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Bebel Gilberto: Tudo
by Ernest Barteldes
On her seventh studio album, Bebel Gilberto follows a path similar to her last two records: a blend of original electronic-enhanced acoustic music sung in English and Portuguese and a handful of covers. Tudo opens with the gentle ballad Somewhere Else," a track cleverly arranged with the addition of a string quartet led by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. ...
Anna Maria Jopek at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater
by Ernest Barteldes
Anna Maria Jopek Joe's Pub at The Public Theater November 5, 2014 New York, NY For the opening of her 2014 North American tour, Polish singer/songwriter Anna Maria Jopek concentrated on reinvented takes on her native country's folk and classical music, as featured on Polanna (Self Produced, 2011). ...
Kiran Ahluwalia: Sanata: Stillness
by Ernest Barteldes
On this inventive album, Canadian vocalist Kiran Ahluwalia brings forth a different approach to Indian music. While the tablas, percussion and the characteristic singing are all present, those are the only Eastern elements you hear. Backing her are rock-tinged electric guitars and an accordion. This is clearly not an attempt to Westernize" the music ...
Ann Hampton Callaway at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
by Ernest Barteldes
Ann Hampton Callaway Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola October 23, 2014 New York, NY On the CD release event for her album Sarah Vaughan Project (Shanachie, 2014)--captured live at this very venue--Ann Hampton Callaway kicked off the set with a very up-tempo take on I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" ...
Metropolitan Gospel Big Band at Restoration Temple
by Ernest Barteldes
Metropolitan Gospel Big Band Temple of Restoration October 18, 2014 Brooklyn, NY On the CD release event for their debut album Leaning On The Everlasting Arms (Self-Produced, 2014), the sixteen-piece band led by tenor saxophonist Duke Guillaume kicked off the set with George Bennard's classic hymn The Old ...
Lila Downs at Jazz at Lincoln Center
by Ernest Barteldes
Lila Downs Jazz At Lincoln Center New York, NY October 11, 2014 On her two-day residence at Jazz At Lincoln Center, Lila Downs showcased a solid set of old favorites alongside new material from Raiz (Sony Latin, 2014), a collaboration with singers Soledad and Niña Pastori. Backed by ...
Anna Maria Jopek: Polish Diva's 2014 North American Tour
By Ernest Barteldes Although Polish singer Anna Maria Jopek is well-respected and recognized by fans in Europe and also the numerous artists she has worked with over the years (including Pat Metheny, Tomasz Stanko and bassist Richard Bona), she has yet to be discovered by mainstream jazz/world fans in North America. It is ...
Amanda Ruzza & Mauricio Zottarelli: Glasses, No Glasses
by Ernest Barteldes
Those familiar with Amanda Ruzza's debut solo This Is What Happened (2012, Pimenta Music) will find no similarities between that project and this collaboration with fellow Brazilian drummer Mauricio Zottarelli. While that first disc went into more of a samba-jazz direction, this one could be classified as an electronic jazz album with funk-blues tendencies. Playing in ...
Metropolitan Gospel Big Band: Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
by Ernest Barteldes
On the debut recording of the Metropolitan Gospel Big Band (led by saxophonist Duke Guillaume, the ensemble presents a collection of Gospel numbers arranged for big band format. The disc opens with Nothing But The Blood," an up-tempo number that serves as introduction to the group and also features some individual improvised moments from the brass ...
Andy Milne & Dapp Theory: Forward In All Directions
by Ernest Barteldes
On Forward in All Directions, pianist and bandleader Andy Milne brings various musical elements to play, including electronics and spoken word alongside some masterful playing and chemistry from his bandmates. The album kicks off with Hopscotch," an up-tempo number centered on Aaron Kruziki's saxophone with a smart backbeat from the rhythm section. Photograph" introduces electronics in ...