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Forced Displacement
Label: Zoho Music
Released: 2015
Track listing: Overture; Las Canta'oras (The Female Singers); Velada De Tambores (Drums Soiree); Narrador De Espejimos (Narrator Of Mirages); Nino Pensante (The Thinking Child); El Silencio Desplazador Displacing Silence); Lluvia, Luna Y Voz (Rain, Moon And Voice): Emilsen, El Hijo De San Juan (Emilsen, The Son Of San Juan); El Orgullo Del Tambor (Drum's Pride); Finale.
Samuel Torres Group: Forced Displacement
by Dan Bilawsky
When Chamber Music America awarded Colombian-born, New York-based percussionist Samuel Torres a New Jazz Works grant in 2012, the wheels started spinning in his mind. Ultimately, it would be his native land that would help determine the directional vision for the grant-funded work: Torres, inspired by a visit to San Juan de Urabá and an encounter ...
The Rodriguez Brothers At Club Bonafide On October 2-3
Club Bonafide is NYC's Hot New Club Presenting the Rodriguez Brothers on October 2 & 3 The Rodriguez Brothers' brand new release Impromptu (Criss Cross Jazz) has gained international airplay and critical acclaim. The new CD will be featured in an upcoming issue of JazzTimes Magazine. Come see what all the excitement is about at New ...
Colombian Festivals: Exotic Jazz Cocktails
by Mark Holston
As the season of summer jazz festivals in the U.S. winds down to a precious few, including California's iconic, mid-September Monterey Jazz Festival, the eyes and ears of seasoned aficionados may be focused on options in other lands. Don't be surprised if an increasing number of North American fans will find much to their liking in ...
The Rodriguez Brothers CD Release Event On August 5-6 At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
The Rodriguez Brothers New Release Impromptu CD Release Gig! August 5-6 (7:30pm & 9:30pm) at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola The Rodriguez Brothers have been burnin' up the New York City jazz scene since 2002 with their passionate performance and engaging compositions. Their brand new 2015 release Impromptu (Criss Cross Jazz) is gaining international airplay and critical acclaim. ...
Lorin Cohen: Home
by Dan Bilawsky
What's “home?" Is it where somebody's born and raised? Is it where a person resides at a given time? Or is it any place where an individual finds a high level of comfort, joy, and possibility? For Lorin Cohen, it's all three. This talented bassist-composer makes that fact plainly apparent on this, his leader debut.
The Rodriguez Brothers: Impromptu
by Andrew Luhn
Those of us who have siblings know the special bond that brothers and sisters share. From being able to quote the same movies, to sharing memories of childhood and growing up, it's hard to deny that siblings have a unique connection. It should come as no surprise then, that this unique connection gives siblings a certain ...
Lila Downs at Jazz at Lincoln Center
by Ernest Barteldes
Lila Downs Jazz At Lincoln Center New York, NY October 11, 2014 On her two-day residence at Jazz At Lincoln Center, Lila Downs showcased a solid set of old favorites alongside new material from Raiz (Sony Latin, 2014), a collaboration with singers Soledad and Niña Pastori. Backed by ...
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra: The Offense Of The Drum
by Dan Bilawsky
The Offense Of The Drum may be the least cohesive record in Arturo O'Farrill's discography, but that's largely by design. Here, O'Farrill firmly adheres to his stated “artistic vision"--"to bend what the world knows as Afro Latin jazz over the acoustic horizon"--better than anywhere else in his discography. Guests galore and a belief in Afro Latin ...
Helen Sung at Jazz Standard
by Ernest Barteldes
Helen Sung Jazz Standard New York, NYFebruary 12, 2014 The first set of the CD release celebration for Helen Sung's Anthem For A New Day (Concord, 2014), began with her original tune “Chaos Theory" that started with a percussive introduction by Samuel Torres with the quintet following in a theme that ...
