Author: Promusic Miami

Ambrose Akinmusire and the Owl

Jazz trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire has a recurring theme in his music: owls. In December 2023, he released the Grammy Award-nominated Owl Song, and his latest, just released and extraordinary record, honey from a winter stone, includes a track called “Owled.” His compositions are rich and complex, but the owl thing begs further inquiry…  […]

September 9, 2025
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Snapped: ARC Music Festival – Chicago In the House (A Photo Essay)

Chicago’s Union Park paid an epic tribute to house music this Labor Day Weekend with its eclectic ARC Music Festival, now in its fifth year. Originating from Chicago’s boiler rooms over 40 years ago, ARC’s lineup featured an incredible range of dance music artists, including Derrick Carter, Cajmere/Green Velvet, DJ Heather, DJ Lady D, Mike […]

September 9, 2025
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New Elvis Doc Showcases the Musicianship Behind the King

Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and has a handful of public screenings through Sept. 14, needs a subtitle, like “Why Elvis Was The King?”.  The Elvis busts, Elvis impersonators, velvet Elvis, Elvis weddings, gaudy Graceland interior décor, later-life health struggles, pill dependency, […]

September 8, 2025
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AT HOME WITH SEBASTIAN BACH

Before the chimes of his doorbell stop echoing, Sebastian Bach throws open the front door of his Las Vegas home. His 6’4” frame fills the doorway, his iconic voice as recognizable when he speaks as when he sings. “You want some coffee??” he bellows, then runs in socked feet to the open-plan kitchen to make […]

September 8, 2025
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Jean-Michel Jarre Stays Alive!

When electronic-ambient-new age pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre was working on 1976’s Oxygene, in his makeshift home studio, he often had to tape down two preset buttons of his Korg drum machine to achieve the effect he wanted. Thanks to the breakout success of that record and its winning blend of bright keyboard melodies and warped analog […]

September 5, 2025
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5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Nick Ghanbarian of Bayside

Name  Nick Ghanbarian, Bassist Best known for  Being the tallest member of Bayside standing at 5’9” and liking Star Wars and wrestling way too much. Current city  Orange County, California.  Really want to be in  Tokyo! I’ve only been once and the band has never performed there. I’d love to add it to the list of places we’ve played. I just want […]

September 5, 2025
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