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Chris Burnett Quartet National Public Radio Performance and Interview
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas City USA -- 'Asr Records artist, Chris Burnett just finished taping a performance and interview for NPR affiliate, Kansas Public Radio FM, 91.5 at the University of Kansas in Lawrence today. The Chris Burnett Quartet performance will air on Saturday, December 18 at 2:00 pm during the popular ...
Kamau Daaood: The Words of a Man
by Rex Butters
At the Watts Jazz Festival, An Army of Healers heats up a late summer day in south central LA. with troopers like Kharon Harrison, Bobby Bryant, Jr., Trevor Ware, Derf Reklaw, Nate Morgan, and the soaring vocals of Dwight Trible. Leading the band, a man with a voice like a baritone sax solo, more Pepper than ...
Manuel Galban: Music Is My Life
by Nenad Georgievski
Cuban pianist, organist, and guitarist Manuel Galban was the part of the Havana doo-wop quartet Los Zafiros, a popular doo-wop group that was considered to be the finest in Cuba. As their guitarist and arranger, Galban pioneered a tough, rocking guitar style that is considered by Cuban musicians to be unique in their music. Los Zafiros ...
Willie Oteri: Seek and Ye Shall Find
by Igor Petruska
One of the biggest draws to the Jazz for Sale festival as part of the ongoing Visegrad Days 2004 was without a doubt the performance of the American/Slovak Willie Oteri and the Oskar Rozsa Quartet. The excellent bass guitarist Oskar Rozsa, trumpet player, keyboards and sound experimenter Lubos Priehradnik, and drummer Marcel Buntaj - the Slovak ...
Charlie Haden: Making Beautiful Music
by R.J. DeLuke
Music has occupied the life of Charlie Haden, the superbly melodic bassist, from as early as he can remember. Before he was 2, he was singing harmony to songs he heard around the house, songs his mother sang, songs his family performed at the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s. Songs, beautiful songs, have been at ...
Warren Smith
by Clifford Allen
Drummer, percussionist and composer Warren Smith has arguably had one of the most varied careers of any improvising drummer, working with artists as diverse as Sam Rivers, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Bill Cole and Harry Partch. Though originally trained in modern classical percussion, jazz and improvised music became paramount after moving to New York in the ...
Esbjorn Svensson: What Jazz Is, Not Was
by Joshua Weiner
We're featuring this 2004 interview in memory of Esbjorn Svensson. Svensson died on June 14th at the age of 44. News. Pianist Esbjorn Svensson leads the Swedish group EST, one of the most exciting and original piano trios in jazz today. They've been playing together for over ten years, an extraordinary length of ...
Luis Perdomo: Focus Point
by Tomas Pena
Pianist Luis Perdomo grew up in a home filled with music. Born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1951, Luis was exposed to the sounds of salsa, Latin-American music, R&B, classical music and jazz by his father, an avid music enthusiast and collector. Drawn to the piano at an early age, Luis made his early professional appearances on ...
Vinicius Cantuaria: Brazilian Soul
by Nenad Georgievski
Brazil is truly a gold mine for musical talents. Every year new Brazilian musicians are brought to the attention of the international community. Some of them are here to stay, but others are excessively hyped, overproduced and their names quickly fade away. The music that Vinicius Cantuaria has created over the last decade represents a bridge ...
Jose and Nomar Negroni
by Tomas Pena
Pianist Jose Negroni represents a new generation of Puerto Rican musicians whose music transcends the traditional salsa format. His music seamlessly fuses elements of “straight ahead" jazz with classical lyricism and hints of the folkloric rhythms of Puerto Rico. Negroni earned his Bachelor's Degree at the prestigious Conservatiorio de Musica de Puerto Rico. Consequently, Negroni taught ...
