Donny McCaslin, along with fellow Beyond Now musicians Tim Lefebvre, Jason Lindner, and Mark Guiliana, met with Billboard to discuss their new album.
They discuss their collaboration with David Bowie, and his profound influence on the upcoming album, due out October 14th.
“With Bowie as spirit guide, Beyond Now is about throwing away all rules books and looking for other textures and outside territories to enliven the quartet’s already eclectic aesthetic.” -A.D. Amorosi, Billboard
Check out the article here!
The Motema Music 2016 sampler is here!
The seven song sampler features some of the best of Motema’s 2016 releases, including the Pedrito Martinez Group, Jaimeo Brown Transcendence, Rene Marie, Ben Wendel, Ted Nash Big Band, Murray, Allen & Carrington, and Will Calhoun.
Click here to download the sampler!
Joey Alexander’s new album ‘Coundown’ is available now internationally. Get it on iTunes or Amazon! You can find out more about the album here!
Joey Alexander‘s new album Countdown is available now, one week early, exclusively for streaming and download on iTunes and Apple Music, and for the physical (CD) version of the album on Amazon!
On this follow up to his GRAMMY-nominated debut, Joey steps forward as a composer, while also paying tribute to the jazz greats – Coltrane, Monk, Strayhorn and more.
You can stream the album on Apple Music here, one week before the official release date next Friday, September 16th!
Get the album now on iTunes (North + South America only) –smarturl.it/CountdownAlbum
Buy on Amazon (US only) – smarturl.it./CountdownAmazon
Ted Nash Big Band’s Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom is OUT NOW!
Listen to Ted Nash’s creative take on history, as eight influential speeches on freedom are transformed into a suite of modern jazz.
Donny McCaslin’s cover of David Bowie’s “Warszawa” is currently featured in Rolling Stone!
“Warszawa” is one of two Bowie covers featured on his new album Beyond Now, which is dedicated to the late icon.
“More than anything, it was his fearlessness in crossing musical boundaries and genres in his music and life that inspired the approach I’m taking in Beyond Now. I am indebted to Bowie for showing me the risks and rewards of going for your uncompromising musical vision.” -Donny McCaslin, Rolling Stone
Read the article here!