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Pop-Pop: New CD by Avant-Garde Cellist Joan Jeanrenaud & Percussionst/Beatmaker PC Munoz

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
August 25, 2010

Pop-Pop, the collaborative new album from cellist extraordinaire Joan Jeanrenaud and art-funk percussionist/beatmaker PC Munoz, is an exhilarating mash-up of contemporary classical/new music sensibilities and future-funk/hip-hop sonic aesthetics. Jeanrenaud's polyrhythmic compositions, rendered on both acoustic and electric celli, are paired with skittering electro-funk beats, eruptive drumkit, cajon drums, Hua Pan Gu (traditional Chinese drum), and other percussive elements, making for a refreshing, culturally diverse 21st century sound. “We had a great time working with beats on a couple of tracks ...

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Music Briefly Reviewed, August 2010

Source: Ni Kantu by Clifford Allen
August 25, 2010

OLIVIA BLOCK/KYLE BRUCKMANN Teem (either/OAR) The duo of composer and sound artist Olivia Block and reedman/multi-instrumentalist and composer Kyle Bruckmann has been in the offing for a decade, though Teem is the first iteration on disc. Because of Bruckmann's 2003 relocation to the Bay Area (Block resides in Chicago), the possibilities of real-time duets were extended to a cross-continental collaboration, one which took place over five years. Composition and the notion of instantaneousness—whether real or perceived—are ...

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Junior Wells/Buddy Guy - Southside Blues Jam (1970)

Source: Something Else!
August 25, 2010

By Nick Deriso Several of Muddy Waters' great sidemen—Junior Wells, Buddy Guy and Otis Spann—appear on the loose and funky “Southside Blues Jam," originally issued by Chicago's Delmark Records. Funny, for all their marquee value, Wells and Guy—Buddy was born in Lettsworth, Louisiana—are very nearly overshadowed by the intricate, intelligent playing of the shoulda-been legendary Spann. In this, his last studio appearance, Spann's fecund blues genius is writ large. Even as Junior Wells (ever the showman) chicken-legs through each song—"I ...

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Mercury Falls - Quadrangle (2010)

Source: Something Else!
August 25, 2010

By Pico There's been a quiet trend of the last fifteen or so years that seems to be picking up steam lately. That is, to approach jazz from the dreamy and sometimes rough textures of alt rock and electronics. There's even a name for this: post-rock. Tortoise was one of the first groups to attempt this, and remains one of the most successful at it. Post-rock is a genre that's tough to pull off right: if the music gets too ...

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Phil Schaap: Charlie Parker (PT. 2)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
August 25, 2010

Phil Schaap is much more than a Charlie Parker chatterbox. In addition to hosting the most informative and detailed weekday radio show on Parker on WCKR in New York, Phil is a Grammy-winning jazz archivist and record producer, liner-notes writer and educator at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. In celebration of Parker's 90th birthday on August 29 and WKCR's Charlie Parker broadcast special on August 28 and 29, I asked Phil about several major phases of Parker's brief ...

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Anzic Records to Release Introducing Triveni from Trumpeter/Composer Avishai Cohen

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
August 25, 2010

"Cohen is a multi-cultural jazz musician, among whose ancestors is Miles Davis. Like Davis, he can make the trumpet a vehicle for uttering the most poignant and portentous human cries."—Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes (on Flood) “An extravagantly skilled trumpeter.. relaxed and soulful... he deftly combined sensitivity and flair."—Nate Chinen, The New York Times (on Triveni live at The Jazz Standard) Anzic Records To Release Introducing Triveni From Trumpeter/Composer AVISHAI COHEN On September 28, 2010 Anzic Records will release trumpeter/composer ...

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Playscape Recordings to Release Mario Pavone's Arc Suite T/Pi T/Po November 9th

Source: Improvised Communications
August 25, 2010

On November 9th, Playscape Recordings will release acclaimed bassist/composer Mario Pavone's 20th title as a leader, Arc Suite T/Pi T/Po (PSR#061010), the studio recording of his new five-part suite of the same name. Pavone composed this extended work for his latest group, Orange Double Tenor, after receiving a commission from Chamber Music America's 2009 New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development program funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Joining Pavone in this sextet are trumpeter Dave ...

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Composer/Pianist Dan Marschak's Debut Album "Likewise" set to release Aug. 24

Source: Dan Marschak
August 24, 2010

A gutsy debut from a young pianist/composer that challenges our expectations of a jazz album. “Bravo for Likewise!" says the legendary Lalo Shifrin. “Dan Marschak's compositions are adventurous, and his ideas are clear and well developed. I see many possibilities in his career." Dan Marschak's debut album showcases his compositional and pianistic talents with fresh approaches to the expanding art of jazz. Diversity is the name of the game, as each track has its own personality and instrumentation. From progressive ...

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