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Gregory Porter's brand new Music Video for "Be Good, (Lion's Song)" (the leading single from the album) has been a favorite at Porter's live shows for some time, and finally makes its much anticipated recording debut. Take a look.



Gregory Porter performed "Illusion" from his Grammy Nominated debut album Water on Later With Jools Holland. Watch the performance.


Taste the 'exhilaration' of jazz guitarist JC Stylles and his Organ Trio here.
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Gregory Porter's BE GOOD debuted at #1 on the iTunes Jazz Album Chart in the US and UK! Get it here

BE GOOD got a 4 Star review from The Times (UK):  "It's not often that a record turns up from a jazz label with chart hit so clearly inscribed upon it... the biggest stages beckon." Those stages are lining up in Europe and US as Gregory's star rises. See tour dates here



Motéma artists receive 2012 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards nominations!

Among the nominees are: Gregory Porter for Male Singer of The Year, Rene Marie for Female Singer of the Year, Joe Locke for Mallets Instrumentalist of the Year, and Willard Jenkins (co-author of African Rhythms: The Autobiography of Randy Weston) for Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism!

 

Congrats to all the nominees! See the full list here.

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May 16 Tessa Souter, Scullers

 

May 17 Geri Allen, Randy Weston and Lakecia Benjamin, Jazz Foundation of America presents: 11th Annual "A GREAT NIGHT IN HARLEM" at the Apollo Theater

 

May 21 Amy London, Roseanna Vitro, Tessa Souter, The Blue Note - Mark Murphy: A Life In Song

 

May 23 Pilc Moutin Hoenig, Scullers

 

May 27 Rene Marie with Fred Hersch, Jazz Standard 

 

June 3 JC Stylles, NYC Jazz Guitar festival

 

June 4 Tessa Souter, The Blue Note

 

June 6 Monty Alexander’s Birthday Bash Benefit at Kaufman Center

 

June 12 Lakecia Benjamin Album Release Show at Le Poisson Rouge

 

June 14 The Cookers, Scullers

 

June 15 Geri Allen, CELEBRATE BROOKLYN!

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