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Manuel Valera & New Cuban Express: Expectativas
by Edward Blanco
A follow up to pianist Manuel Valera's 2013 Grammy--nominated New Cuban Express, his seventh album as leader, Expectativas continues the melding of Afro-Cuban rhythms with the modern fusion jazz sound fusing the two into a new form of jazz best described as “modern Latin fusion." Consisting of eleven originals and one cover, the project is a ...
Introducing Letizia Gambi
Label: Jando Music S.r.l.
Released: 2012
Track listing: 01 Secret Tears (Una Furtiva Lagrima)
02 Appucundria Letizia Gambi feat. Chick Corea
03 I Think Of You ( E Penso A Te) Patrice Rushen, Lenny White
04 Soli feat Gil Goldstein
05 You Are So SPecial (Tu Si 'na Cosa Grande)Gil Goldstein, Wallace Roney, John Benitez
06 A Time
07 'o Sole Mio - Letizia Gambi, Patrice Rushen,Ron Carter, Lenny White
08 The Question Of You feat. Gato Barbieri
09 Passione
10 Bachelorette Letizia Gambi, Ron Cater, Patrice Rushen, Lenny White
11 The Love Of Your Life
12 My Town (Carmela)
13 Munasterio 'e Santachiara In A Sentimental Mood,Patrice Rushen,Ron Carter,Lenny White,H.DelCurto
14 Yo Soy El Sur
Negroni's Trio: On The Way
by Edward Blanco
With its seventh album titled On The Way, Grammy-nominated Negroni's Trio celebrates its ten year anniversary with a live recording of eight originals and two well-known standards, with a little help from saxophonist great Ed Calle and violinist Federico Britos. The father and son team of pianist Jose and drummer Nomar Negroni, has been performing together ...
Jim Ridl & Terrell Stafford Thurs. Oct. 18th In Olde City Philadelphia!
Pianist Jim Ridl and trumpeter Terrell Stafford are Philadelphia jazz musicians and recording artists who continue to receive worldwide acclaim for their artistry, versatility, creativity, and contributions to improvisational music. Jazz Bridge, the Philadelphia-based non-profit organization dedicated to assisting area jazz and blues musicians in need, is presenting these astounding artists in concert on October 18th ...
Manuel Valera: New Cuban Express
by Dan Bilawsky
Pianist Manuel Valera has been liberally mixing and melding Cuban forms with modern jazz ideals since his first record--Forma Nueva (Mavo Music, 2004)--put him on the map, but his methods have changed and evolved. He expanded his aural framework by working a woodwind quintet into the musical fabric of Vientos (Anzic Records, 2007), which showed glimpses ...
Rick Drumm and Fatty Necroses: Return From the Unknown
by Ian Patterson
Music has figured large throughout drum industry veteran Rick Drumm's life. From drumming in a 60-piece Youth Band as a teenager to the US Air Force Band, and through various circus bands--including over 1000 performances across the USA in the Barnum and Bailey Circus--to President of world-renowned string manufacturers D'Addario & Company, it's been quite a ...
Jim Ridl: Blue Corn Enchilada Dreams
by Victor L. Schermer
Jim Ridl Blue Corn Enchilada Dreams Jim Ridl Records2011Jim Ridl is one of our most creative and versatile jazz pianists, an acknowledged master often called upon by his peers for their recordings and live performances. Whether he works along with saxophonists Dave Liebman and Charles Pillow, or flugelhornist ...
Tim Collins: Mixing It Up
by Alan Bryson
Tim Collins likes to mix it up. It starts at home; the vibraphonist is married to a successful concert violinist and is intimately connected to the world of classical music. Recording with pianist Matthias Bublath, Collins has also worked with guitarist Charlie Hunter, who produced his second album, mixing rock, jazz, and string quartets. He seeks ...
Newport Jazz Festival 2011, 4-7 de agosto
by Joan A. Cararach
Newport Jazz FestivalDel 4 al 7 de agosto, 2011Newport, Rhode Island, Estados Unidos Prólogo: como Moisés en Fort Adams (y cantando con Pete Seeger) Un carrito de golf se detiene en la entrada del túnel que lleva del llamado escenario Quad al Harbor Stage. Chubasqueros y paraguas se detienen ante ...
Ambrose Akinmusire: Emerging Heart
by R.J. DeLuke
"My favorite instrument is the cello," said the easygoing young musician in early February, from his apartment in Manhattan, where he referred to himself jokingly as “a hibernating jazzman." His West-Coast roots weren't taking a firm grip in the frigid temperatures of the Northeast. “Me and strings just don't get along. I can play piano; I ...
