Recording News

Eyal Maoz with John Medeski on new CD Edom (Tzadik), and Upcoming Live Appearances

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2006

NYC Based Guitarist and Composr Eyal Maoz Is Pleased To Announce His New Tzadik CD Edom And Upcoming Live Appearances Edom is a raging Middle Eastern-rock-avant-garde ensemble. Edom by Eyal Maoz New Release on John Zorn's Tzadik Label Featuring John Medeski on B3 organ

With the release of his new band's self-titled album Edom, composer Eyal Maoz introduces a new sound to his fans, John Medeski enthusiasts, and Tzadik Records repertoire aficionados.

Edom tells the story ...

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Bill DiCosimo Quartet CD Press Release

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2006

Bill DiCosimo Quartet CD Grab Hold of Your Dreams Scheduled Release: July 1st, 2006 Recorded Live at Jazz Central, May 7th, 2006 Produced by Bill DiCosimo CD Design & Graphics: Bill DiCosimo Engineered and Mastered by James S. Abbott Assistant Engineers: Ian Milliken & Carline Czaja DiCosmic Records & Publishing, ASCAP

The music is comprised of a mix of jazz, blues, fusion, ...

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Al Garcia: Alternate Realities CD

Source: All About Jazz
June 28, 2006

"Imagine a musician with equal facility on bass AND guitar. He plays guitar like Allan Holdsworth and plays bass like Jeff Berlin. Is he human? Is he from this planet"--Jeffrey Ryan Smoots, Prog4you.com

“Rarely have I heard a musician that can double on the bass and guitar with the proficiency that I am hearing from Al Garcia"--M J Brady, Prognosis Web Site

Imagine a kind of music that knows no stylistic barriers; music that borrows from the best of many ...

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Anne McCue Completes New Album Koala Motel With Help From Friends Lucinda Williams, John Doe and Others

Source: All About Jazz
June 28, 2006

Anne McCue's second album for Messenger Records is due September 19

Anne McCue's second album for Messenger Records, which follows 2004's enthusiastically received Roll, represents an extraordinary leap made by an already impressive talent. It goes beyond affecting songs and inspired playing and singing, and creates its own world.

Due out September 19, the album is once again co-produced by Dusty Wakeman (Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam) and McCue at Mad Dog Studios in Burbank. Koala Motel finds the Australian-born, Los ...

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Winard Harper Releases "Make It Happen" on Piadrum Records

Source: All About Jazz
June 28, 2006

Dynamo drummer and renown band leader Winard Harper addresses jazz's past, present and future on the Piadrum Records release, Make It Happen

Release Date: August 8, 2006

An outstanding drummer, bandleader, and percussionist, Winard Harper is known throughout the world for his resolute style, tremendous touch and deep knowledge of jazz history. Born to a musical family in Baltimore, Maryland, Winard grew up surrounded by not only jazz, but the popular music of the day. When in his latter teenage ...

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Kapustnik Records proudly releases Ljova Zhurbin's Vjola: World on Four Strings

Source: All About Jazz
June 28, 2006

KAPUSTNIK RECORDS PROUDLY RELEASES LJOVA ZHURBIN'S EAGERLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT RECORDING, VJOLA: THE WORLD ON FOUR STRINGS

LJOVA CAPTURES GLOBAL MUSICAL LANDSCAPE BY FEATURING ORIGINAL AND TRADITIONAL MUSIC, RECORDED PRIMARILY FOR MULTI-TRACK VIOLA

“[Ljova] is an extraordinarily talented and versatile musician, who has an incredible understanding of the intricacies of the imaginative mind"--Yo-Yo Ma

“I am simply in awe of Lev's talents. He is one of the outstanding exponents of a new generation of musicians that I consider, in a good ...

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Metta Quintet - "Subway Songs" - July 18 - Benefit CD for JazzReach

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2006

TAKE A RIDE: METTA QUINTET'S SUBWAY SONGS ROLLS OUT JULY 18

100% of proceeds to benefit JazzReach's committed endeavors in arts education

New York, NY On Tuesday, July 18, Sunnyside Records will release the Metta Quintet's new CD, Subway Songs (AAJ Review). Metta Quintet is the official resident ensemble of JazzReach Performing Arts & Education Association, Inc., a nationally recognized New York City-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, performance, creation, and teaching of jazz. The recording features performances of ...

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New Thomas Chapin Trio Live CD "Ride" Available Today

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2006

Playscape Recordings is proud to announce the June 27th release of Ride (Playscape Recordings PSR#071595), a never-before-available July 1995 concert recording from the legendary Thomas Chapin Trio. Recorded live at the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Netherlands, this release features the classic line-up of Chapin (saxophones and flute), Mario Pavone (bass) and Michael Sarin (drums) at its creative peak.

“This is the trio at its zenith," recalls Pavone in the liner notes. “By the time we played the North ...

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