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Two for the Show Media Artist Dafnis Prieto Named Macarthur Fellow.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has named Dafnis Prieto, a drummer and composer with gripping rhythmic command and an original vision of Latin jazz, as one of 22 new MacArthur Fellows for 2011. In a phone call he received upon returning from a European tour, Prieto learned he had received the award worth ...
The Ted Rosenthal Trio Releases "Out of This World" on Playscape Recordings.
It would be an understatement to say there is no shortage of pianistic interpretations of the ageless contributions of Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein/Hart, Cole Porter, et. al. So any pianist who dares to take on that canon anew had better have something fresh to say about it. Ted Rosenthal does. On Out Of This World (Playscape ...
Pianist/Composer Alan Pasqua Releases New Recording "Twin Bill" on BFM Jazz
The concept behind Twin Bill, Alan Pasqua's new album for BFM Jazz, is right there in the title—there's nothing ambiguous about it. “Bill Evans was my hero," says the artist, and, with that as a starting point, Pasqua has embraced a handful of pieces composed by or associated with the transformative jazz pianist, added in a ...
Paul Motian: The Windmills Of Your Mind
by Dan Bilawsky
While Paul Motian's name is on the spine of this CD, guitarist Bill Frisell is the tie that binds this band. Frisell's ability to paint ethereal coats of sound in an earnest manner that speaks to his love of all things musical is at the heart of this program, which may be seen as an expansion ...
Avery Sharpe CD Release Celebration at Creole Restaurant in NYC on October 7th, 2011 and October 8th, 2011.
Please come down and join us at Creole Restaurant for a memorable night of great jazz music, food & atmosphere! Bassist, Avery Sharpe will be performing songs from his latest CD Running Man with the original recording artists: Onaje Allan Gumbs: Piano; Yoron Israel: Drums; Craig Handy: Sax; Maya Sharpe: Vocals. Avery Sharpe has a history ...
Brian Lynch and Spheres Of Influence: ConClave Vol. 2
by Edward Blanco
Long an exponent of Afro-Cuban rhythms and Latin jazz music, trumpeter/educator Brian Lynch presents a fine selection of originals and standards in another Latin-styled album, grounded in a strong modern jazz foundation. ConClave Vol. 2 draws on obvious elements of Latin music and contains the influence within a framework of a jazz project, as opposed to ...
Stefan Zeniuk: Gato Loco
by Dan Bilawsky
If Danny Elfman, Marc Ribot, Ennio Morricone, Ry Cooder and Bobby Sanabria ever put together a band, it might sound something like Gato Loco. This eleven-piece unit, under the direction of saxophonist-composer Stefan Zeniuk, creates Latin-influenced carnival jazz with a punk attitude, and they seem to have a great time while doing it. ...
The Tierney Sutton Band Releases "American Road" on BFM Jazz.
You've undoubtedly heard these songs before, but we guarantee you've never heard them sung like this. On American Road (BFM Jazz, Sept. 6, 2011), the Tierney Sutton Band reimagines more than a dozen timeless songs that are woven deep into the American cultural fabric, songs as venerable as “America the Beautiful," “Wayfaring Stranger" and “Amazing Grace" ...
Vocalist Dana Lauren to Perform at Scullers Jazz Club on September 27th, 2011.
September 27, 2011 Show: $18 Dinner & Show: $60 Show time: 8pm In 2006 jazz vocalist Dana Lauren made her debut at Scullers with Arturo Sandoval and since then, the now 23 year old has performed at some of the Nation's most prestigious jazz venues, recorded two albums, was a ...
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra to Celebrate 10th Anniversary Season in 2011/12
NEW YORK—The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance announced today that it will celebrate the 10th Anniversary season of the GRAMMY Award-winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO), directed by Arturo O'Farrill, in 2011/12 at Symphony Space on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The ALJO will present three landmark programs to celebrate its first decade of existence. On October 14 ...
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