Recent News
December 05, 2011
2012 Grammy Nominations to 4 Mack Avenue Artists
Gerald Wilson, Christian McBride, Yellowjackets all receive album nominations and Russelll Ferrante recieves a well deserved "Best Instrumental Song" nomination.
November 15, 2011
[AP Review] McBride covers new ground on 2 new CDs
These two contrasting CDs, released less than two months apart, showcase the versatility of in-demand jazz bassist Christian McBride.
October 31, 2011
Kyle Eastwood’s ‘Songs from the Chateau’ CD is Big, Boisterous and Jazzy
Throughout this CD, you can hear and appreciate the horns, piano, and drums – but Eastwood’s preeminent execution of boisterous acoustic and electric bass playing techniques are absolute, and on full display for the world to hear and enjoy.
October 24, 2011
Multifaceted Artist Stanley Jordan’s ‘Friends’ CD is Best Work Ever
Throughout the 11-track CD, Jordan displays a near classical sense of orchestration, an innate gift of melody, and, of course, an underlying current for innovated improvising.
October 17, 2011
DCist Review - Gary Burton Quartet @ Blues Alley
There are few musicians out there who totally changed the way an instrument is perceived. What John Coltrane did for the saxophone or what Tony Williams did for the drumset, that is what Gary Burton did for the vibraphone.
October 02, 2011
The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue) Christian McBride Big Band [Ottawa Citizen]
McBride’s disc, released this week, serves up the sounds and vibe of the mainstream jazz tradition in heaping, tasty helpings.
