Recording News

Delmark New Jazz and Blues Releases for Spring!

Source: Kevin Johnson
March 15, 2012

New Delmark Jazz Releases: March 2012 Jeff Parker Bright Light In Winter Delmark DE 2015 BRIGHT LIGHT IN WINTER is the long-awaited third album by Chicago guitarist Jeff Parker. With his associates Chris Lopes (bass) and Chad Taylor (drums), this trio continues their examination of our post-modern musical universe via tuneful compositions by all three members, and an elastic, dynamic approach to improvisation and group interplay—rooted in our familiar musical traditions, but also searching for the ...

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Brazilian Sensation Céu To Release Third Album Caravana Sereia Bloom on April 3

Source: Kelly Krueger
March 15, 2012

The open road, the bohemian atmosphere, the existential mythology of travel—these were the visions the Brazilian singer Céu had in mind while creating her latest album, Caravana Sereia Bloom. Numerous road trips from her São Paulo home to Brazil's Northeast proved to be the perfect inspiration for her new sonic adventure. Caravana Sereia Bloom is due out April 3 on Six Degrees Records. Céu stretched her musical vocabulary by exploring a multitude of Latin American sounds and incorporating styles such ...

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Rockin’ Indie Jazz or Jazzy Funk Rock? By Any Name Boston’s Ro Sham Beaux Isn’t Playing Games

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
March 13, 2012

Self-Titled March 13 Release on Red Piano Records The time-tested hand game known as Ro Sham Beau is hard to beat as a quick and efficient method for settling disputes. But the Boston band Ro Sham Beaux seems more likely to start arguments than to end them. Is this a jazzy indie rock combo, a slinky funk quartet with a jones for improvisation, or a rockin' jazz ensemble with a knack for sophisticated hooks? The answer is yes. A fiercely ...

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Hendrix Hangs with Mancini, Brubeck Sits in with The Moody Blues & Thelonious Jams with The Monkees in New CD, “Jetsetter Jazz: The Persuasive Sounds of Nutty”

Source: Diane
March 14, 2012

LOS ANGELES, CA: The music of The Kinks, Dave Brubeck, Aerosmith, Duke Ellington, Neil Young, Dizzy Gillespie and many more is celebrated with hard- swinging, lounged-out reinterpretations in Nutty's new CD, Jetsetter Jazz: The Persuasive Sounds of Nutty, set for release March 28, 2012 at a launch soiree at Skinny's Lounge in the NoHo district of Hollywood, California. Jetsetter Jazz is Nutty's second CD and presents a menu of twelve new songs that are a suave nod back to a ...

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Roberto Fonseca returns with "Yo"

Source: ilkamedia
March 14, 2012

ROBERTO FONSECA “YO" New Album out 19 March 2012 Jazz Village/ harmonia mundi UK + UK TOUR

Roberto Fonseca is one of the most charismatic Cuban musicians of his generation. The Buena Vista Social Club® prodigy and Havana Cultura star has grabbed Cuban music by the horns and continued this party into the 21st century.    His new album YO is out on 19th March and is his most daring one to date. Fonseca explores new sounds and dimensions, blending ...

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Bassist/Composer Amanda Ruzza Releases Recording "This is What Happened"

Source: Two for the Show Media
March 14, 2012

The debut release from bassist/composer Amanda Ruzza titled This is What Happened explores the incredible dynamics and musicianship of this young phenom of the bass guitar. Amanda has performed with many in the industry, and has now brought her own amazing playing and compositional skills to the public. Joined by some of the music world's top players like David Binney and Cliff Korman, Ruzza shows why her schedule is full. From the opening track “Larry & I" to the title ...

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Chinua Hawk "Finds His Way Back To Life"

Source: Karen Frieske
March 14, 2012

It's “gonna be alright" is the underlying theme of Chinua Hawks's dynamite new release “A Beautifully Complicated Life," produced by Joseph Patrick Moore (Earl Klugh, Stewart Copeland, Bob James). In his fourth full length compilation, Mr. Hawk sings of heartbreak and finding his way back to life. A songwriting partnership with Wyclef Jean and studio support work with Kanye West has led Chinua Hawk to “A Beautifully Complicated Life." Listeners will be captivated by Mr. Hawk's unique blend of pop, ...

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Debut CD From Critically-Acclaimed Singer-songwriter Tora Fisher Set For Release June 5th

Source: Muse Media
March 14, 2012

"Tora displays the depth to rally the masses with keenly written lyrics and expressive vocals."—Billboard New York City singer/songwriter Tora Fisher found her voice -and salvation- through heartache and loss. After all, it's not many people who like Tora, walk away as the sole survivor of a tragic plane crash. In her debut CD, SPILLING OVER, a passionate ode to these very themes, Tora explores these feelings track by track and word by word, having written or co-written all the ...

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