"The Art of Vocalese" is the forthcoming album by 9x Grammy-winning vocalist, arranger, and founding Manhattan Transfer member Janis Siegel. Produced by Siegel and centered on the tradition championed by Jon Hendricks, the album features pianist and arranger John Di Martino alongside bassist Lonnie Plaxico, guitarists Frank Vignola and Ed Cherry, saxophonist Wayne ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Swedish hard-rock risers Velveteen Queen return with their most ambitious statement yet, their sophomore album, The Greater Good, set for release on September 18th via Silver Lining Music. Velveteen Queen are rapidly emerging as one of the most electrifying young acts in the modern rock scene, channeling the grit, swagger, and anthemic power of classic ’80s influences into a ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
A Night At The Movies (Remastered)
Asia’s Queen of Audiophile Pop, Susan Wong, brings her signature intimacy and elegance to A Night At The Movies, a captivating collection of cinema’s most romantic soundtracks. With her sultry vocals, acoustic warmth, and understated jazz-pop sensibility, Wong transforms beloved movie themes into sophisticated late-night standards. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
The soprano (and ukulele player) Agathe Peyrat and the accordionist (and singer) Pierre Cussac form a unique duo, free-spirited and open to blending genres. In this programme, they embrace a classical repertoire, while putting their own spin on it "by turning the pieces into songs, with night and day as the theme." We discover an astonishing version of Mozart’s Queen of the Night, melodies and opera arias by Debussy, Bizet, Saint-Saëns, Puccini, Delibes and Wagner, as well as songs by Maurice ...
Composer: Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Joseph Colombo (1900-1973), Charles Trenet (1913-2001), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921), Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
As one of the country’s best-known comedians and entertainers, BÜLENT CEYLAN has been performing on the nation’s biggest stages for over 25 years and holds a very special place in the hearts of his fans thanks to his humor and down-to-earth manner. With his talent, he brings a smile to people’s faces, offers them an escape and a break from everyday life, and leaves them feeling ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
For a full decade, Sam Roman (known as RØMANS) has been a top pop songwriter & producer who’s had several hit songs. He co-wrote Lewis Capaldi’s biggest hit “Someone You Loved,” and he recently had the hit “Good News” with country-pop star, Shaboozey. His songs have also been recorded by Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Pink, Demi Lovato, Alicia Keys and John Legend. ...
Composer: Sam Romans
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
Innuendo (Remastered Deluxe Edition)
Between 1984 and 1995 Queen released their last five studio albums and consolidated their reputation as the biggest, brashest and boldest band in the world. They achieved legendary status as they delivered THE defining performance of the century at Live Aid as well as headlining massive stadium concerts all over the world. Queen also released some of their best loved and most anthemic work in this period, before and after the passing of Freddie Mercury in 1991. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
JV‘s boogaloo squad is a soul-jazz organ trio harkening to the great 60’s and 70s organ groups of the past such as Dr Lonnie Smith, Grant Green and Lou Donaldson who blended jazz improvisation with with the popular funk and R&B styles of their day. V's Boogaloo Squad's exceptional debut album Going To Market showcases the group’s soulful sound that is simultaneously lost in the thrill of the moment while evoking a timeless musical nostalgia. At the centre of the album are Visentin's ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Soul Jazz
Grace Cummings summons her powerful voice and lush orchestration to showcase uninhibited emotion on her stunning Ramona. Ramona is a work of raw truth rendered in its most beautiful form. Melbourne-based Grace Cummings traveled to Los Angeles to work with producer Jonathan Wilson (Angel Olsen, Father John Misty) and dreamed up a lavishly orchestrated sound that fully accommodates the depth and scope of her vocal prowess. With its visceral reflection on grief and ...
Genre: Folk
Subgenre: Folk Rock
From Another World is more than an album title: it’s an invitation to travel across centuries, continents, and emotions. At its heart lies an encounter between two musical traditions: the elegance and architecture of European classical music and the expressive pulse of Argentine tango. Bridging these worlds is Guttman Tango Quintet, formed by musicians who draw ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
Cookin' at the Queens (Live in Las Vegas 1984 & 1988) (Remastered)
Cookin’ at the Queens: Live in Las Vegas (1984 & 1988) is the first release in 33 years from the unsung jazz guitar great Emily Remler, and it’s a previously unreleased collection of performances that were broadcast on KNPR Las Vegas as part of Alan Grant's "4 Queens Jazz Night from Las Vegas” weekly radio program in 1984 and 1988. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Bebop
Chicago-based slide guitar virtuoso and singer-songwriter, Joanna Connor, who is best known as one of the reigning Queens of blue rock guitar, releases her 14th album 4801 South Indiana Avenue on Joe Bonamassa’s new independent blues record label Keeping The Blues Alive on February 26, 2021. The new album, the follow up to her critically acclaimed studio album Rise, was produced by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith at Ocean Way Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Electric Blues
Matthias Goerne, one of the world’s leading lieder singers, presents his new album, *Zwielicht*, on Deutsche Grammophon. Together with pianist Markus Hinterhäuser, he has recorded Schumann’s *Liederkreis*, Op. 39, based on poems by Joseph von Eichendorff; three of the four *Gesänge des Harfners* from Op. 98a (*Lieder und Gesänge aus ‘Wilhelm Meister’*); and the five poems from *Königin Maria Stuart*, Op. 135. ...
Composer: Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Tell My Therapist I'm Fine (Deluxe)
The fearless vocal powerhouse Bishop Briggs drops the deluxe edition of Tell My Therapist I’m Fine via Virgin Music Group, blessing fans with two brand-new tracks that demand attention: “Woman Is King” and “Lightning.” But Bishop isn’t just delivering new music—she’s serving a whole era of strength, defiance, and unshakable power. ... #!EN!#> The fearless vocal powerhouse Bishop Briggs drops the deluxe edition of Tell My Therapist I’m Fine via Virgin Music Group, blessing fans with two brand-new tracks that demand attention: “Woman Is King” and “Lightning.” But Bishop isn’t just delivering new music—she’s serving a whole era of strength, defiance, and unshakable power. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands & The Snow – Parry: De Profundis & God is Our Hope and Strength
David Temple and Hertfordshire Chorus are delighted to bring these forgotten gems back to the attention of music lovers everywhere. Parry’s De profundis and God is our hope and strength, are powerful works from a major figure in the English Musical Renaissance of the late 19th and early 20th century, that demand wider recognition. They are presented in this world première recording alongside two wonderful works by Elgar written at the end of the 19th century. ...
Composer: Hubert Parry (1848-1918)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
It’s hard to believe that it’s been over 40 years ago that we started out as a cover band in the night clubs of California before writing and recording our own songs and selling millions of albums. Just like our musical heroes The Beatles, Rolling Stones, or even Jimi Hendrix, all artists who honed their craft by learning cover songs from the legends before them, we did the same as youngsters and still enjoy paying tributes and recording cover songs today. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
I met Mike DiRubbo for the first time at The Jazz Record Center in New York City around 2007. He hipped me to a recording he had in the can called New York Accent featuring the late great pianist, Harold Mabern. I agreed to put it out on the label and that was the beginning of a life-long friendship. DiRubbo performed in Vancouver with Mabern and would return a few more times, first with trombonist Steve Davis, where he met Tilden Webb, Jodi Proznick, and Jesse Cahill, and later he appeared with the late pianist Larry Willis. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
More than 45 years ago, Carsten Linde had the brilliant idea of inviting folk musicians from various countries to a joint session at the Stockfisch Studio in Northeim. How Carsten managed to make this gathering a reality in 1979 borders on a miracle. In October 1980, a second gathering of the Folk Friends took place. The recordings from this session exceeded the total playing time of the double-LP format available at the time, which is why many tracks remained unreleased. ...
Genre: Folk
Subgenre: Traditional Folk
GRAMMY-nominated international superstar entertainer Adam Lambert announces special album release shows for his forthcoming sixth studio album ADAM arriving Friday, July 10 via his own label, distributed via The Orchard. He will kick off the celebratory shows on release day with an epic kickoff at The Bellwether in Los Angeles before making stops in Brooklyn and London before concluding July 23 in Berlin. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Madonna’s new album Confessions ll is the continuation of her 2005 release Confessions On A Dance Floor — and a reunion with that album’s producer Stuart Price. Madonna sums up her new record best by quoting the first few lines of her song One Step Away: “People think that dance music is superficial, but they’ve got it all wrong. The dance floor is not just a place, it’s a threshold: A ritualistic space where movement replaces language.” (Music & Audio) ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
