Recording News

Jazz Vocalist Erika Matsuo's Dazzling Debut CD, Obsession, is Released in U.S.

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
February 25, 2010

With pianist Carlton Holmes, saxophonists Paulo Levi and Yosvany Terry, guitarists Romero Lubambo and Freddie Bryant, bassist Essiet Essiet, drummer Willard Dyson, percussionist Nanny Assis

The superb and startlingly accomplished debut CD from vocalist Erika Matsuo, Obsession, (March 23, Erika Records) resolves the usual preconceptions about a “first voyage out" with a wholly positive and enthusiastic confirmation that a rare, magical talent has ventured forward for the world to hear. An enchanting singer with remarkable command and range, Matsuo ...

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Hot Club of Detroit to Release "It's About That Time" on Mack Avenue Records

Source: DL Media
February 25, 2010

HOT CLUB OF DETROIT BRANCHES OUT ON NEW CD IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME SET FOR APRIL 27 RELEASE ON MACK AVENUE RECORDS The family tree that traces its roots to the Quintette du Hot Club de France has sprouted countless branches across the globe in the seventy years since Django Reinhardt first jammed with Stephane Grappelli. It seems like a new city lays claim to its own Hot Club on a virtually daily basis, but the Hot Club of Detroit ...

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Arturo Sandoval's "A Time for Love" Scheduled for Nationwide Release by Concord Jazz May 11th

Source: Michael Ricci
February 25, 2010

ARTURO SANDOVAL'S NEW ALBUM TIME FOR LOVE SCHEDULED FOR NATIONWIDE RELEASE BY CONCORD JAZZ MAY 11TH The Multiple Grammy Award-Winning Trumpet Virtuoso Explores New Ground in Compositions Melding Classical Orchestra and American Standards With Jazz; Guest artists include Chris Botti, Monica Mancini and the Shelley Berg Trio. Los Angeles--In what promises to be a breakthrough achievement in a long and celebrated career, jazz impresario Arturo Sandoval's new collection Time For Love will be released by Concord Jazz on May 11th. ...

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Kevin Mahogany Debuts New Vocalist Jeff Hall

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
February 25, 2010

Novi, Michigan -- The week of February 22, 2010 marked the debut of the Mahogany Digital imprint, the newest label in Kevin Mahogany's “Mahogany Jazz" family. Vocalist Jeff Hall, Kevin Mahogany's protg, is the first release to radio with the two singles: “Cadillac Club" and “Detour Ahead." More about Jeff Hall: Discovered by Kevin Mahogany, Jeff Hall has the vocal prowess reminiscent of jazz legend Mark Murphy. Hall brings a new urgency and street sense to traditional jazz, as evidenced ...

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Grateful Dead: '89 Philly Release

Source: JamBase
February 25, 2010

Grateful Dead Complete July '89 Show Due in Three CD/One DVD Set

Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead were enjoying a late-career renaissance in 1989 when the band steamed into Philadelphia on one of the hottest days of the summer to play the last concert ever at John F. Kennedy Stadium. The July 7 show in the City of Brotherly Love highlights the band's exuberant resurgence, a peak that rivals any that came before it.

Rhino salutes life, liberty, and the ...

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Polar Bear Featured at AAJ!

Source: All About Jazz
February 25, 2010

Polar Bear has been on an upward trajectory since its inception in 2005. A critic and fan favorite in England, the quintet - saxophonists Pete Wareham and Mark Lockheart, bassisst Tom Herbert, guitarist Leafcutter John and drummer Sebastian Rochford - will be releasing its latest CD, Peepers (The Leaf Label, 2010) on March 1, 2010.

AAJ Contributor Bruce Lindsay interviewed the group earlier this year, and his in-depth interview, Polar Bear: Raw and Spontaneous, was published a couple weeks back ...

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Sienna: A Fusion of Dreamy Electronica-Nujazz with an Oriental Twist

Source: Michael Ricci
February 24, 2010

Norway-based female solo artist, composer, keyboardist and singer from Kyoto Japan, SIENNA, is back in daylight to display the brandnew album “Essence" next to the 2 earlier releases. Since her debut in 2005, she has gained underground status due to her unique cultural background and original approach to the modern electronica genre. She takes multiple music styles from freestyle avant electronica, club, nu-jazz, alternative, to Japanese traditional music - and effortlessly re-shapes them into a fusion of moody and flourish ...

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Bassists Ron Brendle and Mike Holstein Release "Rhizome"

Source: Michael Ricci
February 24, 2010

Adventurous music from two acoustic basses is the latest offering from LoNote Records. Bassists Mike Holstein and Ron Brendle have been working as a duo since 2005 when they first played at the Jazz Composer's Forum in Asheville, NC. Both musicians, who have worked individually as sidemen with many jazz musicians of note, bring a set of all original music to this recording, ranging in styles from funky to free. Click here to listen to sound samples from Rhizome.

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