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Album

Quartet Plus

Label: First Orbit Sounds
Released: 2014
Track listing: Moonlit Message; Highrise; From Thoughts To Words; Urban Jungle Blues; Prayer For Newtown; Luck Has Nothing To Do With It; Song For Another Day; Mad Dance.

Album

Peace Streets

By Joe DeRose

Label: First Orbit Sounds
Released: 2014
Track listing: New Frontiers; So It Is!; Native Son; Native Reprise; In A Moment's Time; After The Storm; Smiles For Miles; Silent Prayer; Just About 8; The Spirit Of The Room; In A Single Breath; Peace Streets.

Article: Album Review

Mason Razavi: Quartet Plus

Read "Quartet Plus" reviewed by Tyran Grillo

by Tyran Grillo
November 13, 2014

With the release of Quartet Plus, San Francisco Bay Area-based jazzman Mason Razavi joins ranks with a talented crop of guitarists spearheaded by Hristo Vitchev on First Orbit Sounds. His debut for the label fronts all-original compositions and contextualizes his tactile playing in a plush band setting.Half of the album features Razavi in quartet ...

Song of the Day

Moonlit Message

September 24, 2014

Album: Quartet Plus
By Mason Razavi
Label: First Orbit Sounds
Released: 2014
Duration: 04:46

Article: Album Review

Ken Husbands Trio: Keepin' It Going

Read "Keepin' It Going" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
June 14, 2014

San Francisco Bay area guitarist Ken Husbands is a well-travelled man. He grew up in Massachusetts, lived in Paris for a few years then moved to Oakland, California, in 2005. Along the way he's gained a PhD and developed an electric guitar style that encompasses many influences from jazz, fusion and other genres yet avoids sounding ...

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Ken Husbands Trio: Keepin' it Going

Read "Keepin' it Going" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
June 13, 2014

When your PhD dissertation targets jazz in French culture, it might not be the most logical hypothesis that you would musically favor funk-fusion. For the northern California-based guitarist Ken Husbands and his trio, the fusion route is based in personal histories within the sub-genre. The results of the players' collective musical journeys are documented on the ...

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Joe DeRose and Amici: Peace Streets

Read "Peace Streets" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
February 5, 2014

Drummer Joe DeRose and guitarist Hristo Vitchev seem to be attached at the hip. DeRose was an important presence on Vitchev's Songs For Messambria (First Orbit Sounds, 2009) and The Perperikon Suite (First Orbit Sounds, 2011), and the guitarist is a fixture in this band. Bassist Dan Robbins also appears with both leaders, raising the odds ...

Song of the Day

The Acropolis

January 29, 2014

Album: The Perperikon Suite
By Hristo Vitchev
Label: First Orbit Sounds
Released: 2011
Duration: 05:36

Article: Multiple Reviews

The Acoustic and the Electric: Hristo Vitchev and Joe DeRose

by Hrayr Attarian
January 13, 2014

Bay area guitarist Hristo Vitchev is a prolific and consummate musician. Capable of both deeply introspective lyricism and electrifyingly gregarious fervor, Vitchev, nevertheless, maintains his individuality and hi, easily recognizable, impressionistic style in all of his diverse engagements. Two records released in 2013 superbly showcase his adroitness in and adaptability to various musical situations.