“Too Hot to Handel” Indescribable, Says Pianist Alvin Waddles: “You Have to Experience It”
Nineteen years ago, Suzanne Mallare Acton, music director and conductor of Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah, was in a real jam. Her pianist, Detroit jazz legend Harold McKinney, pulled out of the jazz-gospel interpretation of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah just days before opening night. Needing a musician who could read a score and improvise, she picked up the phone and called the one pianist she knew could fill both bills: Alvin Waddles.
National Museum of Gospel Music Hosts “Voices of Celebration & Thanks” December 10
The National Museum of Gospel Music and Pilgrim Baptist Church invite you to join us for our holiday concert - VOICES OF CELEBRATION & THANKS 2022, hosted by your gospel sister Pam Morris!
Regina Belle – My Colorful Christmas
Regina BelleMy Colorful ChristmasTashi3 Entertainment / Altavoz Distribution(release date: November 1, 2022) Visit Site By Robert M. MarovichMy Colorful Christmas, the first yuletide album from GRAMMY Awardee Regina Belle, and issued on her own imprint, Tashi3 Entertainment, traverses mostly familiar holiday fare. Traditional carols and more recently-composed Christmas songs receive [...]
JGM Pick of the Week – November 21, 2022
“God is Great” | Kara Nichole | Independent (release date: September 5, 2022)
Sylvia Fedrick – Syl’s Combo 2022 (EP)
For as often as I’ve heard Chicago gospel singer Sylvia Fedrick, it didn’t strike me until listening to her EP Syl’s Combo 2022 that if you close your eyes, you would swear you are listening to a male high tenor like Maxwell or Prince.
Sondra Busby – We Need Your Presence
South Carolina singer Sondra Busby might be a contender for the title of “queen of the vamp.”
Brian Courtney Wilson – Transitions
Picks: “Always Peace,” “Waiting,” “Call My Name”
JGM Pick of the Week – November 7, 2022
“Impossible” | Pastor Mike Jr. | Black Smoke Music Worldwide (release date: October 22, 2022)
Richie “Ace High” Acevedo – Parable
On Parable, hip hop artist Richie “Ace High” Acevedo chronicles his faith walk by leaning on his secular rap experience, with its emphasis on clever similes and incisive beats.
Minister Redeemed – So Good
The overarching theme of So Good can be surmised from the artist’s moniker: Minister Redeemed.
JGM Pick of the Week: October 31, 2022
“Do You Know the Man” | Harlem Gospel Travelers | Colemine Records (release date: October 18, 2022)
JGM Pick of the Week – October 24, 2022
“Jesus I’ll Never Forget” | Zak Williams & 1/Akord feat. Lowell Pye | Enon Music Group (release date: October 7, 2022)
Soweto Gospel Choir – Hope
Picks: “Heaven Help Us All,” “Bawo Xa Ndlalekayo”
JGM Pick of the Week – October 19, 2022
“View the City REMIX” | RiZen | DAF Entertainment Group (2022)
Nona Brown – Songs From My Journal, Volume 2
Nona BrownSongs From My Journal, Volume 2Signature Music Group (release date: August 27, 2022)https://nonabrown.org/By Robert M. MarovichBay Area singer-songwriter Nona Brown’s new album is a follow-up to her Songs From My Journal, Volume 1. On this second volume and live outing, she sings her way through a stack of worship [...]
“I Got a Story (to Tell)” – Re-Newed of the Carolinas
“I Got a Story (to Tell)” is a rousing quartet jam on the trope of the believer telling God about his earthly troubles when he gets to heaven.To a driving tempo and conventional quartet melody, the group weaves a basket full of church and gospel music aphorisms into a joyous [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: October 10, 2022
“Believer” Jenise La Vonne Independent (release date: August 26, 2022) www.jeniselavonne.com By Robert M. Marovich “Believer” is indie gospel artist Jenise La Vonne’s best single to date. It has it all: a powerful open, sturdy vocals, compelling lyrics, solid song structure, and chart-quality production. To a loping rhythm, Jenise declares [...]
Kay Soul – Connections
Kay SoulConnectionsOne Nation Under God Records (release date: August 19, 2022)www.kaysoulmusic.comBy Robert M. Marovich“It’s all about connections,” Chicago-based singer and model Kay Soul states in the opening moments of Connections. From there, the six-track EP explores the cycle of the human bond—from association to lack of linkage to re-association.Featuring the [...]
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