Two New CDs From Composer Donald Rubinstein LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Rhombus Records) - Two new CDs from composer and singer/songwriter Donald Rubinstein are due out from Rhombus Records on April 17, 2007. Tangled Up in Bob is Rubinstein's score for the documentary film by Mary Feidt and detailing Natalie Goldberg's quest for the "real" Bob ...
| Robin Eubanks & EB3 Release Live Vol. 1 On RKM Records LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ RKM Records) - Multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and educator Robin Eubanks has been using electronics to augment the sonic palette of his trombone for more than 15 years. His latest project, EB3 was created for the expressed purpose of exploring modern technology ...
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Eagle To Release Blues-Rock Legend Gary Moore's Close As You Get On CD May 29, 2007 NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Eagle Records) - Close As You Get from Irish Blues-Rock guitarist Gary Moore ups the blues ante of his '06 Old New Ballads Blues into a cohesive stripped-down blues-rock machine. Whether interpreting jump blues and urban blues classics (Chuck Berry's "Thirty Days" and Sonny Boy ...
| Ubiquity's Sister Label Luv N' Haight To Release California Soul 2 - May 22, 2007 LOS ANGELES CA. (Fantasy Records) - California Soul 2 features music recorded between 1966 and 1982 and spans eclectic genres from soul jazz, blues, heavy funk, modern soul, Northern soul, disco and even includes a ballad (previously unavailable on CD) from Luv N'Haight fave Darondo. These are tracks ...
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New Blues Indie Artist 'MDR' Reaches No 1 Spot on Top 100 Blues Album Charts AVENTURA, FL. (Top40 Charts/ Piper Records) - New blues indie artist, MDR, reaches No 1 on the Top 100 Blues album charts in the US iTunes Music Store this year. As the term "indie" is defined as "independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach," ...
| Ed Reed Sings Love Stories: A Major New Jazz Vocalist Debuts at Age 78 NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Ed Reed Fans Website) - Jazz history is full of prodigies whose early promise was cut short by drugs, prison, or premature death. Much rarer is the late bloomer, the artist who, after years or even decades of being derailed by personal problems and the pitfalls of the jazz life, ...
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Artist Lineup for Ninth Annual Indy Jazz Fest Presented by Kroger Features Top Local and National Talent INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (Top40 Charts/ APA) - The American Pianists Association (APA) has announced the schedule and complete artist line-up for the 2007 Indy Jazz Fest presented by Kroger, held June 15-17 at Military Park, downtown Indianapolis. The three-day event brings live jazz and blues music to stages ...
| Kobo Town To Share The Stage With Treasa Levasseur At The Live Wire Music Series On March 31, 2007 Toronto, Canada (Top40 Charts/ Live Wire Music/ www.kobotown.com) - Toronto-based roots-calypso act, Kobo Town will join Canadian singer/songwriter Treasa Levasseur at the Octave Theatre in Kingston, Ontario on March 31st as part of the Live Wire Music Series. "Live Wire Music has been a huge fan ...
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Jean-Luc Ponty To Release New Studio Album 'The Acatama Experience' On May 22, 2007 NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ KOCH Records) - KOCH Records is proud to announce the release of "The Acatama Experience," the new album by legendary jazz-rock violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, on May 22nd, 2007. Jean-Luc Ponty is a pioneer and unquestioned jazz immortal. He is widely regarded as an innovator ...
| Soul-jazz Saxophonist Jamie Williams 'Overjoyed' To Have Oscar Winner Jennifer Hudson On His Debut CD NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Jamie WilliamS Music) - "Dreams do come true" and "Timing is everything" are just a couple of time-honored clichés that come to mind when you hear Jamie WilliamS' story. Ever since he was a young teenager, the saxophonist dreamed of recording an album. In the making for ...
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Contemporary Blues Stars Keb' Mo' and Joe Bonamassa to Perform Benefit Concert for Casa - Center for Prevention of Abuse & Violence on Sunday, April 15 at Phoenix, AZ's Dodge Theatre PHOENIX, AZ. (Top40 Charts/ Center For Prevention Of Abuse & Violence) - On Sunday, April 15, contemporary blues icons Keb' Mo' and Joe Bonamassa will perform an exclusive one-off benefit concert at Phoenix's premier showplace, the Dodge Theatre as a major fundraiser for Phoenix-based non-profit agency ...
| Motown and Soul Legends Headline Rehoboth Jazz Festival Bethany Beach, DE. (Top40 Charts/ ResortQuest PR) - Groundbreaking acts from Motown highlight the lineup for the 3rd annual Rehoboth Beach Music Fest, held at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center from June 8-9, 2007. There are only 900 seats available for each show. Irma Thomas, The Soul Queen of ...
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Michael Bublé's 'CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE' Set for May 1st Release NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Warner Bros. Records) - The one and only Michael Bublé's eagerly awaited new CD "CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE" will be released on May 1st, which was confirmed by his record label, Reprise Records. The first single from the new album, the Bublé penned "Everything," has ...
| WBR'S Peter Cincotti To Headline NARM Opening Session April 30 LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Warner Bros. Records) - Warner Bros. Records recording star Peter Cincotti, whose highly anticipated new album "East Of Angel Town" is scheduled for an early June release, will be headlining the April 30 Opening Session & Annual Meeting of InSights & Sounds.07, the 49th Annual ...
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Eugene Maslov - 'Where The Light Comes From' CD Release NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Bluecanoe Records) - Eugene Maslov has been an active touring and recording musician over the past decade: he has recorded and performed with Shirley Horn; Toots Thielmans; Gary Burton; Eddie Gomez; Omar Hakim; Pearl Bailey as well as many others. Maslov now brings his prolific ...
| Karen Jacobsen Performs Stripped Down At The Duplex New York NY. (www.theduplex.comn) - WHO: KAREN JACOBSEN Live at the Grand Piano WHAT: Returning to The Duplex for a series of rare Solo Concerts WHEN: 7:00PM April 23rd, 30th, May 23rd, 30th, 2007 WHERE: The Duplex Cabaret Theatre 61 Christopher Street @ 7th Avenue South New York NY 10014 Subway: ...
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Lionel Loueke Solo Debut Album 'Virgin Forest' Garners International Accolades, Released March 13, 2007 In USA New York, NY. (HBD/ Koch) - Lionel Loueke's debut solo album, Virgin Forest (OS 104), has just hit stores in the USA with distribution by HBD/Koch. The album has already has been released in Europe in October 2006. Virgin Forest features legendary pianist Herbie Hancock, percussionist Cyro Baptista, ...
| Carlos Santana And Wayne Shorter: Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival Atlanta, GA. (Top40 Charts/ Image Entertainment) - It began almost as a lark when Carlos Santana encountered his longtime friend and hero Wayne Shorter on the concert trail in Atlanta, GA, in 1987. Carlos said, "Let's start a rumor that we're putting a band together." Wayne's eyes got bigger and brighter ...
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2007 ChazzFest Presented by Digital Lifestyle Outfitters - World-Class Lineup, Advanced Ticket Sales Announced Charleston, SC. (Top40 Charts/ FishBait Festivals & Events) - The Charleston Music & Heritage Festival, better known as ChazzFest Presented by Digital Lifestyle Outfitters, today announced its lineup of world-class American musical artists for 2007. The second annual ChazzFest (https://www.chazzfest.com) ...
| One Man-One Bass Show 'Nukular Tulips' to Surprise Audiences, 3/24 in NYC NEW YORK, N.Y. (Top40 Charts/ Jay Leonhart PR) - Acclaimed jazz bassist Jay Leonhart will premiere his new one man-one bass show, "Nukular Tulips" on March 24 at Stage Left Studio in New York City. Jay Leonhart, who has played with everyone from Tony Bennett and Marian McPartland to James Taylor and ...
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