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Ameen Saleem

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Bassist, Ameen Saleem, was born July 2, 1979, and raised in Washington, DC. He now resides in Brooklyn, New York. Ameen says about his involvement in the Arts... "I'm a chill, laid back person until I get a bass in my hand... then it's on. Love, love, love music and anything art related. People often ask what kind of music do I play. I respond, "I play bass." All genres are fair game. If I don't know the genre, I'll improvise, listen, and find my way into the groove." He goes on to say, "Born and raised in DC. Proud of that. I love my city. But I also love to travel. You never know where I'll be

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Fano Jazz by the Sea 2021

Read "Fano Jazz by the Sea 2021" reviewed by Libero Farnè


Fano Varie sedi 23—31.7.2021 Nell'arco di nove giornate zeppe di iniziative, Fano Jazz by the Sea ha invaso vari punti della città adriatica, proponendo un cartellone ricco di progetti italiani e stranieri significativi dell'attuale ricerca musicale. Fra l'altro il festival rappresenta solo la punta dell'iceberg di un'articolata attività, estesa durante tutto l'anno ...

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Take Five with Kristin Callahan

Read "Take Five with Kristin Callahan" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Kristin Callahan Kristin has been singing and performing since she was eight years old. She began studying jazz and piano in 2009 and performs at festivals and venues such as the Mid Atlantic Jazz Festival, SOUTH, Montpelier Arts Center, Wine in the Woods, Woodmere Art Museum, Rockwood Music Hall, Twins Jazz, and Rams Head On ...

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Trio+

Label: Stricker Street Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Something Suite 1st movement (3:43) 2nd movement (1:27) 3rd movement (4:01) 4th movement (4:51) Cantata (6:38) Amy Pookie (6:52) My Foolish Heart (9:14) Neophilia (2:56) How Deep Is the Ocean (intro) (2:12) How Deep Is the Ocean (5:25) Invitation (7:05) Plummeting (6:36)

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The Groove Lab

Label: Via Veneto Jazz
Released: 2016
Track listing: Korinthis; Epiphany; Don’t Walk Away; I.L.Y.T.; Love Don’t; Neo; For My Baby; “A” Theme; Best Kept Secret; Baby It’ll Be Alright; So Glad; Possibilities; For Tamisha.

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Ameen Saleem: The Groove Lab

Read "The Groove Lab" reviewed by Alex Franquelli


Composer Irving Berlin once famously said that “everybody ought to have a Lower East Side in their life." True and, although technically speaking Brooklyn is not part of the octagon that thrives between Houston Street and FRD Drive, the groove, that precious intimate rumble of inspiration, is the one element that connects one area with the ...

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A La Madrugada

Label: Brontosaurus Records
Released: 2015

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Lonnie Liston Smith, Roy Hargrove at New Morning

Read "Lonnie Liston Smith, Roy Hargrove at New Morning" reviewed by Patricia Myers


Lonnie Liston Smith, Roy Hargrove New Morning Paris, France July 23, August 1, 2014 Among the nightly summer concerts staged at New Morning in Paris was a double dose of electronic funk and neo-soul sounds by multi-keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith and trumpeter Roy Hargrove. Each played to capacity audiences on humid ...

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Eric Wyatt: Borough Of Kings

Read "Borough Of Kings" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


The borough of Kings (County)--a.k.a. Brooklyn, NY--has been saxophonist Eric Wyatt's home base from birth. It was there that he was exposed to jazz, met some of the legends of the music, and began to forge his own voice on saxophone. Here, on his fifth album to date, he delivers an intense brew that speaks volumes ...

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The Chris Parker Trio: The Chris Parker Trio

Read "The Chris Parker Trio" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Drummer Chris Parker has a to-die-for résumé. Over the past four decades, he's worked with everybody from the The Brecker Brothers to Miles Davis and Laura Nyro to Lou Rawls, taking a genre-blind approach to drumming that continues to serve him well. As a sideman, he's made his mark time and again with a who's who ...


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