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Shred the Accordion: Koby Israelite Balkanizes the Blues on "Blues from Elsewhere"

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 16, 2013

If Jimmy Page played accordion, and if Taraf de Haidouks sang the blues, they’d be partying along side Israeli-born, London-based multi-instrumentalist Koby Israelite. With devil-may-care daring, the Balkan and blues-loving maverick brings together the coolest sounds of gritty roots, hard-hitting rock, and the joyous mayhem of a good East European wedding band on Blues from Elsewhere (Asphalt Tango). This is no novelty record, though, no gimmicky mash up. To Koby, it’s a natural, if unexpected sonic crossroads. “When I decided ...

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Sony Music Latin Releases Tito Puente: "Quatro" - 5CD/LP/Digital Box

Source: Cindy Byram PR
March 15, 2013

SONY MUSIC LATIN RELEASES LIMITED EDITION CELEBRATING 90th BIRTHDAY OF COMPOSER, BANDLEADER AND MUSICIAN STATE-OF-THE-ART REMASTERING OF LANDMARK RECORDINGS + BONUS DISK OF RARITIES, WITH LINER NOTES & MEMORABILIA Tito Puente would have celebrated his 90th birthday in 2013, as well as the 10th anniversary of his GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award. To honor one of the 20th Century’s great musical figures, Sony Music Latin delivers something for the jazz master’s legions of fans to celebrate: the release of Tito Puente: ...

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Anderson Twins: "Correspondence"

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
March 12, 2013

Well, add another CD to your stack of favorites for the year. This one is by Peter and Will Anderson—identical saxophone-playing twins in their mid-20s who sound as though they were weaned on vinyl and raised by Woody Herman's sax section. They hail from Washington, D.C., where they were mentored by Paul Carr—a solid local saxophonist and educator with a tough tenor sound. Then the boys went on to the Juilliard School in New York, playing everywhere and with everyone ...

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Fania Records to Release Louie Vega "Elements of Life: Eclipse" on March 19

Source: Press Junkie PR
March 11, 2013

Fania Records announced today the release of Elements Of Life Eclipse, a 2-disc album from Louie Vega’s critically acclaimed live orchestral project. The album is set for a worldwide release date of March 19, 2013, and is the first new artist album Fania is releasing in years. The first disc showcases 17 brand new tracks from Elements Of Life that tastefully traverse the sounds of Afrobeat, Jazz, Latin, R&B, Gospel, Soul, Blues, Brazilian and World Music all woven with the ...

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Ukraine Tour Coincides With The SRI Jazz Release Of The Best Of Ray Brown Jr.

Source: Shelly Liebowitz
March 11, 2013

Following a smashing success from his Ukrainian Tour, SRI Jazz Releases the long awaited “The Best of Ray Brown Jr.” Ray Brown Jr’s recent tour in the Ukraine, a smashing success for the artist, which included starring in Jazz Festivals, concerts and television interviews, coincides with the SRI Jazz release of ”The Best of Ray Brown Jr”. The tour was originally only scheduled to be comprised of a few shows but due to the response of his fans there, Ray ...

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Warne Marsh: "Ballad Album"

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
March 11, 2013

If you don't care much for the jazz recordings of tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh because you've found the music a tad hairy—with all its Lennie Tristano theory and freewheeling feel—I have just the album for you. This one will allow you to finally appreciate Marsh's qualities—seamless solos that don't seem to require a breath and highly lyrical improvised ideas. The way into Marsh is through The Ballad Album. Recorded (appropriately) in Monster, the Netherlands, in April 1983, Marsh was joined ...

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New Terence Blanchard CD Set For Release May 28th

Source: Muse Media
March 11, 2013

NEW TERENCE BLANCHARD ALBUM MAGNETIC SET FOR RELEASE MAY 28 ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS Album Will Coincide With June World Premiere Of Blanchard’s First Opera, Champion, “An Opera In Jazz” Magnetic, Terence Blanchard’s stunning new album is set for release May 28 on Blue Note Records. The album features ten original songs written by Blanchard or a member of his quintet: saxophonist Brice Winston, pianist Fabian Almazon, bassist Joshua Crumbly, and drummer Kendrick Scott. Magnetic also showcases special guest appearances ...

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Soweto-Born Vocalist Lorraine Klaasen Pays Homage to "Mama Africa" on New Justin Time Records Album, a Tribute to Miriam Makeba, Available March 12

Source: DL Media
March 9, 2013

As a follow-up to the triumphant Africa Calling, her previous release on Justin Time Records, singer Lorraine Klaasen pays homage to a South African cultural icon and close family friend on A Tribute to Miriam Makeba. “I used to call her auntie Miriam because she and my mother were such close friends and she knew me since I was a little girl,” says Klaasen. “I just wish I could have done this while she was still alive.” Released in her ...

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