{"title":"DownBeat Magazine May 2023 MVD CO-OP ad","description":"Two new releases are featured in the May issue of DownBeat Magazine!\u003cbr\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mel-holder-phenomenal-music-book-volume-iv-cd","title":"Mel Holder - Phenomenal: Music Book Volume IV (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRelease Date: 02\/03\/23\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 6px 0 6px 0; margin: 0; color: #000000; background-color:#f2f2f2;\"\u003ePhenomenal - Music Book Volume IV features award-winng artist Mel Holder's unique combination of contemporary jazz and gospel jazz songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10px; padding: 3px 0 0 0; margin: 0; color: #333333;\"\u003ePhenomenal - Music Book Volume IV feature's Mel Holder's unique combination of contemporary jazz and gospel jazz songs. His last album Magnificent - Music Book Volume III was a top entry for both Billboard Gospel and Contemporary Jazz 2020 charts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe illustrious multi-talented Grammy, Stellar, and Dove Award-nominated artist, composer, arranger, saxophonist, author and pastor Mel Holder has recorded 6 albums thus far in a meritorious 25-year musical career. His unparalleled perseverance and dedication to his craft are attributed to his Christ-centered lifestyle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven in the mist of the current pandemic, there has been no slow down, Mel has authored a new book THE NEW NORMAL which is a must read as it chronicles the current Covid-19 era with positive and informative life lessons to navigate in the new normal. 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