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El Eco with Guillermo Nojechowicz
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EL ECO with Guillermo Nojechowicz -- the Brazilian-Argentine jazz ensemblethat has been called "the seedbed" of much of the Latin jazz scene in theNortheast (US)-- performed live on NPR's "Jazz Set" with host vocalist DeeDee Bridgewater earlier this year.The Brazilian Argentinean jazz ensemble, based in Boston and New York City,offers true world music at its best. Their material is strikingly original,delivered with strong vocals, percussive drive, and real lyric focus.
Their upcoming SCULLER'S peformance will feature Grammy Award vocalistKim Nazarian. EL ECO combines the warm and lustrous sounds of samba andcandombe with the tighter lines of bebop and straight-ahead jazz, darkenedby echoes of Piazolla. A drummer, Nojechowicz writes from the beat,delivering a complex mix of Cuban, Afro-Cuban, Bossa Nova,and Funkrhythms.
Two Worlds
By El Eco with Guillermo Nojechowicz
Label: Dreambox Media
Released: 2002
Track listing: Two Wrolds, Partido Final, Time Lost, Samb de Maya, Uraguay, La Bossa
Nova de Claudio, Cafe Opiniao, Fragile, Chacarera de Paloma, boa
Viagem Baiao, Buenos Aires
El Eco: Two Worlds
by Dan McClenaghan
El Eco's Two Worlds is a bit of a smooth Latin stew--the cool tempos of Brazil simmered with the darker tones and more complex rhythms of Argentina and Uraguay.El Eco is led by drummer Guillermo Nojechowicz, and the generously-sized group also featues trumpeter Claudio Roditi, who recently added his horn magic to guitarist Ken ...
