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Josh Ginsburg - Zembla Variations (2012)
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Something Else!
In a couple of days, bassist/composer/bandleader Josh Ginsburg will issue his first album, one he's clearly ready for. Zembla Variations, inspired mainly from his Red Hook, Brooklyn environs, finds Ginsburg sliding into those composer and bandleader roles with confidence after already establishing himself as a sideman for an impressive list of jazz notables. Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jeff “Tain" Watts, Robert Glasper, John Ellis, Jeremy Pelt, Aaron Parks and the Strickland twins are just a few on that list. In establishing his ...
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Prog Rock Records To Release Highly Anticipated Second Album By Prog Duo Centric Jones "The Antikythera Method''
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
One of the most highly anticipated new CD releases in 2012 by prog duo Centric Jones has the music community buzzing with excitement. Slated for release on March 6th by Prog Rock Records, 'The Antikythera' is Centric Jones's sophomoric release and promises to take the listener on a sonic adventure. With influences like Rush, Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, UK, YES and King Crimson, Centric Jones has taken progressive rock to a whole new level! Centric Jones is Chris Fournier and ...
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Charles Gayle Trio - Streets (2012)
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Something Else!
Like Giuseppi Logan, tenor saxophonist Charles Gayle was in the thick of it during the free jazz revolution taking place in New York during the 1960s. Also like Logan, Gayle's choice of profession forced a meager existence on him that eventually led him drop out nearly completely out of sight by the end of that decade. Though Gayle isn't divulging much what he did during his time away from the scene, it's said he taught a jazz course and the ...
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Budd Johnson: Let's Swing!
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
I'm not sure why tenor saxophonist Budd Johnson didn't record more often as a leader. I suspect the reason rests with his enormously busy sideman schedule. Johnson appeared onnearly 400 recording sessions over the course of his career. In addition, he was likely more comfortable at top man in a reed section than standing front and center blowing, given that he wasn't particularly distinct as a soloist, like Gene Ammons, Ben Webster or Lester Young. One of Johnson's finest sessions as ...
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Jazz at Lincoln Center to Release "WeBop"
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Buzzword PR
Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) will release WeBop: A Family Jazz Party, a CD featuring kid-tested and approved music on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. The recording brings the very best of JALC's WeBop classes in NYC home to families worldwide. Critically-acclaimed drummer and music director Matt Wilson leads an intergenerational band of celebrated jazz musicians, including trumpeter Marcus Printup and trombonist Vincent Gardner of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, guitarist Doug Wamble and 90-year-old percussion legend ...
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Chick Corea/ Eddie Gomez/ Paul Motian - Further Explorations (2012)
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Something Else!
It's yet another tribute to the singular artistry of Bill Evans, but this one has a special plot line: the drummer played for Evans in one era and the bassist played for him in another era. While the pianist, naturally, was never a part of an Evans ensemble, he has over several decades built a wide-ranging oeuvre that contained many brilliant moments, all while arguably attaining the stature of Evans. Further Explorations is a sprawling, career-spanning retrospective of music composed ...
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Drummer/Composer Johnathan Blake Releases Debut CD as a Leader Titled "The Eleventh Hour" on Sunnyside Records
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Two for the Show Media
A professional jazz musician's life is a busy life. Traveling from country to country and performing nightly with a multitude of different groups takes up a large amount of time and energy. It isn't easy for one to pursue his or her own musical projects or develop an ensemble. Rarely does a musician stick with a project long enough to create something extremely special. Johnathan Blake is an exception to the rule. Drummer/composer Blake has been an integral part of ...
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Brad Mehldau Trio Returns with "Ode," March 13
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Michael Ricci
Nonesuch album features first recordings of 11 original compositions by Mehldau “The pianist Brad Mehldau has led this iteration of his pace-setting trio—with the bassist Larry Grenadier and the drummer Jeff Ballard—since 2005, and it has evolved into a graceful powerhouse, equally savvy about groove and harmony." —New York Times Nonesuch releases an album of original songs from the Brad Mehldau Trio—Ode—on March 13, 2012. The record, which is the first from the trio since 2008's live Village Vanguard disc ...
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