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NYC-Based, Russian Born Drummer Tima Volozh Will Release 'Jubilee' On December 1
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GoMedia PR
On December 1, Russian-born, NYC-based drummer Tima Volozh will release Jubilee, his debut recording. The album’s genesis can be traced to the benefit concert that he organized in March 2022 as a response to the war in Ukraine, where he assembled musicians who shared his concern for the situation. Citing Paul Motian as one of his major influences, Volozh first interacted with Brad Shepik and Jerome Harris while conducting his research into Paul Motian’s music – the subject of his ...
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Backgrounder: Coleman Hawkins 'Desafinado' 1962
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Over two days In September 1962, Impulse producer Bob Thiele brought Coleman Hawkins into Rudy Van Gelder's recording studio in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., for a bossa nova session. By then, Paul Winter, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims and Herbie Mann, among others, had recorded albums using the new Brazilian rhythm. The key question was whether the old-school Hawkins would grasp how to play the light, hip new sound. Thiele was convinced he would, and he was right. Hawkins had set the ...
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King Crimson 'Larks Tongues In Aspic' The Complete Recording Sessions - Dolby Atmos 2023 Mixes Blu-Ray / 2CD Now Available!
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
50th anniversary edition of King Crimson’s classic 1973 album Blu-Ray I features all-new 2023 mixes in Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround Sound and Hi-Res Stereo by Steven Wilson Blu-Ray I also features the new Elemental Mixes by David Singleton Blu-Ray II contains the complete recordings of every session recorded for the album. All of this material has been newly mixed from the original performances and is presented on disc for the first time in Hi-Res 24/96 stereo. Additionally, Blu-Ray ...
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Dave Brubeck: Live From the Northwest, 1959
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Last week, I pulled a new album loose from an envelope and the first thought I had was, “Goodness, do we really need another live album from the Dave Brubeck Quartet?" The track list wasn't much help selling me on giving the CD a listen, with songs like When the Saints Go Marching In and The Lonesome Road. But because I spent an afternoon with Dave at his home this time of year back in 2010 and because Lydia Liebman ...
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Marianne Trudel Celebrates 20 Years Of Career With The Release Of Three New Albums
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Vivo Musique Internationale
This year marks the twentieth year of the musical career of the pianist, composer, and improvisor Marianne Trudel. For the occasion, the artist-producer launches a triptych of albums of original compositions: a solo album, a duet album with the drummer John Hollenbeck, and a trio album with Remi-Jean Leblanc (double bass, electric bass) and John Hollenbeck (drums). Rich, abundant, simultaneously different and each one complementary. Three albums, three facets. Music that combines depth, originality, surprises and emotions. These albums are ...
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Guitar Virtuoso Daniel Reyes Llinás To Release New Album 'Códices'
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
“Códices” by guitar virtuoso Daniel Reyes Llinás, is a collection of études for acoustic guitar and improvised pieces on the 12-string guitar. Inspired by the spirit of modern Latin American guitar composers, Llinás pays homage through extensive use of shifting resonance, dissonance, rhythmic exuberance, and deliberate silence. The contrast between the written and improvised works serves as a conceptual gesture in the ongoing search for a sonic vocabulary. The album was recorded in Santa Fé, NM by Grammy awarded engineer ...
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First Fall - A Depiction Of A New York Autumn Through Sound by Guitarist Shai Jaschek
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Shai Jaschek
First Fall is New York City– based guitarist and composer Shai Jaschek's debut album. A combination of striking melodies and innovative arrangements of classic jazz standards, this album sets Shai apart as a promising up and coming artist on the New York jazz scene. Jaschek’s trio, consisting of Benjamin Young (bass) and Willis Edmundson (drums), plays as a strong unit and their deep musical connection is felt through the album. The trio place spontaneity and collective improvisation at the forefront ...
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Backgrounder: Sonny Rollins Plus 4
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The sound of the Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet on their studio recordings for EmArcy starting in 1954 was unmistakable. Trumpeter Brown's pointed and lyrical blowing combined with Roach's restless drums and the deliberate sound of Harold Land's tenor saxophone poured the foundation for a new daring and elegant form of hard bop. By 1956, tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins had replaced Land. He did so after turning down Miles Davis's offer to join his quintet (John Coltrane would take the job). ...
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