Motéma is proud to have been voted the #3 Record Label in the DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll!
We would also like to congratulate DownBeat Critics Poll winners: Marc Cary, voted #1 Rising Star Keyboardist; Pedrito Martinez (of the Pedrito Martinez Group, voted #1 Rising Star Percussionist; and Gregory Porter, voted #1 Jazz Artist and #1 Male Vocalist.
LISTEN to a special playlist with their music on Spotify –http://spoti.fi/1wO4Q2J
Best known as the fiery, game-changing drummer from the 1960’s British supergroup Cream (w/ Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce), Ginger Baker is a true music pioneer. Baker takes the influences that helped shape him and puts them front and center with his powerhouse Jazz Confusion quartet on “Why?”, his first new album in 16 years. Click here to find out more about the album!
The new album from Elio Villafranca and the Jass Syncopators, “Caribbean Tinge: Live From Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola” is now available on iTunes!
Comprised of some of the most respected jazz A-listers and Caribbean hand-drum masters in New York City, Villafranca’s captivating Jass Syncopators entwine the best of traditional and contemporary jazz with the rhythms of four Island cultures, creating a distinctive musical gumbo on “Caribbean Tinge: Live From Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola”. Click here to find out more about the album!
We are excited to announced the new album from the effervescent soul/R&B/jazz vocalist Kellylee Evans, “I Remember When”, is now available for pre-order! The Wall Street Journal has just premiered the video to the first single, “And So We Dance”, a remake of Stromae’s hit “Alors on danse”.
Click here to go watch the video! – on.wsj.com/1kSopOY
Pre-order the album on iTunes now and you will get the track “And So We Dance” instantly! http://smarturl.it/IRememberWhen
The Wall Street Journal is giving US fans your exclusive first chance to stream Ginger Baker’s “Why?”, the FULL ALBUM, in its entirety ahead of next week’s release!
Click here to listen…enjoy the music! – http://on.wsj.com/UIkrDC
Join Monty Alexander as he celebrates his 70th birthday with a live performance of the music from his new album “Harlem Kingston Express Vol 2: The River Rolls On” at B.B. King Blues Club on Thursday, June 12th, at 8pm!
The show features special guests Tony Rebel, Bob Andy, Pluto Shervington, Duane Stephenson and jazz stars Etienne Charles & Wayne Escoffery.
Click here for tickets – Use the code TSClove at the online box office and receive a 10% discount!