Master drummer Michael Carvin taps into a new generation of young, international talent to form his quartet, Michael Carvin Experience. Carvin, who has taught a veritable “who’s who” of drummers, brings his vast experience to put his unique fingerprint on iconic songs on Flash Forward, an album of jazz classics. Click here for more info!
Kellylee Evans’ new album hit the top 50 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and reached #3 on the iTunes jazz chart in its first week! Head over to the “I Remember When” page to hear what you’re missing – click here!
Kellylee Evans’ new album I Remember When is now available in the US! To go along with the release, Essence online has featured her new “Built to Fly” video, part 1 of the KELLYLEE IN NYC series of acoustic music videos, featuring the spectacular Gerald Clayton on the keys. Go and check it out here!
Click here for more info on the album, featuring soulful remakes of music by Dr Dre, Eminem, John Legend, Kanye West and more!
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