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Oscar Peñas: From Now On

Read "From Now On" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Oscar Peñas è nato a Barcellona, ma risiede negli Stati Uniti da parecchio tempo. Sull'asse Spagna-America si è sviluppata la sua carriera e anche la sua musica ne ha risentito positivamente. Il suo primo viaggio verso gli States è stato per diplomarsi alla Berklee School, poi il ritorno a Barcellona per cominciare la sua vera carriera ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Saxophonist Dan Blake On Tour in Support of The Aquarian Suite

Saxophonist Dan Blake On Tour in Support of The Aquarian Suite

Saxophonist/Composer Dan Blake On Tour In Support of his Brooklyn Jazz Underground Recording The Aquarian Suite December 5 @ Chris' Jazz Café, Philadelphia, PA December 6 @ Twins Jazz, Washington, D.C. December 7 @ The Cornelia Street Café, NYC December 9-10 @ Wally's Café, Boston, MA, The Aquarian Suite features: Dan Blake (saxophone, compositions), Jason Palmer ...

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News: Recording

Dan Blake - Aquarian Suite (2011)

When taking in Julian Lage's uniquely poetic Gladwell earlier this year, I sensed something uncommonly creative about Lage's saxophonist, Dan Blake, and his ability to blend in flawlessly with a cello and play music that reconciled jazz and folk and classical music. He even contributed music that fit perfectly into this eclectic formula, with “However." But, ...

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News: Recording

BJURecords To Release "The Aquarian Suite" from Saxophonist/Composer Dan Blake

BJURecords To Release "The Aquarian Suite" from Saxophonist/Composer Dan Blake

Featuring: Dan Blake (saxophone, compositions), Jason Palmer (trumpet), Jorge Roeder (bass) + Richie Barshay (drums, percussion) The Aquarian Suite CD Release Celebrations: December 5 @ Chris' Jazz Café, Philadelphia, PA December 6 @ Twins Jazz, Washington, D.C. December 7 @ The Cornelia Street Café, NYC December 9-10 @ Wally's Café, Boston, MA “He will do justice ...

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Article: Album Review

Oscar Penas: From Now On

Read "From Now On" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


The music on From Now On is modern jazz marinated in the seductive flavors of Spain and South America. Guitarist Oscar Peñas' path lead him from Barcelona to Brooklyn, NY, and this geographic duality is ever-present in the intriguing blend of music that's presented on this, his debut for BJU records. While Iberian-influenced ...

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From Now On

Label: Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: 1. Continuum 10:00 2. Choro, No. 1 (Guinga) 4:51 3. From Now On 7:46 4. Samuel Smith 6:32 5. Encuentro 6:09 6. Choro, No. 2 (Corpo) 3:43 7. Julia 6:29 8. Adéu 1:40

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Article: Album Review

Dan Blake: The Party Suite

Read "The Party Suite" reviewed by George Kanzler


Dan Blake's orchestral approach to the jazz quartet is reminiscent of both early New Orleans combos and the quartets of Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan and Ornette Coleman. His composing suggests the influences of Mingus and Herbie Nichols, whose “Spinning Song is the album's only cover. A multi-reed player, Blake's most distinctive instrument is ...


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