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Perry Wortman

Born: November 30, 1978

Perry Wortman's journey as a bassist began in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he had the opportunity to perform with jazz veterans such as Freddie Bryant, Ted Moses, Anne Hampton Calloway and Wynton Marsalis. These experiences inspired him to move to New York City, where he could further hone his craft.

In New York, Perry studied with Buster Williams at the New School for Jazz for one year before completing his studies at the Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of Jay Anderson. His passion for jazz led him on a journey across the world, touring throughout Europe, the US, Asia, Canada, and the Caribbean with groups such as The Paislies, Ryan Blotnick Group, Pete Robbins and Centric and the Gordon Webster Band.

Of Earth And Sky

By Karavika

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2016
Track listing: Your Passing Touch; All The Pretty Little Horses; Raga Behag; The Time Is Now; Raga Kaliyani; Thillana Jaya Ragamalika; Young Leaves Of The Bodi Tree; Oh, Watch The Stars.

Dan McClenaghan's Best Releases Of 2016

by Dan McClenaghan
December 10, 2016

The music keeps moving forward, evolving to higher levels. My search for the best jazz recordings of 2016 led me to these marvelous CDs. Wadada Leo SmithAmerica's National Parks Cuneiform Records Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has attempted in, the new millennium, to create his magnum opus. He may have succeeded ...

Karavika: Of Earth And Sky

by Dan McClenaghan
July 23, 2016

Can't find a musical genre that fits the needs of your means of artistic expression? Then create your own. That's what Karavika did, with their gorgeous and provocative debut, Sunrise ( Self Produced, 2012). Call it raga/chamber/folk music if you will, a blend of multiple influences from multiple cultures, with a South Asian foundation in Sri ...

Jazz Carnatica

By Arun Ramamurthy

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2014
Track listing: Dhanasri; Maha G; 4th Dimension; Simple Joys; Darbari Kanada; Govardhana; Delusions; Conception; Revati.

Dan McClenaghan's Best Releases of 2014

by Dan McClenaghan
December 15, 2014

It's that time to wrap it up and make some choices on the top jazz releases of the year. Here are my picks for the best of 2014, in no particular order, with the exception of the first listing, pianist Paul Bley's disc, which stands out. I do love piano jazz. Paul BleyPlay ...

Arun Ramamurthy Trio: Jazz Carnatica

by Dan McClenaghan
October 24, 2014

On his 1967 hit song “Monterey," Eric Burdon, of Eric Burdon and the Animals, sang that Ravi Shankar's music made him cry. This was part of a litany of observational praises of the artists who performed at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival: The Who, Jimi Hendrix, The Grateful Dead, the Birds, The Jefferson Airplane. And from ...

Sunrise

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2012
Track listing: On The Wing; Little Road Song; Song That Floats On The Breeze; The Dancer; Moonbeam; Sunrise.

Everything Forgets

By Ryan Blotnick

Label: Songlines Recordings
Released: 2009
Track listing: Intro; Mansell; Judge's Cave; Mainstream I; My Memory, Sir, Is Like A Garbage Heap; Ballad For A Crumbling Infrastructure; Dark Matter (For Benoit Delbecq); Slowdozer; Look, A Way!; Mainstream II; Sulphur, The Reins; Funes The Memorious; Business Class; Cloud Stove; Ned Ferm; Sonny Song.

Music Needs You

By Ryan Blotnick

Label: Songlines Recordings
Released: 2008
Track listing: Winter Melt; Thinning Air; Music Needs You; The Quiet Space Left Behind; Barceloneta; Liberty; You Can Talk During This; Wrong Turns; Tired House.