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Daily Archives: September 25, 2008

Nu-Voices [Zone, Khadijo, Laws & AKA Quintet]

25 Thursday Sep 2008

Posted by Rob Young in New Music, Nu-Voices

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African American, Contemporary Jazz, Female Vocalist, Jazz Fusion

Hello everyone, I know it’s been awhile but we haven’t forgotten about our “Nu-Voices” posting. Fortunately,  for music enthusiasts there is still a wealth of great music by independent artist known and unknown available and waiting to be heard. This week we were blessed to discover three new recordings, plus one older album by vocalist Eloise Laws of the famed Laws family.

Do stay tuned, there’s always more good music to explore. Until then, kick off your shoes, relax and click through these links as you take these wonderful new artists for a spin. As always, we’re eager to hear from you please drop us a line in the comments section anytime.

Zone | Madrugada

Zone

Zone

An intriguing fusion of jazz and dance music to yield a unique melody the jazz scene hasn’t yet tasted.

In January 2005, ZONE was chosen among over a 1000 other artists from 20+ countries to showcase on the 24/01/05 – “Live Upstairs at Midem” at the Palais des Festivals. On this jazz world evening sponsored by Sonicbids, an enthusiastic music industry audience and ZONE made it a night to remember, just ask around those who were there. Throughout the album ZONE takes us from his roots as a bass player with Lillian Terry and Dizzie to a new musical world, where innovations on ‘jazz modale’, Brazilian rhytms, funk and electronic music are placed together and explored for MILES and MILES. – CDBaby.com

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Francisco Mela | “Cirio” – Live at The Blue Note

25 Thursday Sep 2008

Posted by Rob Young in Latin Jazz, New Music

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Culture, Drums, Jazz

F. Mela

Francisco Mela

It’s no secret that for most of the 20th Century, Cuban music and musicians played important roles in influencing and revitalizing North American popular culture. From Ernesto Lecuona and Desi Arnaz to Chano Pozo, Paquito D’Rivera and Gloria Estefan, a wide stylistic panorama, from classical to pop and jazz idioms, has been constantly invigorated by the presence of supremely talented Cuban musicians and their distinctive music traditions.

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