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Sam Minaie
Iranian-American bassist, Sam Minaie, was born in Reno, Nevada and started piano lessons at age 8. At age 14, he switched to electric and upright bass and was granted numerous command performances in classical bass performance while beginning to also work professionally in all styles of music around the Reno/Tahoe area. Sam was granted a full scholarship and received a Bachelor of Arts in Classical and Jazz Performance at the University of Nevada, Reno. He then moved to Los Angeles where, under scholarship, he received a Masters of Fine Arts in Jazz Studies at California Institute of the Arts. At CalArts, Sam studied with Charlie Haden and African Ewe master, Alfred Ladzekpo as well as a broad range of other world music masters. While in Los Angeles, Sam quickly made a name for himself as one of the most sought-after bassists on the scene and moved to New York in May of 2009
Identity
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: 1. "Anxiety'"
2. "Now"
3. "In the Moment"
4. "Contemplation"
5. "Strange Things"
6. "Sagittarius"
7. "Hope Uplift"
8. "No Pressure"
9."Bedlam"
10."Somewhere in the World"
11."Bigger Than That"
Aire
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Aire; Gracias a la vida; The Calling; Choro de Lua; Alfonsina y el mar; Passarinhadeira; Obra Filhia; Remanso; Papalote Intro; Papalote; Samba em preludio; Healer.
Anxiety
Album: Identity
By Ross Pederson
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Duration: 07:30
Believers
Label: Orenda Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Seven Crotales; Baraye Shoma; Nomadic Days; The Sigh; Waterwheel; Rêve Pour Louis; Fractured Water; Mona Mona.
Believers: Believers
by Friedrich Kunzmann
The three individuals making up Believers are each highly respected musical voices in their own right. Percussionist John Hadfield has performed and recorded with the likes of Nguyen Le and released an inspired duo EP with woodwind autodidact Lenny Pickett, called Heard by Others (Orenda Records, 2020). Sam Minaie, on the other hand, has played bass ...
Still Time to Quit
Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2020
Track listing: That's All You Get; Ready, Steady, Here You Go!; Shockingly Effective; Toasty;
Valedictorian Driver; Happy Tired; The Nightmares; Bury Me In Times Square.
Sunset in the Blue - The Deluxe Version
Label: Verve Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: If You Love Me; C'est Magnifique; There Where He Lives in Me; Love Song; You Won't Forget Me; Sunset in the
Blue; Um Beijo; Ninguem, Ninguem; From Paris With Love; Ave Maria; Moon River; I Fall in Love Too Easily;
Little Something; From Paris with Love(acoustic); Love Song (Ibrahim Maalouf); Trav'lin' Light; What Is This
Thing Called Love; C'est Magnifique - Live in Namouche Studios - Antonio Zambujo
Chris McCarthy: Still Time to Quit
by Paul Rauch
From 2017 to 2020, composer and pianist Chris McCarthy charted a path as a noted sideman for such notables as Jerry Bergonzi, Ben Allison and Jason Palmer. He was often seen performing with vibraphonist Sasha Berliner and in duet with vocalist Clotilde Rullaud. In short, he has gained a reputation for imaginative and supportive playing.
Spring 2020
by Doug Collette
Jazz Journal is a regular column comprised of pithy takes on recent jazz releases of note, spotlighting titles that might otherwise go unnoticed. Jaromír Honzák Hard To Understand Animal Music 2020 The airy warm tones of Francoise Truffaut" constitute an apt commencement for Czech double bassist Jaromír Honzák ...