2017 Conferences: AMW / WAA / PAE
We’re looking forward to seeing our friends and colleagues at this year’s regional conferences! Here’s where you’ll find the IMN team: Art Midwest – Booth #604 Michael Fox, Midwest Agent: m.fox@imnworld.com Nicole Mailloux, North America Agent Assistant: nicole@imnworld.com Western Arts Alliance – Booth #526 Alycia Mack, West Coast/Canada Agent: alycia@imnwworld.com Candelaria Alvarado, North America Booking Associate: candelaria@imnworld.com Performing Arts Exchange – Booth #1016 Jeanna Disney, East Coast Agent: jeanna@imnworld.com Candelaria Alvarado, North America Booking Associate: candelaria@imnworld.com Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 1st, 2017 in IMN / Industry News
Deva Mahal's "Run Deep" is a Thunderous Modern-Soul Anthem
From Okayplayer Deva Mahal’s “Run Deep” is a Thunderous Modern-Soul Anthem By: ZO The heiress to a blues and soul dynasty, Deva Mahal has inherited a rare legacy along with her name. On October 27th, she’ll release a self-titled EP,... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 22nd, 2017 in News
DownBeat October 2017: Simply Ella
From DownBeat Magazine – October 2017 Simply ELLA By: Dan Ouellette Violinist Regina Carter has spent much of 2017 promoting her 10th album, _Ella: Accentuate The Positive (OKeh), which is not only a superb tribute to Ella Fitzgerald in the... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 20th, 2017 in News
Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet, 'Jersey'
From DownBeat – October 2017 Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 20th, 2017 in News
Brad Mehldau And Chris Thile Prove Smart Music Can Also...
From Forbes Brad Mehldau And Chris Thile Prove Smart Music Can Also Be A Lot Of Fun By: Steve Baltin Grammy-winning mandolinist/instrumentalist Chris Thile and Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Brad Mehldau are no strangers to many admirers of virtuoso musicianship. However,... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 18th, 2017 in News
Youssou wins prestigious 'Praemium Imperiale' Award in Music
From Praemium Imperiale 2017 Laureates – Praemium Imperiale Awards “The Praemium Imperiale is a global arts prize awarded annually by the Japan Art Association. Since its inauguration in 1988, it has become a mark of the arts. Six nomination committees,... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 14th, 2017 in News
Seeking truth and freedom with a jazz trumpet
From The Mercury News Seeking Truth And Freedom With A Jazz Trumpet By: Paul Freeman Avishai Cohen is more than a trumpeter. More than a composer. He’s a seeker. Cohen says he and the musicians who share the stage with... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 13th, 2017 in News
Detroit Jazz Festival Recap
From Billboard Common, Karriem Riggins and Esperanza Spalding Help the Detroit Jazz Festival Cross Over By: Natalie Weiner “I’m a Motown baby, a jazz baby—a music baby,” Regina Carter told the crowd at the Detroit Jazz Festival last Sunday, a... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 11th, 2017 in News
Guiliana Returns Home on 'Jersey'
From DownBeat Music Preview: Guiliana Returns Home on ‘Jersey’ As both leader and collaborator, the versatile drummer Mark Guiliana spends much of his time exploring jazz’s fascinating fringes, producing some of his best music in the place where EDM and... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 8th, 2017 in News
Promising New Releases: Anat Cohen
From Chicago Tribune From Vijay Iyer to Anat Cohen, promising new releases By: Howard Reich Recordings of great interest for the fall season: Anat Cohen Tentet, “Happy Song” (Oct. 6). The inimitable clarinetist-saxophonist explores new instrumental colors. To read more... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 7th, 2017 in News