New York, July 15, 2022
Here are some COMPANY OF HEAVEN
NYC news for July 2022:
Kris Davis was named "Pianist
of the Year 2021" by the Jazz Journalist Association of America.
She is also a recipient of the "Doris Duke Artist Award
in Jazz" 2021 alongside Wayne Shorter and Danilo Perez.
Kris Davis wins "Pianist of the Year 2022" in the
Downbeat Critics Poll, August 2022.
Noah Preminger wins
"Rising Star Tenor Saxophone 2022" in the Downbeat Critics Poll, August 2022.
Amina Claudine Myers Lifetime Achievement Celebration on July 23, 2021 was part of the Vision Festival
in NYC.
Amina
is also awarded the "Living Legacy Jazz Award" presented by PECO from Mid Atlantic Arts.
New
releases by our artists:
Kirk Knuffke Trio "Gravity Without Airs" was released on July 8, 2022 on TAO Forms.
Lucian Ban/Piano Solo "Ways of Disappearing" released on May 13, 2022 on Sunnyside Records.
Andrew Cyrille-William Parker-Enrico Rava "Blues For
Cecil" was released in January 2022 on TUM Records.
Borderlands Trio "Wandersphere" released September 17, 2021 on Intakt Records.

Andrew Cyrille Quartet "The News" released August 27, 2021 on ECM Records.
Elliott Sharp's Terraplane "Century" released July
30, 2021 on Zoar Records.
"Blue Reality Quartet" released July 23, 2021 on
Mahakala Records.
Noah Preminger & Kim Cass "Thunda" released
April 2, 2021 on Dry Bridge Records.
Sana Nagano "Smashing Humans" was released in March
2021 on 577 Records Brooklyn.
Michael Attias & Simon Nabatov "Brooklyn Mischiefs" was released in March 2021 on Leo Records.
Ben Monder with Tony Malaby and Tom Rainey "Live at the
55 Bar" released February 26, 2021 on Sunnyside Records.
previous releases:
Michael Musillami & Peter Madsen "Pictures" released October 6, 2020 on Playscape Recordings. Nominated for the Jazz Journalist Award in the "Duo"
category for 2021.
Matt Wilson Quartet "Hug" released August 28, 2020
on Palmetto Records.
Adam Nussbaum "Leadbelly Reimagined" released on
August 28, 2020 on Sunnyside Records.
Lucian Ban/John Surman/Mat Maneri "Transylvanian
Folk Songs" release date May 15, 2020 on Sunnyside Records.
Ohad Talmor's Newsreel "Long Forms" released on Intakt Records on March 20, 2020.
Make sure to check in for news and updates at this site from
time to time!
Andreas Scherrer/Judith Insell.
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Here is a look back at the Company of Heaven Jazz Festivals: