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Russell Hall

Russell Hall is an award winning double bassist from Kingston, Jamaica. He was introduced to jazz at the Dillard Center for the Arts directed by Christopher Dorsey. He continued his studies with master bassists Ron Carter and Ben Wolfe at The Juilliard School in New York City. He has been blessed to work with legends such as Edward Norton, Kathleen Battle, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Barry Harris, Wayne Shorter, Roy Haynes, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Mwenso and The Shakes, Emmet Cohen and Jonathan Batiste and Stay Human. His band, “Bessie and The Rainbowkids” is a group comprised of artists from all around the world who’s mission is to bring peace to all ears and love to all hearts

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Gullah Roots

Label: Culture Shock Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Gullah Roots; Bilali; Watch Night I; Watch Night II; Weeping Time; Gullypso (merikin); Igbo Landing I; Igbo Landing II; Kumbaya

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Article: Rising Stars

Meet Alto Saxophonist Erena Terakubo

Read "Meet Alto Saxophonist Erena Terakubo" reviewed by Sanford Josephson


For many years, trumpeter/educator Tiger Okoshi has been directing the Hokkaido Grove Jazz Camp during summers in Sapporo, Japan. At one of his first camps, he met a 12-year-old alto saxophonist named Erena Terakubo."She was shining, and she knew it," he recalled. “She was determined, driven, and already sounded like a young Charlie Parker."

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Article: Album Review

Stemeseder Lillinger + Craig Taborn: Umbra III

Read "Umbra III" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Sometimes, the subversion of established paradigms unfolds through incremental variations and subtle shifts in the status quo--so gradual they can be almost imperceptible. Other times, transformation arrives in the form of unexpected revolutions, seismic and undeniable. Somewhere between these two extremes lie the musical experiments of Elias Stemeseder and Christian Lillinger. The Austrian-German duo--pianist, ...

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Article: Album Review

Elias Stemeseder / Christian Lillinger: Umbra II

Read "Umbra II" reviewed by John Sharpe


Austrian pianist Elias Stemeseder and German drummer Christian Lillinger capture the Zeitgeist in a nervy, occasionally anxiety inducing, pairing under the moniker Umbra. Although extant as a duet, they often supplement the numbers with like-minded collaborators, and on Umbra II trumpeter Peter Evans and bassist Russell Hall take to the full on interaction like ducks to ...

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Riley

Label: Westerlies Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Chicken Coop Blues; Ride or Die; Looking Out; King Porter Stomp; No More; Stardust; Hopscotch; Looking Up; Honey Man.

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Umbra II

Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Neue Form pt. I; Neue Form pt. II; Neue Form pt. III; Myokard; Resolution Points; Blendung; Blatum; Mandelbrot Sagiitaar; STKH pt. I; STKH pt. II; STKH pt. III; Dog; Eau-Forte/Strong Water.

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Article: Album Review

Stemeseder Lillinger Quartet feat. Peter Evans & Russell Hall: Umbra II

Read "Umbra II" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Imagine a musical universe where jazz's avant-garde explorers join forces with the precision of Swiss watchmakers. In this paradoxical realm, the Stemeseder Lillinger Quartet thrives, crafting intricate sonic tapestries that defy conventional melodic structures. At the helm of this audacious ensemble are Elias Stemeseder (piano) and Christian Lillinger (drums), two maverick minds whose collaborative chemistry could ...

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Third Time's The Charm

Label: La Reserve/Bandstand Presents
Released: 2023
Track listing: Third Time's The Charm; I'll Never Fall in Love Again; Scootin'; Catching Drift; Thank You For The Heartbreak; Gary, Indiana; In A Mellow Tone; It's Not Unusual; Twilight Blue; Roylike; Jade; American Woman; Giselle; Pretty Eyed Baby.

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Lift You Up

Label: On The Bol
Released: 2023
Track listing: Lift You Up; Let’s Grow Our Roots Deep And True; Stop This Climate Change; Open A Door; I Broke The Egg; Leavin’; What’s Meant to Last Will Last; Run; Spread Your Wings And Fly; Give It To Me Real; Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round; Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round - Gullah Geechee


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