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Suite 301

August 13, 2010

Album: Coto Pincheira & The Sonido Moderno Project
By Coto Pincheira
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 10:39

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Article: Album Review

Don't think piano/bass/drums when thinking of Project Trio. Think cello/double-bass/flute, and then think bigger than that. Project Trio is the third self-produced recording by the triumvirate that contains classical, jazz, rock, and hip-hop genera as recital repertoire. Its members are masters at harnessing the percussive possibilities of their respective instruments, as evidenced on the individualistic cover ...

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David Bass: Gone

by Karl Ackermann
August 11, 2010

If Dave Bass ever decides to give up his day job as a Deputy Attorney General, he can validate that decision based on the quality of Gone. Bass returns to jazz after more than twenty years, but his priors include stints with Bobby McFerrin, global percussionist Babatunde Lea, and interpretive jazz vocalist Jackie Ryan. His Gone ...

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Retta Christie: Retta Christie with David Evans and Dave Frishberg

Read "Retta Christie with David Evans and Dave Frishberg" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
August 4, 2010

Many saxophonists also double on clarinet, some notable examples being Lester Young, Art Pepper and Phil Woods, as well as the converse in Eddie Daniels, Don Byron, and Victor Goines. The two reeds complement one another by informing the performance of a player talented enough to play both. Young, who played a vibrato-less tenor with perfect ...

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Suresh Singaratnam: Lost In New York

Read "Lost In New York" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
July 30, 2010

Born in Zambia but brought up in Toronto, Canada, trumpeter Suresh Singaratnam is formally trained in both jazz and classical music, latterly at the Manhattan School of Music. Lost In New York is an album of original compositions that chronicles the young musician's early years in the city. It's a mix of experiences and emotions that ...

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Night Breeze

July 27, 2010

Album: Circle 7
By Chuck D'Aloia
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2009
Duration: 5:05

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Article: Album Review

Daniel Meron: Directions

Read "Directions" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
July 26, 2010

Pianist/composer Daniel Meron makes an emphatic debut with Directions, a quintet album of stylish and original tunes. Meron grew up in Israel and was appointed Chief Musical Arranger to the Israeli military's performance troupes during his service. It's an unusual apprenticeship for a jazz musician, but on the evidence of this album it's an effective one. ...

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HAT: Local HAT

Read "Local HAT" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
July 26, 2010

Too much of it might be undesirable but a little psychedelia is good thing. The Catalan-based group simply called HAT offers it up on Local HAT, with its unique blend of modern jazz that touches on everything from abstract, rock, avant-garde, catchy pop-influenced hooks, and whatever else spawns from its richly diverse music environment surrounding Barcelona, ...

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Full Circle: Underbelly

Read "Underbelly" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
July 18, 2010

The British piano trio, Full Circle brings a wide range of influences and experiences to Underbelly, their debut album. The result is a slickly-produced collection of original tunes from three talented musicians and writers. Pianist Joss Peach, who composed most of the tunes, is a percussionist as well as a pianist and plays ...