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Brandon Scott Coleman
Having been called a “wonderful composer” and “sophisticated player” as well as “one of the most unique guitar voices to emerge over the last decade”, Brandon Coleman is an on-the-rise and in-demand performer in the world of creative guitar playing.
Based out of Cincinnati, OH, Coleman performs and composes music that is intricate, personal, and cinematic, inspired by his musical idols and his roots in the Appalachian mountains.
Coleman regularly performs with his own groups, Fourth Kind and Brandon Coleman Trio, fusion powerhouse Spherical Agenda, renowned saxophonist Randy Villars, Sam Blakeslee Quintet and Large Ensembles, Grammy-Nominated Dan Pugach Nonet, and jam-rock band Miller.
Coleman has performed at notable venues including – but not limited to – Smalls, The Blue Wisp Jazz Club, Bop Stop, BluJazz+, Bar Next Door at La Lanterna, 55 Bar, Club Bonafide, The Jazz Estate, Cliff Bell's, Rudy's Jazz Room, Jimmy Can't Dance and Merriman’s Playhouse. His festival appearances include the Loja Jazz Festival (2012) in Loja, Ecuador, the 2014 CBGB Festival in NYC, and the 2014 and 2016 Columbus Jazz & Rib Fests.
As a clinician, Coleman has performed masterclasses for universities throughout the Americas including, among others, UNAH-VS (San Pedro Sula, Honduras), UNAH (Tegucigalpa, Honduras), UDLA (Quito, Ecuador), Universidad de Loja (Loja, Ecuador), West Virginia State University, Morehead State University, University of Virginia, and Belmont University.
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New music from Richard D Ruttenberg, George Burton, Brandon Scott Coleman and John Beasley
by Len Davis
The newest with Richard D Ruttenberg, Fender Rhodes player George Burton, Netherlands band Electronic Visions and Tom Schuman with his latest. Guitarist Brandon Scott Coleman with bassist Matt Wiles, Italian band Pericopes, John Beasley with Returning To Forever and a new single with saxophonist Mark Hartsuch. Japanese band Jabberloop, Mike Stern, bassist Christian Fabian and guitarist Allen Hinds. Playlist Richard D Ruttenberg “Encounters" from Mind Flux (Mag Distribution) 00:00 George Burton “Rumination" from White Noise (Self Produced) 06:43 ...
Continue ReadingJohn La Barbera Big Band: Grooveyard
by Jack Bowers
Composer/arranger John La Barbera has been at the top of his game for more than half a century, and Grooveyard is simply another example of his undiminished artistry. Besides arranging everything--superbly, as always--La Barbera wrote six of the session's ten charming songs, escorting other treasures by Carl Perkins, Dave Brubeck, Curtis Fuller and Elvin Jones. As he writes his handsome and colorful big-band charts, La Barbera is always careful to observe Rule No. 1: they have to ...
Continue ReadingThe John La Barbera Big Band: Grooveyard
by Nicholas F. Mondello
The geometry, if you will, of a terrific big band recording is such that the three major elements--the players, the arrangements, and the performance--balance in every regard. Grooveyard from the John La Barbera Big Band is such an offering. The album features ten masterfully selected, arranged, and performed selections, each containing outstanding section, solo, and ensemble playing. Wes Montgomery's “Grooveyard" launches a hip, swinging first course in which tenor man Pat La Barbera and guitarist Brandon Coleman ...
Continue ReadingKeigo Hirakawa: Pixel
by Jack Bowers
Pixel, Tokyo-born, Ohio-bred pianist Keigo Hirakawa's third album as leader or co-leader of his own ensemble, has the sleek, laid-back feel of a well-engineered jam session as Hirakawa leads the way through seven of his generally engaging compositions (and one by guitarist Brandon Scott Coleman) with reliable backing from his supporting cast. Besides Coleman, the trustworthy team includes woodwind specialist Rafael Statin, bassist Robert Hurst and drummer Alex White, each one a reputable veteran of the jazz ...
Continue ReadingKeigo Hirakawa: Pixel
by Neil Duggan
Science and jazz do not come up too often in the same conversation. Even more unlikely is that spatio-spectral colour filter array design will feature. Unless you happen to be talking with the Ivy League-educated researcher and professor at the University of Dayton, Ohio, Keigo Hirakawa. His work in image processing is part of a major research initiative at the university. More pertinently, in his other career, he has a Master of Music degree and 20 years as a professional ...
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Grooveyard
From: GrooveyardBy Brandon Scott Coleman
Pixel
From: PixelBy Brandon Scott Coleman
