Recording News

Beck Nears Contract Completion with Modern Guilt

Source: Michael Ricci
July 6, 2008

In a Chaotic Industry, Beck Abides

“I don't know where the record business is going to be in six months," said Beck, whose new album, Modern Guilt, is his last under a recording deal that began in 1994. SEVERAL months ago Beck Hansen finally fulfilled a promise he'd made to himself: to archive the heap of personal recordings in his closet. It was a chore that reacquainted him with the performer he had been early in his career and the ...

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Mosaic Releases Debut Recording on Snack Records

Source: Kari-On Productions
July 6, 2008

Snack Records is proud to announce the release of Mosaic's debut CD, Unsaid, Undone, to be released for public consumption on July 14, 2008.

Mosaic is an ensemble/collective dedicated to forging an original voice in Jazz. Together they perform an eclectic range of styles to create a music that's unique and experimental yet remains accessible. Expanding on the traditions of post Bop, Afro-Cuba, electric Jazz and the avant-garde, their rhythmic and harmonic approach is deep and diverse. Whether playing their ...

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Album of the Week: Provinciano by Fernando Huergo

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
July 5, 2008

Fernando Huergo Provinciano Sunnyside Records When one piece of a nations music reaches popularity among a worldwide audience, it forever becomes emblematic of that countrys music scene. Although its truly nave to believe that even a small country could focus upon only one style of music, most listeners dont look beyond their one piece of knowledge associated with that country. The general listener cant take all the blame though; theyve only been exposed to commercially successful ...

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Hiatus...And a Taste of Miguel Zenon

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
July 5, 2008

The Rifftides staff is going to take a couple of days off and trek across the mountains to watch the Mariners play the Tigers. The links are for the benefit of those in, say, Casablanca or Tarnow who may not be familiar with the quaint US sporting culture.

In the meantime, enjoy this video of Miguel Zenon and two of his homeboys at work in their native San Juan, Puerto Rico, last December. The bassist is Ricky Rodriguez, the drummer Henry ...

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Wynton & Willie Two for the Road

Source: All About Jazz
July 4, 2008

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Jay T. Vonada Quartet

Source: All About Jazz
July 4, 2008

Jay T. Vonada, of Aaronsburg Pennsylvania, will have his debut CD, Jammin', released on Tuesday July 22, 2008. Vonada, who is a musician in the central region of Pennsylvania, plays in several bands. They are all diverse in their musical styles. Although music is not his full time profession, he spends hours practicing and performing in a variety of settings, from pit orchestras, to jazz combos, to big bands. The CD will feature 8 original compositions, from Swing to Latin ...

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Aaron Parks on "Invisible Cinema"

Source: All About Jazz
July 4, 2008

Somebody once asked me to find two words that describe the music I make, and the words I picked were 'spontaneous' and 'cinematic,'" says Aaron Parks. Having clarified the essence of his art, the pianist kept those two words closely in mind while conceiving and recording Invisible Cinema, his extraordinary debut for the Blue Note label. In its virtuosity and harmonic complexity, Invisible Cinema speaks to Parks's immersion in jazz on the highest level, even as it references a wider ...

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Jamie Davis Releases New CD "Vibe over Perfection" on Unity Music

Source: All About Jazz
July 4, 2008

2008 is a defining year for Unity Music and jazz vocalist Jamie Davis as he confirms his position in the pantheon of great male vocalists on Vibe Over Perfection, his new CD, scheduled for release July 15, 2008. Mr. Davis, who debuts at the 2008 Monterey Jazz Festival on September 21st, 2008, has been compared to Joe Williams, Johnny Hartman, and Lou Rawls, with a truly unique sound and style. Vibe Over Perfection is Davis' second CD on Unity Music, ...

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