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This week's edition of New Music Friday includes a features-heavy flex from Ed Sheeran, new efforts from Big K.R.I.T and Blood Orange, the return of Imperial Teen, K.Flay and more.

Organized pressure groups, not individual parents, are leading the fight to remove books from shelves, according to a new report from the American Library Association.

The Pop Culture Happy Hour host shares his favorite albums and songs of 2022.

Kevin Atlas, formerly known as Kevin Laue, has become one of the top inspirational speakers in the United States following a basketball career at…

Ring in 2022 at The Wick Theatre with Jazz and Rock Icons International Jazz Singer Veronica Swift Takes the Stage with the Horn Section of Blood, Sweat & Tears! The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton is pulling out all the stops to ensure that the first moments of 2022 are legendary! After a show-stopping performance for 4th of July, singing sensation Veronica Swift is back again to blow the roof off! She’ll be backed by a rockin’ 8-person band including the horn section of jazz rock supergroup Blood, Sweat & Tears. The gala also includes a lavish gourmet dinner prepared by renowned Chef William Walden, with entertainment by Broadway and cabaret stars Avery Somers and Rob Russell. And of course, no New Year’s Eve would be complete without bubbly and a balloon drop! The Gala is $350 per person, purchase tickets by calling the box office at 561-995-2333. Gala concert only tickets are $150, and the 5:30 pm performance with champagne toast is $150. For more details visit www.thewick.org. “We are ringing in 2022 with a musical extravaganza!” said Marilynn A. Wick, Managing Executive Producer. “The Wall Street Journal has raved about Veronica’s miraculous voice and her gift for entertaining a crowd. And for New Year’s Eve she is taking it ‘next level’ as she mixes musical genres, effortlessly swaying between jazz, rock, pop, and funk. Backed by the horn section of the chart-topping band Blood, Sweat & Tears, we know our audiences will be dancing in the aisles!” With a repertoire running the gamut from swing to bebop to the Great American Songbook, Veronica Swift is a young but fully fledged star on the international jazz scene. Boasting a clear and lilting tone and radiant stage presence, she is also a master of rigorous vocal techniques like vocalese and scat. In the Wall Street Journal’s words: “[Swift] might be the best scat singer since Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O’Day, Sarah Vaughan and Mel Tormé.” Having first gained widespread attention in high-profile collaborations with the likes of Wynton Marsalis and Chris Botti, she has developed a devoted following among audiences. On stage, Veronica will be performing selections from her 2021 album, This Bitter Earth, along with additional jazz standards, rock classics, and more. As an added bonus, the legendary Blood Sweat & Tears horn section will be joining Veronica on stage for this very special evening of music. As Swift remarked recently, “This show for The Wick is not only a comeback after a year-long hiatus of no gigs, but it is a rebirth. The songs I’ve picked for this show not only encompass some of This Bitter Earth’s message, but we have also included new songs that mix classical with rock and roll and funk, as well as jazz. I now know, my purpose as an artist is to break down these genre barriers and fully immerse the audience in what to me is just simply: music.” The Wick Theatre is located at 7901 N. Federal Highway in Boca Raton, FL 33487

To continue safely serving our community of artists and audience members, Arts for Art is filming and releasing new performances on Tuesdays and Thursdays in January, February, and March. A pay-what-you-can donation is required to view each video. All donations will go towards AFA’s Artists & Friends Campaign. About Steve Swell: Born in Newark, NJ, Steve Swell has been an active member of the NYC music community since 1975. His breadth of versatility has allowed him to tour and record with such mainstream artists as Lionel Hampton and Buddy Rich in the past, as well as more contemporary artists like Anthony Braxton, Bill Dixon, Cecil Taylor and William Parker. He has over 50 CDs as a leader or co-leader and is a featured artists on more than 125 other releases. He runs workshops around the world and is a teaching artist in the NYC public school system focusing on special needs children. Swell has worked on music transcriptions of the Bosavi tribe of New Guinea for MacArthur fellow, Steve Feld in 2000. His CD, "Suite For Players, Listeners and Other Dreamers" (CIMP) ranked number 2 in the 2004 Cadence Readers Poll. He has also received grants from USArtists International in 2006, MCAF (LMCC) awards in 2008 and 2013 and has been commissioned three times for the Interpretations Series at Merkin Hall in 2006 and at Roulette in 2012 and 2017. Steve was nominated for Trombonist of the Year 2008, 2011 & 2020 by the Jazz Journalists Association, was selected Trombonist of the Year 2008-2010 , 2012 and 2014-2020 by the magazine El Intruso of Argentina and received the 2008 Jubilation Foundation Fellowship Award of the Tides Foundation. Steve has also been selected by the Downbeat Critics Poll in the Trombone category each year from 2010-2018 & 2020. His recording "Soul Travelers" with Jemeel Moondoc, Dave Burrell, William Parker and Gerald Cleaver was chosen as Album of the Year in 2016 by the New York City Jazz Record. His performance of "Kende Dreams" with Connie Crothers, Rob Brown, Larry Roland and Chad Taylor at the 2016 Vision Festival was cited as one of the best performances of the year by the same journal. This was also one of Connie's last performances. We miss her dearly. Steve is presently a teaching artist through the American Composers Orchestra, Healing Arts Initiative , Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center (Bronx), the Jazz Foundation of America, Leman Manhattan Preparatory School and the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. Steve was also awarded the 2014 Creative Curricula grant (LMCC) for the project: "Metamorphoses: Modern Mythology in Sound and Words" which was taught in a month long residency at Baruch College Campus High School in Manhattan. Steve's CD Music for Six Musicians: Hommage à Olivier Messiaen was listed in NPR's top 50 albums for 2018. Steve is an inaugural recipient of a Jazz Road Tours grant (SouthArts.org) begun in 2019 and received a 2020 Creative Engagement grant (Lower Manhattan Cultural Council) for performances to take place in Manhattan. In 2021 Steve received the City Artists Corps Grant (NYC).

Singer Sabrina Carpenter is having a huge year: Two of her singles have hit the Top 10 this summer -- including the inescapable “Espresso.”

Jazz United goes deep on 'Live,' the first posthumous album by Chick Corea, and discusses the evolving legacy of Corea's Akoustic Band.

On this episode of The Art of the Story, we preview the new WBGO/Aretsky's Patroon Restaurant's five-part jazz series

In celebration of the Allman Brothers Band’s Eat a Peach, the group Trouble No More will perform the album in its entirety. The iconic record was released 50 years ago in 1972 and contains some of the ABB’s most beloved songs, including “Melissa,” “Blue Sky,” “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More,” “One Way Out” and “Mountain Jam.” Trouble No More is Brandon “Taz” Niederaurer (Guitar, Vocals), Daniel Donato (Guitar, Vocals), Dylan Niederauer (Bass Guitar), Jack Ryan (Drums), Lamar Williams Jr. (Vocals), Nikki Glaspie (Drums), Peter Levin (Keys) and Roosevelt Collier (Pedal Steel Guitar).