Recording News

Harry Connick, Jr.: 'What a Night! - A Christmas Album'

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2008

The holiday season is a time of traditions. The songs and spirit of the season take us back to our childhoods, reinforce our bond with family and friends, and remind us to spread joy and help to others. Among contemporary musicians, no one has reflected these feelings with greater honesty and artistry than the Grammy-winning, multi-platinum-selling Harry Connick, Jr., who celebrates once again with “What a Night! - A Christmas Album, “ available online and in stores on November 4 ...

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Recent Listening: Ted Nash

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
October 7, 2008

Ted Nash, The Mancini Project (Palmetto). The multi-reed star of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra finds the jazz core of fourteen Henry Mancini songs or themes from films and television shows. There are familiar melodies here, but Nash avoids some obvious choices--the Pink Panther theme and “Moon River" for instance--to explore more obscure pieces. Among them is a gorgeous alto saxophone-piano duet with Frank Kimbrough on the ballad “Cheryl's Theme" from a movie called Sunset. Bassist Rufus Reid and drummer ...

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CD Available

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2008

Jay T. Vonada's debut album is available from cdbaby.com

The CD features eight original compostions ranging from swing to latin to funk. The band is made up of local talent in the central region of Pennsylvania. Adam Kurland on keyboards, Jacob Hibel on bass and John Sullivan on drums.

Vonada, plays in a variety of groups ranging from big band to small combos to pit orchestras. He played with Russ Kassoff, Jay Anderson and Dennis Mackrel in a big band ...

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Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet Releases "Asphalt Flowers Forking Paths" on Hatology

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2008

Hatology 675 Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet Asphalt Flowers Forking Paths With Matt Baudet – reeds Jessica Pavone – viola Mary Halvorson – guitar Evan O'Reilly – guitar Tomas Fujiwara – drums Total Time 44:15 DDD Here’s a group of musicians who are making a commitment to the long haul. They are creating music for the third millennium that is savvy enough to ...

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The Oscillators Debut Release: "Beat Tectonics"

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2008

The Oscillators have just released their debut album titled Beat Tectonics. The Oscillators features Ostle on drums and electronics, bassist Glen Oliff, as well as Three Stars alums Matt Rippetoe and the ubiquitous John Lee on saxophone and guitar, respectively. The recently profiled Rob Coltun, musician and owner of the Bossa Bistro & Lounge, acted as executive producer of Beat Tectonics while Doug Derryberry, who has worked with everyone from O.A.R. to Bruce Hornsby, engineered the recording. The album is ...

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Blood Runs Thicker Than Water on Sundad, a Glorious Family Collaboration

Source: Mixed Media Promotion
October 7, 2008

It’s often said that musicians, particularly singers that come from the same family, create the kind of harmonies you could never attain with non-blood relatives. Well, the Sundad team of John Eurell and his son John Jr. prove that family members achieve the same “harmony” with guitars. With father John on acoustic and son John on acoustic, the two make uncannily beautiful music; melodic, wondrous and as tightly wound as the DNA helix the two share.

With their debut recording, ...

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A Serendipitous International Summit Creates Inspired Results on John Stein’S Encounterpoint

Source: Mixed Media Promotion
October 7, 2008

For two inspired days in the fall of 2007, guitarist John Stein brought together a virtuosic quartet from the far corners of the globe to tackle a repertoire he’d been saving for just the right players. The result is the aptly titled Encounterpoint, Stein’s seventh recording and a dazzling exchange of musical thoughts and melodic ideas. “When I listen to this record,” says Stein, “I hear the virtuosity of the musicians.”

Convened in Boston, Encounterpoint is truly an international summit. ...

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Shawn Maxwell’S Ambitious Invention Puts a Bold Spin on Jazz Convention

Source: Mixed Media Promotion
October 7, 2008

It’s both interesting and revealing that Shawn Maxwell has decided to coin his new sophomore effort similarly to his debut. He called his first album back in 2005 Originals, and he’s labeled his brand new set, Originals: II. The title choice is revealing and logical; Maxwell is indeed an “original,” and his second woodwind-based, multi-instrumental work is as unique as the first and about as original as contemporary jazz gets.

It’s not often that jazz fans come across this kind ...

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