Rene Marie’s Sound of Red was listed at #37 on NPR’s “Best 50 Albums of 2016”!
“We seem to be living in a day and age where honest music is as much a necessity as air, food and water, and this is an album that brings a certain kind of life back to your soul.” -Nicole Sweeney, NPR
Check out the full list here!
Petros Klampanis will be performing at Cornelia Street Cafe in NYC this weekend!
On Friday night, Klampanis and his group will be playing their project ΒΡΑΖίΛ, dedicated to the Brazilian music tradition.
Check them out tonight and tomorrow!
Friday 12/2: Petros Klampanis’ ΒΡΑΖίΛ at Cornelia Street Cafe
Saturday 12/3: PK group at Cornelia Street Cafe, NY
Motéma is excited to announce bassist Petros Klampanis as part of our 2017 roster! Klampanis will be releasing his latest album Chroma (recorded at the Onassis Cultural Center) on March 10th.
“Chroma is a collection of compositions that form my personal palette of emotions, ideas, and impressions,” states Klampanis. “I have transformed these experiences into musical colors in an effort to share them with you.”
Joey Alexander recorded a new version of “My Favorite Things” with country music star Kelsea Ballerini. Get the single on iTunes here: smarturl.it/Kelsea-Joey.
Joey performs with Kelsea on the CMA Country Music Association Country Christmas tonight, Monday November 28th with Willie Jones III on the drums. The Christmas special airs on ABC at 8pm EST.
The Guardian reviewed Donny McCaslin’s new album ‘Beyond Now’, giving the album 4 stars, writing “his dedication to Bowie represents that niche of rock and hip-hop-influenced jazz… a formidable set with darkly seductive power.”
Click here for the full review!
Pitchfork has reviewed Donny McCaslin’s new album ‘Beyond Now’, praising the album as “a welcome reminder of what they brought to Bowie’s final studio album…should be sought out by anyone who wants another experience of the invention heard on Blackstar.”
See the review here!