Recent News
February 01, 2012
KENNY GARRETT RETURNS TO ACOUSTIC FORMAT WITH SEEDS FROM THE UNDERGROUND
For Garrett, Seeds From The Underground is a special recording. It once again consists of all original compositions, and is truly an homage to those who have inspired and influenced him, both personally and musically.
January 23, 2012
STANLEY JORDAN NOMINATED FOR 2012 NAACP IMAGE AWARD - “OUTSTANDING JAZZ ALBUM”
Guitarist Stanley Jordan has been nominated for a 2012 NAACP Image Award in the category of "Outstanding Jazz Album" for his latest Mack Avenue Records release, Friends.
January 04, 2012
[Interview: All About Jazz] Warren Wolf: The Wizard of Vibes
Warren Wolf has made his name by playing the vibes, which he does with aplomb. He's as much a virtuoso on the instrument as anyone, even including his jazz elders.
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.
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.
September 23, 2011
Gerald Wilson: Little Big Man [Stereophile]
Teamed with the sympathetic ears of producer Al Pryor, Wilson has now made five big-band albums for Detroit-based Mack Avenue Records, one of a handful of independent labels that today carry on the proud jazz tradition of feisty indies unafraid to take chances.
