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ESPERANZA SPALDING'S RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY ALBUM & TOUR

Esperanza Spalding just released her latest album Radio Music Society, which quickly rose to the #5 top-selling album on both iTunes and Amazon, debuted at #10 on Billboard’s Top 200 and #1 on their Contemporary Jazz Chart! Watch the premiere performance of Radio Music Society on The Late Show with David Letterman and Esperanza’s appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. You can also watch Esperanza’s keynote at the EMP Pop Conference. Be sure to catch Esperanza’s Radio Music Society live on tour NOW!

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ON TOUR

Brad Mehldau

May 16th

Santa Cruz, CA USA

Anat Cohen

May 16th

Paris, France

Avishai Cohen

May 16th

Paris, France

3 Cohens

May 16th

Paris, France

Joe Lovano

May 16th

Detroit, MI USA

Full Calendar

CURRENT & UPCOMING RELEASES

The Tel Aviv Session (The Touré-Raichel Collective)

Idan Raichel

Mar 27th, 2012

Radio Music Society

Esperanza Spalding

Mar 20th, 2012

Ode

Brad Mehldau

Mar 20th, 2012

Accelerando

Vijay Iyer

Mar 13th, 2012

The Poison Glen

Altan

Feb 28th, 2012

All Releases

NEWS SPOTLIGHTS

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Posted May 9th, 2012

Don Was Rekindles Blue Note

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Posted May 7th, 2012

Greg Scholl Named JALC Executive Director

From The NY Times Jazz at Lincoln Center Names a New Executive Director By: James C. McKinley Jr. The trustees of Jazz...

Posted Apr 26th, 2012

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You Are	7:10	The Bad Plus
I Like It That Way	3:10	Sweet Honey In The Rock
The Mooch	7:16	3 Cohens
Náo Me Diga Adeus (All One)	2:47	Oscar Castro-Neves
Solipsist	2:31	Kaki King
Ingots	3:53	Kaki King
Dakar Moon	3:15	Baaba Maal
Barbados	6:20	Joe Lovano
Sport	3:02	Altan
Mosaic Triad		Terri Lyne Carrington
Victory! (Big Noise)	3:33	Street Drum Corps
J Blues (Notes From The Village)	7:08	Anat Cohen
Woza	4:24	Vusi Mahlasela
African Cowboy	5:07	Richard Bona
Good Times	4:34	Richard Bona
Crazy Stuff	5:01	Tineke Postma
Just My Imagination	4:53	Dianne Reeves
Nakamokhura	4:07	Vusi Mahlasela
You Make Me (Live)	5:15	Becca Stevens
The Jolly Seven / Rascal on the Haystack	3:52	Irish Homecoming
Silencio	4:11	Ojos De Brujo
Next Generation	4:03	Raul Midón
Siboney (Notes From The Village)	8:22	Anat Cohen
Vijay Iyer Trio - Historicity	7:50	Vijay Iyer
Move On Up feat. John Legend	3:46	Angélique Kidjo
When I Fall	3:55	Lizz Wright
I-10 (James Farm)	4:32	Joshua Redman
Trio Blues	4:16	John Scofield
Thula Mama	3:42	Vusi Mahlasela
Red Winged Black Bird	2:56	Kathy Mattea
The Women Gather	2:31	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Wari	4:16	Habib Koite
Birdyard	1:48	Joe Lovano
Higher Ground	4:46	Playing For Change
MSMW - Little Walter Rides Again	3:55	John Scofield
Regalo De Dios	5:29	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Ca Jé	3:49	Caetano Veloso
Adios Felicidad	3:16	Omara Portuondo
Television	7:07	Baaba Maal
Alexander the Great	6:52	Saxophone Summit
Amame Como Soy	3:26	Omara Portuondo
Say It Loud LIVE	1:02	Still Black, Still Proud
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:21	Cherish The Ladies
Peace on Earth	5:05	Saxophone Summit
Fire Waltz	4:36	Jason Moran
I'm a Soldier	1:33	John Scofield
"The Littlest Prisoner" w/Bruce Cockburn	4:09	Jenny Scheinman
Jho Avido	3:58	Dobet Gnahoré
Footprints	7:55	Wayne Shorter
ODJus Fitxadu	3:25	Idan Raichel
Passport	5:27	Joe Lovano
Dala	3:51	Dobet Gnahoré
Tiger Rag	4:07	3 Cohens
Coal Tattoo	3:18	Kathy Mattea
Jabula	5:08	Vusi Mahlasela
The Man I Love (Tchamantche)	4:44	Rokia Traoré
Cacadores de Emocoes		Terri Lyne Carrington
Chalomot Shel Acherim	3:40	Idan Raichel
Before the Snow	4:17	Tineke Postma
Cucurrucu Paloma	4:01	Caetano Veloso
My Heart	4:00	Lizz Wright
Como Baila Mi Mulata	5:42	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Batoumambe	4:13	Habib Koite
Thalaza	4:00	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
I'll Notice (Live)	6:03	Becca Stevens
Baby, I Love You feat. Dianne Reeves	3:10	Angélique Kidjo
Step To It	19:52	Overtone Quartet
Redemption Song	4:10	Playing For Change
Din Don Dan LIVE	1:14	Still Black, Still Proud
Things Behind the Sun	4:37	Brad Mehldau
The Jolly Seven-Rascal on the Haystack	3:52	Cherish The Ladies
The Razor's Edge	6:18	Dave Holland
RFK in the Land of Apartheid	4:10	Jason Moran
The Wheel	7:01	Chris Potter
Ae Ae	3:31	Angélique Kidjo
Radio Song (clip)	1:01	Esperanza Spalding
Old Brooklyn (Crossing the Field)	3:42	Jenny Scheinman
Today Will Be A Good Day	5:09	Dianne Reeves
Noubioto	3:43	Gangbé Brass Band
Refavela	5:56	Gilberto Gil
1981 (James Farm)	8:52	Joshua Redman
Mr. PC ft. John Scofield (Guitars)	6:23	McCoy Tyner
Mood Indigo		Avishai Cohen
After You've Gone (Clarinetwork)	8:17	Anat Cohen
Super America	2:27	The Bad Plus
Allure & Destruct (Big Noise)	4:04	Street Drum Corps
Tounka (Tchamantche)	3:09	Rokia Traoré
Joy Ryder	11:20	Wayne Shorter
Chilla que Tiemble		Depedro
I Was Young When I Left Home	5:31	Jenny Scheinman
Polliwog (James Farm)	8:22	Joshua Redman
Manalyuca	6:30	McCoy Tyner
Greensleeves ft. Derek Trucks (Guitars)	6:14	McCoy Tyner
Jump Up	5:48	Jason Moran
Vijay Iyer, Solo - Patterns	8:31	Vijay Iyer
Zen Remix	3:34	Rokia Traoré
Song For Mia	4:53	Lizz Wright
Morning Bell	5:42	Chris Potter
Don't Take It That Way	3:12	Raul Midón
Ixegezi	2:12	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Funky Good Time LIVE	0:50	Still Black, Still Proud
Playing with Pink Noise	3:02	Kaki King
Leave Me A Place Underground	5:32	Tineke Postma
Remember Fela	4:24	Gangbé Brass Band
Zulu Laduma	3:02	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Fats (live)	3:36	Dave Douglas
The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore	4:13	Kathy Mattea
Newspaper Angels	3:16	Jenny Scheinman
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out	5:22	Becca Stevens
Are We A Nation	3:58	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Todo Tiende	4:26	Ojos De Brujo
Anna Eco (Crossing the Field)	4:01	Jenny Scheinman
Bonnie's Song	3:15	Raul Midón
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (live)	7:32	Dave Douglas
Stepping Out	4:48	Kurt Elling
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:21	Irish Homecoming
One Man's Idea		Avishai Cohen
St. James Infirmary (Clarinetwork)	10:16	Anat Cohen
Knives Out	8:29	Brad Mehldau
Touba - Daru Salaam	5:49	Youssou N'Dour
Como El Viento	4:00	Depedro
Black Gold	5:17	Esperanza Spalding
Revolt (Big Noise)	3:53	Street Drum Corps
Zelie	2:04	Angélique Kidjo
Veil of Tears	14:24	Overtone Quartet
She'eriot Shel Ha'Chaim	3:06	Idan Raichel
Stand By Me	6:04	Playing For Change
Prime Directive	7:46	Dave Holland
Sagal Ko	3:35	Youssou N'Dour

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Watch what's on

Afirika (2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Concert)	Angélique Kidjo
Altan with the RTE Concert Orchestra	Altan Symphony
Comanche	Depedro
*Live at the 2011 Montreal Jazz Festival	Sing the Truth!
*"The Gate" EPK	Kurt Elling
Folk Art EPK	Joe Lovano
*Are We A Nation?	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Dobet Gnahore, Idan Raichel and India.Arie - "Pale	Dobet Gnahoré
Motherless Child	Sweet Honey In The Rock
*Jump Up	Jason Moran
Arinanara	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
*Bird Songs EPK	Joe Lovano
McCoy Tyner Quartet	McCoy Tyner
Makoti	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
*Altan with the RTE Orchestra	Altan
*Radio Music Society Trailer	Esperanza Spalding
*Tineke Postma Quartet	Tineke Postma
JAMES FARM Live at Jazz Standard	Joshua Redman
The First Noel	Cherish The Ladies: Celtic Christmas
Live in Montreal	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Move On Up	Angélique Kidjo
John Scofield Quartet - Steeplechase	John Scofield
Fire Waltz	Jason Moran
Afro-Pfingsten Festival 2010	Dobet Gnahoré
Say Africa (2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Concer	Vusi Mahlasela
PFC Foundation	Playing For Change
Dakar Moon	Baaba Maal
When You Know EPK	Dianne Reeves
The Mosaic Project	Terri Lyne Carrington
Stand By Me	Playing For Change
Techari Live	Ojos De Brujo
*"Dounia" Music Video	Rokia Traoré
Fé na Festa	Gilberto Gil
*Live in Tokyo	Terri Lyne Carrington
Goodbye Storyteller (for Fred Myrow)	Brad Mehldau
Sound Prints EPK	Dave Douglas
*Corcavado	Oscar Castro-Neves
Promo	Idan Raichel
Never Stop EPK	The Bad Plus
Al Jazeera Interview	Omara Portuondo
*One Love - LIVE	Playing For Change
Two Parts in One (Live w/Calexico)	Depedro
*Kathy Mattea EPK 2011	Kathy Mattea
Imagine	Playing For Change
Altan - Cití na gCumann - Gradam Ceoil	Altan
Live Trailer	Playing For Change
2010 Gilberto Gil interview	Gilberto Gil
Let There Be Peace	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Mr. PC with John Scofield	McCoy Tyner
Nature Boy	Kurt Elling Symphony
Spark of Being EPK	Dave Douglas
EPK	Youssou N'Dour
I'm In Love Again	Dianne Reeves
*Freedom	3 Cohens
Ella's Song	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Esperanza Spalding at the Oscars	Esperanza Spalding
Como El Viento	Depedro
N'teri	Habib Koite
*"Song for Sidiki" at the Barbican	Jenny Scheinman
State of Mind on Late Show with David Letterman	Raul Midón
The Mooch	3 Cohens
Vusi and Friends	Vusi Mahlasela
The Pace Report Interview	Saxophone Summit
Esperanza Spalding at the Nobel Prize Ceremony	Esperanza Spalding
*Treachery	Overtone Quartet
Freedom Dance	Dianne Reeves
La Memoria	Depedro
*Live at Jazz Standard	Anat Cohen
The View from Blue Mountain	Dave Douglas
Rokia Traoré Live 2009	Rokia Traoré
Depedro - CNN	Depedro
Prometheus Unbound	Wayne Shorter
*The Wheel	Chris Potter
*Compass EPK	Joshua Redman
*"Polliwog" Live at Jazz Standard	James Farm
Sound Prints EPK	Joe Lovano
*Resignation	Brad Mehldau
Malaika with Luxembourg Philhormonic Orchestra	Angelique Kidjo Symphony
Joe Master Class Video	Joe Lovano
*Cape Town Jazz Festival	Dave Holland
Traveler's Blessing (Live)	Becca Stevens
Black Gold	Esperanza Spalding
Live at Montreux	Sing the Truth!
Live Clips 2008	Rokia Traoré
*Over Shadow Hill Way	Wayne Shorter
Sound Prints Short EPK	Sound Prints
Red Winged Blackbird	Kathy Mattea
Sound Prints Short EPK	Sound Prints
*Blackstaff Sessions	Cherish The Ladies
Television	Baaba Maal
Galang	Vijay Iyer
Cherish The Ladies & Friends with the RI Philharmo	Cherish The Ladies Symphony
Dos Gardenias	Omara Portuondo
Bone Chaos at the Castle	Kaki King
Altan on Balcony TV	Altan
Hot Brass	Richard Bona
*Street Drum Corps	Street Drum Corps
The Orchard EPK	Lizz Wright
Sittin' In The Middle	Raul Midón
Acoustic Africa Promo 2012	Acoustic Africa
Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem	Jenny Scheinman
I'll Play The Blues For You	Jason Moran

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IMN ARTISTS ON TWITTER

Street Drum Corps

We would like to welcome Primary Violater to the SDC Family!! @_PrimaryWave_ @jasonjdfields

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Altan

A great night in Brittany , as usual...."...heading back to Ireland and playing The Pavilion, Dun Laoghaire tomorrow evening!!!!!:)

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Vijay Iyer

heading to http://t.co/pojdKQWB right now. aren't you? #fb

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Gilberto Gil

Caetano: “Gil é misterioso” | Série MPB & Jazz 2012 http://t.co/OiCVFJx2 via @seriempbejazz

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Dave Douglas

The reissue project. http://t.co/y8cq0tCb

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