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"Worlds Around the Sun" Reissued by Omnivore Recordings March 11
The music world of the early 1970s was a time of experimentation and activism. When listeners heard Santana play “Free Angela” on their classic 1973 release Lotus, few, if any, knew the song was originally released by its writer, Todd Cochran, a year before. Worlds Around the Sun was recorded and issued on Prestige Records in ...
Neal Schon and Jan Hammer Albums "Untold Passion" & "Here to Stay" Available for Download
In 1981, when keyboardist and drummer extraordinaire Jan Hammer and guitar wizard Neal Schon were each enjoying massive success in their own careers — Hammer for his work with John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra, as a solo artist, founder of his eponymous Jan Hammer Group and frequent collaborator with Jeff Beck, and Schon for a decade's worth ...
Wayne Shorter: Portrait Of A Visionary
by R.J. DeLuke
To speak with Wayne Shorter can feel like an exercise in the mystical. At times, it's stream of consciousness, ideas flowing that can reach the profound; but the direction can switch suddenly. There are frequent references to films (Shorter is a lifelong movie buff), as well as books whose subject matter run from science to philosophy. ...
Legendary Global Music Icon Santana Will Bring Their Intense Beats, Rhythms And Energy At The Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival 2014
Introducing A Unique Take On Jazz, Pop and Rock At The 12th Edition of the Critically Acclaimed Music Event Dubai, November 13 2013: Chillout Productions has finally announced the headliner for the closing night of the much awaited *Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival 2014. The multi-awarded global music icon, Santana, and the band will bring their ...
Improvising Art: From Jam Bands to Jazz
by Jacob Hobson
The author Kurt Vonnegut once said, “Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow." The art of improvisation does just that: it makes the soul grow. The soul of the improvising performer is constantly stretched and twisted in search of that unnamed spiritual experience in which lasting ...
John Santos: Keeper of the Culture
by Steve Bryant
In a career spanning almost 40 years, percussionist John Santos has gained world-wide renown and acclaim as one of the great composers and bandleaders in the Afro-Cuban jazz idiom. The four-time Grammy nominee is one of the foremost proponents of Afro-Latin music in the world today, known for his innovative use of its traditional musical forms ...
North Sea Jazz Festival 2013
by R.J. DeLuke
North Sea Jazz FestivalAhoyRotterdam, the NetherlandsJuly 12-14, 2013The North Sea Jazz Festival is firmly entrenched as one of the best events anywhere for jazz lovers, and also for the music-makers themselves, who relish the atmosphere and the appreciative audiences that typically jam the thirteen venues running simultaneously in the mammoth Ahoy ...
Miguel Zenon & The Rhythm Collective: Oye!!! Live In Puerto Rico
by Dan Bilawsky
Puerto Rican pride oozes from every album under alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón's name. Most recently, he explored plena music in a jazz context on the winning Esta Plena (Marsalis Music, 2009), and put a new spin on songs from the Puerto Rican Songbook with Alma Adentro (Marsalis Music, 2011). While those projects differ greatly, with rough-and-tumble ...
Chris Bigg: I Always See Music in Colors
by Nenad Georgievski
Long considered to be one of the most innovative areas of graphic design, record sleeve art has a history of introducing complex imagery to the mass market. Popular music s, as it is known, is a form of youth culture closely connected to visual culture. Record sleeves have never been only a packaging. In a way, ...
The Battle of Santiago to Release 'Followed By Thousands' March 5
The Battle of Santiago: Call it a sound clash with a victorious outcome. This Toronto-based instrumental ensemble comprises seemingly disparate musical elements. Out of potential conflict, however, comes a bracingly refreshing new sound that is quickly turning ears. Group founder Michael Owen explains “Within The Battle of Santiago (TBOS) we have a Latino section and a ...
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