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Nonesuch Releases Two New Recordings from Pat Metheny: The Unity Sessions and Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny
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Nonesuch Publicity
The Unity Sessions features Grammy Award-winning Unity Group—Metheny with saxophonist Chris Potter, drummer Antonio Sanchez, bassist Ben Williams, and multi-instrumentalist Giulio Carmassi Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny joins longtime Pat Metheny Group trumpeter’s trio with his mentor Nonesuch Records releases a pair of new albums from guitarist, composer, and bandleader Pat Metheny. Metheny is well- known as a musical collaborator, and both records feature friends and colleagues with whom he has worked for years. The Unity Sessions is taken ...
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Red Piano Records Announces The Release Of "Variations" The New Recording From Award-Winning Drummer/Composer Steve Grover
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Featuring Steve Grover (drums, compositions), Frank Carlberg (piano), Sean Farias (bass), Christine Correa (voice), Andrew Rathburn, George Garzone & Duncan Hardy (saxophones), Chris Klaxton (trumpet) Available NOW Brooklyn-based Red Piano Records is proud to announce the release of Variations by Steve Grover, a drummer and composer from Maine. This album features a stellar ensemble of jazz musicians from the New York City, Boston and Maine jazz scenes: Steve Grover (drums & compositions), Frank Carlberg (piano), Sean Farias (bass), Christine Correa ...
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Peter Kuhn Is Back With A New Trio Recording And His Archive Recordings Reissue
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NoBusiness Records
Livin' Right is a product of the amazing NYC loft scene of the 1970s, where players from around the world gathered in a rare period of community, harmony, and creativity, a time when a relative unknown from California could meet and play with the great musicians on this disc. William Parker was already a phenomenon at the time, but there was no way to predict the depth of his amazing ultimate contribution to music. Denis Charles had already been on ...
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Jazz In The Spirit Of Summer: "Sommeralbum," New Release By jazztrio.at
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Thomas Barth
Following their Christmas album (Weihnachtsalbum, December 2015), the Sommeralbum is the second release by Jazztrio.at, a formation of seasoned players with international credits from Vienna, Austria, featuring Thomas Barth (piano), Johannes Strasser respectively Christoph Petschina (double bass) and Wolfgang Wehner (drums). Which atmospheres of the season of golden glowing moments are musically painted, which stories are being told in this album? The album offers an exquisite blend of 13 tracks, stylistically ranging from Bossa Nova ("Summer Samba", “Once I loved"), ...
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This Is Harry: The Mystery Band
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Harry, in the case of this post's title, is Harry Arnold. Drawing a blank? Arnold was among the finest big-band arrangers and tenor saxophonists in Sweden during the 1950s and '60s. From 1956 to 1965, Arnold led the Swedish Radio Big Band that featured many of the country's finest Swedish jazz musicians. They recorded several albums, including This Is Harry and the Mystery Album. It's a punchy album and one of the finest big band recordings of 1957. Arnold began ...
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Guitarist Dan Haedicke To Release In All The Ways On June 24
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Kwality Records
Kwality Records is set to release In All the Ways by guitarist Dan Haedicke on June 24th. The album is available now for pre-order on iTunes and Google Play and includes the instant gratification track “In All the Ways” featuring Tondrae Kemp. The official album release show will take place on Friday, June 24th at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3 at 8:30pm. Tickets are available online and at the box office. Dan Haedicke is a superior guitarist whose melodic brand ...
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Ken Field's Revolutionary Snake Ensemble Releases "I Want That Sound!"
Source:
All About Jazz
The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble (RSE) has been developing and cultivating a distinct sound critics and audiences alike hail for invigorating an illustrious musical heritage with fresh ideas, wit, and spunk while in the process attracting new and younger audiences to the music. In fact, RSE has been at the forefront of the jazz renaissance The Guardian (UK) newspaper recently touted as a “new golden age”. Over more than a quarter century of touring and performing in settings ranging from clubs ...
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CDs of Note – Short Takes
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Tis the season for jazz tribute recordings. Taking a look at CD projects honoring the musical legacies of Jackie McLean, Marian McPartland, Oscar Peterson, Dinah Washington, Grover Washington Jr. and Attila Zoller... Various Artists Message to Attila: The Music of Attila Zoller (Enja) The late Attila Zoller was an important but somewhat obscure link between the American and European jazz scenes who also bridged the gap between swing jazz and the avant-garde. The guitarist, composer and ...
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