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As the youngest faculty member in the jazz studies program at The Juilliard School, Brandon Lee is committed to preserving the integrity of America’s uniquely original art form, jazz. Brandon has toured the world presenting his hard-swinging, soulful and progressive music to captive audiences. As an artist for Wren/Tang Studios, Brandon has recently released his debut album, “From Within” to critical acclaim. With praise ranging from Jazziz Magazine to jazz master Benny Golson, His style has been described as “a rare combination of power and subtlety” and as “playing from the deepest grotto of your heart’s core.” Born in 1983 in Houston, Texas, Brandon is the middle child in a musical family of three siblings
Eyal Vilner Big Band: Swing Out!
by Jack Bowers
Eyal Vilner's fourth album as leader of his impressive New York-based big band is a throwback to the kind of concert dates audiences no doubt derived great pleasure from during the storied Big-Band Era well over half a century ago when groups not far removed from this one in spirit traveled cross-country by bus, car or ...
Caetano Veloso, James Carter, Hamza Akram, Eyal Vilner and David Grollman
by Martin Longley
Caetano Veloso Brooklyn Academy Of Music April 12, 2019 Always essential for the local Brazilian community, but also far beyond, into the general music enthusiast zone, singer and songwriter Caetano Veloso made one of his occasional visits to NYC, presenting the Ofertório show. Essentially, this involved his three musical sons, ...
Exquisite Vocalist Shirley Crabbe Sings Of Personal Connection On "Bridges," Available April 30, 2018
Some vocalists excel at lyric interpretation. They know how to tell the story of a song with subtlety and nuance. Other singers have such beautiful voices that they’d be a pleasure to listen to if they sang the periodic table set to a Brahms lullaby. It’s not easy to say which is Shirley Crabbe's strength, since ...
Christian McBride Big Band: Bringin' It
by Dan Bilawsky
Where and how does Christian McBride find the time to do what he does? His plate is full about nine times over, what with his work as bassist, composer, bandleader, educator, jazz advocate, public speaker, radio personality, DJ, and Artistic Director for the Newport Jazz Festival. It's no wonder that it took him six years to ...
The Chad Eby Quartet: The Sweet Shel Suite
by Nicholas F. Mondello
For those who might not know him from his most famous written works, “The Giving Tree" and “Light in the Attic," or from his music, Johnny Cash's hit, “A Boy Named Sue," poet, cartoonist, playwright and Grammy®-winning musician, Shel Silverstein was about as unique and talented an artist as they come. Ironically, some of his best ...
Chad Eby Quartet: The Sweet Shel Suite
by Mark Corroto
Reading poet Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree once again as an adult, it is improbable that one would take away the same message as you did reading the book as a child. The boy in the story grows up playing in the branches of the tree and eating its fruit, eventually cutting the trunk for wood. ...
Roberto Magris Septet: Morgan Rewind: A Tribute To Lee Morgan Vol. 2
by Edward Blanco
Hard-bop trumpeter Lee Morgan was the first jazz idol of Italian pianist Roberto Magris influencing his music to this day. Recording a homage to the late young icon was a natural evolution that culminated in the release of Morgan Rewind: A Tribute To Lee Morgan Vol.1 (J-Mood Records, 2011). Magris now presents an audacious follow up ...
George Cables: The Pianist’s Dedication to the Group
by Victor L. Schermer
Anyone who is serious about jazz will tell you that George Cables belongs in the pantheon of the greatest jazz pianists. Everyone, that is, except George Cables. Exceptional in every way, he is yet a team player. He sees himself as part of the rhythm section, and has always emphasized the group over the soloist. He ...
Roberto Magris’ Journey to the Heart of Hard Bop
by C. Michael Bailey
Italian pianist and composer Roberto Magris has carved his name in jazz stone over the past decade with recordings like Check-In (Black Saint, 2005), Il Bello Del Jazz (Black Saint, 2006) and Current Views (Black Saint, 2010) with his ensemble Europlane, and Kansas City Bound (Pami, 2009) and Mating Call (JMood, 2010) (which foreshadows the hard ...
