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The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Vinyl is back! Each month on “Vinyl Watch,” we list some of the most noteworthy…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Melissa Aldana Discusses New Album on "First Look": Saxophonist/composer Melissa Aldana spoke about her new album, 12 Stars, with Blue Note President Don Was on the latest episode of "First Look," which you can watch via the player below. The album was released on March 4 via Blue Note Records. It is produced by Lage Lund, who is also featured on guitar alongside Sullivan Fortner on piano, Pablo Menares on bass, and Kush Abadey on drums. 12 Stars is one of the albums we included in our list of ten albums released this month that you need to know about. Order it here.
https://youtu.be/jJv4vykDME4
David Wertman Sun Ensemble Deluxe Edition Reissue: BBE Music will release the first-ever reissue of jazz bassist David Wertman's rare 1983 Sun Ensemble LP, Wide Eye Culture. The record was originally recorded five years after the release of his Sun Ensemble debut, Earthly Delights. It will be presented here as a deluxe expanded edition with eight bonus tracks, drawn from two rare 1981 flexi-discs and one 1982 two-track '45. The Wide Eye Culture deluxe reissue will be available on CD, digital and as a 3-LP edition. Pre-order it here.
Candid Records Officially Relaunches: Iconic jazz label Candid Records will officially relaunch with reissues of five historic albums on CD and streaming services, April 15, and on vinyl, June 24. The albums to be reissued are: Charles Mingus, Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (1960); Max Roach, We Insist! (1960); Lightning Hopkins, Lightnin' in New York (1960); Abbey Lincoln, Straight Ahead (1961); and Otis Spann, Otis Spann is the Blues (1960). Pre-order all titles here.
Norah Jones Shares Previously Unreleased Demo: Singer/songwriter Norah Jones has shared her early demo, "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most." This is one of the 22 previously unreleased tracks from a forthcoming 20th anniversary Super Deluxe edition of her seminal album, Come Away With Me, which will be released on April 29 via Blue Note Records. Listen to the track via the player below and pre-order the Super Deluxe Edition HERE.
https://youtu.be/BdMiesPNihM
Matthew Whitaker Documentary: Pianist/composer Matthew Whitaker chronicles his odds-defying childhood and journey from jazz prodigy to multi-disciplinary musical innovator in a new All Arts documentary from Steven Tabakin. The documentary, titled Matthew Whitaker: About Tomorrow, will premiere on April 3, on the musician's 21st birthday. More here.
https://youtu.be/BLSRpGjxJ3w
Gilad Hekselman at New York's Village Vanguard, March 29-April 3: Guitarist Gilad Hekselman has announced that he will be playing a run of shows at New York's famed Village Vanguard ahead of the released of his adventurous new album, Far Star. The shows will take place on March 29-April 3. Tickets here. Hekselman's new album, Far Star, will be released on May 13 via Edition Records, including in a limited edition orange vinyl. Pre-order it here.
Burnt Sugar Conduction Performance at Carnegie Hall's Afrofuturism Festival: Burnt Sugar, the Arkestra Chamber, will perform an original conduction (a conducted improvisation) alongside young musicians on April 3 in Zankel Hall. Tickets here. The performance is the capstone for their residency at New York's Carnegie Hall, as they will work with rising musicians on conductions, composition and more in a one-of-a-kind workshop earlier in the week. The ensemble's residency is part of Carnegie Hall's Afrofuturism Festival.
Princeton University Jazz Festival, April 27-30: Jazz at Princeton University, helmed by acclaimed saxophonist/composer Rudresh Mahanthappa, has announced the return of the Princeton University Jazz Festival. Presented in conjunction with Jazz Appreciation Month, the event will take place on April 27-30 and feature guest artists Gilad Hekselman, Alexa Tarantino, Seamus Blake and Tony Malaby performing with student ensembles. More here.
Birdland Jazz Club and Flymachine Announce Collaborative Partnership: New York's Birdland Jazz Club has announced a new partnership with Flymachine, a pioneering virtual venue for live entertainment. The partnership will provide streaming access to a selection of Birdland's renowned live acts. Streaming services will be available for mainstage events every Thursday, we will as Frank Vignola's weekly guitar night on Wednesday, downstairs in the Birdland Theater.
Featured photo by Rob Davidson.
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