Sud

Sud: Sud

by Jim Santella
November 1, 2000

Sud’s tribute to the legacy of guitarist Django Reinhardt travels through an era of “le jazz hot” with traces of Latin American and Mediterranean folk melodies. Half of the program is original music created to explore the “what if” condition. What if Django Reinhardt were alive today? Wouldn’t his music have grown a little toward new directions? “Roots 6406” is a collaboration from the three artists that swings to a New Orleans shuffle rhythm colored with the blues. “Mojo” introduces ...

Performance / Tour

Cushma, Cides, Leys To Play Famed Prog'Sud Festival and To Tour Europe

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
April 30, 2012

Phoenix, AZ: The progressive rock community is buzzing with excitement about the news that prog trio Cushma/Cides/Leys will be performing at the famed Prog'Sud Festival in France in May 2012. Cushma/Cides/Leys is an exciting new ensemble comprised of three well- known international musicians. Linda Cushma (USA) is a seasoned international performer and will be returning to Europe to perform at the Prog'Sud Festival 2012 with close friend and collaborator Guillermo Cides (Argentina/Spain), and drummer Alex Leys (Argentina). “The Prog'Sud family ...
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Recording

Forthcoming Releases from Philip Catherine and Sylvain Luc's Trio Sud on Dreyfus Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
April 10, 2008

New York, NY - Dreyfus Records is proud to present new recordings by two of Europe's finest modern jazz guitarists, Philip Catherine (Guitars Two) and Sylvain Luc's Trio Sud (Young and Fine). Though they hail from two different generations, Catherine and Luc share a highly developed versatility, as well as roots in the Gypsy jazz tradition of Django Reinhardt. They both aspire to a boundlessly searching, forward-thinking spirit in music, representing the highest ideals of jazz artistry. In their own ...
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