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Brazil's Michel Nirenberg Releases "Retrato/Portrait"
At the age of 25, award-winning saxophonist and composer Michel Nirenberg has attracted some of the finest Brazilian and Latin jazz players available to record his debut album Retrato/Portrait on indie label Carioca Music. They are at once his musical colleagues and mentors, drawn to make music that sails across geographic and stylistic borders. The album ...
Composer/Musician Wayne Horvitz Releases New Album Inspired By Poet Richard Hugo
Composer/Musician Wayne Horvitz Releases Some Places Are Forever Afternoon (Songlines), Paying Tribute to Poet Richard Hugo SEATTLE, WA — Known for his multifaceted musical personality, composer/musician Wayne Horvitz ventures into progressively-inclined acoustic jazz and ultra-modern classicism in his latest album, Some Places Are Forever Afternoon. Written in honor of the iconic Northwest poet Richard Hugo (1923-82), ...
Antonio Adolfo Graces Seattle's Brazilian Scene
by Mark Holston
Antonio Adolfo & Hendrik Meurkens The Triple Door Seattle, Washington May 22, 2015 Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and educator Antonio Adolfo made a rare West Coast appearance for a one- niter on May 22 at a storied downtown Seattle, Washington venue, The Triple Door. The Rio de Janeiro native, now based ...
Mercedes Nicole: People Are Talking
by C. Michael Bailey
The difference between Mercedes Nicole's Beautiful Alignment (Self Produced, 2013) and People Are Talking is artistic growth and confidence. Beautiful Alignment was fueled by a youthful ambition and precocious talent. Nicole's evolution from that point manifests squarely in the refining fire of performance and practice, both which enhance her existing gift. People Are Talking reveals mature, ...
A provocative pair of releases from drummer Andrew Drury: Content Provider and The Drum
by Hrayr Attarian
There is no doubt that Andrew Drury is one of most innovative and bold drummers on the modern music scene. Over a career spanning two decades he has pushed the boundaries of his kit and has also emerged as an adventurous improviser and composer. With two provocative releases on Soup and Sound label Drury exhibits the ...
Romantic Warriors III - Canterbury Tales
by Roger Farbey
Adele Schmidt and José Zegarra Holder (Directors/Writers) Romantic Warriors III -Canterbury Tales Zeitgeist Media 2015 Progdocs third documentary film on the progressive music scene hits the motherload focussing on the very start of it all. The so-called Canterbury Scene started with The Wilde Flowers, a nascent version of Soft ...
Ryan Keberle & Catharsis To Tour The Pacific Northwest April 7th-13th
Beginning this Tuesday, the critically acclaimed jazz outfit, Ryan Keberle & Catharsis, will hit the road traversing the Pacific Northwest and Northern California bringing their music, what the LA Times recently described as “a potent blend of cinematic sweep and lush, ear-grabbing melodies" to both rural and urban centers. Ryan Keberle & Catharsis is: Ryan Keberle ...
Chihiro Yamanaka Trio At Blues Alley In Washington, DC, March 30
The Chihiro Yamanaka Trio will perform March 30, 2015 at Blues Alley in Washington, DC. The trio, led by jazz pianist/composer Chihiro Yamanaka, a Universal Music/Blue Note recording artist, features bassist Yoshi Waki and drummer John Davis. Ms. Yamanaka’s performance, part of Blues Alley’s Japanese Jazz Series, marks her return to Blues Alley after her well-received ...
The Evergreen Classic Jazz Band: Early Tunes: 1915-1932
by Hrayr Attarian
The first incarnation of jazz that is, rightly or wrongly, referred to as Trad Jazz or Dixieland, is not merely confined to historical releases or to the Preservation Hall in New Orleans. There are still many proponents of the style spread out across the US and abroad. One such ensemble is the Seattle based ...
Wayne Horwitz: The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble
by Maurizio Zerbo
Ascoltare un CD di Wayne Horvitz è sempre un'esperienza sorprendente, grazie al suo eclettismo assai raro nel mondo del jazz. Dedicata a Butch Morris con cui il leader aveva collaborato negli anni '80, l'opera in esame ne esplora la direzione improvvisata meglio conosciuta come “conduction." Prende così forma un percorso estemporaneo fatto di ...
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