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Oran Etkin to be Featured on Putumayo Kids "Jazz Playground" CD
Motema Music Recording Artist Also Wins Independent Music Award for Kelenia as “Best World Beat" CD Oran Etkin, the Israeli-born, New York-based clarinetist whose 2009 Motema Music release, Kelenia, was hailed by the New York Times as “ebullient," and by the All Music Guide as setting “a new standard for world music in the decade of ...
Terje Lie Sets out on an "Urban Vacation"
“Groove jazz" Saxophonist's Second CD, Produced by Jeff Lorber and Jimmy Haslip, Will Be Released on February 16 Expanding upon the explosive energy, compelling melodies, and stylistic diversity of his previous critically acclaimed album, Traveler, Norwegian-born and now LA-based saxophonist Terje Lie ("Terry Lee") is taking a joyful Urban Vacation. Lie's second CD pairs him with ...
Mort Weiss Releases First Solo Jazz Clarinet Recording, Raising the Bar, on February 16th
Boy meets clarinet. Boy falls head over heels for clarinet. Boy spends every available minute with clarinet. But then the fast life, drugs and alcohol, slowly seduces, then pries the boy from his true source of devotion. Early passions die. The clarinet is abandoned. Four decades pass. Finally, one day, the dreams of youth are resurrected ...
Alexis Cole at St. Peter's Church
by Ernest Barteldes
Alexis Cole St. Peter's Church New York, NY December 04, 2009 Backed by a seven-piece band, vocalist Alexis Cole took the stage for the New York release concert of her latest CD, The Greatest Gift (Motema Music, 2009), with an inspired version of “Have Yourself A ...
The Gordon Grdina Trio: . . . If Accident Will
by Jerry D'Souza
Guitarist/oudist Gordon Grdina is one of those rare musicians who is at home in several genres, bringing a strong presence to his music. He is as adept in improvised music as he is in Arabic Taqaism or Indian music. He can let his oud sing a rapturous song and make his guitar rock loud and heavy. ...
Jerry Granelli V16: Vancouver '08
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Over 40-plus years as an innovative performer and renowned educator, drummer Jerry Granelli has shown an affinity for the sonic possibilities of paired electric guitars. Since 2003, he's explored this interest in V16, with guitarists David Tronzo and Christian Kogel and his son, electric bassist J. Anthony Granelli. Vancouver '08, their third release, vividly captures their ...
Somi Releases Third Album, If the Rains Come First
Acclaimed Jazz/World/Neo-Soul Artist Will Perform in New York, DC and Boston To Support CD Release When Somi was growing up, her mother told her that the rain, ever unpredictable, could be as much a blessing as a challenge. The blessings might come before the rain, or they could come after ...
Ryan Blotnick: Everything Forgets
by Martin Gladu
Ryan Blotnick Everything Forgets Songlines 2009 While there are no fast rules or proven paths for developing a craft and career as an improvising musician, most players arrive at free playing and pure expression in the course of their development rather than starting their careers there. In other ...
Ithamara Koorax to Release Bim Bom - The Complete Joao Gilberto Songbook Celebrating 50 Years of Joao Gilberto
Acclaimed Brazilian Vocalist Pays Tribute to Gilberto's Prodigious Talents as a Composer on Motema's Second “Jazz Therapy" Release While 2008 marked the “official" 50th anniversary of the bossa nova--a style first recorded in Brazil by guitarist Joao Gilberto on the 1958 song “Chega de Saudade" (No More Blues)--2009 marks yet another key anniversary: the 50th anniversary ...
James Carney Group: Ways & Means
by Jerry D'Souza
Keyboardist James Carney framed the compositions on this recording from a cinematic perspective. Three of the tunes are improvisations and Carney succeeds with both his stances. He and his artful band bring in plenty of drama, a sense of adventure and pure emotional force. Carney is an accomplished pianist who finds his groove in ...
