On June 7th, Fred Hersch will release Begin Again, a career-spanning album with WDR BigBand, arranged & conducted by Vince Mendoza.
Begin Again, Hersch’s new Palmetto release featuring the Cologne-based WDR Big Band, arranged and conducted by six-time Grammy winner Vince Mendoza, serves as both an expertly curated overview of the pianist’s oeuvre and a singular new entry in his expansive discography. The album features nine o...
The legendary, Tony Award-winning, and multi-talented Betty Buckley has released her new live album Hope, an eclectic array of classic standards, jazz, rock, pop and Americana. Buckley said the album is a response to the worldwide divides among people since 2016.
"Our mission is to heal hearts," Buckley said, "I hope this musical journey will allow listeners to experience, feel, dream and, hopefully, inspire you to claim y...
Nellie McKay recently chatted with NPR's Scott Simon about her music and the new release Sister Orchid.
"Nellie McKay sings melancholy standards about love on her new album: Sister Orchid. NPR's
Scott Simon speaks with McKay about her music that she performs alone..."
Listen or read the full transcript HERE.
Sister Orchid is available for purchase HERE.
Nellie McKay's highly anticipated new album, Sister Orchid, is now available.
Conjuring the image of a lonely all night truck stop along highway 1 on the California coast, all but lost in the fog that comes creeping along the shoreline.. this album speaks of the night, the outsider, the plaintive wail of those lost at sea. Sister Orchid was conceived in solitude, executed in darkness. It comes from a place of quiet, a world of...