ALL POSTS TAGGED “blue-note“

  At 23-years old, James Francies has a career that defies his relative young age. Those who have kept tabs in the jazz scene’s up-and-coming young keep reading »

In September, Blue Note recording artist José James released Lean On Me, a Bill Withers tribute album that consists of 12 of Withers’ most undeniable and soulful songs. keep reading »

Saxophonist Marcus Strickland is back with the premiere of “Alive,” ahead of his March 16th SXSW debut at The Elephant Room. Featuring Jean Baylor on keep reading »

Already one of the last decade’s favorite vocalists, José James is out to prove there’s no genre, or career, that he can’t perfect. James dropped keep reading »

As much as plaudits are rightfully showered to the men and women who continually push creative and technical boundaries on their respective instrument, the same keep reading »

Fresh from the success of his re-interpretation of Janet Jackson’s “Let’s Wait Awhile” from Supreme Sonacy Vol. 1, Marcus Strickland is slated to drop his keep reading »

There is no guitar player that sounds like Lionel Loueke. Leaving aside his immediately recognizable vocalizations and complex compositions, we’re still left with his phrasing, which keep reading »

The release of Otis Brown III‘s The Thought Of You on September 23, 2014 was a momentous occasion for several reasons. For one, it marked the keep reading »

Guitarist/composer/innovator Lionel Loueke first garnered acclaim as a member of Terence Blanchard’s band, which he joined while still a student at the Thelonious Monk Institute keep reading »

Anyone familiar with some of the most influential albums of the last ten years, including Terence Blanchard‘s Grammy award winning A Tale of God’s Will and Gretchen keep reading »