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Francisco Mela
Francisco Mela is a favorite amongst jazz's elite instrumentalists, among them, Joe Lovano, John Scofield, JoAnne Brackeen, Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz, Bobby Watson and McCoy Tyner, all of whom cite his charisma, sophistication, and life-affirming spirit as an extension of his incredible talents as a composer and drummer. Francisco Mela was born in 1968 in Bayamo, Cuba. He moved to Boston in 2000 to pursue a degree at the acclaimed Berklee College of Music and, quickly thereafter, the faculty recognized that Mela had much to offer students and promptly hired him to teach at the school. Mela rapidly made a name for himself on the Boston scene, becoming the house drummer at the legendary Wally’s Café Jazz Club
American Anxiety
By Zishi Liu
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Breathe;
American Anxiety;
The Death of Yue Fei;
Lotus.
Causa y Efecto, Vol. 2
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Causa y Efecto; Mundos Diversos; Experiencias; MEZO; El Cisne Blanco.
Sylvie Courvoisier & Wadada Leo Smith, Led Bib. Russ Lossing & Zack Lober
by Maurice Hogue
An episode filled with enticing new releases, highlighted by the musical union of pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and trumpet master Wadada Leo Smth. Look for Angel Falls on end-of-year best-of lists. England's rowdy Led Bib is back as a quartet, while pianist Russ Lossing continues his string of excellent trio releases, this time in the company of ...
Cecilie Strange, Martin Kuchen, Lina Allemano & Sheila Jordan
by Maurice Hogue
This show touches on Scandinavian artists with new releases--Swedish saxophonist Martin Kuchen and an expanded Angles (now up to 11 members), the fast-rising Lightning Trio from Norway, and Danish saxophonist Cecilie Strange. There are tributes to the recently passed--the most amazing Sheila Jordan and tubaist Joseph Daley. Plus, previews of upcoming releases by Toronto trumpeter Lina ...
New Music From Irabagon, Atzmon, Farnsworth & More
by Bob Osborne
A varied selection of new releases interspersed with tracks from Ivo Perelman's six volume set The Art of Improv focuses on the importance of improvisation in jazz. Playlist Jon Irabagon's PlainsPeak “Tiny Miracles (at a Funeral for a Friend)" from Someone to Someone (Irabbagast Records) 00:00 Ivo Perelman, Karl Berger, Gerald Cleaver “Part 1" ...
John O’Gallagher, Ivo Perelman, Jon Irabagon & Tomas Fujiwara
by Maurice Hogue
Three of today's premier saxophonists share this edition's spotlight, as all have new releases--John O'Gallagher, Ivo Perelman & Jon Irabagon. O'Gallagher, now living in Portugal, reunites with guitarist Ben Monder on his new Ancestral and pulls off a first for master drummers Billy Hart and {{m: Andrew Cyrille who had never played together. Perelman, on the ...
Eddie Palmieri Remembered And Celebrating The Diversity Of Latin Jazz
by Hobart Taylor
Honoring Pianist Eddie Palmieri, and new music from Gonzalo Rubacalba, Rachel Therrien and the Steven Oquendo Latin Jazz Orchestra. Playlist Eddie Palmieri “Que lindo Eso, eh?" from Superimposition (Fania) 00:00 Eva Novoa Daniel Carter Francisco Mela “Mainstream Media" from The Freedom Suite Vol. 2 (577) 7:44 Adrian Quesada Mireya Ramos “Cuatro Vidas" from Boleros ...
Fosterchild, Jim Black, Mathieu Donarier & Armaroli/Piccolo/Sharp
by Maurice Hogue
Drummer Fabian Arends' quintet Fosterchild highlights this edition of One Man's Jazz with a killer of an album--Order At Agan Live. This German/Danish band of Arends, Kasper Tranberg on trumpet, Sebastian Gille on saxophone/clarinet, Jacob Anderskov on piano, and David Helm on bass exude power, energy and an original language throughout the music, recorded at the ...
Kim Perlak: Guitar, Percussion, And The Space Between
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines on guitarist and composer Kim Perlak. Kim chairs the guitar department at Berklee College of Music, where she's spent over a decade expanding from classical performance into composition and improvisation. Her new album, Spaces (Sacred Black Records), is a collaboration with percussionist Francisco Mela. The record captures four nature-inspired suites ...
