Recording News

Jimmy Giuffre's Music Lives! + CD Picks

Source: See! Hear! by Richard Kamins
October 21, 2009

Guitarist Joel Harrison and percussionist George Schuller have put together an impressive sextet to honor and perform the works of Jimmy Giuffre (1921-2008.)  They call their program “Whirrr - the Music of Jimmy Giuffre“ and are bringing it to Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street in New Haven on Friday October 23 for 2 shows, 8:30 and 10 p.m. Giuffre, a saxophonist and clarinetist, was born in Dallas, Texas, and attended college in his home state.  After World War ...

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Shanachie, Amazon Offering Free Download of Smooth Jazz Sampler Album

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 21, 2009

The Shanachie record label is offering a free download on Amazon.com of a smooth jazz sampler album that includes a track from singer and East St. Louis native Phil Perry (pictured).The sampler album is called Shanachie: Cool Urban Jazz, and also includes songs from drummer Norman Connors, saxophonist Kim Waters, singer Maysa, The Sax Pack, saxophonist Everette Harp, Streetwize, and saxophonist Jeff Kashiwa.You can download the whole album or individual tracks in .mp3 form for free ...

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Zimbabwe Nkenya Releasing New CD, Performing in-Store at Vintage Vinyl on Monday, October 26

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 21, 2009

Bassist, composer and mbira player Zimbabwe Nkenya (pictured) will celebrate the release of his new CD, Bag II Project Vol. 2, with an in-store performance at 7:30 p.m. Monday, October 26 at Vintage Vinyl.After returning to the St. Louis area in 2006, Nkenya was the prime mover behind a revived version of the Black Artists Group, a.k.a. “BAG II." The group folded at the end of last year, but Nkenya continues to perform around town solo and in ...

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New Matt Venuti CD, "Hangisphere"

Source: Michael Ricci
October 21, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO - Venus Central Productions announces the availability of Matt Venuti's newest CD, Hangisphere, a collection of soul-stirring compositions featuring the PanArt Hang. The Hang is the most widely accepted new acoustic instrument of the 21st Century and one of the most captivating and versatile of all time. Venuti is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who for years has enraptured audiences with his custom-built Electronic Valve Instrument (EVI). Now the Hang is the basis of his newest work. It is ...

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Toto la Momposina Explores Colombia's Soul on New Album

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
October 21, 2009

Indigenous Cactus Flutes, Afro-Colombian Drums, and Brass Bands: Toto La Momposina Puts Colombia's Soul on the World Stage

Dancing in dusty backyards to quill-tipped gaita flutes and resonant drums, the people of Colombia's Caribbean coast villages cultivate songs and sounds that sprung from the traditions of indigenous peoples, the Spanish conquistadores who came to their lands five centuries ago, and the African slaves they soon brought with them. On the island of Mompos where the Magdelena River meets the sea, ...

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Welcome Fat Freddy's Drop to the US

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
October 21, 2009

Rebel Soul, Renegade Cartoons, and New Zealand Funk: Fat Freddy's Drop Battles Dr. Boondigga & the Big BW

On a distant planet floating in a sea of patched-together spaceships, Dr. Boondigga and the BW, a mad scientist and his sidekick robot, have kidnapped New Zealand's high-tech soul mercenaries Fat Freddy's Drop. Actually, the true story of Dr. Boondigga is not fully known, having been created first in the mind of Freddy singer and lyricist Dallas Tamaira a.k.a. Joe Dukie and ...

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Rob Morsberger's 'A Periodic Rush of Waves' Evokes Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon

Source: Seth Cohen PR
October 21, 2009

Noirish Rock Songs of Love, Science and Literature Flow in 'A Periodic Rush of Waves,' as Morsberger's Intellect and Creativity Collide to Dramatic Effect, Evocative of Warren Zevon, Bob Dylan, Rufus Wainwright, Robbie Robertson CD Features Guest Appearances by Marshall Crenshaw and Jules Shear; Triple-A Radio Promo, NYC Residency, Set for Nov/Dec Eclectic Artist is Also Composer for PBS Series NOVAscienceNOW; New Album Prepped for Spring 2010 Songwriter/composer Rob Morsberger imbues his esoteric writing with a depth of intellect and ...

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Laser's Edge Signs Germany's Eloy for 40th Anniversary Release

Source: Lori Hehr Public Relations
October 20, 2009

Ken Golden, President of Laser's Edge Group, announces the addition of historic German Progressive Rock band Eloy to the Laser's Edge label. Laser's Edge Records will exclusively release Visionary in North America, the band's first studio album in over 10 years, on January 12, 2010. Visionary celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Eloy, Germany's most successful and prized progressive rock group. Eloy was formed in 1969 by Hanover guitarist Frank Bornemann. The band has released numerous albums but are best known ...

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