Billboard kicked off black history month with the premiere of the track “Be So Glad” from Jaimeo Brown Transcendence’s upcoming album Work Songs (2.12.16). “Be So Glad” samples prison inmates from the Parchman Farm Prison,setting their chant against a combination of hip hop, electronica, and jazz. The song follows the album’s central theme of highlighting the roots of the African American experience, and the common denominators found in every culture, through work songs.
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Motema is proud to add saxophonist/composer/producer Ben Wendel to our 2016 roster. The New York Times’ Nate Chinen announces Wendel’s upcoming Motema release What We Bring, out in September. The album marks a new step forward in Wendel’s career, while carrying over themes from his latest project, The Seasons. Described by Chinen as “a vividly imagined collection of duets,” The Seasons is a video series consisting of 12 compositions dedicated to 12 artists over a month long period. Ben Wendel celebrates the completion of The Seasons with live performances at The Jazz Gallery this weekend (Friday & Saturday, sets at 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm).
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Jaimeo Brown Transcendence will be celebrating Black History Month and the release of their upcoming album Work Songs at Brooklyn Bowl in NYC! Teaming up with Revive Music, the event will open with a performance feature Samora Pinderhughes’ The Transformations Suite.
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Joey is #1 this week on the Billboard Jazz charts and #24 on the Billboard Top Current Albums chart (all genres)!
Joey Alexander’s debut album My Favorite Things is quickly rising to the top of the charts! Joey jumped to #1 on the overall Amazon Best Sellers chart (surpassing Adele) and#4 on iTunes Top Albums!
We are excited to announce (finally!) that Joey Alexander will be featured on 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper on Sunday, Jan 3 – don’t miss it!