“Listening to this exotic version of “Take Five” brings back wonderful memories of Pakistan where my Quartet played in 1958. East is East, and West is West, but through music the twain meet. Congratulations!” “This is most interesting and different recording of “Take Five” I’ve ever heard. —Dave Brubeck Live …
Albare “The Road Ahead” (ENJA-9598) Street Date June 11, 2013 Albare-guitar, Phil Turcio-piano, Yunior Terry-bass, Pablo Bencid-drums, Allan Harris vocals (#12) The Road Ahead fuses Albare’s Moroccan roots effortlessly with six-string influences ranging from Wes Montgomery to George Benson, fueled by grooves established by his extraordinary rhythm section: Phil Turcio …
Sept. 17, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA – Josh Lawrence, a rising jazz trumpet star, composer, and performer who has recorded with the likes of Erykah Badu and Boyz II Men, is readying a new album, “One Night in Atlanta,” for release Sept. 17, 2013. The new album features the …
Jazz Trumpeter, composer and vocalist noted for his musical style as a “masterful genre-bender”, Leron Thomas has released his eighth project, Whatever. Composed and produced by Thomas, Whatever asserts that Jazz is as current and relevant as ever. An impressive lineup of musicians is featured on Whatever. Joining Thomas …
NEW CD RELEASE: AMANDA TOSOFF TRIO | LIVE AT THE CELLAR (2013) (Oceans Beyond Records) Released August 2013 “This group exemplifies so many of the great and positive things that young jazz musicians have going for them: compositional talent, instrumental talent, and devotion to the music and one another” – …
JD Walter is one of those jazz singers who seems to be recognized more within the jazz performance community than among the jazz listening public. That status deserves to be changed. While attempts to describe Walter’s singing style compare it to others singers’, in the end, Walter is unique with …
04 flash card etude no.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 2013 Toronto based contemporary jazz guitarist and composer Harley Card releases Hedgerow, his second independent CD as a bandleader. A follow up to Card’s 2008 debut Non-Fiction, Hedgrerow introduces ten of his new compositions, featuring stunning performances by some of Canada’s …
Judy Wexler’s fourth and newest CD, What I See (Jazzed Media, September 10, 2013 drop date) follows her acclaimed 2011 release, Under a Painted Sky (4-star review in Downbeat, top 10 on JazzWeek radio chart), and 2008’s Dreams & Shadows (profiled on NPR, debuted at #2 on JazzWeek) with another …
The Los Angeles band known as Ncircle has released their latest and greatest full-length record album, titled, “Old School Groove.” The album has been released on the Komplete Productions music label. Coming hot on the tail of the single release of the album’s title track, “Old School Groove”, on September …
AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 Following its triumphant partnership with pianist Kenny Werner (Institute of Higher Learning), the award-winning Brussels Jazz Orchestra turns its attention to Joe Lovano, long heralded a towering soloist among tenor saxophonists. Wild Beauty illuminates the composer side of Lovano’s musicianship, featuring a …
