Vocalist and songwriter Roberta Donnay is joined again by the Prohibition Mob Band on Bathtub Gin (out now!) to take on the music of the 1920s and 1930s, in the follow up to her 2012 release A Little Sugar. Find out more about this exquisitely arranged, authentic collection of vintage jazz, blues and swing HERE!
Motema congratulates 2015 Grammy Nominees!
• The Pedrito Martinez Group (self titled): Best Latin Jazz Album
•Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – “The Offense of the Drum”: Best Latin Jazz Album
•René Marie – “I Wanna Be Evil: With Love to Eartha Kitt”: Best Jazz Vocal Album
•Rufus Reid – “Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project”: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
• Rufus Reid – “Recognition” from the album “Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project” “Best Instrumental Compostion
Download a free sampler with music from these artists here!
Jazz supergroup The Cookers’ “Time and Time Again” was just announced as iTunes 2014 Jazz Album of the Year! Motéma congratulates the Cookers on this distinction – see the iTunes Best of 2014 at iTunes.com/bestmusic2014.
Find out more about The Cookers here
Get Why?, drum legend Ginger Baker’s first album in 16 years, plus a Ginger Baker Why? t-shirt and poster for the special discounted price of $24.99, the perfect holiday gift!
The album is also now available for only $7.99 on iTunes and $12.99 on Amazon for a limited time. Find out more and buy at Motema.com/GingerBaker!
Experience Matuto‘s 5 musical “love letters” to the 5 countries they visited during their tour of Africa in their new EP, “Africa Suite”, out today!
Out today on iTunes! Bassist/composer Omer Avital delivers his 9th studio album, the creative tour-de-force, “New Song”. The album signifies a giant leap in Omer Avital’s ongoing quest to explore the deep connections between jazz and the music of the Middle East. Find out more here!