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April 20, 1999: The Song Lives On from Joe Sample featuring @lalahhathaway.bsky.social is released. Eye Contact, the only solo recording from Spyro Gyra leader Jay Beckenstein, is released on April 18, 2000. https://contemporaryjazz.com/?s=Beckenstein Your contemporary jazz track of the day: The new single from @chrmcbride and Ursa Major - “More Is”. https://youtu.be/7B2pxlIbCYM?si=8um0GQCxQfxzoExs Check out Louie Vega saying he’s heading into the studio “next week” to record a second Nuyorican Soul album with Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez. The first one, a favorite of mine, came out in March 1997. #maw #nuyoricansoul #mastersatwork #jazz #house #latin #soul https://www.instagram.com/p/DIJdZXORm1A/ ContemporaryJazz.com looks at the nominees for Outstanding Jazz Award for the 56th NAACP Image Awards. @etiennejazz @kirkwhalum @matthewwhitakerofficial @samarajoysings @imjavonjackson #jazz #contemporaryjazz #jazzfunk #jazzcrusaders #crusaders #funkjazz #drummer Out now from Al Jarreau: A rare lost live recording from 1976 in Washington, D.C. The title is “WOW!” and includes five songs never before heard on a live Jarreau record including James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain” and Count Basie’s “Shiny Stockings,” and early takes on “Take Five” and “You Don’t See Me.” (3/3) Grover Live, Vol. 2 was recorded in 1998. The recording was produced by Grammy-winner and longtime contemporary jazzer @jasonmilesmusic. It’s currently only available on streaming platforms. I heard Grover live in St. Louis around 1993 and he blew the roof of the joint. (2/3)

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