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Swagler, Slaughter, Jost and Morrison to Celebrate Album Release Thursday, February 7 at Jazz at the Bistro

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 12, 2013

Four St. Louis musicians known for their busy live-performing schedules will celebrate the release of their first collaborative recording with performances at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 7 at Jazz at the Bistro. Rough Stuff is the first album jointly credited to saxophonist Jason Swagler, guitarist Eric Slaughter, bassist Nick Jost, and drummer Marty Morisson, who have worked together frequently in various local venues, sometimes under Swagler's name, sometime using Slaughter's. The album (pictured) features nine tracks, ...

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Drew Davidsen: Seeing Life Through His Guitar

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
January 11, 2013

Jazz guitarist Drew Davidsen gives radio a “Hi5” prior to releasing “TRUE DREW” on March 5th Towson, MD: A slick, cosmopolitan showcase of a dozen contemporary jazz instrumentals, cool-toned guitarist Drew Davidsen elevates his technical prowess and creative muse while contemplatively chronicling his journey through life on “TRUE DREW,” his fifth album that will be released March 5th on Oznot Records. In addition to his impassioned, fanciful fretwork on electric, acoustic and nylon-stringed guitars, Davidsen wrote or co-wrote seven original ...

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Singer Amanda Brecker Pays Homage To Carole King & James Taylor, Commemorates 40th Anniversary Of "Tapestry", With 2/26 Decca CD "Blossom", Produced By Jesse Harris

Source: Seth Cohen PR
January 9, 2013

Singer-songwriter Amanda Brecker pays homage to Carole King and James Taylor, and commemorates the 40th anniversary of ‘Tapestry’, with her beautiful new CD ‘Blossom’, produced by Grammy winner Jesse Harris (Norah Jones, Madeleine Peyroux, more,) and featuring musicians from the original ‘Tapestry’ recordings. The 12 song collection, set for a February 26th North American release on Decca, is a breath of fresh air in a noisy pop world – Brecker shows a graceful respect for the seminal music, infusing each ...

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Mark Alban Lotz & Meinrad Kneer CD Release "U-Ex(perimental)"

Source: Mark Alban Lotz
January 9, 2013

Holland based multi flutist Mark Alban Lotz and German bassist Meinrad Kneer released a new CD with 26 tracks of extreme textures and atmospheres with both established, as well as emerging new talents of the Dutch improvised scene. An example of the present-day developments and diversity of free music in Holland. u-ex(perimental) is an improvised music concert series, based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. a platform for spontaneous encounters of improvising musicians in concert. Evil Rabbit Records ERR17. Musicians include: Mark ...

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Danielle Freeman Releases "Argyle"

Source: Danielle Freeman
January 9, 2013

Digital Single Release - January 15, 2013 Baroque flower reborn in modern sun, acoustic to jazz, electrophonic one - a violin and voice duo recording. “With the poise of an opera diva and an ability to scat like Ella Fitzgerald, New York-based singer Danielle Freeman possesses a voice that commands attention with beauty and control...” —Mark Turner, All About Jazz “Argyle" is a voice and violin duet composed by Danielle Freeman. It features jazz violinist, Zach Brock, on baritone violin ...

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The African Folk Soul of Bongos Ikwue

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
January 8, 2013

The 1970’s were an extremely fertile era for music. In America, progressive soul and funk broke new ground while London spawned the punk rock scene and Kingston, Jamaica gave the world roots reggae. In Nigeria, an extraordinarily diverse and dynamic cultural scene yielded not only Fela’s Afrobeat and juju’s peak with Sunny Ade and Ebenezer Obey but also myriad rock and funk groups such as BLO and The Funkees. One of the most popular singers on the Nigeria scene at ...

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Hank Mobley: Blue Note '50s

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
January 8, 2013

If the hard bop movement had a musical voice of reason, it was Hank Mobley. Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Elmo Hope, Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, Donald Byrd and others certainly were significant players who helped develop and define the jazz style's exciting fanning sound and expressive ambitions. But Mobley—as Blue Note's house tenor saxophonist—was hard bop's iron man, its anchor and dependable force. [Photo above of Hank Mobley and Blue Note owner-producer Alfred Lion by Francis Wolff] Unfortunately, Mobley's grace ...

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Jon Sheckler's Debut Album, "Cable Street"

Source: Jon Sheckler
January 8, 2013

As the first jazz record released by the Seattle based company, Critical Sun Recordings, “Cable Street" is a bold, fresh and energynic take on jazz in today's world. Featuring nine original compositions from award-winning drummer and composer Jon Sheckler, “Cable Street" covers the full spectrum of the modern jazz world, from the hard swinging pop-bop “Same Old Smae Old," to the high energy drum and bass inspired “Pensive Matters," to the mysterious and open “Cormac's Dream." Free jazz, bebop, blues, ...

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