Roil

Roil: Raft of the Meadows

by John Sharpe
March 30, 2015

Established in 2007, Roil comprises three Australians from the Sydney jazz scene, sharing pianist Chris Abrahams with that other better known Antipodean combo The Necks. Like that last outfit Roil manifests as an egalitarian concern, continuing in the lineage trailblazed by Bill Evans in the 1960s via Howard Riley's trio with Barry Guy a decade later. But in contrast to this template, on their third release Raft of the Meadows (as was also the case with its predecessors) all the ...

Jambalaya Brass Band To Perform For Crawfish For Cancer’s 4th Annual Crawfish Broil

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
May 18, 2012

New York, NY: Jambalaya Brass Band will be performing live at the Crawfish for Cancer’s 4th Annual Crawfish Broil for the benefit of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) at the 79th St. Boat Basin Café in NYC on Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 4:00 to 5:00 PM. At the Crawfish Broil benefit, along with tunes from their successful CD It’s a Jungle Out There, Jambalaya Brass Band will be performing other original and traditional favorites. The band’s foundation will ...
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John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Roillins Get 'Definitive' 2-CD Sets on Concord

Source: conqueroo
June 29, 2010

Two-disc sets capture some of the finest jazz recorded in the 1950s

All three collections to be released on August 24, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Following up on the success of The Definitive Vince Guaraldi, Concord Music Group has assembled three new titles in the Definitive series showcasing some of the most influential figures in modern jazz. The Definitive John Coltrane on Prestige and Riverside; The Definitive Thelonious Monk on Prestige and Riverside;The Definitive Sonny Rollins on Prestige, Riverside ...
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Wide Hive Records Embroiled In Trademark Infringement Suit With Sunset Scavenger Garbage Collections Company

Source: All About Jazz
October 17, 2004

San Francisco, CA: In an unfortunate and costly state of affairs, Wide Hive Records, a San Francisco based independent record label, was forced to settle out of court on a trademark infringement law suit filed against them by Sunset Scavenger, a garbage collections company in California. In June 2004, Wide Hive records released a sophomore release by Bay Area turntablist extraordinaire, DJ Zeph. The highly anticipated album entitled Sunset Scavenger included a likeness of two garbage trucks as the album ...
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