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Hays Street Hart Releases 'Bridges' Photo Hays Street Hart Releases 'Bridges'
by Michael Major - October 31, 2023

Hays Street Hart's new album 'Bridges' is now available via Smoke Sessions Records. Featuring Kevin Hays, Ben Street, and Billy Hart. Hays Street Hart, the trio of pianist Kevin Hays, bassist Ben Street, and legendary drummer Billy Hart, recorded their acclaimed 2021 debut, All Things Are, under les...

Hays Street Hart to Release 'Bridges' in October Photo Hays Street Hart to Release 'Bridges' in October
by Michael Major - August 14, 2023

The album began its life as a performance in honor of Hart’s 80th birthday in December 2020, live streamed from an empty Smoke Jazz Club in the final weeks of that grueling pandemic year. Despite those adversities, the music they created that night was spectacular enough to convince all involved tha...

Foals Announce Tour With Paramore & The Linda Lindas Photo Foals Announce Tour With Paramore & The Linda Lindas
by Michael Major - November 04, 2022

The band – Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan and Jimmy Smith – are currently on their North American tour (full information and dates below) which adds to their recent high profile live moments that have included ‘Later… with Jools Holland’ (watch here), and a UK headline tour that saw them play to a c...

Foals Share New Track 'Crest Of The Wave' Photo Foals Share New Track 'Crest Of The Wave'
by Michael Major - June 14, 2022

Foals share the new song ‘Crest of the Wave’ ahead of this Friday’s release of their 7th studio album, Life Is Yours. The band – Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan and Jimmy Smith – have released a succession of euphoric singles so far, including “Wake Me Up” to “2001.” The band yesterday announced thei...

Foals Share Their New Song '2001' Photo Foals Share Their New Song '2001'
by Michael Major - May 19, 2022

After completing a UK headline tour which included a four-night run at London’s Olympia in front of a combined audience of 40,000 people, Foals are set to take the sun-kissed sounds of their ‘Life Is Yours’ album to an array of major festivals this summer. As the release of ‘Life Is Yours’ approache...

Foals Share New Track 'Looking High' Photo Foals Share New Track 'Looking High'
by Michael Major - April 01, 2022

It’s a song which evolved organically, having originated as a demo by guitarist Jimmy Smith that had more of a mid-paced Prince vibe. When Yannis, Jimmy and drummer Jack Bevan reunited post-lockdown, its energy was amplified by the trio’s enthusiasm for once again being able to perform together live...

Foals Share Their New Single '2am' Photo Foals Share Their New Single '2am'
by Michael Major - February 10, 2022

“2am” is the second track to preview the album following “Wake Me Up”. “2am” was produced by John Hill (Portugal The Man, Florence + The Machine, Cage The Elephant ) and Dan Carey (Tame Impala, Fontaines D.C.), and recorded during sessions at Real World Studios, Bath and Carey’s studio in south Lond...

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Releases New Single 'Don't Worry 'Bout What I Do' Photo Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Releases New Single 'Don't Worry 'Bout What I Do'
by Michael Major - January 07, 2022

Cold As Weiss is the band’s first release featuring new drummer Dan Weiss, also of the powerhouse soul and funk collective The Sextones. A natural fit for the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio's groove-oriented rhythms, Dan’s smoldering drumming locks in the trio’s explosive chemistry. Listen to the new sing...

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Announce New Album 'Cold As Weiss' Photo Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Announce New Album 'Cold As Weiss'
by Michael Major - December 14, 2021

A natural fit for the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio's groove-oriented rhythms, Dan’s smoldering drumming locks in the trio’s explosive chemistry. DLO3’s lineup is completed by organist Delvon Lamarr and guitarist Jimmy James. The album announcement comes with the first single “Pull Your Pants Up.”...

NY Art-Rockers Disturbios Share 'Surf Gnossienne' & 'Summer Loves' Photo NY Art-Rockers Disturbios Share 'Surf Gnossienne' & 'Summer Loves'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 19, 2021

Disturbios churned this haunting mood piece through all the galvanic dreaminess of their ‘60s surf-lounge echo box afforded to them at their legendary NY HED Studio (Elliott Smith, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Suicide’s Alan Vega, The Ronettes’ Ronnie Spector, etc)....

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Releases New Single 'Cold As Weiss' Photo Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Releases New Single 'Cold As Weiss'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 28, 2021

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio conjures the smoky 1960s jazz stylings of Jimmy Smith and Baby Face Willette, and the snappy soul strut of Booker T. & The M.G.’s, The Meters, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Charles Earland. Within the trio’s distinct jazz stew, are also dashes of Motown, Stax Records, blues, and cos...

Disturbios Drop Retro 'Starr' Single Photo Disturbios Drop Retro 'Starr' Single
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 28, 2021

The duo’s debut album is an electroshock fever dream — a marriage of blissed out, raunchy, and angular vintage rock & roll aesthetics with the pitiless tyranny of robotics gone wrong....

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio's Album 'I Told You So' Debuts on Multiple Billboard Charts Photo Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio's Album 'I Told You So' Debuts on Multiple Billboard Charts
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 09, 2021

The album just debuted on multiple Billboard Charts: #1 on the Contemporary Jazz Album chart, #3 on the Jazz Album chart, #4 on the Tastemaker Album chart, and #12 on the Heatseeker Album chart....

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Announces New Album 'I Told You So' Photo Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Announces New Album 'I Told You So'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 09, 2020

Today the Seattle-based soul-jazz groove-machine Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio announced I Told You So....

VIDEO: Joe Rogan Gets Emotional Remembering Chadwick Boseman Photo VIDEO: Joe Rogan Gets Emotional Remembering Chadwick Boseman
by Sarah Leiber - September 01, 2020

Joe Rogan fondly reflects on Chadwick Boseman's career and the impact he had on the Black community and society as a whole, on the debut episode of 'Unlocking the Cage with Jimmy Smith.' ...

Saxophone Master James Carter Releases Blue Note Debut 'James Carter Organ Trio: Live Photo Saxophone Master James Carter Releases Blue Note Debut 'James Carter Organ Trio: Live From Newport Jazz'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 30, 2019

Saxophone master James Carter has released his Blue Note Records debut James Carter Organ Trio: Live From Newport Jazz, a thrilling live performance of Carter's imaginative soul jazz reinvention of Django Reinhardt that was captured at the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival. Joining Carter are two fellow De...

James Carter to Release Blue Note Debut on August 30 Photo James Carter to Release Blue Note Debut on August 30
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 02, 2019

On August 30, saxophone master James Carter will release his Blue Note Records debut James Carter Organ Trio: Live From Newport Jazz, a thrilling live performance of Carter's imaginative soul jazz reinvention of Django Reinhardt that was captured at the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival. ...

Foals Confirm EVERYTHING NOT SAVED WILL BE LOST – PART 2 Coming This October Photo Foals Confirm EVERYTHING NOT SAVED WILL BE LOST – PART 2 Coming This October
by Tori Hartshorn - August 01, 2019

Today, Foals confirm the release of Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2 via Warner Records on October 18th. The release completes the artistic statement and striking state-of-the-world-address of Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1, a record which is shortlisted for the prestigious, 20...

Foals Debut Music Video For New Single IN DEGREES Photo Foals Debut Music Video For New Single IN DEGREES
by Tori Hartshorn - May 15, 2019

Today, Foals share the music video for their new single, “In Degrees,” directed by Aaron Brown (Arctic Monkeys, King Krule), off their most recent album, Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1. With frenetic, clattering percussion and propulsive bass underpinning the band's urgent energy, “In De...

Clarence Avant To Be Honored With The GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons Award Photo Clarence Avant To Be Honored With The GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons Award
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 25, 2019

The Recording Academy and Clive Davis will present the annual Pre-GRAMMY® Gala on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at The Beverly Hilton, the evening preceding the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards®. As part of the celebration, Clarence Avant will be recognized as the 2019 GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons® honoree fo...

David Ullmann Reinvents His Own Music With the Benefit of Vibrant Hindsight on SOMETI Photo David Ullmann Reinvents His Own Music With the Benefit of Vibrant Hindsight on SOMETIME
by Tori Hartshorn - September 21, 2018

  Every artist is familiar with the feeling of looking back at their work with the benefit of hindsight, wishing they could revisit the raw emotion of their earlier efforts with the knowledge and experience gained in the intervening years....

Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz Presents A Salute To Russell Malone Photo Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz Presents A Salute To Russell Malone
by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2018

Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz closes its 46thseason with a tribute to lauded jazz guitarist Russell Malone. A mainstay on the Manhattan music scene since the 1980s, as well as a regular at international festivals and concert halls, Russell has attracted critical and fan recognition for his w...

Van Morrison Joins Forces with Jazz Organ Virtuoso Joey DeFrancesco on New Studio Alb Photo Van Morrison Joins Forces with Jazz Organ Virtuoso Joey DeFrancesco on New Studio Album from Legacy Recordings
by Macon Prickett - March 07, 2018

Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Van Morrison's new 39th studio album, You're Driving Me Crazy, a musical collaboration with Hammond organ virtuoso and trumpet master Joey DeFrancesco, on Friday, April 27....

Austin-Based Arkansas Dave To Release Self-Titled Debut 4/20 On BIG Indie Records Photo Austin-Based Arkansas Dave To Release Self-Titled Debut 4/20 On BIG Indie Records
by Tori Hartshorn - January 11, 2018

Austin-Based Arkansas Dave To Release Self-Titled Debut 4/20 On BIG Indie Records...












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