Soiled Dove Underground

Improvisation is not just a technique for Cyrille Aimée, it’s a way of life. The acclaimed vocalist ventured from singing on street corners in Europe to dazzling audiences at the world’s most prestigious jazz festivals; from sneaking out to sing in gypsy encampments in her native France to acting on Broadway; from braving the notoriously tough audiences at New York’s Apollo Theatre to being called a “rising star in the galaxy of jazz singers” by the New York Times. Among…

For Centennial Reasons: 100 Year Salute to Nat King Cole on Ghostlight Deluxe, an imprint of Ghostlight Records.  Following high-profile collaborations with Sir Paul McCartney and Michael McDonald, Pizzarelli returns to his roots to honor his hero, the legendary jazz/pop vocalist and pianist Nat King Cole, whose centennial is being celebrated around the world this year with various concerts, books and recordings.

On the first day recording Times Have Changed – the eleven-track album from Chicago bluesman Ronnie Baker Brooks that brings a sound so big it could topple a Louisiana juke joint – industry-revered album producer and drummer Steve Jordan told Brooks to put his pedal board back in the van. For the first time in his professional life, Brooks, the son of Texas and Chicago blues legend Lonnie “Guitar Jr.” Brooks, would plug a Gibson into TKTK amp and rip…

TJ Hooker-Taylor comes from a musical family. His mother, Mary Ann Hooker, and father, the late Great Johnnie Taylor, raised him in church. At the age of ten he joined his first group, The Young Golden Voices, who performed at all the churches in the Kansas City area. At the age of sixteen, TJ started an R&B band called The Grand Jury Band, who opened for many top acts that came to the city, like The Bar-Kays, Cameo Slave and…

Decades of Love began as a tool to heal the broken heart of the founder, Sia Chandler-Garcia. Sia had gone through a divorce, lost one of her best high school friends, and needed some healing for her broken heart. She prayed about how to receive the healing and the answer came through song. The creative vision came also as a vehicle of giving. After running the idea of singing songs of LOVE starting from the 1920’s and 30’s to the…

Grammy Winner Kurt Elling returns to the Dove! Get Tickets! Renowned for his singular combination of robust swing and poetic insight, two-time GRAMMY winner Kurt Elling has secured his place among the world’s foremost jazz vocalists. The New York Times proclaimed Elling, “the standout male vocalist of our time”. Over a twenty-five-year career of touring and recording, Elling has won three Prix du Jazz Vocal (France), two German Echo Awards, two Dutch Edison Awards, and has been nominated for a…

IJABA Music Series proudly presents the 1st Annual Johnnie Taylor Blues Festival featuring T J Hooker Taylor. T J Hooker Taylor comes from a musical family. His mother Mary Ann Hooker, and his father the late Great Johnnie Taylor, raised him in the church. At the age of ten, T J and his family joined their first group, The Young Golden Voices. The group performed at all the churches in the Kanas City area. He was sixteen years old; when…

Whether she is singing blues, jazz, pop, or gospel, her voice charges the songs with a primal dose of genuine soul. Her voice has been called stunning, moving and powerful. Hazel Miller is not just a great singer, "she is a force of nature!" A sought-after performer in Colorado for the past 14 years, Hazel has regularly performed with Big Head Todd and the Monsters and was a regular performer on the ETown Radio Show, aired on NPR. Doors at…