a lot of people that were central to my upbringing. Navigating this grief brought back to the surface a hymn lyric that has always resonated with me:

 

“Build your hopes on things eternal and hold on to God’s unchanging hand”

 

I hope this music gives you faith in the enduring quality of the human spirit, and that you can hear the legacies of lost loved ones carried throughout it.

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New Jonathan Butler Ubuntu Merch

The artistry on Jonathan Butler‘s Ubuntu stretches far beyond the music – just look at the cover. South African artist Naledi Modupi carefully crafted this art to reflect the traditional designs of South Africa and the themes of Ubuntu. Rep this lush original art on bucket hats, phone cases, hoodies and more.

New Billy Childs Studio Footage for The Black Angel

Billy Childs, Ambrose Akinmusire, Scott Colley and Brian Blade take on Kenny Barron’s “The Black Angel” on Billy’s new album The Winds of Change.

Jonathan Butler Tops Spotify Playlist:

You’ll be transported away with this smooth jazz playlist – starting with Jonathan Butler‘s new single “Ubuntu.”

Cécile McLorin Salvant – WomanChild

Once in a while, an artist arrives on the scene who reminds us of the power and glory of this music, and shows how jazz can stir our emotions and get our pulses racing. Cécile McLorin Salvant is that sort of artist. WomanChild is the stunning Mack Avenue debut of a once-in-a-generation artist.

DownBeat Magazine Celebrates East Axis’s No Subject

“…terrific second album by the collective quartet East Axis”
– DownBeat Magazine

Photo: Anna Yatskevich

[Gerald] Cleaver possesses a close rapport forged over decades with pianist Matthew Shipp, who shares the drummer’s commitment to innovation formed with in the crucible of tradition, and together with bassist Kevin Ray, they pull patterns, melodies and grooves out of the air.”

– DownBeat Magazine

Joey Alexander on Tour ✈️

Photo: Stevie Chris

April 11-15 | New York City, NY – Birdland

April 27 | Minneapolis, MN – Dakota

April 28 | Calgary, AB – Jack Singer Concert Hall

April 30 | Napa, CA – Blue Note Napa

May 19| Irvine, CA – Irvine Barclay Theatre

May 20 | Meza, AZ – Mesa Arts Center

May 24-27 | Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong – Carlyle & Co.

May 28 | Seoul, South Korea – Seoul Jazz Festival

May 30-June 1 | Minato, Japan – Blue Note Japan

June 10 | Princeton, NJ – McCarter Theatre Center

June 30 | Rochester, NY – Rochester International Jazz Festival

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Jonathan Butler – Ubuntu

Featuring special guests Marcus Miller, Keb’ Mo’ and Stevie Wonder (on harmonica)

Legendary singer-songwriter Jonathan Butler traveled back to his home country of South Africa to craft his most exciting and deeply personal album to date. Featuring producer/bassist Marcus Miller, Ubuntu is a reintroduction of Butler’s life story, going back 60 years to his upbringing in apartheid-era Capetown, which shaped his world view, prompted years of advocacy and instilled the ideology of ‘Oneness’ (Ubuntu). Featuring special guests Keb’ Mo’ and Stevie Wonder, the new album serves both as a rebirth of musical creativity and reconciliation with systemically biased history to forge a brighter future.

Hear the Title Track from Ubuntu

“[Ubuntu is] A philosophy based in South Africa and spread by Archbishop Desmond Tutu which states, ‘I am me because of you. You are you because of me. We are not separate. We are connected.’” – Jonathan Butler

Photo: Raj Naik

Ubuntu is properly christened with this song that spreads messages of love, peace and unity, straight from Jonathan’s heart.

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New Dan Wilson “Sticology” Music Video

 “I believe that musicians from Northeast Ohio have a very distinct sound, and Phillip Jones is one of the brightest minds to come out of the area. He’s a great pianist/organist/drummer, and a brilliant composer. He wrote this song when he was 17 years old. I always loved the way Brazilian composers Antonio Carlos Jobim and Sergio Mendes arranged for a band and 3 voices, so I took a page out of their book on this tune.” – Dan Wilson

Billy Childs on Amazon Music’s The Pocket Playlist

Photo: Raj Naik

Amazon Music has curated a playlist of “today’s trailblazers of jazz & beyond” featuring Billy Childs’ “The Winds of Change.”

Welcome Spring with the Sounds of Renewal 🌷

Jonathan Butler – Free

Jonathan Butler has spent a lifetime writing and recording music that uplifts and encourages others, but as he penned songs for his album, Free, he had no idea God would use his own work to minister to him in a powerful and unexpected way.

Celebrating March Mack Avenue Birthdays

Starting from top L – R:  Tia Fuller, Billy Childs, Dan Wilson, Dominick Farinacci, Raul Midón, Jeffrey Osborne

March is a full month of Mack Avenue Music Group birthdays! Celebrate alongside these artists by revisiting their classic releases.

Billy Childs’ The Winds of Change Celebrated in the UK

“Seriously – does jazz get any better?” – marlbank

Photo: Raj Naik

“Featuring covers of ‘The Black Angel’ by Kenny Barron and ‘Crystal Silence’ by Chick Corea – the latter has a sumptuous Ambrose Akinmusire solo – plus US pianist Billy Childs‘ own tunes steeped in nostalgia, this quartet affair (the Childs band completed by bassist Scott Colley and by drummer Brian Blade) the leader takes inspiration in movie score noir…”

– marlbank

Christian McBride’s New Jawn On Tour

Experience Prime live! Christian McBride, Josh Evans, Marcus Strickland and Nasheet Waits are bringing their inventive, far-reaching sound to all corners of the United States.

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Prime Listening Party with Christian McBride

Photos: Matt Rispanti

Mack Avenue & Brother Mister threw an exclusive album listening event to celebrate the release of Christian McBride’s New JawnPrime! Hosted at Oswald Mills Audio in Brooklyn, NY, Mark Ruffin and Christian McBride guided the audience through each track of the album as it played on the venue’s groundbreaking audio equipment. Complemented by wine and gourmet dishes, the evening was reflective of this momentous album. Shop red vinyl and CDs to experience your own listening party.

Christian McBride’s New Jawn #1 on Pandora Jazz’s New Jazz Now

“Head Bedlam” is the opening track on Prime and the #1 song on this Pandora playlist of the latest jazz releases. Its bracing explosiveness was inspired by the chaos occupying all of our brains in this modern age of constant input and outrage.

Christian McBride’s New Jawn – Prime

Photos: Matt Rispanti

Christian McBride’s New Jawn — trumpeter Josh Evans (Jackie McLean, Cedar Walton, Rasheid Ali), saxophonist and bass clarinetist Marcus Strickland (Roy Haynes, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Chris Dave, Bilal, Robert Glasper), and drummer Nasheet Waits (Jason Moran, Joe Lovano, John Medeski) — is back with their highly anticipated sophomore album, Prime, the follow-up from McBride’s GRAMMY® nominated group. Featuring original compositions from each band member as well as fresh takes on songs from Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman and Larry Young, this group offers an exhilarating space of exploration for the 8-time GRAMMY® Award-winning McBride to stretch his veteran wings.

Christian McBride Q&A with JazzFM

“It’s hard to create new things, because this is an old world. Something new…new is unfamiliar.” – Christian McBride

Photo: Ebru Yildiz

Christian McBride took a deep dive into his epic big band album The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons with JazzFM. Find out what inspired the album and how “history shapes our present and future.” (JazzFM)

Questions? Contact us.

Photo: Edölia Stroud for The New York Times

Christian McBride Interviewed in The New York Times

McBride Reflects on his 18th album as a bandleader and the bountiful road that led him here, in this in-depth interview

Photo: Edölia Stroud for The New York Times

“New Jawn is one of McBride’s most satisfying bands. Featuring Marcus Strickland on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet, Josh Evans on trumpet and Nasheet Waits on drums, it’s a quartet without a chordal instrument that convincingly encompasses elastic post-bop, dirge-like abstraction and strutting funk, sometimes uniting diverse strategies within the same piece.”

– The New York Times

New Christian McBride Studio Footage for Prime

Another view of how it went down in the studio with Christian McBride’s New Jawn! Check out this teaser for the title track of their upcoming record, Prime (out Feb. 24).

Billy Childs New Single #1 on Apple Music’s Jazz Currents Playlist

Photo: Raj Naik

“The End of Innocence” is a paean to lost childhood, and is one of the many haunting and evocative tracks heard on Billy Childs‘ upcoming album, The Winds of Change. Listen on this playlist where “…the focus is the present–and a look into varied visions of the future.”

Celebrating February Mack Avenue Birthdays

Starting from top L – R:  Connie Han, Herlin Riley, Jimmy Greene, Jackiem Joyner, Rodney Whitaker

February is a full month of Mack Avenue Music Group birthdays! Celebrate alongside these artists by revisiting their classic releases.

Tower of Power Tour Dates

Feb. 22 | Lexington, KY – Lexington Opera House

Feb. 23 | Durham, NC – The Carolina Theatre

Feb. 25 | Greenville, SC – The Peace Center Concert Hall

Feb. 26 | Charlotte, NC – Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

Feb. 28 | Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theatre

March 1 | Naples, FL – Artis – Naples

March 3 | Melbourne, FL – Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts

March 4 | Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Pakrer

April 15 | St. Petersberg, FL – Tampa Bay Blues Festival

April 16 | Stockbridge, GA – Stockbridge Amphitheater

April 28 | New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre

April 29 | Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston

East Axis – No Subject

CD / Digital Out Now

East Axis is a visionary improvising quartet consisting of renowned musicians, Gerald Cleaver (drums), Kevin Ray (bass), Scott Robinson (sax) and Matthew Shipp (piano). In its staggering diversity and dauntless sense of discovery, their sophomore album No Subject represents the fluidity and limitless nature of jazz as a whole.

East Axis (Gerald Cleaver, Kevin Ray, Scott Robinson & Matthew Shipp)

“We’re just trying to be four guys with an interest in a lot of different music and some improvisational prowess, that can get together, have fun and generate stuff that hopefully people find interesting and provocative and stimulating to listen to.”
– Matthew Shipp

Photo: Anna Yatskevich

When it pops up in one’s email inbox, “No Subject” doesn’t imply that the attached missive is devoid of content; it simply means the content is unknowable until the message is opened up and delved into. No Subject thus makes a slyly appropriate title for the sophomore release by the formidable jazz quartet East Axis. Where these four wide-ranging and inventive musicians are concerned, the shape a piece of music will take is never clear until its performance is well underway.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Set the Mood with This Playlist 🌹

The table’s set, the candle is lit, the wine is poured. Now all you need is Table for Two: Jazz Love Songs, a seductive playlist of unhurried, sultry songs sure to set the mood.

Yellowjackets Perform KNKX Studio Session

Hear new music from their album Parallel Motion

“Setting up their instruments to perform in the KNKX studios, the four members of the Yellowjackets were smiling widely and eager to play. Over 40 years since their debut backing guitarist Robben Ford, these stars of jazz fusion continue to create at the highest level.”

– KNKX Public Radio

Emmet Cohen‘s “Spillin’ the Tea”
#1 on Apple Music’s Pure Jazz Playlist

Photo: Gabriela Gabrielaa

This energetic track from Emmet Cohen‘s new album Uptown in Orbit creates discourse around a range of texture, syncopation and displacement. Listen on this “…jazz playlist that surveys the greats, past and future.” (Apple Music)

New Christian McBride Music & Merch

Build your Christian McBride collection with New Jawn, and new merch!

Christian Sands Tour Dates

Photo: Anna Webber

March 15 | Sarasota, FL – Sarasota Jazz Festival

March 23 | Savannah, GA – Savannah Music Festival

March 25 | Charlotte, NC – Middle C Jazz

March 31 | Tucson, AZ – The Century Room

April 1 | Las Vegas, NV – The Smith Center

April 6 | Hartford, CT – The Bushnell

April 7 | Boston, MA – Berklee Performance Center

April 8 | Philadelphia, PA – Verizon Hall

April 12 | Granville, OH – Swasey Chapel

April 14 | Chicago, IL – Orchestra Hall the Club

April 15 | Saratoga Springs, NY – Universal Presentation Hall

April 16 | Fairfield, CT – Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

April 19 | Roanoke, VA – Jefferson Center

April 20 | North Bethesda, MD – The Music Center at Strathmore

April 21-22 | New York, NY – The Appel Room

April 23 | Detroit, MI – Orchestra Hall

Meet the Members of East Axis

“…we’re trying to do something that might not be able to be pigeon-holed so easily within a specific genre.” – Matthew Shipp

Get ready for the release of No Subject this Friday (1/27) with East Axis members Gerald CleaverKevin RayScott Robinson and Matthew Shipp as they share the vision behind their exploratory quartet and album in this interview.

Joey Alexander Reveals Personal Journey to Becoming A Composer in JazzTimes Cover Story

“I wanted to write my own music from the start, but early on I still had so much to learn, so I held myself back. I wanted to play Coltrane and Monk first, so it took a moment for me to stretch out as a writer. I always wanted to share my stories, but now I have more to say, so this might be the right time and right place.” – Joey Alexander

Celebrating January Mack Avenue Birthdays

Starting from top L – R: Cameron Graves, Rahsaan Patterson, Russell Ferrante, Bob Mintzer, Gary Burton, Nels Cline, Richard Elliot

January is a full month of Mack Avenue Music Group birthdays! Celebrate alongside these artists by revisiting their classic releases.

Yellowjackets – Parallel Motion

What better time to listen to Parallel Motion than when half of the band is celebrating their birthday! This album is a true testament to the longevity and resilience of a band who debuted over 40 years ago. Consistently reinventing themselves through elevated instrumentation in their signature electro-acoustic soundscape, the current lineup consisting of Bob Mintzer (tenor & soprano saxophone/EWI), Russell Ferrante (piano/keyboards), Will Kennedy (drums, keyboards) and Dane Alderson (electric bass, MIDI Sequencing) showcases a collective at their prime. This album features 9 new original compositions and guest vocalist Jean Baylor (4x GRAMMY® Award Nominee of the Baylor Project and R&B duo Zhané) on “If You Believe.”

Billy Childs Tour Dates

Photo: Raj Naik

Feb. 10-12 | Kansas, MO – Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center

Feb. 23 | Northridge, CA – The Soraya @ CSUN

Feb. 26 | San Jose, CA – Hammer Theatre Center

Feb. 28 | Chico, CA – Laxson Auditorium

March 2 | Rohnert Park, CA – Green Music Center

March 4 | Portsmouth, NH – Jimmy’s Jazz & Blue Club

March 9-12 | New York City, NY – Dizzy’s Club

May 31 – June 14 | Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Steans Music Institute

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Christian McBride’s New Jawn Performs Original Song “Head Bedlam” Live in Studio

“Here’s exactly how it went down in the studio when we recorded it. Buckle up!” – Christian McBride

Christian McBride’s New Jawn has dropped the official performance video for their new single “Head Bedlam.” McBride is joined by bandmates Josh EvansMarcus Strickland and Nasheet Waits on this hard-hitting, funky original song.

East Axis‘s “Metal Sounds” #1 on Apple Music’s Outer Orbits Playlist

Photo: Anna Yatskevich

This playlist filled with “improvisations and experimentation from artists who explore music’s outer reaches,” (Apple Music) is appropriately topped by “Metal Sounds” – the exploratory debut single from East Axis.

East Axis – No Subject

East Axis is a visionary improvising quartet consisting of renowned musicians Gerald Cleaver (drums), Kevin Ray (bass), Scott Robinson (saxophone) and Matthew Shipp (piano). In its staggering diversity and dauntless sense of discovery, their sophomore album No Subject represents the fluidity and limitless nature of jazz as a whole.

Christian McBride’s New Jawn – Prime

Christian McBride’s New Jawn — trumpeter Josh Evans (Jackie McLean, Cedar Walton, Rasheid Ali), saxophonist and bass clarinetist Marcus Strickland (Roy Haynes, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Chris Dave, Bilal, Robert Glasper), and drummer Nasheet Waits (Jason Moran, Joe Lovano, John Medeski) — is back with their highly anticipated sophomore album, Prime, the follow-up from McBride’s GRAMMY® nominated group. Featuring original compositions from each band member as well as fresh takes on songs from Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman and Larry Young, this group offers an exhilarating space of exploration for the 8-time GRAMMY® Award-winning McBride to stretch his veteran wings.

Connie Han‘s Secrets of Inanna UK Hi-Fi News‘ “Album Choice” for January

“Raised in a musical family, the Californian piano prodigy and budding composer self-published her first album in 2015 while still (just) in her teens. Most obviously influenced by McCoy Tyler, her mastery and rhythmic drive soon won her a contract with Mack Avenue. Like Crime Zone and Iron Starlet, this third album for the Detroit label is produced and co-written by drummer Bill Wysaske, who’d been her mentor at the LA County High School For The Arts. Those two earlier albums featured Walter Smith III, but this time saxophonist Rich Perry is melodious, if almost languid by comparison, on Han’s pieces. But whether on piano or the no-longer-unfashionable Rhodes, Han is intriguing, sometimes spectacular, always alive.” – SH (UK Hi-Fi News)

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Christian McBride’s New Jawn Releases New Single “Head Bedlam”

Photo: Ebru Yildiz

Christian McBride’s New Jawn is back with a new album and the debut of the first single “Head Bedlam!” Dazzling chaos breaking into a robust funk groove showcases each individual member of this band: Josh EvansMarcus Strickland and Nasheet Waits. Listen to the opening track for New Jawn’s upcoming album Prime – due out February 24 – on your favorite streaming platform now.

Christian McBride’s New Jawn – Prime

Due Out February 24 on CD / 2-LP / Digital

Christian McBride’s New Jawn — trumpeter Josh Evans (Jackie McLean, Cedar Walton, Rasheid Ali), saxophonist and bass clarinetist Marcus Strickland (Roy Haynes, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Chris Dave, Bilal, Robert Glasper), and drummer Nasheet Waits (Jason Moran, Joe Lovano, John Medeski) — is back with their highly anticipated sophomore album, Prime, the follow-up from McBride’s GRAMMY® nominated group. Featuring original compositions from each band member as well as fresh takes on songs from Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman and Larry Young, this group offers an exhilarating space of exploration for the 8-time GRAMMY® Award-winning McBride to stretch his veteran wings.

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East Axis (Gerald Cleaver, Kevin Ray, Scott Robinson & Matthew Shipp)

Welcome the Quartet to the Mack Avenue/Brother Mister Family with New Single “Metal Sounds”

Photo: Anna Yatskevich

“Metal Sounds” is the first single from East Axis‘s upcoming album, No Subject – due out January 27. This track’s mammoth grind pointedly suggests the assault of crushing doom-metal guitars. It speaks to the exploratory vision of East Axis, as described by pianist Matthew Shipp, “We’re just trying to be four guys with an interest in a lot of different music and some improvisational prowess, that can get together, have fun and generate stuff that hopefully people find interesting and provocative and stimulating to listen to.”

East Axis – No Subject

CD / Digital Due Out January 27

East Axis is a visionary improvising quartet consisting of renowned musicians, Gerald Cleaver (drums), Kevin Ray (bass), Scott Robinson (sax) and Matthew Shipp (piano). In its staggering diversity and dauntless sense of discovery, their sophomore album No Subject represents this band in its first days; it remains to be seen how far and in how many directions it can go from here.

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Metro Detroit and the global jazz community lost one of its greatest champions this week.
Gretchen Carhartt Valade, businesswoman, and philanthropist, died peacefully on December
30, surrounded by family at her Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. home. She was 97.

Known by many in the arts community as the “Angel of Jazz,” Gretchen C. Valade will be
remembered for her philanthropic contributions to the arts, culture, and business landscape of Metro Detroit and the global jazz community. As chairman emeritus of Carhartt, Inc. and
granddaughter to the founder of the family-owned workwear company, Valade combined her
sharp business acumen, her lifelong love of jazz, and her devotion and commitment to the city of Detroit to establish a foundation for the arts in 2006 ensuring Detroit’s annual jazz festival remained the largest free festival of its kind in North America.

 

Carhartt Legacy
A lifelong Grosse Pointe Farms resident, Valade was born August 27, 1925, the same birthdate of her entrepreneurial and community-minded grandfather, Hamilton Carhartt, whom she called “Big Dad.” Originating in Detroit in 1889, Carhartt – the now iconic 134-year-old apparel company is headquartered in Dearborn, Mich., and remains family-owned today.

Daughter of Gretchen S. Stearns and Wylie Carhartt, president of Carhartt from 1937 to 1957, Valade was immersed in the family business from a young age. At one point, speaking to her involvement with Carhartt, Valade noted, “I was a Carhartt, and that’s what I was supposed to do. My duty as a family member was to contribute to the family business.”

 

In 1948 Valade married Grosse Pointe native Robert C. Valade who later served as Carhartt’s president for four decades. While raising their three children, Christopher, Gretchen, and Mark, Valade remained an active participant and advisor in the Carhartt business as a member of the board of directors since 1958. After the death of her husband in 1998, she assumed the role of chairman of the board. Today her son Mark, is the chief executive officer and chairman of the board at Carhartt. Of what the company’s longevity, popularity, and success would mean to her grandfather, Valade once stated, “He would have loved it. My grandfather would’ve been very proud that the company has lasted more than a century – through the good times and the bad.”

 

“Angel of Jazz”
Valade’s love of music began at an early age. She played piano and wrote songs her entire life. She credited her older sisters, Eugenie, and Patricia, with introducing her to the music of Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, and other artists who inspired her affinity for jazz. She said her real jazz education resulted from exploring New York’s iconic jazz clubs and hearing the industry’s finest musicians.

 

In 1999, at the age of 74, Valade combined her entrepreneurial spirit with her lifelong love of
jazz by founding the recording label Mack Avenue Records which subsequently earned over 50 Grammy Awards nominations and was awarded eleven Grammy wins. Her commitment to the label’s performers and their quality of life was at the forefront of her passions and future
endeavors.

 

Music Legacy of Detroit
When the Detroit Jazz Festival lost its primary sponsor, Valade established a foundation in 2006 to ensure the festival remained free of charge for the city and its patrons. She declined to add her name or record label to the festival’s naming rights, explaining, “It’s important that the Detroit Jazz Festival remain accessible to all that want to enjoy listening and celebrating
Detroit’s rich history of jazz. People may reference that it’s my festival, but it’s not. This festival belongs to the people and city of Detroit.”

Valade continued to support the local jazz community by donating to jazz studies at Wayne
State University and funding the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center, which houses the main hall designed specifically for jazz performance in a club-style venue.

 

In addition to the festival and record company, Valade at the age of 82, opened the Dirty Dog
Jazz Café in 2008 in Grosse Pointe Farms, an award-winning jazz and dinner club featuring local and international talent. It was one of Valade’s favorite places, where she could be found most nights enjoying the music and cheering on the artists.

 

Valade owned several other Grosse Pointe Farms-based businesses, including Morning Glory Coffee & Pastries and Capricious women’s shoe & clothing store. She also owned Sweet Melissa’s Café in Sanibel Island, Fla.

 

When asked why she took on so many ventures at an age when most are enjoying retirement, she stated, “I prefer not to be bored. I wanted to occupy my time surrounded by the things important to me, my family, my passions, my joys, and my community. And for me, being busy is a big part of a long life.”

Valade’s business knowledge translated to a myriad of philanthropic endeavors. Valade was an ardent supporter of service organizations such as Ascension St. John’s Hospital, COTS of Detroit, the Humane Society of Huron County, and the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation.

Gretchen C. Valade was predeceased by her son Christopher and is survived by her daughter, Gretchen Garth (Stix), her son, Mark Valade (Molly), and her six grandchildren: Byron, Catherine, Damon, Kyle, Gretchen Rose, Cameron as well as her nine great grandchildren. Private services will be held. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to COTS Detroit https://cotsdetroit.org/ or the Humane Society of Huron Valley https://www.hshv.org/.

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2022

Preorder Now: Christian McBride – The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons

Available January 13, 2023 on Vinyl (2-LP) for the First Time!

Christian McBride’s magnum opus available on vinyl for the first time. The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons is culminating documentation of a richly inspired piece – lauding four key figures of the Civil Rights Movement: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks and Muhammad Ali. Marshaling his ever-sharpening skills as a composer, arranger, conductor, musician and lyricist, Christian McBride has created a historically and culturally illuminating five-part suite for an 18-piece big band, chorus and narrators that places the motivating forces as well as the goals of the Civil Rights Movement within a powerfully relevant artistic context. It is a one-from-the-heart project McBride was, apparently, destined to undertake. This recording of The Movement Revisited marks the addition of a fifth movement, “Apotheosis,” which acknowledges the election of Barack Obama as the first African American President of the United States.

NPR Broadcasts Christian McBride‘s Live Performance of The Movement Revisited at The Kimmel Center

Can’t wait until January? Immerse yourself in The Movement Revisited with this NPR broadcast of Christian McBride’s seminal release, performed live from the Kimmel Center in downtown Philly. This video also follows McBride around Philadelphia as he speaks with key figures in his life and music, including his mother.

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On a Clear Day: The Oscar Peterson Trio
– Live in Zurich, 1971
CD / Digital Out Now

2-LP Clear Vinyl Set Out Now Exclusively for
Record Store Day Black Friday

Legendary pianist and composer Oscar Peterson led a storied career, spanning over half a century with new creative heights at every turn. 1971 saw Peterson touring the world once again, joined by bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and drummer Louis Hayes in a rare trio configuration that never performed together again. As heard in this never-before-released live recording from Zurich, Switzerland, the collaboration and artistry between these musicians is unmatched.

Tower of Power – 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Vinyl
2-LP Translucent Orange Vinyl with 4-Page Insert

Out Now Exclusively for Record Store Day Black Friday

This seminal band of the Soul & Funk sound has been funkin’ the house since 1968. Celebrate with this live concert recorded at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, available on 2-LP Translucent Orange Vinyl exclusively with Record Store Day Black Friday.

Preorder Now: Christian McBride – The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons

Available January 13, 2023 on Vinyl for the First Time!

Christian McBride’s magnum opus available on vinyl for the first time. The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons is culminating documentation of a richly inspired piece – lauding four key figures of the Civil Rights Movement: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks and Muhammad Ali. Marshaling his ever-sharpening skills as a composer, arranger, conductor, musician and lyricist, Christian McBride has created a historically and culturally illuminating five-part suite for an 18-piece big band, chorus and narrators that places the motivating forces as well as the goals of the Civil Rights Movement within a powerfully relevant artistic context. It is a one-from-the-heart project McBride was, apparently, destined to undertake. This recording of The Movement Revisited marks the addition of a fifth movement, “Apotheosis,” which acknowledges the election of Barack Obama as the first African American President of the United States.

 

Black Friday Sale Countdown

Must Haves for Any Music Lover

Emmet Cohen – Uptown in Orbit

Connie Han – Secrets of Inanna

Jennifer Hartswick – Something in the Water

Joey Alexander – Origin

Plus, releases from Erroll GarnerOscar PetersonYellowjacketsChristian McBrideDanilo Pérez and Kenny Garrett!

Rare Finds for the Ultimate Collector

Tower of Power – 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – June 2018 (Signed)

Kenny Garrett – Sounds from the Ancestors (Signed)

Christian McBride & Inside Straight – Live at the Village Vanguard (Signed)

Joey DeFrancesco – More Music (Signed)

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Bundles, Specialty Sets and Swag

Jen Zen Bundle

Jonathan Butler – Christmas Together + Homemade Scarf Bundle

Christian McBride – Beanies, sweatshirts, vinyl slipmats and more

Erroll Garner – Liberation In Swing: The Octave Records Story & Complete Symphony Hall Concert

Warm Up Your Ears for the Holidays!

Warren Wolf – Christmas Vibes

Kirk Whalum – How Does Christmas Sound?

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Transform Your Home with this Multi-Sensory
Holiday Playlist

Sit back, relax and let the crackling Yule log bring you holiday cheer. We’ve curated this multi-sensory playlist so you can fill your home with the sights and sounds of the holidays.

Stream Holiday Hits from Your Favorite Artists

Hear holiday music from Kirk WhalumCécile McLorin SalvantBrian BrombergEric Reed and more of your favorite Mack Avenue artists in this playlist! Stream on your favorite platform.

Emmet Cohen on the Cover of Spotify Playlist

 Emmet Cohen‘s Uptown in Orbit has put him at the forefront of what’s new in jazz – including this Spotify playlist. Released last Friday, Emmet’s sophomore release for Mack Avenue features trumpeter/educator Sean Jones, saxophonist Patrick Bartley, bassist Russell Hall and drummer Kyle Poole.

Jennifer Hartswick Interviewed by FOX17 Rock & Review for Something in the Water

“I’ve been really lucky to play with people from across all genres. But I’ve always had a strong love of jazz and R&B and all of that kind of stuff. I started out as a trumpet player not as a singer, and so I kind of think about music from an instrumentalist’s point before I think about it from a singer’s perspective…” – Jennifer Hartswick

Newly Released Tracks on Pandora‘s Playlist:
Oscar Peterson: A-Z

The previously unreleased live tracks, “On a Clear Day” and “Where Do I Go From Here?” can be heard on this playlist, which compiles Pandora‘s favorite Oscar Peterson songs.

Uptown in Orbit Ultimate Test Pressing Bundle (Signed)

Ultimate Test Pressing Bundle includes:

  • Limited edition signed test pressing
  • Original album with full artwork and packaging

Before the large-scale production of a vinyl record, a scarce number of copies are pressed to test the quality and fine-tune any audio that may need to be adjusted. Once this process is approved, Mack Avenue makes an extremely limited quantity of these test pressings available to the general public. Packaged in a simple white jacket featuring a signature from Emmet Cohen, these collectible test pressings are available in extremely limited quantities.

Emmet Cohen‘s Uptown in Orbit Celebrated in United Kingdom’s The Times

Emmet Cohen is unusual among young jazz musicians in having a keen sense of the music’s ancient history — it isn’t often you hear a 32-year-old playing a tune by Willie ‘The Lion’ Smith, as he does here. That doesn’t mean the American pianist is some tweedy fuddy-duddy mired in the past. On this expansive album he matches each atavistic exploration with a piece of ferocious vitality, aiming to make history as he honors it.” – The Times

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New Emmet Cohen Album Out Now: Uptown in Orbit
“Cohen’s latest spark of inspiration — Uptown In Orbit, titled in tribute to Duke Ellington — illuminates his wide-reaching influences and penchant for exploration.” – WBGO

Available on Vinyl (mocha) / CD / Digital

On Uptown in Orbit – Emmet Cohen‘s his sophomore release for Mack Avenue – the tradition of jazz is brought to the forefront while providing the modern twist needed for the current times. Featured on this release is trumpeter/educator Sean Jones, saxophonist Patrick Bartley, bassist Russell Hall and drummer Kyle Poole.

Emmet Cohen on Uptown in Orbit:

Photo: Gabriela Gabrielaa

“Living here on Edgecombe, where Duke lived and where so many of our heroes gathered to make music together, it’s really brought me closer to that ancestral connection. And of course, we’re honoring Duke’s recording “Blues in Orbit.” Putting the music and the musicians in orbit has been a great gift. This record aims to document a moment of that entire experience.”

– Emmet Cohen

Uptown in Orbit Ultimate Test Pressing Bundle (Signed)

Ultimate Test Pressing Bundle includes:

  • Limited edition signed test pressing
  • Original album with full artwork and packaging

Before the large-scale production of a vinyl record, a scarce number of copies are pressed to test the quality and fine-tune any audio that may need to be adjusted. Once this process is approved, Mack Avenue makes an extremely limited quantity of these test pressings available to the general public. Packaged in a simple white jacket featuring a signature from Emmet Cohen, these collectible test pressings are available in extremely limited quantities.

Questions? Contact us.

New Single: “Where Do I Go from Here? (Live)”

Photo: Hans Harzheim

This Bock & Harnick tune in a lilting swing is the latest from the upcoming album, On a Clear Day: The Oscar Peterson Trio – Live in Zurich, 1971. This unheard treasure features bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and drummer Louis Hayes.

On a Clear Day: The Oscar Peterson Trio
– Live in Zurich, 1971

CD / Digital Due Out Nov. 25, 2022

Legendary pianist and composer Oscar Peterson led a storied career, spanning over half a century with new creative heights at every turn. 1971 saw Peterson touring the world once again, joined by bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and drummer Louis Hayes in a rare trio configuration that never performed together again. As heard in this never-before-released live recording from Zurich, Switzerland, the collaboration and artistry between these musicians is unmatched.

2-LP Clear Vinyl Set Available Exclusively for
Record Store Day Black Friday

This album will be available as a 2-LP clear vinyl set exclusively for Record Store Day Black Friday on November 25th. Visit recordstoreday.com for more information and an independent record store near you.

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Our mailing address is:
18530 Mack Avenue, #299, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Hear the Title Track from Previously Unreleased Oscar Peterson Live Concert: “On a Clear Day (Live)”
On a Clear Day: The Oscar Peterson Trio
– Live in Zurich, 1971

CD / Digital Due Out Nov. 25, 2022

Legendary pianist and composer Oscar Peterson led a storied career, spanning over half a century with new creative heights at every turn. 1971 saw Peterson touring the world once again, joined by bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and drummer Louis Hayes in a rare trio configuration that never performed together again. As heard in this never-before-released live recording from Zurich, Switzerland, the collaboration and artistry between these musicians is unmatched.

2-LP Clear Vinyl Set Available Exclusively for
Record Store Day Black Friday

This album will be available as a 2-LP clear vinyl set exclusively for Record Store Day Black Friday on November 25th. Visit recordstoreday.com for more information and an independent record store near you.

Questions? Contact us.

Emmet Cohen Releases New Original Single:
“My Love Will Come Again”
“Cohen’s latest spark of inspiration — Uptown In Orbit, titled in tribute to Duke Ellington — illuminates his wide-reaching influences and penchant for exploration.” – WBGO

“My Love Will Come Again” reveals the quiet beauty of Emmet Cohen’s ballad writing. A deeply personal gesture, the music intensifies and ebbs as the artists express a complexity of emotion and unfolding lyricism. This song is the latest from his upcoming album, Uptown in Orbit – due out Oct. 28.

Emmet Cohen – Uptown in Orbit

CD / Vinyl / Digital Due Out October 28

Emmet Cohen’s time has come. Since his debut Mack Avenue release Future Stride, Cohen has toured the world consistently — bringing the joy of music to people in need during a global pandemic — all while hosting weekly livestream concerts from his home in Harlem, NY. These livestreams provided a sense of community and a home to the displaced musicians of New York, reminiscent of the 1920s rent parties. On Uptown in Orbit, his sophomore release for Mack Avenue, Cohen brings the tradition of jazz to the forefront while providing the modern twist needed for the current times. Featured on this release is trumpeter/educator Sean Jones, saxophonist Patrick Bartley, bassist Russell Hall and drummer Kyle Poole.

Questions? Contact us.

 

Connie Han – Secrets of Inanna

Album out this Friday 9/23 – preorder while supplies last!

Rising star pianist/composer Connie Han brings the ancient Sumerian culture to the present day by channelling Inanna — the ancient Sumerian goddess of love, beauty and war — on her third release for Mack Avenue Records. Featuring Katisse Buckingham (alto flute and piccolo), John Patitucci (bass), Rich Perry (tenor saxophonist) and drummer Bill Wysaske, Secrets of Inanna creates a new world open to interpretation, harkening back to the ethereal soundscapes of 1970s spiritual jazz with the modern composition Han has received praise for since her 2018 debut Crime Zone, creating a truly unique soundscape of great depth.

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Jennifer Hartswick Interviewed by American Blues Scene
“We’re kind of in uncharted territory as far as I know…” – Jennifer Hartswick 

Photo: Dani Barbieri

Jennifer Hartswick reveals the stories behind Something in the Water and what it was like to work with artists like Trey Anastasio, Christian McBride and more in this interview.

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Connie Han in Premiere Episode of JAZZIZ Magazine‘s  Podcast

“[Secrets of Inanna] serves as a starting point for a stimulating conversation about music, history, philosophy, fashion and much more.” – JAZZIZ Magazine

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Joey Alexander‘s Origin Celebrated in Germany’s PIANONews Magazine

Photo: Stevie Chris

“Is Joey Alexander in danger of becoming the Björn Borg of jazz piano? Actually, he has already achieved everything: Grammy® nominations, the respect of prominent colleagues, and then a contract with a major label. However, there is no reason to fear that the pianist will soon retire contentedly after all these successes, as the Swedish tennis idol once did. Joey Alexander is 19 years old and seems to be just getting started. All the pieces were written by the young pianist. But it is true: Joey Alexander does not reinvent the wheel of mainstream jazz here. But how naturally he interacts with renowned accompanists like Larry Grenadier and Kendrick Scott and spurs them on again and again to top performances, while serving saxophonist Chris Potter – that is worthy of all honor.” – PIANONews Magazine

Listen to Origin

Emmet Cohen on Tour

Photo: Gabriela Gabrielaa

Sept. 20-21 | Seattle, WA – Jazz Alley

Sept. 22 | Victoria, BC, Canada – Hermann’s Jazz Club

Sept. 23 | West Vancouver, BC, Canada – Kay Meeks Arts Centre

Sept. 24 | Monterey, CA – Monterey Jazz Festival

Sept. 25 | Half Moon Bay, CA – Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society

Oct. 8 | Portsmouth, NH – Jimmy’s Jazz

Oct. 9 | Chester, CT – Robbie Collomore Music Series

Oct. 13 | Rehoboth Beach, DE – True Blue Jazz Festival

Oct. 21 – 22 | New York, NY – Lincoln Center

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Singer and Trumpeter Jennifer Hartswick Issues Tender Portrait of Human Condition with New Music
Jennifer is a triple threat as a songwriter, singer and trumpeter…she has a legion of loyal fans. I’m one of those loyal fans.” – Christian McBride

Photo: Dani Barbieri

Reprising her studio collaboration with renowned bassist and dear friend Christian McBride, the highly sought-after singer and trumpeter interprets nine new tracks comprised of original repertoire and fresh arrangements of familiar songs alongside her core ensemble and featured guests.

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Build Your Jen Zen Bundle

Immerse yourself in the soundscape and zen infused scent of Jennifer Hartswick’s Something in the Water with this Grapefruit Bergamot pure soy candle.

  • Custom 4oz Aromatherapy Soy Candle in Clear Glass Jar with Metal Lid
  • Scent: Grapefruit Bergamot
  • Contains 4 oz of Pure Soy Wax
  • Bleach-Free Cotton Wicks
  • Burn Time: 24 Hours Each
  • Shipped in Gift Box
  • Candle Dimensions: 2.4″W x 2.8″H
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Jennifer Hartswick – Something in the Water

“Jen pours all of her heart, her love and her pain into every single note on this beautiful new album.” – Trey Anastasio

Co-written with guitarist and album producer Nick Cassarino, Something in the Water presents a tender portrait of the human condition, brimming with humor and vulnerability. “We wanted to celebrate the human experience,” says the Nashville-based artist. “We wanted to write about all facets of love and life and loss and gain. There’s definitely an arc of someone’s life in this album.”

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Yellowjackets Enter Fifth Decade with New Album Parallel Motion

“Their newest offering simply hits—on whatever terms you want it to.” — JazzTimes

Photo: Roberto Cifarelli

 “[Parallel Motion] represents the commitment to stay together and keep moving forward.It’s really about this four-cornered square that functions no matter what. With each record, all four of us are on the hunt for new ways to put the notes together. The music keeps growing. The focus is this band. A clear, identifiable sound. Four equal parts.” – Bob Mintzer

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Yellowjackets – Parallel Motion

“Los Angeles’ elegant Yellowjackets have not only survived their era but thrived.” — Big Takeover

Parallel Motion is a true testament to the longevity and resilience of a band who debuted over 40 years ago. Consistently reinventing themselves through elevated instrumentation in their signature electro-acoustic soundscape, the current lineup consisting of Bob Mintzer (tenor & soprano saxophone/EWI), Russell Ferrante (piano/keyboards), Will Kennedy (drums, keyboards) and Dane Alderson (electric bass, MIDI sequencing) showcases a collective at their prime. This album features nine new original compositions and guest vocalist Jean Baylor (4x GRAMMY® Award Nominee of The Baylor Project and R&B duo Zhané) on “If You Believe.”

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Our mailing address is:
18530 Mack Avenue, #299, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236

Emmet Cohen Shares New Single: “Finger Buster”

Emmet Cohen opens his upcoming record, Uptown in Orbit (out October 28) with Willie “The Lion” Smith’s “Finger Buster” – a rite of passage for pianists. Stream on your favorite platform to experience Cohen’s lyrical precision around a folkloric stride vocabulary.

Connie Han Shares New Single: “The Gallû Pursuit”

“I firmly believe that to create art with substance and quality, the artist must sacrifice a portion of her soul — physically, mentally and spiritually. That to create something truly beautiful, the artist must delve into the savage darkness that lives inside us all.” – Connie Han

Emmet Cohen – Uptown in Orbit

Due out October 28 (mocha color vinyl / CD / digital)

Emmet Cohen’s time has come. Since his debut Mack Avenue release Future Stride, Cohen has toured the world consistently – bringing the joy of music to people in need during a global pandemic — all while hosting weekly livestream concerts from his home in Harlem, NY. These livestreams provided a sense of community and a home to the displaced musicians of New York, reminiscent of the 1920s rent parties. On Uptown in Orbit, his sophomore release for Mack Avenue, Cohen brings the tradition of jazz to the forefront while providing the modern twist needed for the current times. Featured on this release is trumpeter/educator Sean Jones, saxophonist Patrick Bartley, bassist Russell Hall and drummer Kyle Poole.

Connie Han – Secrets of Inanna

Due out September 23 (yellow-gold color vinyl / CD / digital)

Rising star jazz pianist Connie Han brings the ancient Sumerian culture to the present day by channelling Inanna – the ancient Sumerian goddess of love, beauty and war — on her third release for Mack Avenue Records. Featuring Katisse Buckingham (alto flute and piccolo), John Patitucci (bass), Rich Perry (tenor saxophonist) and drummer Bill WysaskeSecrets of Inanna creates a new world open to interpretation, harkening back to the ethereal soundscapes of 1970s spiritual jazz with the modern composition Han has received praise for since her 2018 debut, Crime Zone creating a truly unique soundscape of great depth.

Questions? Contact us.

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Our mailing address is:
18530 Mack Avenue, #299, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236

Jennifer Hartswick Featured in Glide Magazine

Photo: Dani Barbieri

“21 years into performing on some of the biggest stages in the country with the Trey Anastasio BandJennifer Hartswick has always shined in her role as trumpeter and vocalist. The versatile musician drips with charm, confidence, and natural musical talent that has radiated a phenom quality that has earned her a large fan base. Hartswick’s breakthrough to acclaimed solo star has been in the works for years, and her new album Something in the Water (due out 9/9/22), proves her rhythmic musical aspirations are the real deal.” – Glide Magazine

Oscar Peterson Memorialized on Canadian $1 Coin

“…we honour Oscar Peterson with a coin that Canadians can find in their change—a quiet celebration for a Canadian change-maker who had a loud and echoing influence. Oscar’s love of music and his lasting legacy is celebrated with the 2022 commemorative circulation coin…” – The Royal Canadian Mint

August Birthday Roundup

August is a big month for Mack Avenue Music Group birthdays! Celebrate with specially curated playlists for each artist.

Photo Credits Clockwise from Top Left: Noé Cugny, Tad Hershorn, Mark Fitton, Aaron Rice

August 10 – Cyrille Aimée

August 15 – Oscar Peterson

August 17 – Steve Cole

August 28 – Cécile McLorin Salvant

💥 Macy Gray Ruby: 15% Off Flash Sale💥

Sale ends Friday 8/19 at 11:59pm ET

Rubies hold a special place amongst the world’s rarest natural treasures. The most sought-after of the corundum family, the gemstone’s crimson hue instantly catches attention—as if extracting passion from the earth itself and crystallizing it in mineral form. Similarly, Macy Gray occupies a rare space in the canon of modern music. Now, her tenth full-length album, RUBY [Artistry Music/Mack Avenue], reaffirms and reasserts that signature rarity millions continue to treasure.

Upcoming Dan Wilson Tour Dates

Photo: Brent Veverka

September 4 | Washington, DC – DC Jazz Festival

September 9 | Akron, OH – Rubber City Jazz and Blues

September 16 | Atlanta, GA – The Wren’s Nest

September 17 | Pittsburgh, PA – Pittsburgh Jazz Festival

September 24 | Monterey, CA – Monterey Jazz Festival

Questions? Contact us.

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Our mailing address is:
18530 Mack Avenue, #299, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236

Jennifer Hartswick Shares New Single: “By the River”

Trades between Jennifer Hartswick and trombonist Roy Agee bend around an elastic New Orleans pulse on Hartswick’s new single, “By the River.” With vocal contributions from Shira Elias and Maureen Murphy, the song celebrates reveries of girlhood.

Jennifer Hartswick – Something in the Water

Reprising her studio collaboration with renowned bassist and dear friend Christian McBride, the highly sought-after singer and trumpeter interprets nine new tracks comprised of original repertoire and fresh arrangements of familiar songs alongside her core ensemble and featured guests. Co-written with guitarist and album producer Nick CassarinoSomething in the Water presents a tender portrait of the human condition, brimming with humor and vulnerability.

“By the River” – Official Lyric Video

Something in the Water‘s tender portrait of the human condition is illustrated in “By the River.” Watch Jennifer Hartswick‘s new lyric video for the full experience.

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Our mailing address is:
18530 Mack Avenue, #299, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236

New Brian Bromberg Music Video: “That Cool Groovy Beatnik Jazz”

Brian Bromberg is taking you to a classic BYOB (Bring Your Own Bongos) hipster café with his new music video for “That Cool Groovy Beatnik Jazz.” Enjoy the laid-back, finger-snapping groove.

Joey Alexander Shares Studio Footage for “Summer Rising”

Celebrate the summer months with this in-studio footage of Joey Alexander‘s “Summer Rising.” This footage also features Gilad Hekselman (guitar), Larry Grenadier (bass) and Kendrick Scott (drums).

Tia Fuller Shares Reflections with TIDAL on Her Time with Beyoncé

“I learned how to be the facilitator of my vision, and to be unapologetic about it.” – Tia Fuller

You may know saxophonist Tia Fuller from the four albums she released with Mack Avenue Music Group, but did you know she has also joined Beyoncé for two world tours? Find out how this experience carried into her greater musical career in this interview.

Celebrate One Year of Sounds from the Ancestors with 15% Off of the Album

Sale Runs 8/10 – 8/14 at 11:59pm ET

Kenny Garrett – Sounds from the Ancestors

On Sounds from the AncestorsKenny Garrett remembers the spirit of the sounds of African ancestors from church services, recited prayers, songs from the work fields, Yoruban chants and African drums, alongside tributes to Roy Hargrove and two drum pioneers — Art Blakey and Tony Allen — who all looked into the past to influence the future sound and evolution of jazz.

Danilo Pérez‘s Crisálida featured in France’s SON DU MONDE (Sound of the World) magazine

“Musician of a remarkable musical culture, jazzy and classical, Panamanian pianist Danilo Pérez is also a connoisseur of Latin American folklore and an intelligent pioneer of African American ties. His most recent album, Crisálida, perfectly expresses the shared feeling of going through a crucial, dangerous time, but necessary to access a higher state of collective and individual consciousness.” – SON DU MONDE

Upcoming Brian Bromberg Tour Dates

August 12-13 | Los Angeles, CA – Catalina Jazz Club

September 13 | Los Angeles, CA – Vibrato Grill Jazz

September 19 | Seal Beach, CA – Spaghettini

Upcoming Cameron Graves Performance

August 12 | San Jose, CA – San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2022

Questions? Contact us.

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Our mailing address is:
18530 Mack Avenue, #299, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236

Shop the Sounds of Summer and Save 20% 🏖️

August 2 – August 5 at 11:59pm ET

Code: SUMMER22

Heat waves are no match for these titles that are sure to keep you feeling cool and light all summer long.

UPCOMING RELEASES

Jennifer Hartswick – Something in the Water

Connie Han – Secrets of Inanna

Yellowjackets – Parallel Motion

SUMMER STAFF PICKS

Oscar Peterson – A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Helsinki, 1987

Erroll Garner – Liberation In Swing: The Octave Records Story & Complete Symphony Hall Concert

Jazz Foundation of America – Relief: A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund

Danilo Pérez – Crisálida

Joey Alexander – Origin

Veronica Swift – This Bitter Earth

TEST PRESSINGS

Tower of Power – 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – June 2018 (Signed Test Pressing)

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Yellowjackets Release New Single: Resilience

“It’s really about this four-cornered square that functions no matter what. With each record, all four of us are on the hunt for new ways to put the notes together.” – Bob Mintzer

“Resilience” is an apt song title for a band as rock solid as Yellowjackets. This Bob Mintzer original is the second single from their upcoming album, Parallel Motion (out 8/26).

Jennifer Hartswick Releases New Music Video for “Only Time Will Tell”

Dynamic singer-songwriter and trumpeter Jennifer Hartswick has released a new music video for “Only Time Will Tell,” the debut single from her forthcoming album – Something in the Water (out 9/9).

Connie Han‘s “Prima Materia” Top Track in Spotify Playlist

Connie Han‘s ethereal “Prima Materia” is the first single on her upcoming release, Secrets of Inanna (out 9/23). Listen to it now on this playlist of “new jazz for open minds.” – Spotfiy

Now Streaming on Google Play and Apple Music:

Rahsaan Patterson: Live at The Belasco is now streaming on Google Play and Apple Music! Revisit Rahsaan’s biggest songs at this famed venue with Lalah Hathaway and Shanice Wilson.

Julian Lage Staff Picks

Julian Lage – Love Hurts

Julian Lage – Love Hurts (Test Pressing)

Julian Lage – Modern Lore

Julian Lage – Arclight

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Kenny Garrett Announced as 2023 NEA Jazz Master 🎉

Photo: Hollis King

“Garrett, 61, has been a vital force in jazz since his teens, in a succession of hard-bop bands that spotlighted his combustible energies…Sounds from the Ancestors, was listed among NPR Music‘s ’50 Best Albums of 2021.’ As the title implies, it’s a statement about dialoguing with the lineage. ‘As you get older you start to reflect on the past,’ Garrett says in Jazz from Detroit. ‘You also reflect on the future, but you do it with a clearer understanding of what happened before you.'” – NPR Music

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Kenny Garrett Vinyl Picks

Get Your Hands on Vinyl from This 2023 NEA Jazz Master

Sounds from the Ancestors (Signed Test Pressing)

Limited Stock

Sketches of MD: Live at the Iridium

Do Your Dance!

Sounds from the Ancestors

Connie Han Channels the Ancient Goddess of
Love, Beauty and War in Secrets of Inanna

Due out September 23, 2022

Connie Han – Secrets of Inanna

Rising star pianist/composer Connie Han brings the ancient Sumerian culture to the present day by channelling Inanna – the ancient Sumerian goddess of love, beauty and war — on her third release for Mack Avenue Records. Featuring Katisse Buckingham (alto flute and piccolo), John Patitucci (bass), Rich Perry (tenor saxophonist) and drummer Bill WysaskeSecrets of Inanna creates a new world open to interpretation, harkening back to the ethereal soundscapes of 1970s spiritual jazz with the modern composition Han has received praise for since her 2018 debut, Crime Zone, creating a truly unique soundscape of great depth.

Questions? Contact us.

Welcome Jennifer Hartswick to Mack Avenue Music Group & Brother Mister Productions!

Jennifer Hartswick – Something in the Water

“We wanted to write about all facets of love and life and loss and gain. There’s definitely an arc of someone’s life in this album.” – Jennifer Hartswick

We’re so excited to work with acclaimed vocalist, trumpeter and composer Jennifer Hartswick on the release of her album, Something in the Water, on September 9th. Jen is an original member of the Trey Anastasio Band and has recorded/shared the stage with Herbie HancockPhishChristian McBrideTom PettyAaron NevilleCarlos SantanaThe Rolling StonesBig GiganticDave Matthews and countless others.

New Jennifer Hartswick Music Video: “Only Time Will Tell”

“’Only Time Will Tell’ explores the story of a woman scorned. All too often we stay too long because it’s familiar, not because it’s good for our soul. The temptation to stick around will always remain.” – Jennifer Hartswick

Get A Signed Tower of Power Test Pressing ✍️

Tower of Power – 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – June 2018 (Signed)

Available in extremely limited quantities while supplies lasts.

 

Over the course of two memorable evenings in June 2018, legendary soul-funk-R&B outfit Tower of Power returned to Oakland, the city that started it all, to celebrate their landmark 50th anniversary with a few thousand friends, family and fans.

Your Summer Playlist

This collection of perfectly-chilled jazz instrumental ballads is just the right music for kicking off your shoes and enjoying a long summer night.

Upcoming Tower of Power Tour Dates

Photos: Brian Rachlin & Lisa S. Johnson

July 8 | Santa Ynez, CA
July 9 | Santa Rosa, CA
July 15 | Park City, UT
July 16 | Las Vegas, NV

July 20 | Morrison, CO

July 22 | Claksburg, CA

July 23 | Saratoga, CA

August 11 | Cincinnati, OH

August 12 | Huber Heights, OH

August 26 | Norfolk, VA
August 27 | Washington, PA

August 29 | St Paul, MN

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Stream “Intrigue” from Yellowjackets’ New Album Parallel Motion

“There’s a singable component, but these little splashes of dissonance. It doesn’t fit into any categories, which is one of the M.O.s of this band.” – Bob Mintzer
Photo: Roberto Cifarelli
Yellowjackets‘ upcoming album Parallel Motion – out August 26 – opens with Bob Mintzer’s “Intrigue,” a lithe but stutter-stepping tune that offers a little surprise around every shifting groove. Lyrical and street smart, the piece showcases all four players at their most responsive.
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Yellowjackets Enter Fifth Decade Sounding as Fresh as Tomorrow on Upcoming Album: Parallel Motion

Parallel Motion is out on CD / Digital on August 26, 2022
Parallel Motion — the new album from jazz fusion legends Yellowjackets — is a true testament to the longevity and resilience of a band who debuted over 40 years ago. Consistently reinventing themselves through elevated instrumentation in their signature electro-acoustic soundscape, the current lineup consisting of Bob Mintzer (tenor & soprano saxophone/EWI), Russell Ferrante (piano/keyboards), Will Kennedy (drums, keyboards) and Dane Alderson (electric bass, MIDI Sequencing) showcases a collective at their prime. This album features 9 new original compositions and guest vocalist Jean Baylor (4x GRAMMY® Award Nominee of the Baylor Project and R&B duo Zhané) on “If You Believe.”
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Danilo Pérez on the Cover of DownBeat for His New Album: Crisálida

“Few artists have sustained a love affair with their country with the passion of Danilo Pérez…Pérez has consistently traced and evoked the roots and diaspora of his homeland, which has served as an intercontinental umbilical cord and crossing point for commerce, biodiversity and jazz.” — DownBeat

With Crisálida, pianist, composer, humanitarian and activist Danilo Pérez has convened his Global Messengers — former international Berklee College of Music students — to build community through music, without borders.

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Happy Birthday Joey DeFrancesco!

Continue Joey DeFrancesco’s birthday celebrations with his spiritual original, “Angel Calling” from his new album, More Music.

“More music is what’s needed to create positivity and wellness for everybody, regardless of what’s happening in the world. Music just solves a lot of problems. So more live music, more original music – just more music. Without that, we’re in big trouble.” – Joey DeFrancesco

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Michael Mayo Performs on France’s Premier National Jazz Radio Station

At 28, [Michael Mayo] is poised to establish himself as one of the most promising voices of his generation…” – TSF Jazz
Michael Mayo was live on France’s TSF Jazz radio station performing his song, “About Your Love” from his album, Bones. He was accompanied by pianist Andrew Freedman.
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In Celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month

Take a walk down Mack Avenue where you’ll arrive at some of the freshest, most inspiring jazz of the past decade.
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2022 GRAMMY® Award Winners Edition

Christian McBride’s For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver

Christian McBride solidifies his role as the champion of the past, present and future of jazz with his GRAMMY® Award-winning Big Band’s new album in tribute to Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery and Oliver Nelson. Featuring special guests Joey DeFrancesco and Mark WhitfieldFor Jimmy, Wes and Oliver honors the historical legacy of the jazz legends who shaped the soul of music for generations to come.
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Relief

Congratulations to our friends Jon Batiste and Esperanza Spalding for their GRAMMY® wins! You can hear these artists, plus Christian McBride and many other artists on Relief – an all-star compilation album benefitting The Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund.
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Jazz Appreciation Month Giveaway 🎉

Mack Avenue Music Group is proud to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with a massive giveaway through our friends at Tunespeak! This is a month’s long sweepstakes that allows you to accumulate points to win the ultimate vinyl starter pack giveaway from Mack Avenue! Join us throughout April for more information and be sure to share with your friends for the chance to jump start your vinyl collection and enjoy the music we all love on the format you deserve.

New Joey Alexander Single

“Promise of Spring”

The first single from Joey Alexander’s upcoming album Origin is out now! Joey’s serene tone poem “Promise of Spring” conveys the feeling of hope that accompanies spring’s promise of warmer weather.
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Origin

Available on CD & Vinyl

On Origin celebrated pianist and bandleader Joey Alexander has written the next chapter of his career: composer. His longstanding trio featuring Larry Grenadier and Kendrick Scott is the backbone of his creative freedom, with Chris Potter and Gilad Hekselman joining the fray to bring to life the spectacular vision of Alexander’s first full length release of all original music and debut with Mack Avenue Records.

Origin is due out May 20 (CD & Digital) / June 24 (Vinyl).

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New Joey Alexander Album:

Origin

Release Dates: May 20, 2022 (Digital & CD) / June 24, 2022 (Vinyl)

Joey Alexander is making his Mack Avenue Records debut this spring with Origin – his first album featuring all originals. This imaginative record showcases longtime collaborators Larry Grenadier (bass) and Kendrick Scott (drums) – plus stellar guests Gilad Hekselman on guitar and Chris Potter on saxophones.

On his sixth album as a leader, Alexander is stretching into new territory, challenging himself to write rich melodic and harmonic interplay without ever abandoning the emotional candor and transparency that has captivated crowds and catapulted his albums to the top of the jazz charts.

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Danilo Pérez’s Crisálida

Pianist, composer, humanitarian and activist Danilo Pérez believes that a united global perspective for the arts and social justice are the keys to moving humanity forward in harmony.

With Crisálida, Pérez has convened his Global Messengers — several gifted Berklee Global Jazz Institute graduates mentored by Danilo hailing from Palestine, Iraq, Greece, the United States and Jordan — to contribute their respective cultural learnings and personal experiences with the goal of building community through music, without borders.

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Veronica Swift‘s This Bitter Earth has won Académie du Jazz‘s ‘Best Vocal Album of the Year’

Since 1954 the prestigious French organization, Académie du Jazz has annually awarded the best in Jazz, including Veronica Swift‘s ingenious song cycle, This Bitter Earth.
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In Celebration of Women’s History Month

While the phrase “diamond in the rough” often describes burgeoning talents brimming with potential, Tia Fuller has exhibited impending greatness since emerging on the international jazz scene more than a decade ago. An “angelic warrior” of a saxophonist, Fuller’s modern, post-bop improvisations are at once graceful and fluid while being relentlessly passionate and rhythmic. Here are some of the former-Beyoncé-saxophonist’s very best recordings…so far.
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Michael Mayo’s Bones

Virtuosic vocalist/composer and international performer, Michael Mayo establishes himself as one of the most acclaimed and versatile voices in music today, with his label debut, Bones. Produced by Eli Wolf (Norah Jones, J Dilla, Robert Glasper, Maceo Parker).
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Happy International Women’s Day! We stand with the Recording Academy’s mission to #AmplifyWomen.

Women of Mack Avenue Music Group

Mack Avenue is proudly a female-founded and owned company, with women comprising over 50% of our employees.

Join in celebrating the incredible achievements, acknowledging the influence and listening to the amazing music of these women:

Veronica Swift

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At 27 years old, Veronica Swift has taken the world by storm. Having gained widespread attention in high-profile collaborations with the likes of Wynton Marsalis and Chris Botti, Swift has performed worldwide and received critical acclaim with 2019’s Confessions and 2021’s This Bitter Earthappearing on the cover of DownBeat’s “25 for the Future” and JazzTimes’ December 2021 vocal issue. Swift takes pride in storytelling, bringing truth to every song she performs from a genre-defying perspective.
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Connie Han

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Connie Han seized the attention of the jazz world and firmly established herself as a fast-rising star with the release of her 2018 debut Crime Zone. Her powerful vision takes in the full evolution of her forebears, from iconic innovators like McCoy Tyner and Hank Jones through the Young Lion revolution spearheaded by the Marsalis BrothersKenny Kurland and Jeff “Tain” Watts. A Steinway Artist, Han has garnered widespread acclaim from NPR Music and The New York Times, daring audiences with high-energy performances and unique compositions that further the tradition of jazz.
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Women of Jazz Playlist

From Cécile McLorin Salvant‘s virtuosic vocals to saxophonist Tia Fuller’s expansive musicality, this playlist has been specially curated to help you celebrate International Women’s Day.
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Happy International Women’s Day! We stand with the Recording Academy’s mission to #AmplifyWomen.

Women of Mack Avenue Music Group

Mack Avenue is proudly a female-founded and owned company, with women comprising over 50% of our employees.

Join in celebrating the incredible achievements, acknowledging the influence and listening to the amazing music of these women:

Veronica Swift

Photo: Matt Baker
At 27 years old, Veronica Swift has taken the world by storm. Having gained widespread attention in high-profile collaborations with the likes of Wynton Marsalis and Chris Botti, Swift has performed worldwide and received critical acclaim with 2019’s Confessions and 2021’s This Bitter Earthappearing on the cover of DownBeat’s “25 for the Future” and JazzTimes’ December 2021 vocal issue. Swift takes pride in storytelling, bringing truth to every song she performs from a genre-defying perspective.
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Connie Han

Photo: Michael R. Pool
Connie Han seized the attention of the jazz world and firmly established herself as a fast-rising star with the release of her 2018 debut Crime Zone. Her powerful vision takes in the full evolution of her forebears, from iconic innovators like McCoy Tyner and Hank Jones through the Young Lion revolution spearheaded by the Marsalis BrothersKenny Kurland and Jeff “Tain” Watts. A Steinway Artist, Han has garnered widespread acclaim from NPR Music and The New York Times, daring audiences with high-energy performances and unique compositions that further the tradition of jazz.
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Women of Jazz Playlist

From Cécile McLorin Salvant‘s virtuosic vocals to saxophonist Tia Fuller’s expansive musicality, this playlist has been specially curated to help you celebrate International Women’s Day.
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New Cameron Graves Music Video

“Sacred Spheres”

Hear Cameron Graves expand into otherworldly realms in “Sacred Spheres” – the first single from his upcoming album, Live from the Seven Spheres (out April 8).

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Out This Friday!
Danilo Pérez’s 
Crisálida

Pianist, composer, humanitarian and activist Danilo Pérez believes that a united global perspective for the arts and social justice are the keys to moving humanity forward in harmony.

With Crisálida (out March 18), Pérez has convened his Global Messengers — several gifted Berklee Global Jazz Institute graduates mentored by Danilo hailing from Palestine, Iraq, Greece, the United States and Jordan — to contribute their respective cultural learnings and personal experiences with the goal of building community through music, without borders.

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JAZZ LIFE #4 Choice: Future Stride

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Emmet Cohen‘s Future Stride has been listed as the #4 choice for ‘Best Albums of 2021’ in JAZZ LIFE – Japan’s premier jazz music publication!
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In Celebration of Women’s History Month

Hear 3 time GRAMMY®  Award winner Cécile McLorin Salvant‘s defining tracks. To quote Wynton Marsalis, “You get a singer like [Cécile McLorin Salvant] once in a generation or two.”
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OUT NOW: Chrisitan McBride
The Q Sessions

Seven-time GRAMMY® Award-winning jazz bassist, composer and educator Christian McBride assembles a stellar lineup of musicians – Mike Stern (guitar), Marcus Strickland (saxophone), Eric Harland (drums) – for The Q Sessions.

 

Recorded at the famed Power Station studios in New York – The EP features three McBride performances, played in a quartet, a  new composition by Christian, “Brouhaha,” and McBride’s interpretation of two classics: “Blues Connotation” and “On Green Dolphin Street.”

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Celebrate Black History Month
with Danilo Pérez

Black History Month is a time for education, reflection and celebration. Danilo Pérez celebrates this special month by acknowledging the important role that Panamanians have had since the beginning of jazz – starting with the great Luis Russell’s work with Louis Armstrong. Pérez acknowledges that the term “Jazz” can be used to divide the various forms of the music, when in reality it should be uniting the global perspective of the genre – something he is currently working on through his Global Messengers project and is the mission of his new album Crisálida.

“Did you know that the pioneering jazz pianist, composer, and arranger who accompanied Louis Armstrong with his orchestra was from Panama during his rise to stardom? His name is Luis Russell, and he was born on Careening Cay – near Bocas del Toro, Panama – to a family of Afro-Caribbean descent. Once, I was on tour with the legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes, and he asked me, ‘I bet you don’t know who first brought me to NY to play in his band,’ and I answered ‘No,’ then he said, ‘the Panamanian pianist and bandleader Luis Russell.” – Danilo Pérez

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Celebrate Black History Month
with Oscar Peterson

Join us in honoring Black History Month! Continue the celebration with Oscar Peterson’s sale starting today, February 11 through Sunday, February 13. Head over to his official store, where you can shop 20% off storewide, including the new release A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Helsinki, 1987, available as 2-CD and a 3-LP (180-gram) translucent blue vinyl set (limited edition while supplies last).

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Danilo Pérez’s New Album
Crisálida

Danilo Pérez is well known as a man of many talents! Read his new interview with DownBeat about the 2022 Panama Jazz Festival – a collaboration between Danilo and his wife, Patricia!

Also, don’t forget that his new album, Crisálida, is coming soon! Click below to listen to the second single, “La Muralla (Glass Walls) Suite: Muropatía,” and pre-order Crisálida, out on March 18.

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Kirk Whalum’s Video for
“Lift Every Voice and Sing”

Continuing the celebration of Black History Month, Kirk Whalum performs his rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – which appears on his latest album How Does Christmas Sound?

Originally written as a hymn by James Weldon Johnson and set to music by his brother J. Rosamond Johnson, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is known as the Black National Anthem and serves as a powerful message of endurance, freedom, suffering and joy.

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Oscar Peterson’s New Album Receives a
5-Star Review in UK’s The Scotsman

“While Peterson is undoubtedly leader here, he and Pass enjoy a frequently complementary relationship, the guitarist threading his way nimbly through the snappy rush of ‘Sushi,’ expounding gentle solo musings on ‘Wish Upon a Star,’ or racing neck and neck with Peterson in the dynamic ‘Salute to Bach.’ Peterson’s rolling tenderness in ‘Love Ballade’ contrasts with an ‘Ellington Medley’ which builds up a head of steam with ‘A Train’ and tumbles into full-blown stride for ‘C-Jam Blues,’ and the keyboard hurricane of the closing ‘Blues Etude.’ No wonder the audience erupts ecstatically.” – The Scotsman

Click below to order A Time For Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Helsinki, 1987. 

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Christian McBride & Inside Straight’s
New Album Live at the Village Vanguard Reviewed in Germany’s Fono Forum

“[B]assist Christian McBride has a special relationship with the club. It is perhaps based on his musical credo of discovering new paths through reference to the jazz tradition. In this respect, it makes sense when he gives his quintet the band name Inside Straight. Already in the opener ‘Sweet Bread’ the special sound of the band is convincing: How the flexible discourses of saxophonist Steve Wilson combine with the bright sound of the vibraphone and Peter Martin’s piano entries testifies to a concordant group dynamic.” – Fono Forum

Order Christian McBride & Inside Straight’s new album Live at the Village Vanguard available on CD and 2-LP 180-gram.

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Dan Wilson Wins the LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award

Congratulations to Brother Mister Productions artist Dan Wilson for his win in the 2021/22 edition of the LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award.

[His arpeggios] meld the buffered warmth of Wes Montgomery with the quicksilver phrasing of Larry Carlton. It’s virtuosic enough to make you worry that the rest of Vessels of Wood and Earth might glide by on facile panache.” – JazzTimes

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Cécile McLorin Salvant

The world first learned of the incredible vocal artistry of Cécile McLorin Salvant when she won the prestigious 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. In just a little over a decade, she has evolved from a darling of jazz critics and fans, to a multi-GRAMMY® Award winner, to a prescient and fearless voice in music today.

Shop Cécile McLorin Salvant‘s catalog and follow the evolution of her art.

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The table is set, the candle is lit, the wine is poured. Now all you need is Table for Two: Jazz Love Songs to set the mood – a seductive playlist of unhurried, sultry jazz vocals.
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Out This Friday: Danilo Pérez’s
New Single “Monopatia (Pathways)”

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Danilo Pérez‘s new album, Crisálida, is coming soon! The album’s four-part “La Muralla (Glass Walls) Suite” occupies the first half of the two-part album.

On “Monopatia (Pathways),” the first single from “La Muralla (Glass Walls) Suite,” Pérez initiates a suspenseful musical dialogue with Vasilis Kostas before the rest of the band enters, establishing a 21st century universal blues that connects the dots between Middle Eastern and Mediterranean sonic imprints, African American sensibilities and Latin America’s rhythmic and melodic flourishes. The composition also showcases Paricia Zárate Pérez’s commanding spoken-word artistry as well as Erini’s poignant singing.

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OUT SOON: Bonus Tracks to
The Soul Rebels’ 360 Reality Audio Album
Poetry In Motion

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Have you experienced The Soul Rebels through 360 Reality Audio yet? The band’s album, Poetry In Motion, is now available as 360 Reality Audio on Amazon Music. Don’t miss out on “More Motion” – two bonus tracks from the Poetry in Motion sessions – coming on January 14.
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Oscar Peterson’s New Album Review
in London Jazz News

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This double CD set finds Canadian piano maestro Oscar Peterson with his quartet in 1987 on the last night of a long tour. The results are a feast of exuberant, classic high-quality jazz, a 35-year-old time capsule which still sounds freshly minted and bursting with Peterson panache.” – London Jazz News
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On December 26, 2021, the world lost Nobel Peace Prize laureate and anti-apartheid leader Desmond Tutu – a true hero and inspiration for all. South Africa’s own Jonathan Butler traveled to Cape Town for the Archbishop’s memorial.

Click below to view photos and videos from his trip paying tribute to the lost icon.

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Jazz bassist, bandleader, multi-GRAMMY® Award winner and current nominee, Christian McBride consistently delivers some of the most relentlessly-grooving music in jazz today. If you like your jazz soulful and in-the-pocket, McBride’s your man, as the selections in this hand-picked playlist clearly attest.
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Give the Gift of Jazz

’Tis the season! Gift this year’s releases from Christian McBrideJoey DeFrancescoErroll GarnerTower of Power and many more! Shop today to guarantee you receive your gift by Christmas!
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Get cozy with family and friends, and warm up with a collection of Mack Avenue’s Christmas classics, featuring Kirk WhalumWarren WolfChristian McBride and others.
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Give the Gift of Jazz

‘Tis the season! Join us in celebrating the holidays with a selection of holiday music from your favorite artists such as Kirk WhalumJonathan ButlerBrian BrombergWarren Wolf and more!
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Erroll Garner’s “No More Shadows”
Feature on NPR

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NPR featured legendary pianist Erroll Garner. Read their fascinating review of Garner and his music, jazz’s place in history, and how it all affected Adele‘s “All Night Parking” and current pop as a result.

“‘All Night Parking’ marks a pivot point on 30from guilt-ridden heartache to some form of spiritual and sensual release… As for the music: The song incorporates a long sample bed from ‘No More Shadows,’ a Garner ballad that sparkles with his trademark elaborative filigree.” – NPR

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Congratulations To Our
GRAMMY® Award Nominated Artists

Congratulations to Mack Avenue’s artists Christian McBride Big Band and Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band! Both ensembles have earned a nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in the 64th GRAMMY® Awards!

Get your copy of the GRAMMY®-nominated albums For Jimmy, Wes, and Oliver by Christian McBride Big Band, available as CD and 2-LP (180 gram) and Jackets XL by Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band on CD.

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Michael Mayo is a Featured Vocalist in
London Jazz News

“American Michael Mayo began ‘You and You’ with leaping arpeggios, Bobby McFerrin-style, using the voice as an instrument. He had a deep vocal timbre all his own, on a jumpy groove. When he reached up into falsetto in ‘Cure’ there was superb control, but he never lost touch with his emotional core.” – London Jazz News
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A native of Cape Town, South Africa, Jonathan Butler began singing and playing guitar at age seven. Butler is well respected in the smooth jazz and R&B fields, and the gospel arena with his iconic GRAMMY®-nominated hit “Falling In Love With Jesus.”
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Kirk Whalum Is Honored With
The USCT Humanitarian Award


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Congratulations to saxophonist/composer Kirk Whalum for receiving the USCT Humanitarian Award! Presented by The Fuller Story, Kirk has been celebrated as a hero of the community of Franklin, TN!

The USCT Humanitarian Award is given to recipients that have shown kindness and bravery, honoring African American heroes of the past and present. It is presented during three days of celebration and education events culminating with an unveiling and dedication of the bronze United States Color Troops Soldier Statue. The Fuller Story initiative works directly with local government officials to provide education and equal representation in the city of Franklin, TN.

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Kirk continues to inspire and spread joy with his new holiday album How Does Christmas Sound? Get your copy now to share the celebratory spirit with family and friends!
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Congratulations To Our
GRAMMY® Award Nominated Artists


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Congratulations to Mack Avenue’s artists, Christian McBride Big Band and Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band! Both ensembles have earned a nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in the 64th GRAMMY® Awards.

Get your copy of the GRAMMY®-nominated albums For Jimmy, Wes, and Oliver by Christian McBride Big Band, available as CD and 2-LP (180 gram) and Jackets XL by Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band on CD.

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Joey DeFrancesco’s Live Video
“Soul Dancing”

Watch multi-instrumentalist Joey DeFrancesco performing his single “Soul Dancing” live with Lucas Brown and Anwar M. Marshall. Listen to “Soul Dancing” from Joey’s latest album, More Music, available on CD, 2-LP (standard weight splatter color) and digital.
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Kenny Garrett’s Live Performance
at Jazztagen

Saxophonist Kenny Garrett gave an electrifying live performance at the Jazztagen in Leverkusen, Germany. You can hear the audience’s excitement during the show which aired on channel WDR.
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Friday’s New Releases: Oscar Peterson
and Christian McBride & Inside Straight

Two of the most anticipated albums are almost here! The piano icon Oscar Peterson‘s A Time For Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live In Helsinki, 1987, and bass phenomenon Christian McBride & Inside Straight‘s Live At The Village Vanguard new albums will be out this Friday! Both releases are available now on sale for pre-order.Grab Oscar‘s never-before-heard music on CD and Christian McBride & Inside Straight’s on vinyl and CD before everyone else.

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Mack Avenue Music Group
Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale!

Don’t miss out! Mack Avenue Music Group’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale ends on Monday, November 29.

Shop the Mack Avenue store for 20% off storewide, including pre-orders and test pressings from your favorite artists!

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Visit the new Christian McBride store! Find all of the bassist’s merchandise and his full catalog under Mack Avenue Music Group, including the newly GRAMMY®-nominated album For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver and the upcoming album Live at the Village Vanguard.

Shop this Black Friday/Cyber Monday week to get one slipmat with any vinyl purchase!

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Don’t forget that the sale is still running in Erroll Garner and Oscar Peterson‘s stores! Get your 20% off now.
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Mack Avenue Music Group wishes you a happy Black Friday + Cyber Monday Weekend. To celebrate the holiday season, we are offering 20% off storewide starting today, Monday, November 22 through Monday, November 29.

Shop new releases from Christian McBrideOscar PetersonJazz Foundation of America, Joey DeFrancesco and Erroll Garner.

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Save 20% off select titles from the legendary pianist and composer, Erroll Garner, including the Octave Remastered Series, newly released Symphony Hall Concert and the critically acclaimed Nightconcert.
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Shop the newly launched Oscar Peterson store and pre-order your copy of A Time For Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live In Helsinki, 1987. Also available: Oscar, With Love standard and deluxe CD sets and 5-LP (180 gram) deluxe boxed set.
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Exclusive Vinyl for Relief: A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund

An all-star compilation of previously unreleased music from top jazz artists including Jon BatisteKenny GarrettHerbie HancockHiromi, Esperanza Spalding, Christian McBride, Cécile McLorin Salvant and more. The album’s net profits will benefit the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund, which provides direct financial support to musicians in need during a time of uncertainty.

Pre-order an exclusive aqua-colored Relief vinyl (2-LP 180 gram) from Vinyl Me Please, available for both members and non-members.

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Shop Online at The New
Oscar Peterson Store

Shop great music from the comfort of your home at the new Oscar Peterson online store! Mack Avenue Music Group and Two Lions have launched an exclusive store for the iconic pianist’s music.

Visit the store to pre-order Oscar Peterson‘s upcoming album A Time For Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Helsinki, 1987, and pick up Oscar, With Love, available as three sets: Standard 3-CDs in digipak + 24-page booklet, Deluxe 3-CDs in a hardback book + 100-page booklet, and as 5-LP 180 gram in a two-piece box with 40-page booklet.

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Cécile McLorin Salvant’s New Lyric Video to “Easy Come, Easy Go Blues”

Sing along with Cécile McLorin Salvant and this new lyric video for the single “Easy Come, Easy Go Blues” from the upcoming album Relief, out this Friday, November 12.
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Dan Wilson’s New Video For His Single “The Rhythm Section”

Watch Dan Wilson in this new video for his song “The Rhythm Section,” from his latest album, Vessels of Wood and Earth. Wilson is joined by Christian Sands on piano, Marco Panascia on bass, and Jeff “Tain” Watts on drums, who together give an electrifying performance for this upbeat jazz tune!
Produced by Christian McBride for Brother Mister Productions.
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GRAMMY® Museum’s Panelists Talk Erroll Garner on COLLECTION: live!

Watch GRAMMY® Museum’s official streaming service, COLLECTION: live! to hear panelists Terri Lyne Carrington (3x GRAMMY®-winning drummer, producer and educator), Dr. Robin D. G. Kelley (Historian & Professor of History and Global Jazz Studies at UCLA), Peter Lockhart (Senior Producer Erroll Garner Project) and Steve Rosenthal (4x GRAMMY® winner & Erroll Garner Project Producer) discuss how newly released recordings and fresh scholarship reveal the critical contributions Garner made for artists’ rights and his lasting impact on music that persists through today.
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OUT NOW: Oscar Peterson’s New Single
“A Time for Love”

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“A Time for Love,” the second single from Oscar Peterson‘s upcoming album, A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Helsinki, 1987, is out now! 

Listen to Peterson’s unique take on this Johnny Mandel ballad to keep you going until the full album is out on November 26.

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Record Store Day Black Friday Vinyl Exclusive: Oscar Peterson’s A Time For Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Helsinki, 1987

We are proud to announce that Oscar Peterson’s upcoming album, A Time For Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Helsinki, 1987, will be available as a 180-gram 3-LP translucent blue vinyl set, EXCLUSIVELY with Record Story Day Black Friday 2021!

All Record Store Day Black Friday releases will be available at physical retailers. We encourage all music fans to go to recordstoreday.com and click the link for “participating stores” to find the record store closest to you!

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Relief: A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund

Relief is an all-star compilation of previously unreleased music from top Jazz artists including Jon BatisteKenny GarrettHerbie HancockHiromi, Esperanza Spalding, Christian McBride, Cécile McLorin Salvant and more.

All net proceeds from the album will benefit the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund, which provides direct financial support to musicians in need during a time of uncertainty.

Relief will be out on November 12. Pre-order now as 180-gram 2-LP vinyl set, CD or digitally.

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Michael Mayo’s Interview with
Dunkin’ Latte Lounge

Watch Michael Mayo‘s fascinating interview with Josh Martinez from Dunkin’ Latte Lounge. Hear Mayo talk about his musical inspirations, influences and experiences that led him to write his latest album, Bones.

Stay through to watch him perform live “The Way” and “You & You,” two singles from the album Bones, which was also submitted for the upcoming GRAMMY® consideration in six categories, including Best New Artist, Progressive R&B Album, R&B Performance and R&B Song.

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Oscar Peterson’s New Single
“A Time for Love”

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“A Time for Love,” the second single from Oscar Peterson‘s upcoming album, A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Helsinki, 1987, will be out on October 29Pre-save Peterson’s unique take on this Johnny Mandel ballad to be sure you won’t miss out.
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OUT NOW: Christian McBride & Inside Straight’s New Single
“The Shade of the Cedar Tree”

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“The Shade of the Cedar Tree,” Christian McBride & Inside Straight‘s new single is out now!

“The Shade of the Cedar Tree” is the second single from Live at the Village Vanguard, the band’s upcoming live performance album from the most venerated jazz club in America.

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Kenny Garrett’s New Album
Sounds from the Ancestors

“Ultimately, Sounds from the Ancestors amounts to another major work from Garrett; it easily stands with his – and the year’s – finest albums.” — All Music

Kenny Garrett’s new album Sounds from the Ancestors is the perfect addition to your vinyl collection, with art direction by the great Hollis King, album cover by the incomparable Rudy Gutierrez and liner notes from the amazing A. Scott Galloway. Available now as CD and 2-LP set (180-gram) vinyl.

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A pioneer to bring the bass to the front stage and four-time Grammy®-award winner, bass legend Stanley Clarke formed his unique sound and technique while playing with fellow jazz icons such as Miles DavisGeorge DukeChick Corea and others. From Return to Forever, through School Days, to The Message, here is a collection of his best yet.
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Erroll Garner’s Symphony Hall Concert Review on Germany’s WEGOTMUSIC

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“How he changes rhythms and harmonies, how he varies melodies, how he sets the most delicate tones against powerplay, elicits completely new facets from the songs and makes them sound incredibly fresh and lively… The Symphony Hall Concert is one of those recordings in which one wishes to have been in the hall on the evening in question. Jutting! A must have for piano fans.”
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Upcoming Shows

Catch them live: Dan Wilson and John Beasley

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Dan Wilson
Oct 23 – Bop Stop / Cleveland, OH
Nov 19  Broadway & Beyond Theatricals / Atlanta, GA
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John Beasley
Nov 5 – Knight Concert Hall / Miami, FL
Nov 9 – Phönixhalle I’m Römerkastell / Stuttgart, Germany
Nov 10 – Tollhaus / Karlsuhe, Germany
Nov 12 – Konserthuset / Stockholm, Sweden
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Christian McBride & Inside Straight’s
New Single “The Shade of the Cedar Tree”

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Christian McBride & Inside Straight are releasing “The Shade of the Cedar Tree,” the second single from Live at the Village Vanguard, their upcoming live performance album from the most venerated jazz club in America, which gave rise to the band in 2007. Add “The Shade of the Cedar Tree” to your playlist before it’s out next Wednesday, October 20th, and get ahead of the crowd.
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OUT NOW: Kenny Garrett’s New Single
“Joe Hen’s Waltz”

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“Joe Hen’s Waltz,” Kenny Garrett‘s new single from the compilation album, Relief, is out now!

All net proceeds from the album will benefit the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund, which provides direct financial support to musicians in need during a time of uncertainty.

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Limited Quantity: Julian Lage’s
Love Hurts Test Pressing

Exclusive test pressing of Julian Lage‘s Love Hurts, available in limited quantities while supplies lasts!

Love Hurts earned a Grammy® nomination for Lage and his trio featuring bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King (The Bad Plus). The album explores the American song catalog from a truly unique vantage point, performing music written by a range of audacious and original artists, from Roy Orbison to Ornette ColemanJimmy Giuffre to Peter Ivers. Lage and his rhythm section build upon the wandering sonic outlook of his previous LPs, further impelling his defining amalgam of jazz fusion, jam band liberation, standards and embryonic rock ‘n’ roll with virtuosic precision, adventurous improvisation and a remarkably clear vision.

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Kirk Whalum’s Humanité review on
Paris Move

Kirk Whalum is one of today’s greatest smooth jazz artists… Humanité exudes as much love as joy, undoubtedly the reasons why the editors of Bayou Blue Radio and Paris Move have hoisted this delicious pancake to the top of the pile of ‘Essentials!'” – Paris Move
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Trumpeter-flugelhornist-songwriter-producer Rick Braun is an icon of the smooth jazz genre. A consistent chart-topper who has amassed a catalog of number-one Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart and radio hits throughout his career, Braun’s trumpet playing is always brimming with soulfulness.
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Christian McBride & Inside Straight’s
New Single “Stick & Move”

“Stick & Move,” the first single from Christian McBride & Inside Staight‘s new album, Live at the Village Vanguard, is out now!

Stream the single and get ready for the full album, out on November 26.

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OUT NOW: Erroll Garner Centennial Celebration Releases

Join Octave Music and Mack Avenue Music Group in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Erroll Garner’s birth with an extraordinary set of 3 releases focusing on Garner’s self-released catalog from 1959 to 1975, with the centerpiece being a stunning, previously unreleased 1959 concert recorded at Boston’s Symphony.

Click below to order now and explore the full range of Erroll Garner Centennial releases.

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Brian Bromberg’s New Video for
“Bado Boy!”

“Bado Boy!” is dedicated to a cat bass player Brian Bromberg rescued from Barbados. The tune, which features Barbados-born saxophonist Elan Trotman, reflects the feline’s playful spirit.

Watch the video for the single “Bado Boy!” from Brian’s latest album, A Little Driving Music, out now. 

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Steve Cole Reaches Number One on
Billboard’s Smooth Jazz Airplay Chart

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Congratulations Steve Cole! Steve’s single “Living Out Loud” from his latest album, Smoke and Mirrors, has reached first place on Billboard’s Smooth Jazz Airplay chart! The album is out now everywhere.
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Jazz bassist, bandleader, multi-GRAMMY® award winner, Christian McBride consistently delivers some of the most relentlessly-grooving music in jazz today. If you like your jazz soulful and in-the-pocket, McBride’s your man, as the selections in this hand-picked playlist clearly attest.
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Upcoming Shows

Catch them live: Connie Han and Warren Wolf

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Connie Han
Sep 28 – Dakota Jazz Club / Minneapolis, MN
Sep 30 – Jazz showcase / Chicago, IL
Oct 1-3 – Jazz showcase / Chicago, IL
Feb 26 – SF Jazz Center Noise Pop / San Francisco, CA
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Warren Wolf
Sep 23 – Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center / College Park, CO
Sep 25 – Publick Playhouse / Landover, MD
Sep 28-30 – SFJazz Collective Residency / San Francisco, CA
Oct 1-2 – Jimmy’s Jazz / Portsmouth, NH
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Celebrate the Erroll Garner Centennial with
3 New Releases from Octave Music &
Mack Avenue Music Group

Join Octave Music and Mack Avenue Music Group in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Erroll Garner’s birth with an extraordinary set of 3 releases focusing on Garner’s self-released catalog from 1959 to 1975, with the centerpiece being a stunning previously unreleased 1959 concert recorded at Boston’s Symphony Hall.

Click below to order now and explore the full range of Erroll Garner Centennial releases.

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What The Critics Are Saying

This lavish package looks to be a contender
for jazz gift of the year.
” – The Wall Street Journal

“It’s among the nicest box productions I’ve seen.” – Analog Planet

…the sound is ‘you are there’ outstanding!” – Michael Fremer, Analog Planet

A household name and major concert attraction in his prime, he has
recently regained a measure of cultural cachet
.” – NPR Music

“…the jazz pianist’s achievements are worthy of a centennial celebration
that arrives this week in the form of a 189-song boxed set.”
 – Forbes

Symphony Hall Concert
On January 17, 1959, jazz immortal Erroll Garner took the stage of Boston’s Symphony Hall for a historic performance to a sold-out crowd. Recorded 11 months prior to the Dreamstreet sessions, which heralded Garner’s return after a lengthy battle for control over his catalog, Symphony Hall Concert is a previously unreleased compilation capturing the unparalleled genius of Garner’s live performances at the beginning of one of the most defining years of his life.
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Analog Planet Unboxing
Liberation In Swing: Centennial Collection Deluxe Boxed Set

Watch Michael Fremer from Analog Planet as he unboxes Erroll Garner‘s Liberation In Swing: Centennial Collection deluxe boxed-set, and walks you step-by-step through the set’s items along with some fun history facts!
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Last Chance to Pre-order Erroll Garner’s Centennial Celebration Sets

Only three days left to pre-order the Erroll Garner Centennial Celebration releases! The deluxe edition boxed set is nearly sold out. It includes 9 vinyl records, 12 CDs and 13 albums as 192kHz/24 bit downloads PLUS the 60-page book and Garner’s final performance on cassette.
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Live: Joey DeFrancesco’s New Video for
“Roll With It”

“Roll With It” takes off from a fleet unison melody in classic organ trio style, which includes Lucas Brown on the guitar and Michael Ode on drums.

Watch Joey DeFrancesco‘s live performance of his latest single from his upcoming album More Music, out next Friday, September 24.

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One video just makes you want more! Continue your day with Joey DeFrancesco‘s music. From his latest hits to the early years, find it all in this specially curated playlist.
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Kenny Garrett’s Review in
“London Jazz News”

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Kenny Garrett’s albums were nominated no fewer than eight times for the Grammy® in the period 1997-2013. It would be astonishing if Sounds from the Ancestors wasn’t also nominated; perhaps it might even win. Garrett continues to compose and perform at the highest level and to make tuneful and accessible music whilst still retaining his integrity.” – London Jazz News

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Upcoming Shows

Catch them live: Emmet Cohen, Joey DeFrancesco and Yellowjackets

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Emmet Cohen
Sep 17 – Twin Cities Jazz Festival / Saint Paul, NM
Sep 18 – Caprock Jazz Festival / Lubbock, TX
Sep 24 – The Jazz Loft / Stony Brook, NY
Sep 25 – Montclair Jazz Festival / Montclair, NJ
Oct 1-2 – King George Jazz Club / Koln, Germany
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Joey DeFrancesco
Sep 30 – Jimmy’s Jazz / Portsmouth, NH
Oct 1-2  – Blue Llama / Ann Arbor, MI
Oct 7-10 – Dizzy’s Club / New York, NY
Oct 15-16 – Crooners / Minneapolis, MN
Oct 18 – Temple U / Philadelphia, PA
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Yellowjackets
Sep 24 – Manchester Craftsmens Guild / Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 1 – Jazz at LACMA / Los Angeles, CA
Oct 3  Central Park / Largo, FL
Oct 6 – Jazz at St. Louis / St. Louis, MO
Oct 19 – Jazz Hall / Hamburg, Germany
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Cécile McLorin Salvant’s New Single
“Easy Come, Easy Go Blues”

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Cécile McLorin Salvant’s new single “Easy Come, Easy Go Blues,” is now streaming everywhere! This new single is the latest track from the album Relief — an all-star compilation of previously unreleased music from Jon BatisteKenny GarrettHerbie HancockHiromiEsperanza SpaldingChristian McBrideJoshua RedmanCécile McLorin Salvant and more.

All net proceeds from the album will benefit the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund, which provides direct financial support to musicians in need during a time of uncertainty. Listen to “Easy Come, Easy Go Blues” now on all digital platforms.

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Joey DeFrancesco’s New Single
“Roll With It”

Joey DeFrancesco‘s new single “Roll With It” is out now! Listen to the multi-instrumentalist’s new single from his upcoming album, More Music, now on all streaming platforms.
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Jazz pianist icon, Erroll Garner, gave us many everlasting classics throughout his musical career. Listen to this collection of his best, most memorable tunes.
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Kenny Garrett’s Feature in Germany’s Leading Magazine “Jazzthing”

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Kenny Garrett was featured in the September issue of Germany’s leading publication, Jazzthing. Inside, you will find an astonishing three-page feature about Kenny and his new album Sounds from the Ancestors.

Kenny Garrett knows very well the present is the tradition of tomorrow. Whether he, too, will be perceived in the future as a driving force of the present like the ancestors to whom he refers remains to be seen. With his new album, he is at least on a path of purification that no one would have believed him capable of ten years ago.” – Jazzthing

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Upcoming Shows

Catch them live: Kenny Garrett, Alfredo Rodriguez, Christian McBride
and Tower of Power

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Kenny Garrett
Sep 9-12 – Blue Note / New York, NY
Sep 18 – Pittsburgh Jazz Festival / Pittsburgh, PA
Sep 19 – City Winery / Washington, DC
Oct 1-2 – Scullers / Boston, MA
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Alfredo Rodriguez
Sep 2 – Art Kombinat / Lodz, Poland
Sep 4 – Zamek Ksiazat Pomorskich / Szczecin, Poland
Sep 5 – Polska Filharmonia Baltycka / Gdnask, Poland
Sep 9 – Volkshaus / Basel, Switzerland
Sep 10 – Romania Plai Festival / Timisoara, Romania
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Christian McBride
Sep 11 – Chestertown Jazz Festival / Chestertown, MD
Sep 14 – The Kennedy Center / Washington, DC
Sep 15  UM Maurice Gusman Concert Hall / Coral Gables, FL
Sep 17 – World Cafe Live / Philadelphia, PA
Sep 25 – Montclair Jazz Festival / Montclair, NJ
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Tower of Power
Sep 9 – Humphreys Concerts By The Sea / San Diego, CA
Sep 11 – Agua Caliente Casino / Ranch Mirage, CA
Sep 16 – SummerFest 2021 / Milwuakee, WI
Sep 18 – Arcada Theatre / St. Charles, IL
Sep 19 – Rose Music Center at The Heights / Huber Heights, OH
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Mack Avenue Music Group wishes you all a happy and healthy Labor Day Weekend! To celebrate the unofficial end of summer, we are excited to offer 20% off releases storewide through Monday, September 6. Shop new releases from Kenny GarrettMichael MayoBrian BrombergSteve Cole and Tower of Power alongside classic catalog titles, as well as upcoming music from Joey DeFrancescoErroll Garner and Oscar Peterson.

Be sure to check out the Detroit Jazz Festival CD bundle featuring Mack Avenue artists performing at the festival this weekend!

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OUT NOW: Erroll Garner’s “Dreamy”
The New Single from the Upcoming Album Symphony Hall Concert

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Mack Avenue Music Group and Octave Music continue to celebrate the centennial of legendary pianist/composer Erroll Garner with the release of “Dreamy,” the latest single from the upcoming album Symphony Hall Concert, recorded live at Boston’s Symphony Hall in 1959. Listen to the never-before-heard single and pre-order the album on CD or 180-gram LP today.
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Preview: Kenny Garrett’s New Single “Hargrove”

This is a tribute to the late, great Roy Hargrove whom we all miss. What I respected about Roy is that he was borrowing from all the different genres, different experiences and bringing it to the table.” – Kenny Garrett

Kenny Garrett previewed his tribute to the late trumpeter Roy Hargrove on his Facebook last week. Listen to the teaser of the track paired with an exclusive animation of the album cover and be sure to pre-order your copy on CD or as a 2-LP set today.

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Happy Birthday Cécile McLorin Salvant!

“Cécile McLorin Salvant, the finest jazz singer to emerge in the last decade, combines the rigorous sensitivities of an artist with the wary calculation of a critic. Her whole bearing as a performer — judicious, confiding, theatrical, skeptical — suggests a watchful distance from the persona she so persuasively embodies.” – New York Times

Celebrate Cécile‘s birthday, coming up this Saturday, with this collection of her soulful, mesmerizing songs.

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Michael Mayo’s Bones Review in German Magazine “RONDO”

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“In the video for his song ‘You and You,’ Michael Mayo appears as a double who sings with himself. The vocalist could not have chosen a more fitting image for his debut. For duality is the defining theme of the album debut, which the twenty-something…presents with Bones.

With all the ambivalences sung about so precisely, there is at least one thing that is unambiguous: Mayo, who also explicitly confesses his bisexuality and thus his inner duality with the recording, succeeds with Bones in a big way. Similar to the German Michael Schiefel or the Brit Jacob Collier, he redefines the possibilities of the voice in the age of its technical multiplication potentials. And he does so gently and at peace with himself.”  – RONDO

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Upcoming Shows

Catch them live: Tower of Power, Christian McBride, Emmet Cohen,
Dan Wilson, Joey DeFrancesco, and Yellowjackets

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Tower of Power
Aug 28 – Ouibache Music Festival / Lafayette, IN
Sep 3-6 – Vail Jazz Party / Vail, CO
Sep 7-8 – Dazzle / Denver, CO
Sep 10 – White Plains Jazz Fest / White Plains, NY
Sep 11 – Chestertown Jazz Festival / Chestertown, MD
Sep 16 – Summerfest 2021 / Milwaukee, WI
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Christian McBride
Sep 11 – Chestertown Jazz Festival / Chestertown, MD
Oct 1-2 – Jimmy’s Jazz / Portsmouth, NH
Oct 17 – World Cafe Live / Philadelphia, PA
Nov 11 – New Jersey Performing Arts / Newark, NJ
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Joey DeFrancesco
Aug 28 – Oshkosh Jazz Festival / Oshkosh, WI
Aug 31- Sep 4 – Marian’s Jazzroom / Bern, Switzerland
Sep 30  Jimmy’s Jazz / Portsmouth, NH
Oct 1-2  Blue Llama / Ann Arbor, MI
Oct 7-10 – Dizzy’s Club / NYC, NY
Oct 15-16 – Crooners / Minneapolis, MN
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Emmet Cohen
Aug 28 – Ouibache Music Festival / Lafayette, IN
Sep 3-6 – Vail Jazz Party / Vail, CO
Sep 7-8 – Dazzle /  Denver, CO
Sep 10 – White Plains Jazz Fest / White Plains, NY
Sep 12 – Tri-C Jazz Festival / Clevland, OH
Sep 17 – Twin City Jazz Fest / Saint Paul, MN
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Dan Wilson
Aug 26 – Oshkosh Jazz Festival / Oshkosh, WI
Aug 29 – Marian’s Jazzroom / Bern, Switzerland
Sep 2-7  Jimmy’s Jazz / Portsmouth, NH
Sep 9  Blue Llama / Ann Arbor, MI
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Yellowjackets
Aug 29-30 – Vibrato Grill Jazz / Los Angeles, CA
Sep 4 – Grand Hotel / Mackinac Island, MI
Sep 24  Manchester Craftsmens Guild / Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 1  Jazz at LACMA / Los Angeles, CA
Oct 3 – Central Park / Largo, FL
Oct 6 – Jazz St. Louis / St. Louis, MO
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Joshua Redman’s New Single
“Facts (feat. Ron Miles, Scott Colley, Brian Blade)”

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“Facts,” by the acclaimed saxophonist Joshua Redman is out now! This song is the latest track from the album Relief — an all-star compilation of previously unreleased music from Jon BatisteKenny GarrettHerbie HancockHiromiEsperanza SpaldingChristian McBrideJoshua RedmanCécile McLorin Salvant and more.
All net proceeds from the album will benefit the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund, which provides direct financial support to musicians in need during a time of uncertainty. Listen to “Facts” now on all digital platforms.
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Pre-order Oscar Peterson’s A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Helsinki, 1987

Two Lions and Mack Avenue Music Group are proud to announce the release of A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Helsinki, 1987 from legendary pianist Oscar Peterson.

Available on November 26 as a 2-CD set as well as digitally, this never-before-released live album showcases the remarkable Oscar Peterson Quartet featuring Joe Pass on guitar, Dave Young on bass and Martin Drew on drums. Recorded at the final performance of a long international tour in 1987, this spectacular album is a testament to the synergy of an ensemble on the road elevating the music to new levels. The result is sheer magic!
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Kenny Garrett’s Upcoming Album
Sounds from the Ancestors

The concept initially was about trying to get some of the musical sounds that I remembered as a kid growing up — sounds that lift your spirit from people like John ColtraneA Love SupremeAretha FranklinAmazing GraceMarvin GayeWhat’s Going On; and the spiritual side of the church…”  – Kenny Garrett.

Sounds from the Ancestors, Garrett’s much-anticipated album, will be available as 2-LP set on August 27. Get ahead of the crowd and pre-order it now.

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JAS Cafe Live: Christian McBride & Tip City ft. Emmet Cohen & Dan Wilson

“The phrase ‘Tip City’ was a phrase that two of my late great mentors used, the great pianists Mulgrew Miller and James Williams. They used to have this thing where if something was swinging really hard, they wouldn’t say it was swinging, they will say it was tipping… I used to think that was such a hit phrase. Now when it really got good to them, they would come off the stage and they would go: ‘Tip City!’ And I’ll say, ‘I’m keeping that.'” – Christian McBride

Watch Christian McBride & Tip City featuring Emmet Cohen & Dan Wilson from their live performance at JAS Cafe in Aspen, CO.

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In a career that took flight in 1985 with immediate commercial and critical acclaim, guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan has consistently displayed a chameleonic musical persona of openness, imagination, versatility, respect and maverick daring. Enjoy this playlist with his top and most favorite tunes.
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