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Mark Weinstein: Timbasa
by Dan Bilawsky
It's not uncommon to hear about an alto player moving to tenor, or vice versa, in an attempt to grow musically, develop a different sound or avoid getting stale. Likewise, plenty of people branch out within the woodwind or brass families, like a saxophonist learning to double on flute or a trumpet player doubling on valve ...
For Latin Lovers: Mark Weinstein, Claudio Roditi, Emilio Solla
by J Hunter
In many ways, the description “Latin jazz" is no more useful than the umbrella description “jazz." There are sub-genres inside the sub-genre, all of them with subtle color changes that provide different flavors, even though it all can lead to the same satisfying result. Here are three early 2010 entrants into this musical conversation.
Tales From The Earth
Label: Ota Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Sunrise; Invocation; Walking Song; Tea Break; Forest Journey; River Crossing; Children at Play; Men's Talk; Flirtation; Praise; Spirit Messenger; Celebration; Elders Speak; Gratitude.
Mark Weinstein/Omar Sosa: Tales From The Earth
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Tales from the Earth by flutist, Mark Weinstein and pianist/vibraphonist, Omar Sosa, is one of the most extraordinary musical expeditions in a long time. The need for a subtext is not necessary; the extraordinary depth and ethereal beauty of the music would suffice. Nevertheless, once that subtext becomes evident, then the music touches parts of the ...
Straight, No Chaser
Label: Jazzheads
Released: 2008
Track listing: Loverin'; Miyako; Blues for Janice; Airegin; Shanti; Sleeping Beauty; Invitation; Violets for Your Furs; Straight, No Chaser; Crianza.
Straight No Chaser
Label: Jazzheads
Released: 2008
Track listing: Loverin'; Miyake; Blues For Janice; Airegin; Shanti; Sleeping Beauty; Invitation; Violets For Your Furs; Straight,No Chaser; Crianza.
Mark Weinstein: Lua e Sol
by Woodrow Wilkins
It's fitting that flautist Herbie Mann is one of the luminaries who have led bands that included Mark Weinstein. Among his many attributes, Mann had a special way of bringing Brazilian music into his repertoire, and Weinstein does the same here with Lua e Sol.Weinstein began his career as a trombonist, and was associated ...
Mark Weinstein: Straight No Chaser
by Michael P. Gladstone
In 1966, Mark Weinstein was a member of Eddie Palmieri's La Perfecta Orquesta...as a trombonist. In order to get a summer-long gig, Weinstein trained himself to become a flutist and it worked. Since then he has not looked back. On Straight No Chaser, Weinstein conjures up a change of direction from his previous three ...
