Enlightened trumpeter and winner of the 2014 Monk Competition (or rather the newly-minted Hancock Competition) Marquis Hill is returning October 11th with a new album entitled Love Tape via the Black Unlimited Music Group label. Following along the lines of his 2017 EP Meditation Tape, Hill tackles the theme of love, more specifically self-love, with music inspired by a … [Read more...]
Saxophonist Sharel Cassity Premieres New Single “Be The Change”
Composer and saxophonist Sharel Cassity released her fourth album as a leader last week on Relsha Music. Evolve sees the introduction of Cassity’s new band Elektra comprised of trumpeters Ingrid Jensen, Marcus Printup and Freddie Hendrix, bassist Linda Oh, guitarist Mark Whitfield, pianists Miki Hayama and Richard Johnson, vocalist Christie Dashiell, drummers Jonathan Barber … [Read more...]
Brandee Younger’s “Dorothy Jeanne” and Marcus Strickland & Christie Dashiell’s “Let’s Wait Awhile” (Janet Jackson Cover) Off ‘REVIVE Music Presents: Supreme Sonacy (Vol. 1)’ (Audio)
Wow that was a long title… just bear with me for a sec. You’ve already got the bird's-eye view of REVIVE Music and Blue Note Records’ Supreme Sonacy Vol. 1 compilation album to be released August 7th (remember, we wrote about it here). Well singles from the record are slowly funneling onto YouTube as we near the release date, as is becoming customary in this modern age of … [Read more...]