Results for "Santi Debriano"

Santi Debriano

Ashanti

By Santi Debriano

Label: Jojo Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Angel Heart; Ashanti; Imaginary Guinea; Imagined Nation; Till Then; Spunky; Arkestra Boogaloo; Basilar; Mr. Monk; Portrait.

Brian Blade, Sun Ra, Jon Cowherd, Chris Potter & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
February 14, 2023

Sun Ra may have joined the outer spaceways almost 30 years ago but he continues to inspire our earthly affairs through the musicians that have worked with him. We explore recent releases of the Arkestra and of bassist Tyler Mitchell, both of which revolve around the contribution of Marshall Allen. The other cluster of tracks is ...

Santi Debriano & Arkestra Bembe: Ashanti

by Jack Bowers
January 18, 2023

Panama-born bassist Santi Debriano's Arkestra Bembe is a nonet whose centerpiece is the bembe music of west Africa. During the Coronavirus pandemic, Debriano began hosting weekly bembes (musical celebrations) in the basement of his Staten Island, New York home, gradually assembling a group of musicians who would comprise the Arkestra and perform Debriano's compositions and arrangements. ...

Flash of the Spirit

By Santi Debriano

Label: Truth Revolution Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Awesome Blues; Funky New Dorp; For Heaven's Sake; Beneath the Surface; Toujours Petits; Humpty Dumpty; Natural Causes; Ripty Boom; La Mesha; Voyage.

Montclair Jazz Festival 2021

by Mark Robbins
October 19, 2021

In 2002 Melissa Walker founded the Jazz House Kids and, with her husband Christian McBride, started a program “to help students embark on a journey of musical creativity and learn about jazz's cultural and international legacy." Over the years the program has continued to grow and has become one of the leading music programs in the ...

Santi Debriano: Flash of the Spirit

by Paul Rauch
January 15, 2021

Bassist/composer Santi Debriano has been prominently on the scene since the late seventies, when he worked for several years with saxophonist Archie Shepp. Born in Panama, and raised in Brooklyn from a very young age, his life was integrated with the many crosscurrents of jazz music in the Americas. He worked prominently with Sam Rivers in ...

Drummer Francisco Mela To Lead The Crash Trio + One At Upcoming Performance At Cornelia Street Café On February 24

February 21, 2017

On February 24, 2017, Cuban drummer Francisco Mela (Joe Lovano, McCoy Tyner, Chucho Valdés) will lead his ensemble, The Crash Trio + One, for a one-night performance at the Cornelia Street Café in New York City. The show will feature Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone), Leo Genovese (piano), Santi Debriano (bass), alongside Mela on drums. Mela’s upcoming performance ...

Roni Ben-Hur & Santi Debriano Featuring Duduka Da Fonseca: Our Thing

by Ernest Barteldes
September 22, 2012

Recorded in early 2011, Our Thing marks the first studio collaboration of guitarist Roni Ben-Hur and bassist Santi Debriano. They have worked together in a live setting on numerous occasions and are joined, in this endeavor, by drummer/percussionist Duduka Da Fonseca, who brings an extra flavor to the music.The CD opens with Thelonious Monk's ...

Martin Moretto Quintet: Martin Moretto Quintet

by Edward Blanco
December 31, 2011

Composer/arranger Martin Moretto is a member of the legendary Argentine Progressive Tango group and happens to be one of New York's most active Argentinean guitarists, delivering one of the finest self-titled debuts with the his Martin Moretto Quintet. Exploring uncommon territory, the music showcases eight modern jazz compositions containing elements of the Argentine influence. Featuring New ...