Tom Johnson’s Shark | In Motion

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Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Trombone

Tom Johnson’s Shark | In Motion

Tom Johnson

Three horns, double bass and drums weave together to bring lyrical melodies and rich harmony at its most essential. Tender and delicate at times, Shark punches when it wishes to. Solid like funk, fluid like jazz.

Five clear voices from Barcelona’s vibrant music scene fuse the meeting point between the idea of music and the passion of its molten state, as Tom Johnson’s compositions blend into explosive and inspired improvisation. This is energetic stuff. Shark work as a team to move you. We want to take you somewhere. – CDBaby.com

THE ART OF MASTER VISIONARY BERNARD STANLEY HOYES

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African American, Jazzmyne Public Relations

SELECTED TO REPRESENT LOS ANGELES IN SUPPORT OF “HOW SWEET THE SOUND” CHOIR COMPETITION SPONSORED BY VERIZON WIRELESS
Los Angeles, CA -Jamaican born artist and master visionary, Bernard Stanley Hoyes ( www.BernardHoyes.com ) has always painted – powerfully.  Over the decades, his visual images have seared our sight and pierced through to the soul with vibrant appeal.  His selection of colors and paints leap, dance, shout and vibrate off the canvas.  Ancestral echoes, moans, hallelujahs and laments call out from images possessing a life of their own within the realm of his creations.

Hoyes’ has recently been selected as one of eleven local artists chosen to represent their various cities with artwork in support of the “How Sweet the Sound” national choir competition sponsored by Verizon Wireless.  The selection is further testimony to the magical essence behind not only his art, but the man behind the art.

Bassist John Peña | Call It Grace [Nu Jazz]

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Bass, Contemporary Jazz, Funk, Jazz Fusion

John Peña | Call It Grace

John Peña | "Call It Grace"

Session bassist John Peña adds variety in style, playing and composition with jazz,r&b,latin jazz, fusion, contemporary jazz, alternative jazz and inspirational music under one umbrella.

Special guests that participated on this project:

On Drums/Chad Wackerman, Raul Pineda, Oscar Seaton, Alvaro Lopez, John Ferraro, Marvin McQuitty and Tom Brechtlein. On Keys/Otmaro Ruiz, David Garfield, Dave Goldblatt, Tommy Coster Jr., Ricardo Arbe and Stephan Oberhoff. On Guitars/Ramon Stagnaro,James Harrah & Byron Fry.On Trumpet and Flugel horn/Harry Kim. On Sax/Justo Almario & Larry Klimas. Vocalists/Leslie Smith & Sharon Perry. Background vocals/Terry Wood Peña, Angie Jaree and Annette Mata, On Percussion/Fausto Cuevas & Raul Pineda. – CDBaby.com

The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism

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Books, Politics

“Truth, justice, and accountability” … recently released is a tell all by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and bestselling author Ron Suskind.

Ron Suskind

In a sweeping, propulsive, and multilayered narrative, The Way of the World investigates how America relinquished the moral leadership it now desperately needs to fight the real threat of our era: a nuclear weapon in the hands of terrorists. Truth, justice, and accountability become more than mere words in this story. Suskind shows where the most neglected dangers lie in the story of The Armageddon Test a desperate gamble to send undercover teams into the world s nuclear black market to frustrate the efforts of terrorists trying to procure weapons-grade uranium. In the end, he finally reveals for the first time the explosive falsehood underlying the Iraq War and the entire Bush presidency. – Amazon.com