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Edmar Castaneda: Double Portion
by Dan Bilawsky
There is probably a greater chance of winning the lottery and being struck by lightning than building a career as a successful, world-renowned jazz Colombian harpist. Fortunately, Edmar Castaneda was more interested in pursuing his vision than studying statistics and probability. The Colombian-born harp phenom, who arrived in the United States in 1994, didn't have the ...
Marshall Gilkes: Sound Stories
by Dan Bilawsky
Lyrical strains and muscular machinations are a counterintuitive combination, but trombonist Marshall Gilkes is living proof that they need not be mutually exclusive methods of musical dissemination. Gilkes has made a name for himself through his work with Colombian harp hero Edmar Castaneda, the Maria Schneider Orchestra and many others, but the full scope of his ...
Harpist/Composer Edmar Castaneda Releases "Double Portion" Featuring Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Miguel Zena^3n from Arpa Y Voz Records.
Edmar Castaneda's new album may be titled Double Portion (Arpa Y Vaz Records, Street Date April 17th, 2012), but don't be surprised if you find yourself wanting more of this sumptuous meal after you've tasted it. Castaneda, who has virtually reinvented the role of the harp in jazz singlehandedly within the past several years, explores fertile ...
Edmar Castaneda with Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Miguel Zenon CD Release Performance at the Blue Note NYC - 3/6-7/12.
Grammy-nominated harpist Edmar Castaneda will celebrate his sophomore release Double Portion (Arpa Y Vaz, 2012) at the Blue Note on March 6 and 7. The record's title refers to Castaneda's attempt at fusing the music of his native Columbia with the sounds of New York, as well as his use of both the Colombian folk arpa ...
Various Artists: Miles Espanol: New Sketches of Spain
by Eugene Holley, Jr.
In the days of the so-called Young Lions jazz wave--which lasted roughly, from 1981 to 1992--instrumentalists and singers were all the rage. At the tail end of that period, South Carolina-born saxophonist Bob Belden was making waves for his comprehensive and compelling arranging chops. Over the last two decades, Belden has brilliantly re-imagined the music of ...
Django Reinhardt Festival Returns to Birdland June 28 - July 3
It may start to get HOT in June but not as HOT as it will be at Birdland June 28—July 3 when the Django Reinhardt Festival, due to popular demand, returns for a summer week. The annual November event will perhaps become a bi-annual one. There is a thirst for Django's style of music , as ...
Punt a del Este Jazz Festival, January 15-19, 2011
by Gerardo Stawsky
15th International Festival of Punta del EsteJanuary 5-9, 2011Punta del Este, Uruguay Over the last 15 years, dozens of today's top jazz musicians--the McCoy Tyner's and Joe Lovano's--have continued to return to the Punta del Este Jazz Festival, in Uruguay. The Festival is celebrated on a dairy farm in an ...
Entre Cuerdas
Label: ArtistShare
Released: 2010
Track listing: Sabroson; Entre Cuerdas; Jesus de Nazareth; Colibri; Song of Hope; Colombian Dixie; Canto; Looking Forward; Afro Seis.
Jazz Journalists Association Announces 2010 Jazz Award Winners
The Jazz Journalists Association announced winners of the 2010 Jazz Awards at the City Winery in New York City on Monday, June 14, honoring honoring more than 40 musicians, presenters, jazz supporters and jazz journalists for the 14th year. Recipients of the Jazz Awards receive engraved statuettes from the international organization of some 450 writers, broadcasters, ...
2010 JJA Jazz Awards Winners
The winners for the 2010 JJA Jazz Awards honoring excellence in music-making and music documentation, nominated by 60 professional Jazz Journalists Association members. = winner 1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Muhal Richard Abrams Jimmy Heath James Moody Paul Motian Wayne Shorter Randy Weston 2. Musician of the Year Dave Douglas
