The Rio Das Ostras Festival is the largest Jazz & Blues event in Latin America. Every year in June, renowned international jazz & blues artists play alongside local and up-and-coming acts for three days on exotic stages in the town of Rio Das Ostras, an hour's drive from the metropolis of Rio de Janeiro. Many legendary artists have performed here over the years including Al Jarreau, Marcus Miller, saxophonist Bill Evans, Mike Stern, David Sanborn, Eric Gales, Lucky Peterson,

UK soul outfit Mamas Gun has dropped their sixth studio album: Dig! The sound of the album is truly authentic, organic, and deeply soulful. Recording took place by engineer/studio owner Neil Innes directly onto 16-track analog tape at All Things Analogue Studios in Leeds, UK. Singer, composer Andy Platts (also known for his project Young Gun Silver Fox), keyboardist Dave Oliver, guitarist Terry Lewis, bassist Cameron Dawson and drummer Chris Boot: five musicians in one room r

The Pimps of Joytime are one with funk as can be heard on their new album Magic Moves. The band has been grooving since their inception around 2005. First out of bustling Brooklyn, where the first four albums were recorded. After that, the band relocated to New Orleans, the city where funk originated. The new album was recorded with some outstanding musicians from the crescent city. Garrett "Startchild Jr" Shider was born on the mothership. As the son of Garret Shider, the “d