‘Brooklyn Dreaming’ Is Bell’s 9th Album Renditions of Classics By Monk, Mingus and Earle Hagen Quartet Includes Pianist Tamir Hendelman, Bassist Katie Thiroux & Drummer Matt Witek San Diego, CA: On January 15, 2016, virtuoso flutist, and world-renown composer, Lori Bell will release Brooklyn Dreaming, an homage to her familial roots with an …
“Blessings describes how I feel about the great music that came before,” says Hart. While he is mindful of the jazz tradition, he knows no confines. “Great music also comes from Stax and Motown, Jeff Beck, Queen, Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson.” “Blessings” and “standards” do not stand …
History has produced its share of great artists and great people – John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was both. As a performer, he left behind an incredible record of innovation and inspiration; as a composer, a broad repository of musical masterpieces; and as a man, a legion of friends, colleagues, and …
Friday, October 30, 2015 8 pm http://sofiamusic.com/ Called “one of the best Argentine singers ever” and “a song researcher with a vibrant voice,” Sofia Rei is emerging as a star while still holding firm to the scholarly mission of discovering and performing song forms and rhythms rarely heard outside their …
The Maria Schneider Orchestra has returned after eight years. Certainly a cause for celebration, the orchestra’s album, The Thompson Fields, wildly exceeds expectations. The Thompson Fields may end up as being considered Schneider’s signature achievement—the work that captures not only the incomparable sound of her orchestra in all of its …
After a 25 years long recording career comprising a dozen albums released as a leader or co-leader, in several styles, from electro-acoustic to post-rock, tango and jazz, Daniel Diaz releases SWAN SONG in October 2015. This is the third and last installment in a trilogy of world-jazz-fusion solo “composer” albums, …
KEIKO MATSUI To Release “LIVE IN TOKYO” CD/DVD on October 2 Via Shanachie Entertainment Concert Showcases SOUL QUEST, Her Most Recent Critically Acclaimed Studio Album Special Guests Include Guitarist Chuck Loeb and Saxophonists Kirk Whalum & Tom Braxton U.S. Tour Oct 9 – Nov 15 Covers Boston, Washington DC, Cleveland …
(NEW YORK, NY) – Zac Greenberg’s new jazz-fusion album UNEXPECTED JOURNEY is brash and beautiful; one minute predictable, and then, surprising. In other words, it is like life itself. Inspired by cancer, the music paints a picture of one cancer patient’s road from normalcy to shock, fear, acceptance and, hopefully, …
Composer/Guitarist JOHN SCHOTT Celebrates the Recording Debut of His Band, Actual Trio “Schott, an awesome nationally-acknowledged guitar whiz” – San Francisco Chronicle Release Date: September 18, 2015 (Tzadik #4011) Composer: John Schott Performers: John Schott (electric guitar), Dan Seamans (double bass), and John Hanes (drums) TRT: 44:35 Tracks: ERIA, Actual Theme, Egyptians, By Night’s End (Because …
Stage performers know that they can capture their audience’s hearts and minds by choosing music that the host neighborhoods/cities/states/provinces/countries value. Shrewdly, Kurt Elling, during his world travels, sang, sometimes in the localities’ native tongue, music well known in the countries that hosted him. While in France, sing what the French …
