Results for "Ed Calle"

Cheap Thrills: The Music Of Rick Margitza

By The South Florida Jazz Orchestra

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Cheap Thrills; The Place To Be; Widow's Walk; Brace Yourself; 45 Pound Hound; Premonition; Walls; Sometimes I Have Rhythm; Embraceable You

Ed Calle

Ed Calle is known for his extraordinary ability to sight-read, interpret, and perform virtually any musical style. Throughout the globe, his peers and colleagues often laud his versatility. For example, while outside the Blue Note in New York City sharing some time with his mentor and friend Michael Brecker, fans asked Michael about being the most recorded saxophonist in history. Brecker smiled, looked at his pupil, and stated, “Thanks, but Ed’s probably on as many or more records. He records a lot for South American artists and we don’t see a lot of those credits. Ed is likely the most versatile saxophonist on the planet.” Longtime mentor and collaborator Arturo Sandoval succinctly affirms, "We call Calle – the monster." 

The 14 Jazz Orchestra: The Future Ain't What It Used to Be

by Jack Bowers
January 1, 2019

The Future Ain't What It Used to Be, the second album by South Florida's impressive The 14 Jazz Orchestra, is by and large like its precursor: swinging, straight-down-the-fairway big-band jazz underlined by leader Dan Bonsanti's admirable charts. As before, each of the songs was written by a blue-chip composer, from Chick Corea and Antonio Carlos Jobim ...

The South Florida Jazz Orchestra: The Music of Gary Lindsay / Are We Still Dreaming

by Jack Bowers
September 20, 2018

When a big band devotes an entire album to the compositions and arrangements of one musician, the obvious opening question is: why? In other words, who is Gary Lindsay and why is the South Florida Jazz Orchestra performing his music? In brief, the answer is that Lindsay, an alto saxophonist and well-respected educator, has written and ...

Mike Levine: Star Gazing

by Edward Blanco
May 27, 2017

Pianist and keyboardist Mike Levine unveils his third solo project Star Gazing providing another laid back, Smooth- styled gem of a recording containing a little of everything, from the obvious relaxing mellow melodies, to some swinging sizzling funky material. An artist who has performed with some of the finest musicians on the planet, during his long-distinguished ...

Ed Calle 360

By Ed Calle

Label: Mojito Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: 360; Dancing On a Cloud; Monk's Mode; Waltz for Sydney; Half Turn; Lala Land; Until The End of Never; One for JJ; +/- 3; Pooch Patrol; Hammocks Hoedown; Pooch Patrol (Alternate Take).

The 14 Jazz Orchestra: Nothing Hard Is Ever Easy

by Angelo Leonardi
October 28, 2016

Dischi come questo sono indicativi dell'alto livello professionale che il jazz statunitense esprime anche nelle cosiddette zone di periferia, lontane da New York, Chicago o Los Angeles. Quest'orchestra opera in Florida ed è formata da 13 insegnanti o ex alunni della Miami University diretti dall'arrangiatore Dan Bonsanti e integrati da pregevoli ospiti: Will Lee ...

Ed Calle: Ed Calle 360

by Edward Blanco
July 17, 2016

Miami-based Latin Grammy saxophonist Ed Calle follows up on his award-winning Dr. Ed Calle Presents Mamblue (Mojito Records, 2015) album, with the audacious Ed Calle 360 offering a dynamic selection of music presenting less of the Latin flavor and more of the contemporary side of jazz, with a touch of Nashville, fusion, Afro-Cuban as well as ...

2015: The Year in Jazz

by Ken Franckling
January 4, 2016

The year 2015 was a curious blend of ups and downs, with glimmers of optimism offset by its losses. Venues opened to great fanfare, but others closed for a variety of reasons. UNESCO's International Jazz Day became firmly entrenched as the exclamation point on Jazz Appreciation Month activities in April. Daily arts journalism took a hit ...

The 14 Jazz Orchestra: Nothing Hard Is Ever Easy

by Jack Bowers
November 15, 2015

The 14 Jazz Orchestra, based in south Florida, is comprised of thirteen accomplished sidemen (all alumni of the University of Miami) and arranger / conductor Dan Bonsanti. On its debut recording, Nothing Hard Is Ever Easy, the ensemble cast its net wide to gather in compositions by Billy Strayhorn, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, Charlie Parker, Chick ...