Several points may be made about Kellye Gray’s album, And, They Call Us Cowboys: The Texas Music Project. 1. In short, this is a beautiful album. I could string together lots of words. But in short, And, They Call Us Cowboys is just supremely beautiful. Just listen to Gray’s passionate …
As part of East Coast Jazz Revue’s Winter Concert Series in New Bern, NC, Cedar Walton was honored in tribute performed by Buster Williams Quartet “Something More.” Pictured with Buster Williams are band members Bruce Williams on saxophone, Brandon McCune on piano and Allen Nelson on drums. Larry Turner, president …
February is all about the heart: valentine’s cards, boxes of heart-shaped chocolates and red roses. It’s also Heart and Stroke month – a great time to donate proceeds from your upcoming crooner album, A Return to Romance. And that’s exactly what Randy Lyght is doing. The CD is scheduled for …
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 …
HISTORY OF JAZZ BY LARRY RENI THOMAS 1620—1865—SLAVE AMERICAN—GOSPEL MUSIC 1865—1900—FREED AMERICAN—BLUES MUSIC 1900—1945—NEGRO AMERICAN—JAZZ 1945—PRESENT–BLACK AMERICAN–MODERN JAZZ The history of jazz is an easy one because it traces the phases that the captured Afrikan has gone through since living in the United States of America. From 1620 to 1865, …
