Chelsea Nichole – Love Letters
For many years, African-American Chelsea Nichole, who is a self-taught producer, phenomenal singer, songwriter, podcaster and author, has been writing songs with jazz veteran Jeff Lorber.
After being a guest on an album of his in 1998, she continued to work as a session singer and songwriter. In addition, she performed for a fan base in both LA and New York.
Besides independently releasing her two records, ‘Through a Woman’s Eyes’ and ‘Spiritual Man’, she has and continues to collaborate with many well-known producers and wrote songs for many prolific artists including Jeff Lorber, Tabiha Faire, Martine Mai, Wah Wah Watson, Andre Delano, Fanatic, Chris Camozzi, Dave Koz, Victor Fields and gospel artist Kenny Smith.
Although the African-American singer and poet Pierre L. Chambers started performing about 40 years ago, he has never recorded a solo album.
The German jazz quartet Pure Desmond was formed in 2002 with the aim of bringing the original sound of 1960s cool jazz (as exemplified by the legendary Paul Desmond) into the modern era through their own instrumental compositions and adaptations of well-known classics.
Mr. Chair, based in Madison and winner of the 2021 Wisconsin Area Music Industry Award for Best Jazz Artist, Chair brings a truly unique performance to every stage they play on. Mr. Chair looks like a jazz combo, enchants like a string quartet and electrifies like a rock band, delighting listeners with their fresh and authentic sound.
The Swedish jazz group Horncraft consists of Håkan Nyqvist & Eva-Tea Lundberg (French horn), Erik Palmberg (trumpet & braces), Örjan Hultén (tenor & soprano sax), Sven Berggrén (trombone), Torbjörn Gulz (piano), Filip Augustson (bass ) and Henrik Jäderberg (drums).
Multi-instrumentalist Mark Ortwein grew up in Las Vegas and attended Loyola University in New Orleans, where he majored in bassoon and jazz saxophone. He then attended Boston University where he received his Bachelor of Music degree on bassoon.
French singer, pianist and arranger Marina Pacowski, who was born in Biarritz, always dreamed of going to the USA because of her fascination for the American music scene and her predilection for jazz.
Three-time Grammy Award winner, trumpeter and EVI player John Daversa joins internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Tal Cohen on this new CD.
On February 17, 2023, Houston, TX pianist/composer Melvin Johnson will be offering a gift to the world of his debut album, Little Red Wagon, overflowing with musical parables on the family love and the life lessons they can provide. Johnson, who once thought of himself as only a live performer, found a unique hunger for recording and production during the COVID lockdown.
Twenty years ago, tuba player Jim Self teamed up with arranger Kim Scharnberg to pay tribute to what happened to 9/11 through My America. But now America seems even more divided, due to the contrasts in ideology between red and blue.
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