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Antonio Adolfo - "Finas Misturas/ Fine Mixtures" (AAM 0705)
The immortal composer/arranger/ pianist Tadd Dameron was once overheard telling his ensemble “It has to swing, sure, but it has to be beautiful.” That quote could be a sub-title for composer/arranger/pianist Antonio Adolfo's brilliant new CD, Finas Misturas (fine mixtures) on AAM Music (AAM 0705). Drawing heavily on a musical history that combines his Brazilian heritage ...
Hendrik Meurkens: Live at Bird's Eye
by Chris M. Slawecki
Live at Bird's Eye embodies the truly global nature of modern jazz: Meurkens' fourth ZOHO release was recorded at two concerts performed at the Bird's Eye Jazz Club in Basel (Switzerland) by his Samba Jazz Quartet, which features this German-born vibes and harmonica player with Russian pianist Misha Tsiganov and the rhythm section of bassist Gustavo ...
From Britain to Boogaloo
by Chris M. Slawecki
Chris BarberMemories of My TripProper American Records2011 You will find very few jazz retrospectives more thoroughly, warmly inviting than Memories of My Trip, which celebrates six decades of recording and performing by one of Britain's most enduring traditional jazz musicians--trombonist, bassist and bandleader Chris Barber. ...
Ithamara Koorax: Celestial Elegance
by Chris M. Slawecki
Singer thamara Koorax recorded her 15th solo CD, Got to Be Real (Irma, 2012), “live in the studio" in Rio de Janeiro, the place of her birth, with her touring band--bassist Jorge Pescara, drummer Haroldo Jobim (a cousin of Antonio Carlos Jobim) and keyboardist Jose Roberto Bertrami, founding member of Brazil's famous fusion export Azymuth, on ...
Etta James, Sarah Vaughan & Brecker Bros Box Sets Due in August from Legacy
The ultimate year-round jazz festival from Legacy Recordings continues to set a new industry standard with three new Complete Album Collections from the Sony Music archives family of labels, by the greatest names in modern jazz: THE BRECKER BROTHERS - THE COMPLETE ARISTA ALBUMS COLLECTION (Arista/Legacy) – 8 titles, 8 CDs ETTA JAMES – THE COMPLETE ...
Kenny Poole: Heritage
by Jack Huntley
Kenny Poole was a guitarist's guitarist. He never sought the limelight that others with his talents achieved, but his much admired jazz chops attracted musicians in the know. He performed with such luminaries as Jack McDuff, Tal Farlow, Joe Pass, Howard Alden and Jack Wilkins. Sadly, Poole lost his fight with cancer in 2006. But with ...
Mike Freeman: The Vibesman
by Dan McClenaghan
The sound of the vibraphone glows--a ringing and sustained sonic luminescence. Current masters of the instrument include Gary Burton, Joe Locke, Bobby Hutcherson, and the perhaps lesser-known but also masterful Mike Freeman. With his percussion-soaked group Zonavibe--that includes, besides the vibes, the sounds of marimba, and kalimba, congas, bongos, campana and timbales--Freeman stirs up ...
Jazz & Blues Florida April 2012 Online Edition Posted
The new edition of Jazz & Blues Florida, Florida's free online source for information on live jazz and blues in clubs, concerts and festivals, is now available. Readers throughout Florida and visitors coming from around the world consult this site for information on the vibrant scene to be found throughout the state. There is no other ...
Celebration: A Musical Journey
Label: EmArcy
Released: 2011
Track listing: Outra Vez; Garota De Ipanema; So Danco Samba; Mas Que Nada; Going Out Of My Head; Constant Rain; Night And Day; The Look Of Love; So Many Stars; The Fool On The Hill; Scarborough Fair; (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay; Pretty World; Wichita Lineman; Norwegian Wood; Masquerade; What The World Needs Now; Pais Tropical; Viramundo; After Sunrise; Promesa De Pescador; Never Gonna Let You Go; My Summer Love; The Sound Of One Song; Kisses; Daylight; Sarara (Bring Me The Sunlight); Cinnamon & Clove; Rio De Janeiro; Holografico Olodum; Mas Que Nada; The Frog; Waters Of March; Y Vamos Ya; So Tinha De Ser Com Voce; Magalenha; The Fool On The Hill; Chove Chuva;
Hendrik Meurkens: Live At Bird's Eye
by Dan Bilawsky
As a virtuoso harmonicist and vibraphonist, Hendrik Meurkens has always reigned supreme in the unique instrument doublers category, yet he never seems to get the attention he fully deserves. The German-born, New York-based Meurkens has been making beautiful and bouncy Brazilian-based music for decades with his instruments of choice, and Live At Bird's Eye is no ...
