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Born in Rio Piedras,Puerto Rico,Bassist/Composer Alex Ayala is one of the most promising Musicians on the Scene.He studied in "Escuela Libre de Musica",and "Conservatorio de Musica Puerto Rico",in which he studied with legendary bassist Eddie Gomez and and performed with saxophonist David Sanchez. Ayala has performed with artist such as Paoli Mejias,William Cepeda,Bryan Lynch,Jerry Gonzalez,Luis"perico"Ortiz,Humberto Ramirez,Giovanni Hidalgo,Nestor Torres,and long time friend and collaborator Felipe Fournier and Menos es Mas Quartet. Recognized for his ability to play in the Latin/Tropical Music genre, Ayala is a first call bassist for notable artists as Gilberto Santa Rosa,Victor Manuelle,Puerto Rican Power,Tito Nieves,Roberto Rohena,Andy Montañez,Jose Alberto "El canario",Lalo Rodriguez,Tony Vega,among others. Ayala has also recorded with Jose Lugo"Guasabara"(Grammy Award Nominee),Nestor Torres "Noveau Latino"(Grammy Award Nominee),Gilberto Santa Rosa"Irrepetible"(Grammy Award Winner),and Paoli Mejias "De Jazzambia a Mi Tambor-El Concierto." He has appeared in premier venues such as Madison Square Garden,Greek Theater,Staples Center,Coliseo de Puerto Rico,Luis.A.Ferré Center for the Perfoming Arts(Puerto Rico),House of Blues,Feria de Cali,Dia Nacional de la Salsa(Puerto Rico),American Airlines Arena,among numerous festivals and concerts in North America,South America,and Europe. His first release as leader/producer "Onward" was released in April of 2012, and is receiving favorable reviews in the media and amongst his fellow musicians. Onward The upright bass has a way of selecting its players

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Henri Texier, Christiane Karam, Ilmiliekki Quartet, Sigurd Hole & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 7, 2022

Another teasure-throve of brand new releases with a special focus, in the second half of the set, on bass players as leaders and composers.Happy listening!PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio “Keep on Keepin' on" Cold as Weiss (Colemine) 0:16 Host talks 4:03 ...

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Bass Is The Place: Tyler Mitchell, Jimmy Garrison, Dave Holland And More

by David Brown
February 15, 2022

This week angels & demons are at play as basset luminary Tyler Mitchell and legendary saxophonist Marshall Allen present two new Sun Ra inspired releases. Then, we follow Jimmy Garrison in and out of the Coltrane quartet, followed by more bassist led groups from Wilbur Ware, Ahmed Abdul-Malik (pictured), Linda May Han Oh and others. Bass ...

Album

Plena

By Michael Eckroth

Label: Truth Revolution Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: And So It Goes; Summer Of Love and Discontent; Superspreader; Plena; Invernadero; Soul Cha; Exotic Particles; Rain Song.

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Michael Eckroth Group: Plena

by Dan Bilawsky
December 21, 2021

Michael Eckroth had clear goals in mind for this project--"to create music that was lyrical, modern, true to its Afro-Latin roots, but never purist in its approach"--and he's accomplished his mission with gusto. Through Plena, this Grammy-nominated pianist/composer delivers a program of original music that, while acknowledging folkloric traditions, doesn't buy into their formal strictures and ...