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Shadows of Tomorrow
Label: Summit Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: AG’s Resting Face…Scary!!!; Sultry Villa Mella Twilights; Brad’s Dreamy Samana Night;
Illusions, Delusions…A Glimmer of Hope; Movement I: The Wizard’s Wicked Charm; Movement
II: Liars and Fools; Movement III: The Mold-Breaker (Bringer of Joy).
Socrates Garcia Latin Jazz Orchestra: Shadows of Tomorrow
by Jack Bowers
Do not let the word “Latin" in front of the Socrates Garcia Jazz Orchestra's name sway you. Shadows of Tomorrow is bright and spirited contemporary jazz albeit with a southerly twist. The salute to Latin America is for the most part rhythmic; everything else leans resolutely toward el norte, and the orchestra (which is actually based ...
Jane Ira Bloom, Kieran Brown, Charlie Parker & Sheila Jordan
by Joe Dimino
Our journey into the 921st episode of Neon Jazz begins with the incomparable Sheila Jordan--a legend whose fearless spirit and boundless artistry will forever echo through jazz. She left us on August 11, 2025, at the age of 96, after a life lived with unmatched courage, grace, and musical brilliance. In her honor, we open with ...
Back Home
Label: MAMA Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Vantage Point; Calle el Conde a Las 8:00; Celebration of the Butterflies; Back Home; Dominican Jazz Suite for Orchestra (Homage to Tavito / Bachata for Two / From Across the Street).
Dominican Jazz from Summit Records: The Dominican Jazz Project & Socrates Garcia Latin Jazz Orchestra
by Mark Sullivan
There must be something in the air, as the Dominican Republic suddenly finds representation on two latin jazz releases from Summit Records. The Dominican Jazz Project grew out of pianist Stephen Anderson's visit to the 2014 Jazzomania Jazz Festival in Santo Domingo. After an additional visit--and additional new musical friendships--the group agreed to record together. So ...
Socrates Garcia Latin Jazz Orchestra: Back Home
by Jack Bowers
Back Home, the debut recording by composer / arranger / musicologist Socrates Garcia's Latin Jazz Orchestra, combines the best of two worlds: ardent Latin jazz that never forswears its roots, and emphatic American-designed big-band swing that provides a solid framework for Garcia's picturesque Latin / American excursions. Garcia, who was born in the Dominican Republic, is ...
