Apr 20 2006
The Latest..
Slow Motion Reign, whose debut album is due in July on Serjical Strike Records (the imprint of System of a Down’s Serj Tankian), performs Sunday night at the Derby as part of the second annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration….
CONCORD RECORDS SET TO RELEASE: JAZZ VOCALISTS – HEAR & NOW, ON APRIL 25TH
A 36 track, 2-disc set featuring the vocal elite of the jazz world, which will see the profits going to the benefit of Jazz Alliance International’s education and advocacy programs.
Featuring the leading voices from several generations of jazz and jazz-related singers, Jazz Vocalists – Hear & Now puts focus on contemporary material on disc one and jazz standards on disc two. In addition, the collection also includes three of the jazz world’s late, great voices: Ray Charles (with Poncho Sanchez’s band), Shirley Horn and Etta Jones (in duet with Vanessa Rubin). Also featured on this extensive compilation are: Diana Krall, Michael Buble, Jamie Cullum, Norah Jones and more.
SUMMER OF LES CLAYPOOL TO KICK OFF WITH NEW STUDIO ALBUM, FIRST EVER FEATURE
FILM, NOVEL, AND HIGH PROFILE APPEARANCES
‘OF WHALES AND WOE’ SET FOR RELEASE
MAY 30 ON PRAWN SONG RECORDS
Bassist, songwriter, and virtuoso Les Claypool will kick off one of the most
sustained periods of activity in his career on May 30th with the release of
‘Of Whales And Woe’ May 30th (Prawn Song). Marked by Claypool’s wry
worldview and the ferocious musical chops of the legendary bassist and his
musical co-conspirators, the album is an aggressive tour de force that
recalls his best work as one of the pioneers of alternative music.
