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Jose Castro, Leading Mexican Music Producer And Composer, Now A Leading Force In The Music And Video Game Industries
In a world where music and gaming converge, one artist has emerged as the top of the field. Jose Castro, the multi-faceted music producer, engineer, and composer from Mexico has cemented his position in the music and video game industries in Mexico and the United States. The most famous Mexican musician to make his mark on ...
Mexican Composer And Producer Jose Castro Is Set To Make Waves In The United States
In an exciting development that will undoubtedly reverberate through the music and video game industries, Mexican composer and music producer Jose Castro is poised to make a resounding impact on the music and video game industries in the United States, having accepted leading positions at some of the industry’s most-recognized production companies, including Silver Gun Records, ...
Luciano Troja: Second Earl Zindars Tribute
Fans of pianist Bill Evans know that one of his favorite composers was Earl Zindars. The American songwriter's work recorded by Evans includes Elsa, How My Heart Sings, Mother of Earl, Lullaby for Helene, Quiet Light and Sareen Jurer. Today, one of the most exquisite interpreters of Zindars' music is Italian pianist Luciano Troja (above). Luciano ...
Backgrounder: Grant Green, Gooden's Corner
If you're new to Grant Green and want to really get a sense of why the guitarist was so special, this week's Backgrounder is for you. Recorded in December 1961, Gooden's Corner was among a bunch of Blue Note albums by Green that weren't released soon after they were recorded. In this album's case, the album ...
Foss Doll: The New And Fresh Smooth Jazz Sensation from Germany
With their first self-composed album, the band Foss Doll presents the typical feeling of smooth jazz and refines the songs with a fresh and modern sound. Get It On is the result of an intense creative process in which the musicians combined their love for music with their years of experience in the music industry. Many ...
Backgrounder: Red Garland's A Garland of Red
The centenary of Red Garland's birth is on Saturday. The pianist was born on March 13, 1923 and died on April 23, 1984. To celebrate Garland, I selected his tasty 1956 debut trio album A Garland of Red (Prestige) as a Backgrounder—the full album without ad interruption. The album features Garland, Paul Chambers on bass and ...
MVI (Mark Vickness Interconnected) To Release 'In The Rain Shadow'
Following the release of Places in 2017 and Interconnected in 2020, composer/guitarist Mark Vickness announces the release of In The Rain Shadow with a newly expanded group, MVI (Mark Vickness Interconnected) comprising two time Grammy winning violinist, Mads Tolling, Matt Renzi on oboe/English horn and saxophone, cellist Joseph Hebert, Dan Feiszli on upright and electric bass ...
Eliane Elias Trio: Czech Republic, 2008
In 2008, pianist-singer Eliane Elias was on tour with her trio in Brno, the Czech Republic. Her performance was billed as a “Tribute to Bill Evans" in support of her album Something for You. As with all of Elaine's concerts, this one demonstrates yet again what an exceptional and powerful jazz pianist she is. By powerful, ...
Backgrounder: Tina Brooks, 'Back to the Tracks'
Tina wasn't his real name. When Harold Brooks was young, he was nicknamed Teeny, which at some point wound up as Teena and then Tina. Between 1958 and 1961, the tenor saxophonist recorded five hard bop albums for Blue Note as a leader. There were plenty of Blue Note sideman dates as well. Back to the ...
Luiz Millan: Brazilian Match
By the time you finish reading this post and interview, you will know one more great Brazilian composer than you did before. That's because Luiz Millan is a well-kept secret in Brazil. Little known outside of the country, he has been writing beautiful songs for decades that have been recorded by Brazilian stars. A modest, low-key ...
