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In an industry prevalent with saxophonists, guitarists, and keyboardists, it’s not often that you come across instrumentalists of a different sort, but Mariea Antoinette is one such musician paving her own way as a jazz and soul harpist. On September 25, 2015, with the release of a special edition of her Billboard Top 5 charting …
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Teen Jazz Host Shannon Kennedy and guitarist U-Nam are proud to announce the release of their debut album as Groove Ltd. The new project, “First Class” features guests including Myron, Maysa, Jonathan Fritzen, Paulhino da Costa, Michael White, and many more. The first day of its digital release saw the album attain a #1 place …
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With more than four decades in music, three gold albums, and more than six million record sales worldwide, Al Di Meola is ready for his next success with Elysium. The album consists of 14 original tracks with Di Meola accompanied by guests such a Philippe Saisse and Mario Parmisano on keyboards, Rhani Krija on percussion, …
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On June 23, 2015, drummer Jamison Ross celebrated the release of his debut album, Jamison. The album, released on Concord Jazz, not only features the young artists talents as a drummer and composer, but as a vocalist as well. The album is the perfect blend of jazz, blues, and soul and Jamison’s voice has a …
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On June 23, 2015, vocalist Steven Davis will release his first big band album, “What Happened to Romance” on his label, First Second Records. The fourteen-track album includes a collection of original music and covers of Johnny Mercer’s “Day In, Day Out” and Irving Berlin’s “All By Myself.” Davis, a Nashville native, traveled to New …
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It’s time for our listening list for the month of June! It has been a while since our last update – we shared a playlist back in February – so we’re definitely overdue! Every few months we try to feature a few songs or albums that we’re listening to here at Teen Jazz. We’ll showcase …
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On May 26, saxophonist Jessy J is releasing her first solo album, My One and Only One. Following on the heels of the success of her previous albums, Tequila Moon, True Love, Hot Sauce, and Second Chances, her new project may just be her best album yet. My One and Only One features the talents …
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Title: Perfecting Sound Forever Author: Greg Milner Genre: Music History Page Count: 416 Pages THE CONTENT If I’m honest, Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music is not a book that I bought for myself. It was one that I discovered on U-Nam’s shelf – his interests in recording and sound are far …
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Patrick Bradley released his latest and third album, Can You Hear Me, in September of 2014. With guests like Dave Koz, Jimmy Haslip, Rick Braun, and Eric Marienthal, the album is a collection of ten smooth and contemporary jazz tracks produced and arranged by Patrick Bradley and fellow keyboardist, Jeff Lorber. The opening cut, “All …
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Guitarist Blake Aaron celebrated the release of his latest project Soul Stories yesterday, May 5, 2015. The album was released by Innervision Records and has already entered the Billboard Top 10 with “Encantadora”, a salsa-influenced track featuring Najee on flute. The album weaves through the contemporary jazz, R&B, Latin and funk genres with a collection …
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