By John Stevenson Creativity and vocal suppleness ooze effortlessly out of Paula Santoro’s most recent work, ‘Mar do Meu Mundo’ (Borandá). Possessed of a formidable octave range and wondrous timbral dexterity, Paula’s compelling voice uniquely conveys a sophisticated appreciation of a broad variety music, including Brazilian rhythms and jazz. Ironically, …
NEW YORK VOICES’ LAUREN KINHAN’S STRIKING NEW CD Circle In A Square Her Third Solo Album Features a Cast of Masters, Including Randy Brecker, Romero Lubambo, Donny McCaslin, Joel Frahm, and Gary Versace Tweet
INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED IMPROVISERS DEBUT QUARTET WITH TWO VIOLAS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 AT NEC’S JORDAN HALL * Tanya Kalmanovitch, Mat Maneri, Huw Warren and Peter Herbert * Following performances in New York, New England Conservatory faculty member Tanya Kalmanovitch debuts her new two-viola quartet — featuring fellow violist Mat Maneri, an NEC …
By John Stevenson Antonio Loureiro is probably one of the most fascinating musicians to come out of Brazil in recent times. His recent recording ‘Só’ (Borandá, 2013) finds a highly experimental artist dipping into diverse streams of rhythmic influence. Whether its the title trackSó, the almost ethereal Pelas Águas, or the multi …
By John Stevenson On her debut CD, Exit 1, violinist Nistha Raj has created an attractive sonic mashup. Mightily influenced by traditional Hindustani rhythmic cycles, the recording also features bewitching breakbeats, a Serbian folk song, Tibetan music, ragas and sagas and artful violin playing. The music proceeds at a meditative …
JOHN COLTRANE My Favorite Things (180g 2LP Vinyl) Released 01/21/14 Instantly recognized and forever celebrated, My Favorite Things is a landmark recording in every possible sense. The 1960 album is the first that introduced John Coltrane’s legendary quartet with pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Steve Davis, and drummer Elvin Jones. It …
PNP Jazz artist Stephen Farrell releases “My One True Valentine” For Immediate Release: January 21, 2014; Just in time for the month of romance, Montreal-born singer, songwriter, and musician Stephen Farrell releases his debut single “My One True Valentine.” Available on iTunes on February 7, 2014, the song encompasses undeniable …
Pomegranate Books, 4418 Park Avenue, Wilmington, North Carolina, presents a book signing, February 21, 2014, at 7 pm, featuring Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based writer/radio announcer, Larry Reni Thomas, who will sign copies and talk about his latest book, The Lady Who Shot Lee Morgan. The book is about former Wilmington, …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – The eclectic composer and performer of music known as Fjazz has released his latest EP record, titled, “My Days to Count.” The record is comprised of eight original tracks for an approximate total listening time of 9 minutes. Like Fjazz’s other, previous quality releases, his “My …
Jazz at Lincoln Center announced an unprecedented gift of $20 million from Robert J. Appel, the organization’s Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Appel’s gift is the largest single private philanthropic contribution to date in support of jazz, and will benefit the thousands of performance, education and broadcast events …
Best year ever? It certainly sounds like it, judging the accomplishments that Young Pals Music/Young Pals Records International logged in 2013, its sixth year as a New York City-based full-service independent record label. Since its launch, the company—helmed by accomplished composer, producer and arranger Ayhan Sahin—has released more than two …
Tampa, Florida (January 10, 2014): Smooth Jazz has started to take a turn with the introduction of new musical flavors that embrace purely positive uplifting sound. Often criticized as palatable groove-based music smooth jazz is evolving into a new category yet to be defined. Levy DeAndrade, founder of Level 10, …
