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!
Ben Wendel‘s new album What We Bring is out now!
“What We Bring refers to the experience, inspiration and shared wisdom that musicians collect and absorb throughout their lives, and how that is expressed through their art… This album expresses my continued acknowledgement and appreciation to all of those who have helped me along the path, both directly and indirectly.” -Ben Wendel, Downbeat Magazine
Get it on iTunes: smarturl.it/WhatWeBring
Buy on Amazon: smarturl.it/WhatWeBringAmazon
Celebrating Elvin Jones, Will Calhoun’s highly anticipated album paying tribute to Elvin Jones, will have it’s CD release show tonight at Scullers Jazz in Boston!
Calhoun will perform with Antoine Roney, Rick Germanson & Gerald Cannon, starting at 8 pm EST.
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Ben Wendel’s new album, What We Bring is now available for streaming exclusively on Apple Music, one week before the official release next Friday, September 9th. Click here to listen on Apple Music!
NPR Music premiered Ben Wendel‘s new video of the song “Doubt.” His arrangement of the Wye Oak song is featured on ‘Songs We Love’!
Check out the article and video here.
If you pre-order What We Bring on iTunes, you’ll now get “Doubt” and two other tracks from the album instantly!
Pre-order on iTunes: smarturl.it/WhatWeBring
Pre-order on Amazon: smarturl.it/WhatWeBringAmazon
DownBeat puts focus on the unique interplay between music and politics on Ted Nash Big Band’s upcoming album Presidential Suite (out 9.9.16). The article highlights the timely nature of this release: “With election season in full swing, saxophonist Ted Nash is set to launch his own campaign for politically informed big-band jazz.” – DownBeat
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