The Pedrito Martinez Group will be celebrating the release of their new album Habana Dreams with a special performance at the Mckittrick Hotel (the Heath) on June 21st! The group will be joined by chart-topping jazz artist and New York Yankees legend Bernie Williams.
The album, which features Ruben Blades, Descemer Bueno, Issac Delgado, Wynton Marsalis, Angelique Kidjo, and more, has already received rave reviews from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Village Voice and Univision.
Get tickets here! http://bit.ly/HabanaDreamsReleaseParty
Joey Alexander’s debut album, My Favorite Things moved up on the charts on Sunday, June 5th. Joey jumped to #1 on the overall Amazon Best Sellers chart, #5 on iTunes Top Albums, and #1 on iTunes Jazz Albums.
In honor of Cuban Independence Day, Remezcla has featured a playlist of Cuban music curated by Pedrito Martinez, in addition to premiering the Pedrito Martinez Group’s latest single “Dios Mio”, feat. Descemer Bueno.
You can listen to both in their feature here … Grab a mojito, sit back and enjoy!
Leny Andrade, “The Ella Fitzgerald of Brazil,” began her week long run at Birdland Jazz Club in NYC with Roni Ben-Hur Trio last night. Shows continue tonight, Wednesday 5/11 through Saturday 5/14 with 8:30 and 11 pm sets. Click here to reserve tickets!
NPR Fresh Air reviewed Murray, Allen & Carrington Power Trio’s new album, complimenting the group’s chemistry, unique instrumentation and “crisp” interplay. As the headline states, “Power Trio Mixes Old And New, And The Result Is ‘Perfection.'” Click here for the full feature!
Murray, Allen & Carrington Power Trio released a new video of the song “Perfection” from their album dedicated to Ornette Coleman, which came out last Friday (April 15th). This in-studio performance was filmed during the album recording and features David Murray (tenor saxophone), Geri Allen (piano), and Terri Lyne Carrington (drums) with special guests Charnett Moffett (acoustic bass) and Craig Harris (trombone). Click here to watch!