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Holograma: Origen
by James Nadal
The idea for anchoring an ancient theme to music and producing a conceptual record can be challenging as well as rewarding. The experimental jazz trio Holograma, blended Sumerian mythology with a revision of primal rhythms throughout Origen to create a courageous statement of authentic innovation. Though there are superb performances by guest artists, the trio of ...
Kheswa & Her Martians: Meadowlands, Stolen Jazz
by James Nadal
There has not been a more poignant situation in jazz history than that of South Africa, where the pathetic and deplorable conditions of apartheid made “jazz style music" illegal amongst the native people. This of course made jazz musicians outlaws and heroes, and drove the music underground into the townships, where it thrived despite desperate attempts ...
Maurice Johnson: Peace Love & Jazz
by James Nadal
Since forming his band in Oklahoma City in 1985, guitarist Maurice Johnson has carefully carved out a niche in the local jazz scene there and on his release Peace Love & Jazz, he displays the talent, tone, and technique to be a force to reckon with for years to come. The multi-talented Johnson is also a ...
Mario Adnet: Um Olhar Sobre Villa-Lobos
by James Nadal
The music of Brazil is generalized with sambas and bossa novas and visualized by the colorful carnivals the country is so famous for. But Brazilian music also has a sophisticated presence, traced back to the influential composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) and his prolific compositions known for melding indigenous and folkloric songs and rhythms with European classical ...
Kojato and the Afro Latin Cougaritas: All About Jazz
by James Nadal
As with any music that is soundly constructed around African rhythms, All About Jazz is impossible to listen to without being captivated by the infectious beats geared for dancing and grooving. Kojato and the Afro Latin Cougaritas have been able to expand upon a distinctive Afro-beat, dancehall, funk, and soul fusion, igniting a cadenced explosion brimming ...
May Peters: Tributo de Tambor y Trombon en Clave de Mujer Boricua
by James Nadal
The personal attractions which originate with music can have life altering consequences, leading to total immersion in another culture and the discovery of oneself in the process. Trombonist May Peters is a perfect case in point. Born and raised in Holland, with extensive musical training, she has had a lifelong fixation with salsa music, which led ...
Martina Fiserova & Brian Charette: Clearing Fields
by James Nadal
This collaboration between vocalist Martina Fiserova and keyboardist Brian Charette is one that was twenty years in the making before finally bearing fruit on Clearing Fields.Recorded in Prague, Czech Republic--where Fiserova makes her home and New Yorker Charette has established himself as a jazz educator and bandleader---this is one of those records that was ...
Miss Sophie Lee: Love Street Lullaby
by James Nadal
If there is one constant element in New Orleans music, it is tradition. Though there are many styles and genres to be discovered and enjoyed within this vibrant and energetic city, there is a defining acoustic syncopated sound which is most identified and associated with New Orleans. Vocalist Miss Sophie Lee with Love Street Lullaby has ...
Cristina Pato: Migrations
by James Nadal
Galicia is a province in northwestern Spain, bordered on the south by Portugal, whose people pride themselves in having unique and distinct cultural traits with strong Celtic connections, predominantly in its music and the popular gaita, or Galician bagpipe. Cristina Pato is a native Galician, and acknowledged virtuoso of the gaita. She has taken the instrument ...
Luis Muñoz: Luz
by James Nadal
Akin to wind and rain, music can no longer be confined or characterized by geography; it knows no borders and wanders free. In the case of Latin America, music has gone full circle in that jazz musicians initially sought inspiration and ideas from the United States, but are now realizing that their own regional cultures can ...
