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Soulful singing and dynamic piano playing highlight Boston jazz vocalist Patrice Monahan's latest album

Source: Lauren Rogers
November 14, 2011

There is magic when a singer and a pianist lock in a groove—not just once, but throughout an entire album. Jazz vocalist Patrice Monahan's latest album Going Places can be seen as a duet as her sole collaborator, pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogan, has a distinct voice of his own. Katsenelenbogan illuminates Monahan's soulful singing at every turn; he paints the shades of blue in her summer-afternoon skies, the constellation of stars in her darkened heavens. They're a knockout pair, turning this ...

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Ilhan Ersahin's Istanbul Sessions: New Album "Night Rider" Available November 22

Source: Michael Ricci
November 12, 2011

..."a highly distinctive new sound that connects the dense modal funk of Miles Davis' Agartha group with the dervish whirl of Turkish and middle-eastern melodies and spikes it with a potent shot of dub electronics." —Jazzwise Magazine, UK In the grand continuum of the ever progressing Nublu Sound, acclaimed saxophonist and composer Ilhan Ersahin presents Night Rider, the second album from his internationally praised Istanbul Sessions project. Founder of Nublu Records and the renowned East Village nightclub of the same ...

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Otis Taylor's 'Contraband' is Iconoclastic Trance Bluesman's New CD

Source: conqueroo
November 12, 2011

Otis Taylor's Contraband features Cassie Taylor, Larry Thompson, Anne Harris, Jon Paul Johnson, Chuck Campbell, Ron Miles, The Sheryl Renee Choir and more BOULDER, Colo.—Otis Taylor isn't defined by any single category. A musical alchemist and a true innovator, Taylor has never been afraid to experiment beyond the blues tradition. He's a master craftsman who has created his own signature “trance blues" style by melding haunting guitar and banjo work, syncopated rhythms and a combination of gruff vocals, shouts and ...

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Jake Saslow - Crosby Street (2011)

Source: Something Else!
November 12, 2011

Born in Soho and raised mostly at Long Island, the sights, sounds and ways of the Big Apple were never foreign to tenor specialist Jake Saslow. Imbued with a strong jazz sensibility starting with growing up downstairs from Barry Altschul to learning from Terence Blanchard and Dave Liebman, Saslow's deeply lyrical but thoroughly modern sax dialect served as the perfect companion on Michael Bublé's records. But as a fresh graduate (in 2009) from the Monk Institute with a masters in ...

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Wishbone Ash Celebrate the Release of "Elegant Stealth"

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
November 11, 2011

Danbury, CT—Elegant Stealth represents a benchmark in the evolution of Wishbone Ash, one of the most influential guitar bands in the history of rock. Signature twin-lead melodies and a powerhouse rhythm section frame 11 new tracks that reflect a diverse realm of styles and moods. Elegant Stealth will be released on ZXY Music on November 25th. Formed in 1969, Wishbone Ash has more than 20 original studio recordings and several live albums to their credit. On Elegant Stealth, the group ...

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Cheryl Pyle and Trio, "Soul Dust"

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
November 11, 2011

Cheryl Pyle, flautist, can be increasingly found around New York wherever free-form music is being made. Her flute has been gracing a number of sessions I have heard about. She often plays in fleet bursts and has a vibrant tone. Today we look at a recent self-released album of hers, Soul Dust. It's a trio with Cheryl on flute, doubling on electric bass, Max Ridgway playing some nice flowing guitar lines and overdubbing an interesting acoustic bass part much of ...

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Jason Stein Quartet - The Story This Time (Delmark, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
November 11, 2011

Choosing to focus on the bass clarinet makes Jason Stein a unique figure in jazz. While notables like Eric Dolphy and David Murray have used the instrument as part of their repertoire, Stien's focus on the instrument has led him to develop his own unique voice. The remainder of the quartet consists of Keefe Jackson on tenor saxophone and and contrabass clarinet, Josh Abrams on bass and Frank Rosaly on drums. “Background Music" and “Lennie Bird" bookend the album with ...

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J.J. Grey and Mofro - Brighter Days (2011)

Source: Something Else!
November 11, 2011

Mofro's humid grooves, chicken-fried rhythms and finger-licking riffs might lure you to the table, but it's JJ Grey's rib-sticking, story-building lyrics that fill you up. This concert CD adds crackling new life to both elements of their new-classic back-porch soul, underscoring the idea that this is perhaps the best Southern band working. Grey, a native of the swampy north Florida region, clearly spends a lot of time crafting these detailed, blues-soaked ruminations—and nearly just as much time on the road. ...

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