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Kelvin Sholar

"When I perform," says pianist/composer Kelvin Sholar, "I want to eradicate the separation between the bandstand and the floor. I don't want to play to tables and chairs; I want the audience to be involved, like when a church choir sings."

Sholar's performance experience began early; he was already on stage when he was in utero. "My mother plays the piano and my father plays guitar and bass," he explains. "They did church gigs with my grandmother all around Detroit." Between attending their rehearsals and soaking up the atmosphere in his fusion-drumming uncle's basement (where Sholar's earliest memory is falling asleep beneath a poster of Herbie Hancock's Headhunters album) the pianist's childhood was a pastiche of music, both sanctified and secular.

It is a distinction which blurs when one listens to Sholar's own compositions

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Article: Interview

Kevin “Bujo” Jones: Jazz as a Part of The Continuum

Read "Kevin “Bujo” Jones: Jazz as a Part of The Continuum" reviewed by Jane Kozhevnikova


Jazz musicians can be found working in any other music styles, probably because jazz gives great flexibility and freedom of expression that can be easily applied to any music. Kevin “Bujo" Jones, a percussionist born in Englewood, New Jersey, and residing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, feels equally comfortable playing jazz and non-jazz. Moreover, he does not ...

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Rites of Fire

Label: KASMAVTSU Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: The Sage; 2. The Augurs of Spring, Dances of the Young Girls A; Infernal Dance of King Kashchei; Rite Of Spring: Introduction A; Spring Rounds; Rite Of Spring: Introduction B; Firebird: Finale; Firebird: Introduction A; Mystic Circles of the Young Girls A; Mystic Circles of the Young Girls B; The Firebird's Variation; The Augurs of Spring, Dances of the Young Girls B; The Sacrifice: Introduction; Berceuse; Ritual Of Abduction; Adoration of the Earth: Introduction A; Adoration of the Earth: Introduction B; Sacrificial Dance A; Sacrificial Dance B; 20. Introduction: The Sacrifice; The Princesses’ Khorovod; Ritual Action of the Ancestors; Spring Rounds (Infine Remix)

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Article: Album Review

Kelvin Sholar Trio: Rites of Fire

Read "Rites of Fire" reviewed by Franz A. Matzner


A syncretic symphony, Kelvin Sholar's Rites of Fire is the product of 15 years of meditation on the history and esoteric mechanisms of musical expression. The richly satisfying album is unbounded by anything other than Sholar's relentless commitment to self-discovery. Sholar's own resurrection from clinical death to artistic and spiritual rebirth is embedded in the core ...

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Unity 5 - "Live in Berlin"

Label: Jazzwerkstatt JW 303
Released: 2020
Track listing: 01 Melody for Melonae - Jackie McLean 02 Villanelle for six - Kelvin Sholar 03 Let‘s cool one - Thelonious Monk 04 Sanga Abakuá - Regis Molina 05 Carefree - Sun Ra

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A Diva's Mind

Label: Fina Flor
Released: 2019
Track listing: 1. Whatever Lola Wants 2. Tu vuò fà l'americano 3. Come On-A My House 4. Quizás, Quizás, Quizás 5. Golden Earrings 6. Tico Tico no Fubá 7. From a Logical Point of View 8. Naughty Lady of Shady Lane 9. Mambo Italiano 10. Besame Mucho 11. Misirlou 12. Amor 13. Sway 14. Wenn ich mir was wünschen dürfte

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The Look Of Love: Songs Of The Sixties

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2017
Track listing: Our Day Will Come; Dream A Little Dream Of Me; Sealed With A Kiss; The Look Of Love; Dream Lover; Till There Was You; Sunny Afternoon; Beyond The Sea; The End Of The World; There’s A Kind Of Hush.

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Article: Album Review

Susanna Bartilla: The Look Of Love: Songs Of The Sixties

Read "The Look Of Love: Songs Of The Sixties" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Sub-titled Songs Of The Sixties, vocalist Susanna Bartilla's The Look Of Love presents her interpretations of ten numbers from that decade--from standards such as “Till There Was You" to pop hits like “There's A Kind Of Hush." It's a classic collection, distinguished by some fine interpretations and some surprising song choices. The Look Of ...

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Unity6 - Rot

Label: jazzwerkstatt JW145
Released: 2013
Track listing: 1. Unity6 - K.Sholar 5:02 2. In Time Out - E.Schuller 4:38 3. Variationen über Thema Jazz - M.Schubert 12:24 a. Plyczki Rag b. Count Basic c. Piep Pop 4. Lilting Banshee - J.Robinson 5:36 5. Rot - M.Schubert 8:14 6. Drei - G.Gschlößl 5:33 7. EinWeinFrei - G.Gschlößl 7:58 8. Crimson Hexagon - K.Sholar 5:21 9. The Tree of Life - R.Molina 7:26

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Article: Album Review

Paolo Benedettini: Paolo Benedettini Quartet

Read "Paolo Benedettini Quartet" reviewed by Francesco Martinelli


I'm afraid a little local pride is in order here. Bassist Paolo Benedettini hails from my hometown of Pisa, and the disc has been recorded and produced locally in cooperation with the Jazzwide organization, very active in promoting events both in the club of the same name as well as in other venues of the Leaning ...


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