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Uberjam Deux

The John Scofield Uberjam Band Returns With the New Album Uberjam Deux. Uberjam Deux Out in the US on July 2nd, 2013 John Scofield is an artist who is almost impossible to pigeonhole. Such is his mastery of the guitar that he is comfortable in any setting whether it be jazz, blues, rock or just about any other genre; including some genres, as he demonstrates on his latest EmArcy release, Uberjam Deux, which have yet to be defined. Uberjam Deux, has been a decade in the gestation, following in direct line of descent from 2002s Grammy nominated Uberjam; not that Scofield has been inactive in the interim, far from it. There have been seven John Scofield albums in the intervening years, as well as five others on which he is a co-leader on the project. His last Emarcy release was A Moments Peace (2011), a luxurious album of ballads ¬... Read The Full Article

Posted Jul 2nd, 2013 in Upcoming Releases

The Day the Music Died in Mali

From The New York Times The Day the Music Died in Mali By: Sujatha Fernandes Everyone has heard of censored songs, like Billie Holiday’s “Love for Sale,” which was banned from ABC radio in 1956 because of its prostitution theme.... Read The Full Article

Posted May 21st, 2013 in IMN / Industry News

Rokia Traoré: "World music was expecting me to be what...

From The Africa Report Rokia Traoré- A path between multiple identities By: Rose Skelton “‘World music’ was expecting me to be what I’m not,” Traoré says. “I’m not a griotte [praise singer]. I’m not from Wassoulou. I have not been... Read The Full Article

Posted May 20th, 2013 in News

Joshua Redman's "Engaging" New Album

From Pop Matters Joshua Redman: Walking Shadows By: John Garratt A blues guitarist once told me that, when judging the musicianship of others, he always paid close attention to how they finished their notes. This rule of thumb echoed around... Read The Full Article

Posted May 20th, 2013 in News

Live Stream of Anat Cohen Quartet at the Blue Note...

Tune into ShowGo.tv tomorrow night and you can watch a live stream of the Anat Cohen Quartet’s set from the Blue Note Milano, 9pm local time (Milan, Italy). The live stream will be here Read The Full Article

Posted May 17th, 2013 in News

Watch Kathy Mattea's 'My Coal Journey'

A dedicated arts and education advocate, Grammy Award winning singer Kathy Mattea is also deeply involved in social and environmental activism. She believes that music can influence social change by giving a voice to those who have none. Trained by... Read The Full Article

Posted May 16th, 2013 in News

Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival begins final year...

washingtonpost.com Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival begins final year as women-only showcase The headline blared: “Why Women Musicians Are Inferior.” It was cringe-inducing even in 1938, when the respected jazz publication DownBeat printed the essay. A rebuttal from... Read The Full Article

Posted May 16th, 2013 in News

Joshua Redman Brings 'Walking Shadows' to Life at Town Hall

From Broadway World Jazz Saxophonist Joshua Redman Performs June 4th at Town Hall By: BWW News Desk Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman’s May 7, 2013 release, Walking Shadows (Nonesuch), is a collection of vintage and contemporary ballads and Redman’s first recording... Read The Full Article

Posted May 16th, 2013 in News

Interview: Richard Bona calls for revolt

from rfimusic.com Richard Bona calls for revolt Bonafied, an album of resistance By Bertrand Lavaine Fed-up with the phony playback performances of stars like Justin Bieber, Beyonce and Madonna, the Cameroonian Richard Bona champions authentic music on his new album... Read The Full Article

Posted May 16th, 2013 in News

Live Review: The Bad Plus at Nottingham's Jazz Steps

from leftlion.co.uk The Bad Plus at the Lakeside By Ian Kingsbury Begorrah, that was good. You know when you see a flock of starlings on the wing, swooping and swirling as one, and it’s both incomprehensible and sublime? Good, because... Read The Full Article

Posted May 16th, 2013 in News

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One Man's Idea		Avishai Cohen
I Like It That Way	3:10	SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK
Lalla	3:29	Rokia Traoré
Ca Jé	3:49	Caetano Veloso
Wari	4:16	Habib Koité
Beautiful Africa	3:35	Rokia Traoré
Depois	2:53	Marisa Monte
Freedom	4:36	The Gloaming
M.B.	7:47	Brad Mehldau
Dala	3:51	Dobet Gnahoré
Prime Directive	7:46	Dave Holland
Crazy Stuff	5:01	Tineke Postma
The Jolly Seven / Rascal on the Haystack	3:52	Irish Homecoming
Mulema	4:39	Richard Bona
Things Behind the Sun	4:37	Brad Mehldau
Sunshine "I Can Fly" (Live)	9:33	Raul Midón
New Beginning		Oscar Hernandez's Latin Jazz Quintet, Alma Libre
Joy Ryder	11:20	Wayne Shorter
You Make Me (Live)	5:15	Becca Stevens
Last of the Mo'Ricans		Oscar Hernandez's Latin Jazz Quintet, Alma Libre
The Empty Chair (PRISM)	8:36	Dave Holland
Mi Negra Ave María	5:21	Roberto Fonseca
Simply Put	5:33	John Scofield
O Que Você Quer Saber De Verdade	2:21	Marisa Monte
Touba - Daru Salaam	5:49	Youssou N'Dour
Avishai Cohen presents: The Big Vicious		Avishai Cohen presents: The Big Vicious
LA	3:07	Gabriel Kahane
An Ghealóg	4:57	Altan
Manalyuca	6:30	McCoy Tyner
Morning Bell	5:42	Chris Potter
Thalaza	4:00	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Sagal Ko	3:35	Youssou N'Dour
All Brothers		Anat Cohen
Radio Song (clip)	1:01	Esperanza Spalding
Bibisa feat. Fatoumata Diawara	4:33	Roberto Fonseca
Today Will Be A Good Day	5:09	Dianne Reeves
You Send Me	1:30	Kurt Elling
Money Jungle	6:22	Terri Lyne Carrington
Bonnie's Song (Live)	4:35	Raul Midón
Chalomot Shel Acherim	3:40	Idan Raichel Project
Vijay Iyer, Trio - Historicity	7:50	Vijay Iyer
Mood Indigo		Avishai Cohen
Passport	5:27	Joe Lovano
Memorias	11:04	Pedrito Martinez
Fleurette Africain	5:56	Terri Lyne Carrington
Adios Felicidad	3:16	Omara Portuondo
ODJus Fitxadu	3:25	Idan Raichel Project
Hot Tempered Blues	4:09	Ghost Train Orchestra
Alexander the Great	6:52	Saxophone Summit
Barbados	6:20	Joe Lovano
Woza	4:24	Vusi Mahlasela
Black Gold	5:17	Esperanza Spalding
Jump Up	5:48	Jason Moran
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out	5:22	Becca Stevens
Regalo De Dios	5:29	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Just My Imagination	4:53	Dianne Reeves
Charming Disease	4:37	Gabriel Kahane
Calling Me Home	2:35	Kathy Mattea
The Wheel	7:01	Chris Potter
Nakamokhura	4:07	Vusi Mahlasela
Leave Me A Place Underground	5:32	Tineke Postma
Are We A Nation	3:58	SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK
Refavela	5:56	Gilberto Gil
(I've Got To Use My) Imagination	4:38	Lizz Wright
I Remember, I Believe	5:30	Lizz Wright
Jho Avido	3:58	Dobet Gnahoré
Fellowship	3:33	Lizz Wright
Mr. PC ft. John Scofield (Guitars)	6:23	McCoy Tyner
Náo Me Diga Adeus (All One)	2:47	Oscar Castro-Neves
Fire Waltz	4:36	Jason Moran
The Women Gather	2:31	SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK
Final Hour	2:46	Joshua Redman
Pastorita	9:25	Pedrito Martinez
Ingots	3:53	Kaki King
Janjo La Maya (Travallier)	5:22	Richard Bona
Great Round Burn	3:12	Kaki King
Tuneset	9:50	The Gloaming
Voodoo	3:04	Ghost Train Orchestra
The Watcher (PRISM)	6:59	Dave Holland
Before the Snow	4:17	Tineke Postma
Greensleeves ft. Derek Trucks (Guitars)	6:14	McCoy Tyner
Knives Out	8:29	Brad Mehldau
Zulu Laduma	3:02	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Dirty Old Town (with Nancy Griffith)	4:44	Cherish The Ladies
Batoumambe	4:13	Habib Koité
RFK in the Land of Apartheid	4:10	Jason Moran
Cailín Deas Crúite Na mBó	4:23	Altan
Footprints	7:55	Wayne Shorter
Anat's Dance		Anat Cohen
Birdyard	1:48	Joe Lovano
Amame Como Soy	3:26	Omara Portuondo
Jabula	5:08	Vusi Mahlasela
Donegal Rain (with Vince Gill)	4:44	Cherish The Ladies
Solipsist	2:31	Kaki King
West Virginia, My Home	4:32	Kathy Mattea
Seven Minute Mind	5:38	The Bad Plus
Óró, Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile	5:35	The Gloaming
Time Shift		Oscar Hernandez's Latin Jazz Quintet, Alma Libre
The Razor's Edge	6:18	Dave Holland
I Want To Feel Good pt 2	3:57	The Bad Plus
Avishai Cohen presents: The Big Vicious		Avishai Cohen
Stop Kidding	2:32	Ghost Train Orchestra
Don't Take It That Way (Live)	4:26	Raul Midón
Sketchy	5:33	John Scofield
Ixegezi	2:12	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Playing with Pink Noise	3:02	Kaki King
Avishai Cohen presents: The Big Vicious		Avishai Cohen presents: The Big Vicious
I'll Notice (Live)	6:03	Becca Stevens
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:21	Irish Homecoming
80's	6:24	Roberto Fonseca
Peace on Earth	5:05	Saxophone Summit
Calabash & Catamaran	3:53	Gabriel Kahane
Thula Mama	3:42	Vusi Mahlasela
She'eriot Shel Ha'Chaim	3:06	Idan Raichel Project
Como Baila Mi Mulata	5:42	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Cucurrucu Paloma	4:01	Caetano Veloso
American Tune	1:30	Kurt Elling
Mosaic Triad	6:00	Terri Lyne Carrington
On Broadway	1:30	Kurt Elling
Vijay Iyer, Solo - Patterns	8:31	Vijay Iyer
Trio Blues	4:16	John Scofield

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*Jump Up	Jason Moran
Sound Prints EPK	Joe Lovano
Afro-Pfingsten Festival 2010	Dobet Gnahoré
*Tineke Postma Quartet	Tineke Postma
Avishai Cohen presents: The Big Vicious	Avishai Cohen
*Altan with the RTE Orchestra	Altan
Some Day Soon	Oscar Hernandez's Latin Jazz Quintet, Alma Libre
You Make Me Wanna (Usher)	Becca Stevens
Acoustic Africa Promo 2012	Acoustic Africa
*Made Possible EPK	The Bad Plus
Nature Boy	Kurt Elling Symphony
McCoy Tyner Quartet	McCoy Tyner
MacArthur Foundation: Genius Award	Chris Thile
Jazz Conversations- Wayne Shorter & Joe Lovano, Pt	Wayne Shorter
Live at Montreux	Sing the Truth!
Irish Homecoming Trailer	Cherish The Ladies
Esperanza Spalding at the Oscars	Esperanza Spalding
WBGO's The Checkout Presents: Triveni	Avishai Cohen
Money Jungle - Provocative In Blue	Terri Lyne Carrington
Vusi and Friends	Vusi Mahlasela
*Live at Jazz Standard	Anat Cohen
Überjam Rehearsal Video	John Scofield
Bone Chaos at the Castle	Kaki King
*Beethoven Riffs On	Ghost Train Orchestra
Lizz Wright and Raul Midon	Lizz Wright and Raul Midón
The Pace Report Interview	Saxophone Summit
Prometheus Unbound	Wayne Shorter
Avishai Cohen presents: The Big Vicious	Avishai Cohen presents: The Big Vicious
*Compass EPK	Joshua Redman
MEHLIANA featuring Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana	MEHLIANA featuring Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana
Altan - Cití na gCumann - Gradam Ceoil	Altan
*Cape Town Jazz Festival	Dave Holland
The Idan Raichel Project	Idan Raichel Project
O Que Voce Quer Saber de Verdade	Marisa Monte
Motherless Child	SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK
Let There Be Peace	SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK
Traveler's Blessing (Live)	Becca Stevens
*Blackstaff Sessions	Cherish The Ladies
*The Wheel	Chris Potter
Ainda Bem	Marisa Monte
Altan with the RTE Concert Orchestra	Altan Symphony
JAMES FARM Live at Jazz Standard	Joshua Redman
An Irish Homecoming Interview	Irish Homecoming
*The Gloaming plus Friends	The Gloaming
Freedom Dance	Dianne Reeves
Raul Midón - A Video Portrait	Raul Midón
Fé na Festa	Gilberto Gil
Makoti	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Irish Homecoming Trailer	Irish Homecoming
Mr. PC with John Scofield	McCoy Tyner
*Radio Music Society Trailer	Esperanza Spalding
*Over Shadow Hill Way	Wayne Shorter
I'm In Love Again	Dianne Reeves
Rumba Urbana	Oscar Hernandez's Latin Jazz Quintet, Alma Libre
Dos Gardenias	Omara Portuondo
Altan on Balcony TV	Altan
* Bonnie's Song	Raul Midón
N'teri	Habib Koité
Live at the Barbican	Roberto Fonseca
An Irish Homecoming Interview	Cherish The Ladies
MEHLIANA featuring Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana	MEHLIANA featuring Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana
Hot Brass	Richard Bona
On Sacred Ground: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring	On Sacred Ground
Was It Ever Really Love - Live at Quasimodo in Ber	Raul Midón
The First Noel	Cherish The Ladies: Celtic Christmas
*Corcavado	Oscar Castro-Neves
Black Gold	Esperanza Spalding
2010 Gilberto Gil interview	Gilberto Gil
Galang	Vijay Iyer
The Mosaic Project	Terri Lyne Carrington
Joe Lovano with the Brussels Jazz Orchestra	Joe Lovano
Avishai Cohen presents: The Big Vicious	Avishai Cohen presents: The Big Vicious
John Scofield Quartet - Steeplechase	John Scofield
Cherish The Ladies & Friends with the RI Philharmo	Cherish The Ladies Symphony
Sunshine - Live at Joe's Pub NYC	Raul Midón
MEHLIANA featuring Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana	MEHLIANA featuring Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana
Jazz Conversations- Wayne Shorter & Joe Lovano, Pt	Wayne Shorter
Ella's Song	SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK
*Melancolie	Rokia Traoré
Arinanara	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Charming Disease	Gabriel Kahane
Anat Cohen Claroscuro EPK	Anat Cohen
She'eriot Shel Ha'Chaim	Idan Raichel Project
New Year's Eve In A Haunted House	Ghost Train Orchestra
Folk Art EPK	Joe Lovano
Grands Prix Awards 2012	Richard Bona
Chris Potter New Quartet - Work (Thelonious Monk)	Chris Potter
Joe Master Class Video	Joe Lovano
*Are We A Nation?	SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK
*Live in Montreal	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
EPK	Youssou N'Dour
Que Palo/Memorias	Pedrito Martinez
Goodbye Storyteller (for Fred Myrow)	Brad Mehldau
Sound Prints EPK	Sound Prints
Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau - Bottle Up and Explo	Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau
Fire Waltz	Jason Moran
PRISM Live	Dave Holland
*Live at the 2011 Montreal Jazz Festival	Sing the Truth!
*Resignation	Brad Mehldau
I'll Play The Blues For You	Jason Moran
*Bird Songs EPK	Joe Lovano
Hit The Ground - Live	Lizz Wright
Dobet Gnahore, Idan Raichel and India.Arie - "Pale	Dobet Gnahoré
Calling Me Home EPK	Kathy Mattea
Say Africa (2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Concer	Vusi Mahlasela
Esperanza Spalding at the Nobel Prize Ceremony	Esperanza Spalding
When You Know EPK	Dianne Reeves
1619 Broadway - The Brill Building Project (EPK)	Kurt Elling
MEHLIANA featuring Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana	Brad Mehldau
Sound Prints Short EPK	Sound Prints
Al Jazeera Interview	Omara Portuondo
*Gone, Gonna Rise Again	Kathy Mattea

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