Charenee Wade is featured in July’s DownBeat Magazine with a Players Profile. Discussing her upcoming album (out next Tuesday!) “Offering: The Music of Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson” the feature also gives insight into her musical approach as a jazz vocalist and arranger.
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“Wade… addresses the program with high craft, erudition and a risk-taking attitude suited to the soul-on-fire messages imparted therein.” – DownBeat
Paste Magazine gives Jon Regen’s recent release, Stop Time, a strong 8/10, with a particular appreciation for its instrumentation, lyricism, and tasteful subtlety.
“In a genre whose performers all too often settle for sonic wallpaper, Stop Time brims with rich and occasionally downright surprising rewards for the attentive listener.”- Paste Magazine
Check out the full review here!
No Depression‘s Deborah Grabien wrote a glowing review of Jon Regen’s new album, Stop Time, released on April 28th. She applauds the combination of outstanding production (Mitchell Froom), songwriting, and “stellar” musicians featured on the album (Davey Faragher, Pete Thomas, Val McCallum). Praising Stop Time as “the most perfectly produced album since Paul Simon’s Graceland and Ani DiFranco’s Dilate,” Grabien calls the album “a brilliant offering” referring to the title list as “ten individual perfect jewels.”
“Regen is a glorious pianist, a wonderful singer, and the kind of lyricist modern music could use a lot more of.”- Deborah Grabien
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One week left to submit to the Indaba Music Marc Cary remix competition! Prizes include an Alesis DM Dock iPad Drum Module, a Ben Sherman merch pack and a release on Spotify. The winner will also get Marc Car himself to record keys on an original track!
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Ginger Baker is kicking off his summer tour on June 11th! With performances across the U.S. and Europe, he’ll be making stops at BBKing Blues Club (NYC), The Howard Theatre (DC), Jazz Cafe (London) and New Morning (Paris) among others.
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The new album “Love Is a Pendulum” by vibraphonist Joe Locke is out now! On this five-movement suite based on a poem by Barbara Sfraga, Locke is joined by his quartet – Robert Rodriguez, Terreon Gully and Ricky Rodriguez, and again shows himself to be one of the most forward-thinking musicians on the jazz scene. Find out why Locke considers this his best and most personal recording to date! Click here for more info