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by Richard J Salvucci
Reviewing an archival album is always a challenge. To do something justice is a matter of both gaining and losing perspective: to hear it as an audience first did, and then, presumably, to find its influence, if consequential. Verifying a band's authenticity is usually not difficult but Café presents just such a problem. Its single release dates from the early 1970s. Contemporaneous documentation of performance and reception is indeed difficult to find. To say that Fania reached deep into its ...
Continue ReadingBackgrounder: Remo Rau - Evening at Cafe Africana
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Zurich's Club Africana was a stronghold of modern Swiss jazz in the early 1960s, featuring musicians such as Abdullah Ibrahim, Chris McGregor and Dudu Pukwana. The club's program director, Remo Rau, a vibraphonist, also led a house-band quartet that consisted of Remo Rau (vib), Renato Anselmi (p), Roger Dannhauer (b) and Alex Bally (d). In May 1960, the quartet's performance at the club was recorded by RR, a Swiss private label. The recording—The Remo Rau Quartet: An Evening at the ...
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Genre-bending World Cafe Favorite Taylor Kelly Announces New Ep, 'the Spins' & Eastern U.s. Tour (July 25 - August 17)
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1888 Media
Beguiling genre-blending ingenue Taylor Kelly flips the script again with “Fit In,” the conscious collective raising second single from her forthcoming Ep, The Spins, which arrives July 19 via Head Bitch Music. I just want to feel this moment The rest can just go away Get it all out in the open So I can feel okay OK, OK, OK… “This song is me trying to relieve myself of the intrusive thoughts that were consuming my ...
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Vocalist Lauren White Releases 'Ever Since The World Ended' On Cafe Pacific Records, Coming March 26th
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Mouthpiece Music
Ever Since the World Ended, the newest album by vocalist Lauren White, is a family affair. It is not White’s consanguineous family but her extended music family to whom she turned for succor as the country deals with the Covid-19 pandemic. The loneliness and isolation caused by the quarantine are exacerbated by the disruption of our daily routines and uncertainty about the future. “Ever Since the World Ended" is a testament to the anodyne powers of making music as a ...
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Ayumi Ishito Puts The Soul Into Summer 2020 With Stellar New Single "Ocean Park Cafe'
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Ayumi Ishito
Following hot on the success and critical-acclaim for her album Midnite Cinema from last year, soulful saxophonist Ayumi Ishito returns in 2020 with a stunning brand-new single called “Ocean Park Cafe.” Designed in our shared-but-isolated quarantine times amidst the thick of the worldwide pandemic, Ayumi & her talented band-mates recorded their parts for “Ocean Park Cafe” from the safety of their own homes in hopes of creating a composition that brings paradise to the people at a time where they ...
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Radio host and All About Jazz Contributor Ed Blanco celebrates 13 years of Jazz Café on WDNA 88.9FM
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All About Jazz
Jazz radio host and All About Jazz contributor Ed Blanco, in May 2020 celebrates 13 years as producer and host of Jazz Café, an early Sunday morning jazz show on WDNA, 88.9FM in Miami, Florida. Beginning on Mother’s Day of 2007, Ed has been playing and promoting some of the best in straight ahead jazz presenting be bop, hard bop, vocals, big bands as well as different genres from Brazilian, fusion to the standards. Reviewing new music on “AAJ" helped ...
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Eight-Time Grammy Nominee Tierney Sutton Debuts At Cafe Carlyle With Bergman, Legrand And Beyond, March 19-23
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Mouthpiece Music
Bergman, Legrand And Beyond— Tierney Sutton at the Cafe Carlyle, New York City Tierney Sutton, one of the premier vocalists in jazz today, will be making her debut appearance at Café Carlyle March 19-23. An eight-time Grammy nominee, Tierney Sutton has received a “Best Jazz Vocal Album” nomination for every album she’s released in the past decade. The New York Times describes her as having “a voice as pure and sparkling as mountain spring water,” and she has also been ...
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Mangia e Jazz at Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia
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All About Jazz
November is a celebration of Italian American jazz artists at Chris’ Jazz Café and their favorite dishes that reflect their heritage. “All month long we’re showcasing musicians with Italian roots,” said Chef/Owner Mark DeNinno. “We thought it would be fun to tie in their favorite dishes, so guests can actually eat what the artists enjoy.” The lineup launches this Saturday, November 3rd and the Italian menu items will only be available on the evening of the performances noted below: November ...
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Expressive Vocalist Gary Brumburgh Releases "Moonlight" On Cafe Pacific Records
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Mouthpiece Music
For vocalist Gary Brumburgh, the lyrics of a song are like dialogue from a play, and when he sings, he approaches the material much like an actor prepares for a role. The lyrics, along with the music, suggest to him a scene and a persona with distinct emotions and motivation. This technique allows him to pour himself into a song, creating a highly personalized interpretation of the lyrics. Thinking like an actor comes naturally to Brumburgh, who has a long ...
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Cuban Drummer Francisco Mela Returns To New York's Cornelia Street Café To Lead The Crash + One
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ARE GROUP
Cuban drummer Francisco Mela (Joe Lovano, McCoy Tyner, Chucho Valdés) will return to Greenwich Village's Cornelia Street Café to lead his ensemble, The Crash Trio + One, for a one-night performance on May 20, 2017. Joining him that evening will be Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Leo Genovese (piano), and Gerald Cannon (bass). 2017 has been a busy year for Mela thus far, with a performance with McCoy Tyner at the Cully Jazz Festival in Switzerland, European dates in late April with his band ...
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Drummer Francisco Mela To Lead The Crash Trio + One At Upcoming Performance At Cornelia Street Café On February 24
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ARE GROUP
On February 24, 2017, Cuban drummer Francisco Mela (Joe Lovano, McCoy Tyner, Chucho Valdés) will lead his ensemble, The Crash Trio + One, for a one-night performance at the Cornelia Street Café in New York City. The show will feature Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone), Leo Genovese (piano), Santi Debriano (bass), alongside Mela on drums. Mela’s upcoming performance follows an earlier appearance with his group at Smalls Jazz Club last month and comes after a busy couple of months closing 2016, including ...
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