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Aguas

Label: Ota Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Duo de Aguas; Dos Bendiciones; De La Habana y Otras Nostalgias; Milonga; O Le Le; Sanzara; Sonrisas de Ninos; Oshun; Se Van Los Mios; La Respiracion; D2 de Africa

Album

Es:sensual

Label: Ota Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Cha Cha Du Nord; Reposo; L3 Zero; My Three Notes; Glu-Glu; Iyade; Anguistado; Sad Meeting.

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Article: Album Review

Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares: Aguas

Read "Aguas" reviewed by Matt Hooke


Omar Sosa is an artist whose music is always in flux. With each new album, Sosa presents new aspects of himself and brings in new collaborators to expand his Afro-Cuban-rooted music. Aguas is no exception to this, as it sees Sosa moving in an opposite direction from his explorations in 2017's fantastic Transparent Water, which, at ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Michael Dease's new album and a focus on Paolo Fresu

Read "Michael Dease's new album and a focus on Paolo Fresu" reviewed by Bob Osborne


This week the exceptional new record from Michael Dease is the featured album, plus we focus on trumpeter Paolo Fresu, and spin a selection of high quality jazz music. Playlist Michael Dease “Pearls" from Bonafide (Posi-tone) 00:00 Daniel Bennett Group “Loose Fitting Spare Tire" from We Are the Orchestra (Manhatten Daylight Media) 06:08 Florian Weber “From ...

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Article: Bailey's Bundles

Bailey’s Bundle – Seven Women (Plus Three) 2018 – Part IX

Read "Bailey’s Bundle – Seven Women (Plus Three) 2018 – Part IX" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Yilian Cañizares and Omar Sosa Aguas Ota Records 2018 Pianist/composer Omar Sosa has established himself as a pioneer at the edge of Cubano-Caribbean music. Sosa teams with violinist/vocalist Yilian Cañizares for a breezy and sensual stroll through 11 original, for lack of a better term, world music compositions that are as ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Under an African spell & Dida Pelled live

Read "Under an African spell & Dida Pelled live" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


A little detour in our African exploration. This week we focus on music by non African musicians who have been inspired by Africa. And then we go in a completely different direction and interview the talented Israeli singer & guitarist Dida Pelled who visited our studio for a live performance. Happy Listening!

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Hanging With Corcoran Holt

Read "Hanging With Corcoran Holt" reviewed by Nick Davies


Welcome to the second installment of The Crazeology Radio Show on All About Jazz where I play a mix of new and old tunes with a focus on progressive jazz as well as songs with a beat. This week's show includes an interview with Kenny Garret's bassist Corcoran Holt where we discuss his new album The ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Omar Sosa

Jazz Musician of the Day: Omar Sosa

All About Jazz is celebrating Omar Sosa's birthday today! Composer-pianist-bandleader Omar Sosa was born in 1965 in Camagüey, Cuba\'s largest inland city. At age eight, Omar began studying percussion and marimba at the music conservatory in Camagüey; in Havana, as a teenager, he took up piano at the prestigious Escuela Nacional de Música, and completed his ...

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Article: Album Review

Omar Sosa: Es:sensual

Read "Es:sensual" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Cuban-born pianist Omar Sosa's music, be it presented in solo performances or conjured by a small-or medium-sized group, has always drawn on confidential mysticism. But that's not to say that his work doesn't lend itself to large-scale interpretation. With Ceremony (Otá Records, 2010) Sosa came out of the candlelit realms and shadows, bringing his music into ...

Article: Album Review

Paolo Fresu: Magister Giotto

Read "Magister Giotto" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Il 13 luglio di quest'anno in occasione dell'esposizione “Magister Giotto," ospitata dal 13 luglio al 5 novembre, alla Scuola Grande della Misericordia a Venezia, Paolo Fresu ha realizzato un album dal titolo omonimo. Un percorso musicale pensato per accompagnare il visitatore lungo gli spazi espositivi che regala emozioni anche oltre quel contesto. Fresu ha scelto alcuni ...


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