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Bill Frisell - All We Are Saying... (Savoy Jazz, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
September 9, 2011

In guitarist Bill Frisell's liner notes to his most recent LP, he writes about being contacted to perform a special concert of John Lennon compositions. He and the band enjoyed it so much that they continued to tour, playing mostly of the music heard here to an excellent response, and then entered to studio to record. The music really suits the guitarist well, he came up during the heyday of the Beatles popularity, and the melodies are all well embedded ...

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Washington, D.C.-based saxophonist Peter Fraize displays extraordinary command on latest album

Source: Lauren Rogers
September 9, 2011

In the ecosystem, organic matter is what dead plants and animals leave behind to help sustain life on the planet. Interpreted as art, such as with saxophonist Peter Fraize's new record Organic Matter, it can be viewed as a legacy. View Organic Matter as Fraize's gift to the jazz world, a timeless work that will assist in ensuring the genre's longevity. For the Washington, D.C.-based Fraize, Organic Matter is merely the latest of his numerous accomplishments in jazz. His career ...

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Vocalist Ryan Shea Smith Releases "Stay Awhile"

Source: Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck
September 9, 2011

Los Angeles, CA: Ryan Shea Smith turns the term sophomore slump in fiction with his latest release Stay Awhile. The title track, which is offered as a free download on the artist website, was a finalist winner in the Jazz Category of the John Lennon Song Writing Contest. The album stands on its own as a complete package of contemporary jazz however winning the prestigious contest also helped to create an immediate buzz about this fast rising star and the ...

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Hidden Beach signs Jazz Legend Ramsey Lewis

Source: Miles High Productions
September 9, 2011

"Ramsey, Taking Another Look" slated for release September 20, 2011 Los Angeles based boutique label Hidden Beach Recordings announced earlier this month the signing of legendary jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis. The three time Grammy® winner who rose to prominence in the early 1970's will release his 80th collection on September 20, 2011 entitled Ramsey, Taking Another Look., On the ten song CD Lewis and his Electric Band breathe new life into many of Lewis' favorite tunes including a new rendition ...

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Lauren Henderson - Debut Album

Source: Michael Ricci
September 9, 2011

New York based jazz vocalist releases her self-titled debut album, Lauren Henderson. The highly anticipated recording includes eleven beautiful jazz and Latin jazz standards in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Swedish. An eclectic mix, the vocalist demonstrates vocal versatility, while capturing the listener with her colorful tones and phrasings. The album features Sullivan Fortner (piano), Ben Leifer (bass) and Jesse Simpson (drums). The band includes some of the most talented young musicians on the New York Jazz Scene. The budding quartet ...

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Former radio DJ Maria Jacobs soars with mesmerizing vocals on new CD

Source: Lauren Rogers
September 9, 2011

It's common to hear that many DJs actually are, deep down, frustrated musicians; it's a theory which has survived generations. Its origin is simple: A number of people feel that the fiery passion that DJs have for music could have only emanated from an unrequited desire to create it themselves. Whether or not jazz vocalist Maria Jacobs strengthens that stereotype will be a matter of perspective. Her career did begin in broadcasting, starting as a research assistant at WCPN 90.3 ...

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Eric Clapton - Me and Mr. Johnson (2004)

Source: Something Else!
September 9, 2011

By Mark Saleski The next statement I make isn't gonna win a lot of friends and influence in the rock music fan world but, well ... here goes nothin': I've never liked British blues all that much. John Mayall, the Yardbirds and all that. Yeah, they could play all right ... but they just never hit the resonant frequency of my blues-music receptor cells. I do have to give some of them credit though. I mean, the Rolling Stones knew ...

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Tyshawn Sorey's "Oblique-I" Coming out on Pi Recordings September 27th

Source: Pi Recordings
September 8, 2011

Oblique—I, the highly anticipated new release from drummer/composer Tyshawn Sorey, delivers what his fans have long been seeking: an album that combines his virtuosic playing with his compositional mastery. Named one of “Five Drummers Whose Time is Now" by The New York Times, Sorey recently received his MA in Composition from Wesleyan University where he studied with Anthony Braxton. He is currently a Doctoral Fellow in Composition at Columbia University studying with George Lewis, where he is one of a ...

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