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Minjung Lee Quartet Releases "Turquoise"

Source: Plaza Mayor Company ltd
January 8, 2016

Plaza Mayor Company ltd is proud to announce Minjung Lee Quartet's first album after ten years performing on the Parisian scene. It contains Lee's original compositions as well as two Korean traditional songs which were arranged in jazz. “Turquoise" was inspired by the traditional rhythms during Lee's trip to Turkey and composed at Festival de Marciac. Other tracks on the album blend Korean traditional music, oriental melodies, and the tropical landscape of the South Pacific. Track Listing Day Dream In ...

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Vocalist / Violinist Anna Nash Releases "Anna 2.0"

Source: Plaza Mayor Company ltd
December 20, 2015

Anna Nash and the Rondo Veneziano Group revisit Pop and Traditional Italians songs Anna Nash is a singer and violinist with artistic skills that range from the classical repertoire to opera to pure jazz culminating in a multi-faceted performer who can present a varied set of classical and modern selections. Always in search of new sounds, Nash has undertaken a new adventure with Anna 2.0 covering both jazz to pop. Track Listing Fly 1214 Puccini Meets Lounge Coralli Adagio in ...

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Shannon Murray, alias Saxman, Releases "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of…"

Source: Plaza Mayor Company ltd
December 19, 2015

Plaza Mayor Company is proud to announce the return of the internationally acclaimed jazz artist Shannon Murray, alias Saxman, with his new recording Cool West Coast Jazz: The Stuff that Dreams are made of… The soulful Californian's new album of original jazz compositions are inspired by Hollywood's Film Noir genre of the 1940s. Film excerpts, photos, and animations projected during the concert add a rich visual narrative to Saxman's West Coast Cool sound. Track Listing: The Stuff That Dreams Are ...

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Bassist José Fallot Releases "Another Romantic Volume #2"

Source: Plaza Mayor Company ltd
November 27, 2015

José Fallot new album Another Romantic Volume #2 has a precious touch of timeless elegance. No doubt the leader's fine bass playing and his artistry in composing have a lot to do with that. As a matter of fact, his music is not of the kind that struggles and roars. Smoothly running on the safe and bright side of jazz, it flows with taste and mastery, always paying attention to melody and balance. All along the album the band are ...

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