By: Edward Blanco Asi Se Goza! Is the latest Latin Jazz project from Venezuelan-born saxophonist and band leader Robert Incelli presenting a host of swinging tunes and dicey interpretations of music from such jazz greats as Horace Silver, Dizzy Gillespie, and Chuck Mangione. A native of Los Angeles, Incelli is …
By: Edward Blanco Composing and arranging for various Latin/salsa and jazz artists early on in his career, served as a defining foundation for pianist Bill O’Connell—which after writing and playing with legendary percussionist Mongo Santamaria in the 1970s—has made the pianist one of the major exponents of the genre today. …
FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012 VUSI MAHASELA WITHDRAWS FROM STILL BLACK, STILL PROUD CONCERT As the unusual winter storm struck the eastern United States last Saturday and the airports closed, Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Joe Lovano and his Us Five band were left stranded in New York. Despite their best efforts …
By Bill Donaldson Andrea Wolper is not only a singer, but also a writer. Her appreciation for words and stories and described images is evident. And she has a sense of humor. For instance, the first song on her new album, Parallel Lives, is Joni Mitchell’s “Song to a Seagull.” …
Los Angeles, CA—The Camellia Sessions aims to let listeners experience some of the world’s best known music through the reinvention and “re-living” of classic music tracks. Camellia Sessions has selected songs from throughout many decades and genres to re-record for a multi-volume jazz, world and lounge music series. Available digitally …
JAZZ ARTISTS JANE MONHEIT AND RICK MONTALBANO APPOINTED TO USDAN CENTER LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist and Usdan alumna Jane Monheit and her husband, drummer Rick Montalbano, have joined the Leadership Council of Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the nationally renowned summer arts day camp. The Leadership Council …
Mary Jenson, Beyond Self-Released 2011 by: Geannine Reid Growing up on an Air Force base, certainly created a strong basis for discipline and commitment, the military life afforded Jenson the opportunity to live in various states throughout her upbringing with her beginnings in formal studies at UNLV. Her experiences included …
By John Stevenson Terri Lyne Carrington’s life is characterised by a wealth of textures. She’s led a glittering career as a drummer of choice, operating in top-drawer jazz circles from her early teens. Alongside this, she’s been a notable composer, and artistic director of the Beantown Jazz festival and the …
By John Stevenson African music is flourishing in the most unlikely places. And if cutting-edge, US-based African music big-band, Chopteeth, has anything to do with it, the myriad fusions of Congolese Soukous, Ghanaian Highlife and Nigerian Afrobeat will waft even further across America. Chopteeth (taken from the title of a …
Mindy Canter, Fluteus Maximus Mindela Music, 2011 by: Geannine Reid Steeped in the jazz traditions, but raised in the belly of the blues, female flautist Mindy Canter releases her latest endeavor keenly entitled Fluteus Maximus. Canter melds a mixture of original, well known, and obscure jazz choices that actually work …
