Tutu Puoane | Quiet Now

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African American, Female Vocalist, International, Jazz, South African Jazz

Tutu Puoane, Quiet Now

Tutu Puoane | Quiet Now [Import, 2009]

Tutu started playing music professionally in 1997 in down town Johannesburg, South Africa. She studied jazz vocals with Jelena Reveshin and classical singing with Virginia Davids at the University of Cape Town, and with Rachel Gould at The Hague Royal Conservatory of Music and Dance and has attended workshops with Deborah Brown and Dianne Reeves. She played concerts in South Africa, Italy, New York, New Orleans, Germany, France, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Holland. In 2004, Tutu was the recipient of the Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year Award for Music in South Africa. In 2006 she was one of the twelve semi-finalists at the Brussels International Young Jazz Singers Competition.

Source: TutuPuane.com

CONCORD MUSIC GROUP PRESENTS

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African American, Bebop, Concord Jazz, Jazz, Kenny Dorham, PRESTIGE RECORDS, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk

CONCORD MUSIC GROUP PRESENTS
ITS 13th EDITION OF CLASSIC PRESTIGE RECORDS RVG REMASTERS
ON SEPTEMBER 8th

TITLES INCLUDE REMASTERED CDS
BY LEGENDARY ENGINEER RUDY VAN GELDER:
THELONIOUS MONK QUINTET: MONK (1953)
SONNY ROLLINS WITH THELONIOUS MONK AND KENNY DORHAM: MOVING OUT (1954)
RED GARLAND QUINTET WITH JOHN COLTRANE: DIG IT! (1957)

On September 8th, the Concord Music Group will release the next installment of the popular Rudy Van Gelder Remasters Series of classic Prestige albums. This 13th edition of the RVG series includes three more classics that engineer Rudy Van Gelder originally recorded in the 1950s and recently upgraded to 21st century standards of digital audio. The new remasters bring the total number of releases in the series to more than 60.

Originally recorded under the supervision of Prestige owner and founder Bob Weinstock, each of the three remasters is a fascinating slice of jazz history – a vivid portrait of ambitious and innovative young artists in their formative years, all of whom have since become iconic figures in the annals of American jazz:

Jose Roberto Bertrami | Aventura

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Brazilian, Fender Rhodes Piano, Jazz, Keyboards

Jose Roberto Bertrami the phenomenal Fender Rhodes piano player from my favorite Brazilian Jazz group Azymuth returns with another stellar collection of jazzy, funky and soulful grooves as the featured soloist on his latest project “Aventura,” now available on Far Out Records which is based in the UK. ~ The Urban Flux

Jose R. Bertrami

Jose Roberto Bertrami | Aventura [Far Out (UK), 2009]

A different groove than usual for Jose Roberto Bertrami — and a record that definitely lives up to the promise of its title! Bertrami’s really broken free from the regular Azymuth groove on this set — much more so than on some of his recent solo albums — playing here with a vibe that’s very jazzy at times, with a range of different modes — mod one minute, funky the next, and sweetly straight at other points! Jose Roberto handles his familiar Fender Rhodes on most tracks — but also plays a bit of organ and acoustic piano as well — and other instrumentation includes guitar, bass, and drums — plus added horns on some of the fuller, funkier tracks. A few tunes feature some great wordless vocals from Bertrami — scatting along with his keyboards in a warm and breezy way — and production on the set is great.

**Originally released in April, 2009 …**

Source: DustyGroove.com