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Manuel Valera
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Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, Manuel Valera is in the forefront of contemporary modern jazz. He represents the next generation of great performers and composers. His sound is fresh, inviting and evocative, and his goal is to forge innovative sounds that bring a vitality and newness to the idioms of jazz and Latin jazz. He is constantly workshopping musical ideas to develop new composition and arranging techniques that bring together Cuban, Puerto Rican, Brazilian and various jazz styles and forms. His musical training started at an early age at Havana’s Manuel Saumell Conservatory where he originally studied classical saxophone
Mi Hogar II
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Fiestas Campesinas; Orun; Back Home; Sueños de Cambio; Soucy; Mambo 'Chucho' Influenciado; Beauty Free.
Music Is Life
By Joe Bowden
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Impulse Response; Music is Life; Way Out; Spacing Out; Sunny Day; The Next Step; The Way; Wolf Ticket;
Smoke in the Sky
Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2025
Track listing: Smoke in the Sky; You Know It’s Wrong; Caridad; (No More) Smoke in the Sky; El Dilemade
Chegu Metralia; Cal Massey; Walk Spirit Talk Spirit; Poinciana.
Impulse Response
Album: Music Is Life
By Joe Bowden
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Duration: 06:16
Altin Sencalar: Unleashed
by C. Andrew Hovan
Often overshadowed by other solo instruments, the trombone boasts a rich history in jazz--one so vast it could fill volumes. New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, also gave rise to Kid Ory, a pioneer of the “tailgate" style of trombone playing. In the early 1900s, bandleaders often promoted their shows by parading through town on horse-drawn ...
Fiestas Campesinas
Album: Mi Hogar II
By Rachel Therrien
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Duration: 08:50
Dave Schumacher & Cubeye: Smoke in the Sky
by Jack Bowers
Chicago-bred, New York-based baritone saxophonist Dave Schumacher leans heavily toward Latin melodies and rhythms on Smoke in the Sky, his recording of an able septet he has dubbed Cubeye. Contemporary jazz lies at the core of Schumacher's cross- cultural endeavor, one that his like-minded teammates take readily to heart while lending their insight and expertise to ...
Steve Smith, Don Paul, Mike Stern, John Surman & More
by Bob Osborne
In this eclectic mix there is a 40th anniversary retrospective of the work of ex-Journey drummer Steve Smith. In addition a then and now look at guitarist Mike Stern plus a remarkable album from poet Don Paul. This is interspersed with some new releases plus a new version of a 1969 recording by UK jazz legend ...
Rediscovering PAZ And More
by Bob Osborne
The featured album on the show is a remarkable collection of the work of UK band/collective PAZ which charts their recorded legacy. In addition there is a variety of music released in the latter months 2024 and some of the early releases from 2025.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 PAZ"Crotales" from Variation & Creation : The ...
