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Spin Cycle, Co-Led By Drummer Scott Neumann & Saxophonist Tom Christensen, Releases Self-Titled Debut CD on May 6
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Terri Hinte Publicity
With its strong melodies, tight rhythms, intriguing textures, and sophisticated interplay, Spin Cycle has got everything covered. What makes the band special is how everything fits together—or, by intention, doesn’t. For listeners and band members alike, every tune is an adventure. Spin Cycle is the new quartet co-led by drummer Scott Neumann and tenor saxophonist Tom Christensen—and also featuring fellow veterans of the New York jazz scene Pete McCann on guitar and bassist Phil Palombi—whose self- titled debut CD will ...
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ECM Records Releases Nik Bärtsch's Mobile "Continuum" on CD and 2-LP
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Universal Music Enterprises
Nik Bärtsch: piano, comp.; Sha: bass clarinet and contrabass clarinet; Kaspar Rast: drums, percussion; Nicolas Stocker: drums, tuned percussion Etienne Abelin: violin; Ola Sendecki: violin; David Schnee: viola; Solme Hong: cello; Ambrosius Huber: cello After three studio albums [Stoa (2006), Holon (2008) and Lyria (2010) plus one live- double-CD (2012)] with his electric band Ronin, Swiss keyboardist/composer Nik Bärtsch now presents a new album with his original group Mobile (whose line-up overlaps with the current Ronin cast). Mobile, originally founded ...
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Sonny Rollins on Disco Monk
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In May 1979, Sonny Rollins recorded his composition Disco Monk at the Berkeley, Calif., studio of Milestone Records for his album, Don't Ask. Two months later, Sonny performed the song at the Pori Jazz Festival, held at the Riihiketo School in Pori, Finland. Now the live version of Disco Monk appears for the first time on Sonny's new album of concert performances: Holding the Stage: Road Shows Vol. 4 (Doxy). The little-heard song on stage is a masterpiece, combining a ...
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Michael Bisio And Matthew Shipp Announce New Recording “Live In Seattle” -- Out Now
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Yakup Trana
Formidable, New York-based duo, Matthew Shipp and Michael Bisio, have released their latest album, Live In Seattle, under Arena Music Promotion’s Jazz division. The exclusive recording, available now, was captured live in Seattle as part of the International Jazz Day 2015 events, which Arena Music Promotion participated in by hosting the concert. Paul DeBarros, Music Editor and Jazz Critic for The Seattle Times says of the recording: “This live duo album was a homecoming in more ways than one, as ...
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Phil Urso & the Jomar Dagron 4
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In 1959, tenor saxophonist Phil Urso recorded a terrific album for the Legacy label with the Jomar Dagron Quartet in Louisville, Colo. Jomar Dagron wasn't a transplanted Scandinavian jazz musician. In fact, there was no such person named Jomar Dagron. It was a first-name amalgam of drummer Jo Jo Williams, baritone saxophonist Marvin Halliday, organist Dag Walton and tenor saxophonist Ron Washington. All were from Colorado and played there. By the time of this recording session, however, Halliday had left ...
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Album Launch For UK's Leading Gypsy Swing Ensemble, Trio Manouche
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Maroto Lounge
Sting, KT Tunstall and Suzy Klien (BBC) will be amongst Trio Manouche’s fans that’ll be eagerly anticipating the long awaited first album Now What? Now What? is the debut album, following the successful EP released back in 2012, for Trio Manouche, the UK’s most original and leading Gypsy swing band, and this debut will be launched, most suitably, at the UK’s home of Gypsy swing and mecca to Django Reinhardt, Le QuecumBar in Battersea London, on Sunday 22nd May 2016. ...
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Ralph Marterie: Big Band Man
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
There's nothing I love more than telling you about jazz albums that are news to even the most seasoned listeners. This was true about Ted McNabb & Co., the Metronomes' Something Big!, Leo Gooden's Leo Sings With Strings and about a dozen other albums. Today I have another one for you. But before I get into it, let me set the scene. Imagine we're in Hollywood in the summer of 1959 and we can put together a dream big band. ...
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Forrest Westbrook: Remarkable
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Last June, I wrote about an album that pianist Forrest Westbrook recorded with trumpeter Carmell Jones. As I wrote in my post, “Not well known among jazz fans, Forrest Westbrook was rather reclusive on the West Coast as a recording artist, appearing only on several Si Zentner big band albums in the early 1960s and an avant-garde release with Gil Mellé in 1968." After Westbrook's passing in 2014, Leslie, his daughter reached out. I've known Leslie for a bunch of ...
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