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Manuel Valera Quintet: Vessel
by Chris May
Cuban born and raised, pianist and composer Manuel Valera moved to the US in 1994, attending high school in Florida before moving to New York City in 2000 to study at the New School. His classmates included Robert Glasper, Mike Moreno, Michael Rodriguez, Marcus Strickland and E.J. Strickland. Fast company. Valera's career as ...
Ilya Dynov: Bridges
by Edward Blanco
Russian-born composer and drummer Ilya Dynov, a New York-based internationally recognized jazz musician, presents his debut recording on Bridges, a nine-piece repertoire of all original material capturing a neo-bop style of blistering up-tempo jazz with an adventurous slant. After immigrating to Belgium and obtaining his citizenship, where he pursued an advanced musical education, Dynov moved to ...
Ilya Dynov: Bridges
by Richard J Salvucci
Is there a distinctive NewYork post-bop sound? If there is, does it owe its existence to some common ancestry? To the revolving cast of players who have populated a number of clubs and bands on a rotating basis since the 1990s? To licks, formulaic harmonies, or just a kind of jazz version of the median voter ...
Mingus Big Band at the Newman Center
by Geoff Anderson
Mingus Big Band Newman Center Denver, Colorado April 6, 2023 The Mingus Big Band is serious business. Charles Mingus was a serious composer and musician. The band itself is serious about presenting Mingus' music. And the lineup of musicians is just as serious as all of the above. (See ...
Alex Norris, Sheila Jordan and More
by Jerome Wilson
This eclectic episode features celebrated jazz musicians such as Stan Getz and Sheila Jordan as well as lesser-known but equally strong players such as Alex Norris and Adam Larson. Playlist The Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) ...
Manuel Valera New Cuban Express Big Band: Distancia
by Angelo Leonardi
L'evoluzione espressiva del cosiddetto latin jazz è ormai palpabile, sia nelle opere dei solisti che dei bandleader. La schiera dei musicisti centro e sud-americani che abbracciano la complessità del jazz contemporaneo senza dimenticare la ricchezza ritmica e timbrica delle musiche latine, è consistente in strumentisti come Fabian Almazan, Alfredo Rodriguez, Vitor Goncalves, Edward Simon, Dayramir Gonzalez ...
Joe McCarthy's New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band: The Pan American Nutcracker Suite
by Jack Bowers
Yes, Peter Tchaikovsky's timeless Nutcracker Suite is basically holiday music; and, yes, the 2022 holiday season is squarely in everyone's rear-view mirror. Even so, there is always room for a fresh approach to the annual festive staple, which is what drummer Joe McCarthy's New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band brings to The Pan American Nutcracker ...
In the Valley
By Todd Marcus
Label: Stricker Street Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Horus (intro) (0:37)
Horus (8:36)
The Hive (9:47)
Cairo Street Ride (8:00)
Final Days (8:25)
In the Valley (10:01)
Imagenes Latinas
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Llegó La Hispanica; Imágenes Latinas; Vestido De Flores; De Mi Para Ti; Romance Divino; Como Te
Amo; Mambo 2021; Sentimiento y Son; Cuando La Hispanica Toca; Mi Amor
Sincero; La Musica Latina.
Left Turn at Tradition
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: The One That Got Away; These Foolish Things; Jimtown Blues; On the Sunny Side of theStreet; Super Bass; My Foolish Heart; Peaches en Regalia; Sorta Blues; Autumn in New York; The Girl from Ipanema; Young at Heart.
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