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Joe Locke: Love Is a Pendulum

Read "Love Is a Pendulum" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


L'alto livello dimostrato in decenni di attività da Joe Locke come vibrafonista e compositore, sta trovando ampia accettazione da parte di pubblico e critica. Le ultime incisioni -realizzate dopo l'ingresso nella scuderiia Motéma Music -hanno riscontrato alti consensi e molto più avviene per questo progetto: il più convincente, maturo e appassionante da lui realizzato.

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Article: Interview

Joe Locke's Love Affair with Language

Read "Joe Locke's Love Affair with Language" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


On the surface it's not so easy to spot the common thread unifying the greater fabric of Joe Locke's work. Since arriving in New York City in 1981, and emerging as a notable leader on record in the early '90s, this much-vaunted vibraphonist has developed into a protean performer and composer. Duo sessions with pianists Frank ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Love Is A Pendulum

Read "Love Is A Pendulum" reviewed by John Kelman


Since signing with Motėma Music a couple years back, vibraphonist Joe Locke has been releasing some of the best and most diverse music in a career now entering its fourth decade. From the near-fusion energy of 2012's Signing--the long overdue studio followup to the Joe Locke / Geoffrey Keezer group's incendiary Live in Seattle (Origin, 2006)--to ...

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Article: Album Review

Joe Locke: Love Is A Pendulum

Read "Love Is A Pendulum" reviewed by Troy Collins


Since the late '80s vibraphonist Joe Locke, an artist who defies categorization, has performed and recorded with a diverse array of musicians, including Eddie Henderson, Cecil Taylor, and The Beastie Boys. Love Is A Pendulum, his fourth release on the Harlem-based Motema label, features some of Locke's most compelling music to date, the centerpiece of which ...

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Article: Album Review

Pete Rodriguez: El Conde Negro

Read "El Conde Negro" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Pete Rodriguez isn't a purist. He knows his salsa, as one would expect of the offspring of famed salsa vocal icon Pete “El Conde" Rodriguez, and he knows his jazz. But this trumpeter-vocalist sees no need to draw strong separation between the two. In creating El Conde Negro, Rodriguez mines Nuyorican musical veins and jazz lodes, ...

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Article: Live Review

Enildo Rasua at the The Jazz Standard

Read "Enildo Rasua at the The Jazz Standard" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes


Enildo RasúaNew Dimensions In Latin Jazz: Cuban Drum SeriesThe Jazz StandardNew York, NYAugust 6, 2013For his U.S. debut, Cuban drummer/percussionist and composer Enildo Rasúa kicked off the evening's early set with a snippet of Ernesto Lecuona's “La Comparsa," and then quickly moved into “12 de La Noche," a composition ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Beat Kaestli and Friends @ Miles Cafe NYC, Weds. July 27th

Beat Kaestli and Friends @ Miles Cafe NYC, Weds. July 27th

Come join this After-Bday Splash at Miles Cafe, NYC on Wednesday, July 27th from 8:30-10PM, featuring the vocal stylings of acclaimed singer Beat Kaestli, including brand new songs from his upcoming French tribute, Brazilian favorites and songs from his CDs “Invitation" and “Far From Home." He's joined by guitarist Guilherme Monteiro and Ricky Rodriguez on bass ...


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