Recording News

Trombone Shorty: New Album w/ Kravitz, Toussaint, Broussard

Source: JamBase
February 26, 2010

NEW ORLEANS 'SUPAFUNKROCK' PHENOM TROMBONE SHORTY BURSTS ONTO NATIONAL SCENE WITH BACKATOWN FEATURING GUESTS LENNY KRAVITZ, ALLEN TOUSSAINT AND MARC BROUSSARD

Trombone Shorty In 2010 alone, 24-year-old New Orleans singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and all-around musical powerhouse Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews has signed with Verve Forecast Records and performed on “Good Morning America" and ESPN's “SportsCenter" in the run-up to the Super Bowl. He has seen recordings he contributed to earn a Grammy award (Buckwheat Zydeco's Lay Your Burden Down) and ...

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Dave Holland Goes Digital, Offers $1 Concert Download

Source: Michael Ricci
February 26, 2010

Influential and still-going-strong bassist Dave Holland is embracing the Web in a big way with his new Topspin-enabled site, and to celebrate its many bells and whistles, Holland is kicking off a new downloadable Archive Series of live performances. The first installment is an hour-long, four-song recording from a 2007 European tour with his water-tight quintet, who were behind Holland's excellent 2006 album Critical Mass.

The best part? The 320 kbps MP3 download costs only a buck.

First announced last ...

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Vocalist Petra Van Nuis & Guitarist Andy Brown to Release Their First Duo CD, "Far Away Places," March 30

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
February 26, 2010

Since settling in Chicago in 2004, vocalist Petra van Nuis and guitarist Andy Brown have established themselves as artists of note in a variety of musical settings. Petra has recorded two well-regarded albums of her own and gigs regularly with a trad jazz band, while Andy, a top-call sideman, has released an album documenting his artistry in both trio and solo contexts. Van Nuis and Brown have also long worked as a duo, but only in the last four years ...

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CD Review: Gil Scott-Heron, "I'm New Here"

Source: Pop Dose
February 25, 2010

On the back of the booklet in Gil Scott-Herons Im New Here CD is a message. The message reads as follows:

There is a proper procedure for taking advantage of any investment. Music, for example. Buying a CD is an investment. To get the maximum, you must listen to it for the first time under optimum conditions. Not in your car or on a portable player through a headset. Take it home. Get rid of all distractions (even her or ...

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"Forward," the Debut Release by Brian Landrus Now Available on Cadence Jazz Records

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
February 25, 2010

With George Garzone, Allan Chase, Jason Palmer, Michael Cain, John Lockwood, Bob Moses & Tupac Mantilla

“A rare and welcome thing. Keep your eyes and ears peeled-he is worth it." -- Bob Brookmeyer“The first time I heard Brian, I knew he was a real player. What he does is so natural and organic that it always sounded magical to me. I am a fan." -- Jerry BergonziMulti-instrumentalist Brian Landrus is quickly becoming known as one ...

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Big Band Power and Small Group Intimacy Featured on Two New Releases from Pianist Satoko Fujii

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
February 25, 2010

"Whether performing with her orchestra, combo, or playing solo piano, Satoko Fujii points the listener towards the future of music itself rather than simply providing entertainment."-- Junichi Konuma, Asahi Graph.The versatility of pianist-composer Satoko Fujii is on display once more with two very different releases. Desert Ship (March 23, Nottwo Records) features the small-scale intimacy of her Japanese acoustic quartet, ma-do. Zakopane (March 23, Libra) is the fourth album by the powerhouse Satoko Fujii Orchestra ...

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Trumpeter Natsuki Tamura Moves from One Musical Extreme to Another on Two New Releases out March 23 on Libra

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
February 25, 2010

Tamura debuts new First Meeting group and produces fourth Gato Libre album. “Tamura develops his solos with smears and slurred phrases that lead up to eruptive outbursts on his horn.... he takes his instrument to precarious heights and to burrowing depths."-- Frank Rubolino, CadenceTrumpeter Natsuki Tamura swings from the most hard-edged abstraction to the most touching lyricism on his two latest releases. On Cut the Rope (Libra) with First Meeting -- Tamura, pianist Satoko Fujii, guitarist Kelly ...

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Pianist/Composer Frank Carlberg's Cinematic "Tivoli Trio" Available March 30 on Red Piano Records

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
February 25, 2010

With bassist John Hebert and drummer Gerald Cleaver

With the release of Tivoli Trio, his remarkable new CD on the Red Piano Records label, pianist-composer Frank Carlberg has, with the incalculable support of his stellar accompanists, New Orleansian John Hebert on bass and the great Gerald Cleaver on drums, taken his place in the first rank of contemporary jazz masters, as both composer and performer.

The word “Tivoli" conjures up for many the mysteries and excitement, magic and otherworldliness of ...

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