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Quartet Plus
By Mason Razavi
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.
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.
Mason Razavi: Quartet Plus
by Tyran Grillo
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 ...
Moonlit Message
Album: Quartet Plus
By Mason Razavi
Label: First Orbit Sounds
Released: 2014
Duration: 04:46
Ken Husbands Trio: Keepin' It Going
by Bruce Lindsay
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 ...
Ken Husbands Trio: Keepin' it Going
by Karl Ackermann
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 ...
Joe DeRose and Amici: Peace Streets
by Dan Bilawsky
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 ...
The Acropolis
Album: The Perperikon Suite
By Hristo Vitchev
Label: First Orbit Sounds
Released: 2011
Duration: 05:36
The Acoustic and the Electric: Hristo Vitchev and Joe DeRose
by Hrayr Attarian
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.
Musica Humana
Album: Heartmony
By Hristo Vitchev
Label: First Orbit Sounds
Released: 2012
Duration: 07:44
