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Jorge Sylvester

Born in Colon, Panama attended the Panama Conservatory of Music and the University of Panama. He received a Bachelor of Science in Music from the State University of New York College at New Paltz in 1981. A unique innovator in the idiom of creative music, Sylvester sound is reminiscent of another time in jazz history when artists like Dolphy and Ornette were exploding on the scene and experimenting with concepts that would ultimately revolutionize music at large. A throwback to the future, Mr. Sylvester has been on the cutting edge of that scene since 1980 when he first came to New York City. His blend of African-Caribbean Rhythms with new music is what gives Sylvester his distinguished voice
Practice, Do You? Part 1-3

I began studying the guitar when I was seven years old. I hated my teacher and I didn't practice much, but when I changed teachers' and I went to Joe Geneli, I regained a love for the guitar that I first had when I was four years old when I first saw Roy Rogers sing and ...
R.J. DeLuke's Best Releases of 2013

Always a tricky thing is the selection of best of" lists for the year. I don't get to hear everything that comes out, so a lot of fine music is missed. Also, the selection itself is subject to whims. An album may hit you right from the get-go. Another might take time to grow on you, ...
Jorge Sylvester Ace Collective: Spirit Driven

Label: Four (friends Of Unseen Rain)
Released: 2013
Track listing: Construction No. 2; Masouc; Paulina’s Prayer; The Light of Truth’s High Noon Is Not for Tender Leaves; Obeahman; Construction No. 1; To Be with You; Remember Haiti; Cycle of Life.
Remember Haiti

Album: Spirit Driven
By JORGE SYLVESTER
Label: Four (friends Of Unseen Rain)
Released: 2021
Duration: 9:04
Jorge Sylvester Ace Collective: Spirit Driven

In a 1967 interview with Jazz & Pop magazine, John Coltrane stated: I know that there are bad forces, forces put here that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the force which is truly for the good." In his lifetime and beyond, Coltrane has inspired artists to infuse ...
To Be With You

Album: Spirit Driven
By JORGE SYLVESTER
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 8:13
A Small Dream in Red: In the Language of Dreams

Singer Nora McCarthy and saxophonist Jorge Sylvester constitute one of the most creative duos in today's jazz scene. Their group, A Small Dream in Red (named after painter Vassily Kandinsky's 1925 masterpiece), made a deep impression with its eponymous 2005 Sundown Jazz debut. McCarthy and Sylvester continue to mine their rich vein of creativity with In ...
Following The Line Jorge Sylvester Music - Live In New York City

Label: LizokaMusic
Released: 2007
Track listing: DISC 1
FIRST SET:
1- Ramsey (Dedicated to Violinist Ramsey Ameen) 21:15
2- Nancy with The Laughing Face 11:04
3- Kiitos! (Thank You!) 14:52
DISC 2
SECOND SET:
1- King's Highway 16:02
2- Willow Grove 15:00
3- Akara Moi-Moi 12:19
4- Ilusiones 9:48