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record label in the

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. It was founded in 2003 in

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by label president and recording artist Jana Herzen. The label has received

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recognition more than 25 times for albums in

, Latin jazz,

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, and R&B. Motema's roster includes

Gregory Porter Gregory Porter (born November 4, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He has twice won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album: first in 2014 for '' Liquid Spirit'' and then again in 2017 for '' Take Me to the Alley''. Ear ...

Joey Alexander Josiah Alexander Sila (born 25 June 2003), known professionally as Joey Alexander, is an Indonesian jazz pianist. He became the first Indonesian musician to perform on the Grammy Awards as well as to chart on Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 wh ...

Deva Mahal Deva Salote Mahal (pronounced 'diva') is a soul and R&B singer. Mahal is the daughter of American blues musician Taj Mahal. Deva joined father Taj Mahal in Michael Dorf's tribute to Aretha Franklin at Carnegie Hall in New York City on March 6, ...

Pedrito Martinez Pedrito Martinez is a Cuban percussionist, drummer, singer, dancer, bandleader, songwriter, composer, and educator. He was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. He is a Cuban Conguero performing classic Cuban Rumbas, Afro-Cuban folkloric and religio ...

Randy Weston Randolph Edward "Randy" Weston (April 6, 1926 – September 1, 2018) was an American jazz pianist and composer whose creativity was inspired by his ancestral African connection. Weston's piano style owed much to Duke Ellington and Thelonious M ...

Geri Allen Geri Antoinette Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. She taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh. Early life and education Allen was born in Pontiac, Michigan ...

, David Murray,

Monty Alexander Montgomery Bernard "Monty" Alexander OJ CD (born 6 June 1944) is a Jamaican American jazz pianist. His playing has a Caribbean influence and bright swinging feeling, with a strong vocabulary of bebop jazz and blues rooted melodies. He was in ...

, and Charnett Moffett,

Donny McCaslin Donald Paul McCaslin (born August 11, 1966) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has recorded over a dozen albums as a bandleader in addition to many sideman appearances, including on David Bowie's final studio album, ''Blackstar (album), Blacksta ...

Mark Guiliana Mark Guiliana (born September 2, 1980) is an American drummer, composer and leader of the band Beat Music. He has played with Avishai Cohen, Brad Mehldau, David Bowie, Meshell Ndegeocello, Gretchen Parlato, Jason Lindner, Lionel Loueke, Dhafe ...

, and

Terri Lyne Carrington Terri Lyne Carrington (born August 4, 1965) is an American jazz drummer, composer, producer, and educator. She has played with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Yellowjackets (band), ...

and many other respected artists in jazz, world and soul music.

History

Motéma Music was founded in the

. A production company since 2003, Motema was started by singer Jana Herzen to release her music, starting with her debut album ''Soup's on Fire'' 1999 released before the label had landed international distribution. She chose "Motema" because it translates to "heart" in the Bantu language Lingala. The label was officially founded in 2003 in San Francisco, and moved to New York City in 2005.

Awards and honors

Grammy Awards

* 2011: 53rd Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album – ''

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* 2012: 54th Grammy Nominated for Best Reggae Album – ''Harlem Kingston Express Live!'' –

* 2012: 54th Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal – ''

The Music of Randy Newman ''The Music of Randy Newman'' is the 12th album by jazz singer Roseanna Vitro, recorded in 2009 and 2010, released in 2011 on the Motéma Music, Motéma label. It received a 2012 Grammy Award, Grammy nomination in the category of the Best Vocal ...

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Roseanna Vitro Roseanna Elizabeth Vitro (born February 28, 1951) is a jazz singer and teacher from Arkansas. Biography Born Roseanna Elizabeth VitroScott Fredrickson and Gary W. Kennedy.Vitro (Wickliffe), Roseanna" In ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', 2 ...

* 2013: 55th Grammy Nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance – Real Good Hands, from '' Be Good'' –

* 2015: 57th Grammy Win for Best Latin Jazz Album – ''The Offense of the Drum'' –

Arturo O'Farrill Arturo O'Farrill (born June 22, 1960) is a jazz musician, the son of Latin jazz musician, arranger and bandleader Chico O'Farrill,

* 2015: 57th Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album – ''I Wanna Be Evil'' –

René Marie René Marie (born René Marie Stevens, November 7, 1955 in Warrenton, Virginia, Warrenton, Virginia, United States) is an American songwriter and jazz vocalist. Career Rene Marie began her professional music career at age 42 performing under ...

* 2015: 57th Grammy Nominated for Best Instrumental Composition and Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album – ''Quiet Pride – The Elizabeth Catlett Project'' –

Rufus Reid Rufus Reid (born February 10, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American jazz bassist, educator, and composer. Biography Reid was raised in Sacramento, California, where he played the trumpet through junior high and high school. Upon graduation ...

* 2015: 57th Grammy Nominated for Best Latin Album – ''The Pedrito Martinez Group'' –

* 2016: 58th Grammy Win for Best Instrumental Composition and Latin Grammy Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album – ''Cuba: The Conversation Continues'' -

Arturo O'Farrill Arturo O'Farrill (born June 22, 1960) is a jazz musician, the son of Latin jazz musician, arranger and bandleader Chico O'Farrill,

* 2016: 58th Grammy Nominated for Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album – ''Cuba: The Conversation Continues'' –

Arturo O'Farrill Arturo O'Farrill (born June 22, 1960) is a jazz musician, the son of Latin jazz musician, arranger and bandleader Chico O'Farrill,

* 2016: 58th Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Improvisation and Best Instrumental Jazz Album – '' My Favorite Things'' –

* 2016: 58th Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album – '' Many A New Day'' –

Karrin Allyson Karrin Allyson (pronounced ''KAR-in''; born Karrin Allyson Schoonover on July 27, 1963) is an American jazz vocalist. She has been nominated for five Grammy Awards and has received positive reviews from several prominent sources, including the ' ...

* 2017: 59th Grammy Nominated for Best Improvised Jazz Solo – ''Countdown'' –

* 2017: 59th Grammy Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album – ''

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* 2017: 59th Grammy Won Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album and Best Instrumental Composition – '' Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom'' – Ted Nash * 2018: 60th Grammy Win for Best Instrumental Composition – ''Familia: Tribute to Bebo and Chico'' –

Arturo O'Farrill Arturo O'Farrill (born June 22, 1960) is a jazz musician, the son of Latin jazz musician, arranger and bandleader Chico O'Farrill,

and Chucho Valdes * 2019: 61st Grammy Nomination Best Contemporary Instrumental Album – '' Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music!'' –

* 2019: 61st Grammy Nomination Best Instrumental Solo – ''La Madrina'' –

Melissa Aldana Melissa Aldana (born 3 December 1988) is a Chilean tenor saxophone player, who performs both as a soloist and with her band Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio. Life and career Early life and training Aldana was born in Santiago, Chile. She began playi ...

Discography

2001

* Jana Herzen – ''Soup's on Fire''

2003

Babatunde Lea Babatunde Lea (born Michael Wayne Lea; February 18, 1948) is an American percussionist who plays Afro-Cuban jazz and worldbeat. He took his name from Nigerian drummer Babatunde Olatunji. Biography Michael Lea was raised in Englewood, New Jerse ...

– ''Soul Pools'' *

Lynne Arriale Lynne Arriale is an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and educator. She is Professor of Jazz Studies and Director of Small Ensembles at the University of North Florida. Awards and honors *"The Lights Are Always On" (2022) #3 on JazzWee ...

– ''Arise''

2004

* DJ Jackie Christie – ''Made 4 U''

2005

*Babatunde Lea – ''Level of Intent'' *Babatunde Lea – ''Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost'' *Lynn Arriale Trio (Jay Anderson, Steve Davis) – ''Come Together'' * Bujo Kevin Jones – ''Tenth World''

2006

Marc Cary Marc Cary (born January 29, 1967) is a post bop jazz pianist based out of New York City. Cary has played and recorded with several well-known musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Betty Carter, Roy Hargrove, Arthur Taylor, Abbey Lincoln, Carl ...

– ''Focus'' *Lynne Arrialle Trio – ''Live''

2007

*Marc Cary & Shon "Chance" Miller – ''XR Project: AbStraKt, BlaK '' * Pete Levin – ''Deacon Blues'' * Roni Ben-Hur – ''Keepin' It Open'' *

– ''Live at the Kennedy Center'' * Amy London – ''When I Look in Your Eyes'' *

Ryan Cohan Ryan Cohan (born 6 June 1971) is a jazz pianist and composer. His style is a blend of Cultural appropriation in western music, world rhythms, traditional jazz, and Classical music, classical. Biography Early life and career Cohan's mother ...

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One Sky ''One Sky'' is a jazz album composed by Ryan Cohan, performed by the RC Sextet and released 16 October 2007 on Motéma Music. The album's name comes from the concept that all of humanity lives under one sky and that, therefore, man cannot opera ...

2008

Antonio Ciacca Antonio Ciacca is a jazz pianist. Early life Ciacca was born in Germany and brought up in Italy. He began playing the piano at the age of seven. He has been taught by Steve Grossman, aki Byard ruce Barthand Barry Harris. Later life and caree ...

– ''Rush Life'' *Bujo Kevin Jones – ''Bujo Kevin Jones & Tenth World Live!'' *

The New Jazz Composers Octet The New Jazz Composers Octet is an all-acoustic jazz ensemble founded by trumpeter/arranger David Weiss (musician), David Weiss in 1996. NPR's Josh Jackson (journalist), Josh Jackson described them as "part New York hustle and part writer's work ...

– ''The Turning Gate'' *Roni Ben-Hur,

Gene Bertoncini Gene J. Bertoncini (born 6 April 1937) is an American jazz guitarist. Biography A native of New York City, Bertoncini grew up in a musical family. His father, Mario Bertoncini (1901–1978), played guitar and harmonica. His brother Renny (1934� ...

– ''Smile: Jazz Therapy, Volume 1''

2009

* Charnett Moffett – ''The Art of Improvisation'' * Lynne Arriale – ''Nuance: The Bennett Studio Sessions'' *

Sertab Erener Sertab Erener (born 4 December 1964) is a Turkish singer, songwriter and composer. With her coloratura soprano voice, she started working as a backing vocalist for Sezen Aksu, and with Aksu's help she released her first studio album in the 1990s ...

, Demir Demirkan – ''Painted on Water'' * Oran Etkin – ''Kelenia'' *

Tessa Souter Tessa Souter is a jazz singer, songwriter and writer. Early life Tessa Souter was born in London to a Trinidadian father and an English mother. She studied piano, then at the age of twelve taught herself how to play guitar. At sixteen she ran ...

– ''Obsession'' * Babatunde Lea – ''Umbo Weti: A Tribute to Leon Thomas'' * N.E.D. – ''No Evidence of Disease'' * Alexis Cole – ''The Greatest Gift: Songs of the Season'' * Ithamara Koorax, Juarez Moreira – ''Bim Bom: The Complete João Gilberto Songbook'' * Roni Ben-Hur – ''Fortuna'' * Antonio Ciacca Quintet – ''Lagos Blues''

2010

– '' Flying Toward the Sound'' *Rufus Reid featuring

Steve Allee Steve Allee (born September 14, 1950) is an American jazz musician and composer. Career Allee attended Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was in a band during the early 1970s called the Baron Von Ohlen Quartet which released an ...

Duduka da Fonseca Duduka Da Fonseca, born Eduardo Moreira Da Fonseca (Rio de Janeiro, March 31, 1951) is a Brazilian jazz drummer who is a founding member of Trio da Paz with Romero Lubambo and Nilson Matta. He leads the Duduka da Fonseca Trio, with David Feldman ...

– ''Out Front'' *

Tomoko Sugawara Tomoko Sugawara is a harpist from Tokyo, Japan, who grew up playing classical and Irish harp, Irish harp before learning to play the kugo or angular harp. With Sweden, Swedish professor Bo Lawergren, whom she met at a kugo museum exhibit in Nara ...

– ''Along the Silk Road'' *Marc Cary – ''Focus Trio Live 2009'' *

– ''

'' * Patrick Stanfield Jones – ''A Heart and an Open Road'' *Charnett Moffett – ''Treasure'' *Geri Allen and Timeline – ''

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'' *Oran Etkin – ''Wake Up Clarinet!'' *Ryan Cohan – ''Another Look'' * Sameer Gupta – ''Namaskar'' *Bettina Jonic – ''The Bitter Mirror: Songs by Bob Dylan and Bertolt Brecht'' *

– ''The Storyteller''

2011

*Lynne Arriale – ''Convergence'' * Rondi Charleston – ''Who Knows Where the Time Goes'' *Amy London – ''Let's Fly'' * T.K. Blue – ''Latin Bird'' *Rufus Reid & Out Front (Steve Allee & Duduka da Fonseca) *

– ''Voice of My Beautiful Country'' *

Malika Zarra Malika Zarra is a Moroccan singer, composer, and music producer, based in New York City. She is known for singing in Moroccan Arabic, Berber, French, and English. Her music has been on the JazzWeek Top 20 radio chart in world music. Biography Z ...

– ''Berber Taxi'' *

Nilson Matta Nilson Matta is a Brazilian bassist and composer. He has been based in New York City since 1985. He is also known for his work with Trio da Paz, Don Pullen African Brazilian Connection, Joe Henderson, Yo Yo Ma and Nilson Matta's Brazilian Voyag ...

and Roni Ben-Hur with

Victor Lewis Victor Lewis (born May 20, 1950) is an American jazz drummer, composer, and educator. Early life Victor Lewis was born on May 20, 1950, in Omaha, Nebraska. His father, Richard Lewis, who played saxophone and mother, Camille, a pianist-vocalist ...

and

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– ''Mojave - Jazz Therapy, Vol. 3'' * Jean-Michel Pilc – ''Essential'' *

– ''The Music of Randy Newman'' *

– ''Harlem - Kingston Express Live!'' * JC Stylles featuring Pat Bianchi and Lawrence Leathers – ''Exhilaration and Other States'' *

– '' A Child Is Born'' * A Moving Sound – ''A Moving Sound'' *Pilc Moutin Hoenig – ''Threedom'' * David Murray Cuban Ensemble – '' Plays Nat King Cole en Español'' * Pilc Moutin Hoenig – ''Threedom'' *

– ''1960 What? The Remixes'' * Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio – ''The 11th Gate''

2012

* Elio Villafranca, Arturo Stable – ''Dos y Mas'' *

– '' Be Good'' *

– ''

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'' * Joe Locke /

Geoffrey Keezer Geoffrey Keezer (born November 20, 1970) is an American jazz pianist. In 2023, he won the Best Instrumental Composition Grammy https://ew.com/awards/grammys/grammy-awards-2023-winners-list/ Grammy Winners 2023 List foRefuge Keezer was playing in ...

Group – ''Signing'' * Ablaye Cissoko / Volker Goetze – ''Amanke Dionti'' *

– ''Beyond The Blue'' * Brazilian Trio – ''Constelação'' * The Cookers – ''Believe'' * Lakecia Benjamin – ''Retox'' * Roni Ben-Hur,

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2013

*David Murray Infinity Quartet featuring

Macy Gray Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known professionally as Macy Gray, is an American contemporary R&B, R&B and soul music, soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influence ...

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Be My Monster Love ''Be My Monster Love'' is an album by saxophonist David Murray's Infinity Quartet with guest vocalists Macy Gray and Gregory Porter released in 2013 on the Motéma label. Reception The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ star ...

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– '' For the Love of Abbey'' *Geri Allen – '' Grand River Crossings'' *'The Joe Locke Quartet with Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra – ''Wish Upon A Star''

2014

Arturo O'Farrill Arturo O'Farrill (born June 22, 1960) is a jazz musician, the son of Latin jazz musician, arranger and bandleader Chico O'Farrill,

& the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – ''The Offense of the Drum'' *

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– '' Why?'' *

Kellylee Evans Kellylee Evans (born 7 February 1975) is a Canadian jazz and soul music vocalist. Early life Educated at Carleton University (1993–2000), it was there that Evans discovered jazz when she "got lost in the elevators of the Loeb Building and foun ...

– ''I Remember When'' *

Omer Avital Omer Avital (; born May 13, 1971, Givatayim, Israel) is an Israeli-American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader. Early life Avital was born in the town of Givatayim to Moroccan and Yemeni parents. At age 11, he began his formal training, ...

– ''New Song'' * Oran Etkin – ''Gathering Light'' * The Cookers – ''Time and Time Again'' * Brian Jackson & Kentyah Frazer – ''Evolutionary Minded, furthering the Legacy of Gil Scott-Heron''

2015

*Joe Locke – '' Love Is A Pendulum'' *Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – ''Cuba: The Conversation Continues'' * Shai Maestro Trio – ''Untold Stories''

2016

* Jaimeo Brown Transcendence – ''Work Songs'' *

– ''Sound of Red'' * Motema Compilations – ''The Same Heart (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' * David Murray, Gerri Allen, and

Power Trio – ''

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'' * The Pedrito Martinez Group – ''Habana Dreams'' *

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– ''What We Bring'' *

Will Calhoun William Calhoun (born July 22, 1964) is an American drummer who is a member of the rock band Living Colour. Career Calhoun was born in the Bronx, New York. He moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music, where he graduated with a mu ...

– ''Celebrating Elvin Jones'' *

– ''Countdown'' * Ted Nash – ''Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom'' *

– ''Beyond Now''

2017

* Kneebody – ''Anti-Hero'' * Petros Klampanis – ''Chroma'' * Gerald Clayton – ''Tributary Tales'' * Charnett Moffett – ''Music From Our Soul'' *

Jack DeJohnette Jack DeJohnette (born August 9, 1942) is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer. Known for his extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians including Charles Lloyd (jazz musician), Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, B ...

John Scofield John Scofield (born December 26, 1951) is an American guitarist and composer. His music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention as part of the band of Miles Davis; he ...

John Medeski Anthony John Medeski (born June 28, 1965) is an American jazz keyboard player and composer. Medeski is a veteran of New York's 1990s avant-garde jazz scene and is known popularly as a member of Medeski Martin & Wood. He plays the acoustic piano ...

Larry Grenadier Larry Grenadier (born February 6, 1966, in San Francisco) is an American jazz double bassist. Early life Grenadier's father was a trumpet player in World War II army bands and later in Europe but stopped playing professionally before his chi ...

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Chucho Valdés Dionisio Jesús Valdés Rodríguez, better known as Chucho (born October 9, 1941), is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger whose career spans over 50 years. An original member of the Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna, in 1973 he ...

and

Arturo O'Farrill Arturo O'Farrill (born June 22, 1960) is a jazz musician, the son of Latin jazz musician, arranger and bandleader Chico O'Farrill,

– ''Familiar: Tribute to Bebo and Chico'' *

– ''Jersey'' *

– ''Joey.Monk.Live!'' *

– ''EP''

2018

* David Murray – ''Blues for Memo'' *

– ''Run Deep'' *

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– ''Listen to the Music'' * Kneebody – ''How High feat. Inara George'' *

– ''Eclipse'' * Gilad Hekselman – ''Ask for Chaos'' *

Stefon Harris Stefon DeLeon Harris (born March 23, 1973) is an American jazz vibraphonist. Biography A native of Albany, New York, Harris intended to work for the New York Philharmonic until he heard the music of Charlie Parker. During the 1990s he recorded ...

– ''Sonic Creed'' *

– ''Blow'' *

– ''The Seasons'' * Lori Henriques – ''Legion of Peace'' *

– ''A Joey Alexander Christmas'' * Nett Duo, Jana Herzen, Charnett Moffett – ''Overtones''

2019

– ''BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC!'' *

– ''Visions'' * Gilad Hekselman – ''Further Chaos'' * Charnett Moffett – ''Bright New Day'' *

– ''Goddamn/Your Only One'' *

– ''Head of Mine/Tokyo'' *

– ''Waiting Game''

2020

* Jana Herzen – ''Nothing But Love'' * Jana Herzen and Charnett Moffett – Round the World'' * Jana Herzen – ''Kapolioka'ehukai'' * The Royal Bopsters – ''Party of Four''

2023

* Volker Goetze, Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko, Alejandro Moreno – ''Flamenkora'' * Shuteen Erdenebaatar – ''Rising Sun'' *

and

Kurt Rosenwinkel Kurt Rosenwinkel (born October 28, 1970) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, bandleader, producer, educator, keyboardist and record label owner. Biography Born in Philadelphia to a musical family, Rosenwinkel began taking piano lessons when ...

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