Results for "Motema Music"

Live

By Lynne Arriale

Label: Motéma Music
Released: 2006
Track listing: Iko Iko; Alone Together (DVD only); Home; Braziliana; Arise; Come Together; Flamenco; Seven Steps to Heaven; Mountain of the Night; Bemsha Swing. DVD Bonus Features: PBS Documentary, Lynne Arriale: Profile of a Performing Artist; Interview with Woomy Schmidt.

Lynne Arriale Trio: Live

by Jim Santella
October 11, 2006

This CD/DVD set was recorded at the 36th annual Burghausen Jazz Week last year. The trio, which has been together since 1993, brings fresh ideas to the forum for this concert date, which took place in a large auditorium with excellent acoustics. The performance swings comfortably, and yet it's loaded with surprises. Pianist Lynne ...

Lynne Arriale Trio: Live

by John Kelman
October 10, 2006

Lyricism and empathy provide the focus for pianist Lynne Arriale's Live. There's nothing wrong with reaching out to an audience with catchy melodies and accessible rhythms, as this trio makes clear. Arriale is supported by bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Steve Davis--veteran players who, despite busy schedules, have made Arriale a priority since joining her on ...

Marc Cary: Focus

by John Kelman
July 19, 2006

Some artists catch an early break. Others struggle to get onto the public's radar, despite great talent and stylistic range. It's curious that keyboardist Marc Cary hasn't caught on. His work with artists including trumpeter Roy Hargrove, vibraphonist Stefon Harris and singer Abbey Lincoln suggests that he's well-respected by his peers and considered capable of just ...

Tenth World

Label: Motéma Music
Released: 2005
Track listing: Bodhisattva Wonderful Sound; Estilo Nuevo; New Nation; Bukoki; McCoy's Joy; The Untold Loreli; Seven Steps To Heaven; Beautiful; Seduced By Darkness; Climb The Mountain; Kou- Kou.

Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost

By Babatunde Lea

Label: Motéma Music
Released: 2005
Track listing: 1. Suite Unseen: Ancestral Stroll; 2. Motivation; 3. On the T.L.; 4. A Song For Ani; 5. The Bay Area's Afro-Latin Funky Love Shuffle; 6. Invocation; 7. Inconspicuous; 8. Suite Unseen: The Unseen; 9. Fire and Rain; 10. Suite Unseen: Spirit of the 'Wood'; 11. Chants from Home; 12. Suite Unseen: From Home; 13. Maeeah's Big Adventure; 14. Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost.

"Bujo" Kevin Jones: Tenth World

by Budd Kopman
October 12, 2005

It would be easy to label Tenth World as a groove record, just by looking at the personnel listings and noting how percussion heavy it is. However, while there are many and varied grooves on this record--a mixture of many different African rhythms, Latin rhythms, R&B, and some recognizable jazz--the music overall is much deeper than ...

Babatunde Lea: Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost

by Jerry D'Souza
May 15, 2005

The summoner of the ghost goes on an African-inspired journey in jazz on Suite Unseen. That certainly says something for the music, and if that tag is the bait, then band of musicians that Babatunde Lea has gathered for the adventure is the lure. And there is no disappointment on this exciting journey with the call ...

Babatunde Lea: Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost

by Eric J. Iannelli
April 28, 2005

Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost is yet another practical reminder that one should never judge an album by its cover. Or its shamanistic title or overwritten liner notes, for that matter. What looks conspicuously like a sprawling world music effort is actually a relatively straight-ahead jazz session linked by African folk chants and Afro-Caribbean polyrhythms. ...

Babatunde Lea: Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost

by Alain Londes
April 15, 2005

An homage to ancestral spirits sets the context for Babatunde Lea's Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost. The drummer/percussionist and educator has created a suite with a unique jazz flavor, complemented by additional musical textures and held together by a spiritual overtone. The stylistic nuances together generate an imaginative piece of music that is unpredictable yet ...