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World Sinfonia - Pursuit Of Radical Rhapsody

By Al Di Meola

Label: Audio Fidelity
Released: 2011

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News: Recording

Stanley Clarke veteran produces immaculate new holiday single from L.A.-based artist Sean Patrick

December 19, 2011

The shimmering beauty and soulful warmth of Sean Patrick's holiday single, “A Gift of Christmas," are the hallmarks of a timeless classic. Amidst overplayed staples and cookie-cutter newcomers, “A Gift of Christmas" is the real deal. Opening with cozy piano, Patrick's heartfelt croon opens the door to sparkling sleigh bells and lush synths; when his velvety ...

News: Recording

Free Label Sampler MP3 Album from Net Dot Music, Inc.

November 17, 2011

Net Dot Music, an indie record label specializing in instrumental fusion—all-instrumental music that blends several styles and genres—has released a free mp3 album, with over eighty minutes of music, encompassing fourteen different releases from their artist roster, which includes: Massimo—Percussionist and keyboardist who composes and plays in various styles and genres, favoring high-energy improvisational jazz fusion. ...

Article: Album Review

Ratko Zjaca: Now & Then: A Portrait

Read "Now & Then: A Portrait" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
October 31, 2011

Boiling a decade's worth of work down to one CD must be a frustrating yet gratifying process. Frustration likely surrounds the idea of reducing ten years of blood, sweat, composing and performing into a single package, but the recorded evidence of one's artistic growth and reach is the ultimate reward. Such is the case with the ...

News: Performance / Tour

Return to Forever w/ Zappa Plays Zappa | Fall Tour | Review | Pics

October 4, 2011

By Eric Podolsky Show Review: Return To Forever with Zappa Plays Zappa :: 09.22.11 :: The Warfield :: San Francisco, CA When Return To Forever announced in 2008 that they were reuniting for the first time in 25 years, jazz buffs and fusion geeks rejoiced. The ensuing world tour was a grand success, and proved (somewhat ...

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Article: Live Review

Return to Forever IV / Zappa Plays Zappa: Denver, August 27, 2011

by Geoff Anderson
September 8, 2011

Return to Forever IV with Zappa Plays ZappaParamount TheaterDenver, COAugust 27, 2011 With Return to Forever IV and Zappa Plays Zappa on the same bill, the Paramount Theater heard more notes per cubic inch than ever before. To say that these two bands play fast is like saying the Yankees ...

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Article: On the Road With...

Lenny White and RTF IV: Germany, Holland and France

by Carl L. Hager
August 7, 2011

Intro |#2 | #3 |#4 “The gigs in Germany were fantastic, great audiences. The band is starting to hit its stride. In Hamburg, about 1,000 real dedicated fans stood in the rain for the full performance. In Neckarsulm, we played at the Audi performance center inside an Audi car manufacturing plant, ...

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Article: Live Review

Gent Jazz Festival 2011: Days 1-4

by Martin Longley
August 1, 2011

Days 1-4 | Days 5-8 Gent Jazz Festival Bijloke Gent, Belgium July 7-10, 2011 There has been a radical change to the Gent Jazz Festival site since last year. The historic Bijloke zone remains historic, but it now has a new concrete 'n' ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Al Di Meola

July 22, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating Al Di Meola's birthday today! Al Di Meola holds the most prestigious guitar awards (of any guitarist in the world) from the highest rated guitar poll in the world, Guitar Player Magazine. He has been known throughout the world for the past two and a half decades as one of the ...

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Article: Interview

Arto Tuncboyacıyan: Mr. Avant-Garde Folk

by Ian Patterson
July 4, 2011

Though a good number of notable jazz fusion bands and musicians have sprung up over the course of the last 40 years, the same few names from the '70s continue to serve as references--and sources of inspiration--in this, the second decade of the 21st century. Most notable are Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Tony Williams' Lifetime, Herbie ...