Elio Villafranca and the Jass Syncopators’ album Caribbean Tinge: Live from Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola was featured as a DownBeat Editors’ pick for July! Click here to check it out!
Motéma is proud to announce the signing of New York City-based singer, songwriter and pianist Jon Regen to a multi-album deal. Regen will head into the studio later this summer with legendary producer Mitchell Froom (Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Randy Newman) to record his new album, slated for release in late Spring of 2015. More details here!
Happy July 4th everyone! We here at Motéma have put together a July 4th Spotify Summer Playlist to accompany your 4th of July festivities full summery jazz, latin jazz, world music and more!
We hope everyone has a happy, safe and fun filled holiday, enjoy the music! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
The David Weiss sextet LIVE at The Side Door in Connecticut this Saturday, July 5, performing music from his latest release When Words Fail!
Get tickets here!
Motéma is proud to have been voted the #3 Record Label in the DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll!
We would also like to congratulate DownBeat Critics Poll winners: Marc Cary, voted #1 Rising Star Keyboardist; Pedrito Martinez (of the Pedrito Martinez Group, voted #1 Rising Star Percussionist; and Gregory Porter, voted #1 Jazz Artist and #1 Male Vocalist.
LISTEN to a special playlist with their music on Spotify –http://spoti.fi/1wO4Q2J
Best known as the fiery, game-changing drummer from the 1960’s British supergroup Cream (w/ Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce), Ginger Baker is a true music pioneer. Baker takes the influences that helped shape him and puts them front and center with his powerhouse Jazz Confusion quartet on “Why?”, his first new album in 16 years. Click here to find out more about the album!