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Article: Year in Review

R.J. DeLuke's Best Releases of 2012

Read "R.J. DeLuke's Best Releases of 2012" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


A ton of fine music came out in 2012, like most years, making these year-end lists very difficult. A lot we don't get to hear, so that limits some. For example, I've not yet heard the 2012 disks of drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Christian Scott or guitarist John McLaughlin and the Fourth Dimension. Having seen each ...

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Article: Album Review

Duduka Da Fonseca Quintet: Jazz Samba-Samba Jazz

Read "Jazz Samba-Samba Jazz" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Drummer Duduka Da Fonseca is the patron saint of Samba Jazz. He's been singing the virtues of this hybridized form for quite some time, establishing a rhythmic middle ground where both worlds can meet in mutual, musical splendor. In short, he's earned the cymbal halo that floats above his head on the cover of Samba Jazz--Jazz ...

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Article: Interview

Duduka Da Fonseca: The Guy From Ipanema

Read "Duduka Da Fonseca: The Guy From Ipanema" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


The 1950s into the early 1960s was a special period in Brazil, the land of beautiful beaches, picturesque mountains and the home of a warm, inviting and sensuous music called samba that was developed during those years. It was also a time when bossa nova, another sumptuous musical style, was spawned. The music invades the senses ...

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Article: Album Review

Duduka Da Fonseca Quintet: Samba Jazz

Read "Samba Jazz" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes


Throughout his four decade-plus career, drummer/percussionist/composer Duduka Da Fonseca has successfully bridged the gap between the samba of his native Brazil and jazz, either when performing as the co-leader of Trio da Paz or as a sideman with the likes of pianist Kenny Barron, guitarist/vocalist Antonio Carlos Jobim and bassist Rufus Reid. On this ...

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Article: Album Review

Andrew Swift: Swift Kick

Read "Swift Kick" reviewed by Edward Blanco


Currently the drummer for saxophonist Sharel Cassity and her quintet, the Matt Garrison Project as well as being the drumming voice for many nationally syndicated television commercials, Australian drummer Andrew Swift unveils his debut with Swift Kick, a remarkably engaging piece of musical mastery. There's no doubt about this outing, critics and audiences alike will devour ...

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Música

Label: Jlp Productions
Released: 2011
Track listing: 1. Gafeira; 2. Kathy; 3. Sombra; 4. Black Nile; 5. Flor das estrados; 6. Música das nuvens e do chão; 7. Audef Alf; 8. Tribute to Charlie; 9. Chan’s Song.

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Article: Album Review

Duduka Da Fonseca Trio: Plays Toninho Horta

Read "Plays Toninho Horta" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


A disproportionate number of Brazilian-focused albums centered on one composer's work have been devoted to exploring the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, but he's hardly the only composer from that locale deserving of the tribute treatment. Countless others have become ambassadors who spread the wonders of Brazil through their music, and nobody is more qualified to ...

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Article: Live Review

Samba Jazz & The Music of Jobim: New York, NY, April 28, 2011

Read "Samba Jazz & The Music of Jobim: New York, NY, April 28, 2011" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes


Samba Jazz & The Music of Antonio Carlos JobimDizzy's Club Coca-ColaNew York, NYApril 28, 2011 The music of Antonio Carlos Jobim was at the center of this five-day (April 28-May 3) residency featuring Duduka Da Fonseca (drums), Helio Alves (piano), Claudio Roditi (trumpet), Toninho Horta (electric and acoustic guitars, vocals), George ...

Article: Album Review

Helio Alves: Música

Read "Música" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Música è il risultato di un incontro tra musicisti di diversa estrazione, ma uniti dalla voglia di suonare jazz con grande sentimento, che rispondono ai nomi di Helio Alves, Antonio Sanchez e Rueben Rogers. Nove sono le tracce in scaletta, che si svincolono spesso dalle linee di condotta del classico piano-trio, sia per un atteggiamento che ...

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Article: Album Review

Ark Ovrutski: Sounds Of Brasil

Read "Sounds Of Brasil" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


What does a Ukrainian-born bassist, who spent the first four decades of his life based primarily in Eastern Europe, know about Brazilian music? This skepticism-filled question might run through the minds of people who hear of bassist Ark Ovrutski's background, but the music on Sounds Of Brasil will instantly squelch any doubt about his skills in ...


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