Recording News

Eldar: Virtue

Source: JamBase
November 13, 2009

By: Trevor Pour

Virtue. Virtuoso. Virtuosity. Derived from the Latin virtus and suggestive of skill or excellence, Eldar Djangirov treads a fine line between bravado and candor with the title of his latest release. The fifth formal album and third studio effort since his self-titled debut on Sony, Virtue (released August 25 on Sony) is yet another dazzling recording from the prodigious young composer and pianist. While he displays post-bop tendencies not only evocative of but comparative to Mehldau or ...

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Recent Listening: Linda Oh

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
November 13, 2009

Linda Oh, Entry (Linda Oh Music). Oh is a 25-year-old Chinese from Malaysia who grew up in Australia, plays bass and has a Masters degree from the Manhattan School of Music. Her music, as eclectic as she, eludes classification except as fresh and uncompromising. She achieves remarkable unity using spare instrumentation, nicely crafted compositions and sidemen who listen closely and react to her, as she does to them. Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and drummer Obed Calvaire share Oh's instrumental skill and ...

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It's the Right Time for Canadian Guitarist Rob Tardik

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
November 13, 2009

"The Right Time" is here and now...These are the words that drive award winning smooth jazz artist Rob Tardik. A 2010 Guitarist of the Year nominee for the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, his newest album, The Right Time, is a personal statement and glimpse into his life's current musical direction, further showing the world his passion for life, music and the guitar.

If you enjoy instrumental music then expect Rob's smooth guitar work to soothe your soul and provide the ...

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Galactic: Ya-Ka-May

Source: JamBase
November 13, 2009

NEW ALBUM HITS IN FEBRUARY

Galactic New Orleans is a city defined by its unique and colorful history. It's for that reason that most tend to view the place as something of a musical museum while ignoring the town's vibrant and innovative new music. In New Orleans, the hip hop at the heart of today's culture emerged from an energetic, highly eroticized and occasionally gender-bending music called “bounce." And the truth is, all the town's seemingly disparate styles - jazz, ...

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"Carswell": Adventurous Jazz by Saxophonist Tom Gullion

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
November 13, 2009

Saxophonist Tom Gullion Presents “Carswell" -- Adventurous Jazz on Momentous Records

Release Date: October 27 Musician, saxophonist, and composer Tom Gullion has built a reputation as an intuitive, emotional, and melodic player. During the past two decades, his varied career has included periods of intense performance and also of introspective creativity, and he has emerged as a major force in the contemporary jazz scene. Now, at the peak of his musical maturity, he is launching a new album entitled Carswell ...

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Japan's LateSet Records Debuts Its Guitar Series

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
November 13, 2009

LateSet Records debuts its new recording label with a focus on guitarists Peter Mazza, Davy Mooney, Gilad Hekselman and Amanda Monaco. LateSet Records's producer Atsuo Nitta and executive producers Yasuo Sakai and Chieko met these four brilliant Jazz guitarists in New York. Their albums exude the energy of something beyond technique and music theory. They represent the forefront of Jazz guitar standards - with the LateSet Guitar Series, you will discover that the future of this genre has already begun. ...

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Mike Keneally's Stunning Opus, "Scambot 1" Debuts on Nov. 24

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
November 13, 2009

Calling the first volume of Mike Keneally's Scambot trilogy “ambitious" might be understating things a bit. For five years Mike held it close to his heart as his main project, employing nine engineers and many musicians at six studios. Scambot 1 will be released Nov. 24 on Exowax Records. “We devoted intense energy to every second of the album," says Mike. “There is a plot, and a bunch of characters. The CD booklet contains a very long story I wrote ...

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Guitarist Peter Sprague Flies "The Wild Blue" - November 24 Release

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
November 13, 2009

The Wild Blue (SBE Records) features my seven-piece The Peter Sprague String Consort group. It's a gathering of two different worlds -- a group comprised of a classical string quartet and a jazz trio. The two worlds come together to explore a soundscape rich in harmony riding on the rhythmic pulse of the Brazilian samba and jazz swing. We've played over 20 shows in the last two years and have a unique body of music that we've finally recorded in ...

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