SEVENTH ANNUAL PANAMA JAZZ FESTIVAL

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Danilo Pérez, Jazz, Latin Music

7 Panama Jazz Festival

SEVENTH ANNUAL PANAMA JAZZ FESTIVAL, LED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DANILO PÉREZ, ANNOUNCES 2010 LINEUP

Panama’s annual cornerstone cultural event, the seventh Panama Jazz Festival will be held January 11-16, 2010. With upwards of 100,000 people in attendance since the festivals 2003 inception, this year’s edition is dedicated to Panamanian pianist, Ellerton Oswald (better known as Sonny White), noted for his work as Billie Holiday’s accompanist and his role in the production of her seminal recording Strange Fruit. About Oswald, Artistic Director and Festival founder Danilo Pérez commented, “despite the lack of information in Panama about this extraordinary artist, whose career in the United States dates back to the 1930’s, his participation on Strange Fruit was considered ground breaking.” Oswald was also best remembered for his collaborations with such jazz greats as Sidney Bechet and Dexter Gordon.

Among the artists slated to perform are Grammy award winning saxophonist Joe Lovano, the famed New Orleans pianist Ellis Marsalis, Grammy award winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, Grammy award winning bassist John Patitucci, drummer and composer Terri Lyne Carrington, percussionist Jamey Haddad, flamenco guitarist Juanito Pascual, and saxophonist Carlos Garnett.

Nestor Torres | Nouveau Latino

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Flute, Jazz, Latin Music, Nestor Torres

Nestor Torres | Nouveau Latino – [Cda Group, 2009]

Nestor Torres, Nouveau Latino

“Nouveau Latino is about the groove and the dancer, about romance and seduction through melody”. It is also a testament to Torres’ impeccable credentials as the pre-eminent Latin Jazz flautist of his generation.

In his brand new CD, Nouveau Latino, Nestor Torres returns to his Latin roots with a fresh approach, impeccable musicianship, and irresistible improvisations. Featuring songs from stars like Celia Cruz and Ruben Blades, Torres’ interpretations of these great Latin hits appeal to those discovering the songs for the first time as much as those who remember them.

Loide | Live at Bohemian Caverns

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African American, African Jazz, Afropolitian, Female Vocalist, World Music

Loide | Live at Bohemian Caverns – [Loide Rosa Jorge, 2009]

Loide, Live at Bohemian Caverns

With roots in Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau, but raised in Southern California, Loide serves up a mix of contemporary jazz and warm Afro-lusophone rhythms.

“LOIDE, Live at the Bohemian Caverns” is a 12 track LP that takes you on a musical and cultural journey that can be enjoyed by everyone, it’s jazzy, it’s raw, and she reflects this new era of the “Afropolitian” representing for those of us that embrace the complexities of our cultures. Loide finds a way to intertwine the contemporary jazz ranges of Nancy Wilson with the soul of Cesaria Evora, as she eases back and forth from English to her native tongue, Portuguese offering with each track a unique sound and perspective.

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Shelby Brown -][- The Meaning of Life [S. B. Records, 2009]

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African American, Saxophone

Shelby Brown -][- The Meaning of Life – [S. B. Records, 2009]

Shelby Brown, The Meaning of Life

Detroit sax man Shelby Brown has outdone himself on his new solo release, The Meaning of Life! After successes with Mircle (his collaboration with guitarist Dee Brown in 2003) and his first solo album, NO BOUNDARIES in 2005, this project has been widely anticipated, and now that it’s here, it won’t disappoint. Shelby has an engaging style and tone that remind me at times of the late George Howard, and his interplay with guest artist Nick Colionne on the tracks “All Out” and “A.J. Regrooved” makes for performances that are spot on for the Smooth Jazz format.

In addition, singers Chanda Long (“Sayl Away” and “Planes, Trains & Automobiles”) and Alvin Fraizer (“I’m in Love Again”) add sparkling vocal variety to this outstanding CD.

It’s top drawer Smooth Jazz from one of the most talented players out there today. Don’t overlook Shelby Brown’s The Meaning of Life.

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Lynde Washington, A Long Time Coming

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African American, Art, Lynde Washington

Hi everyone, I’m delighted to share with you for the first time the gifted Lynde Washington!

Lynde Washington was born July 2, 1977, in Washington D.C. As a child he had two things in his hands, a paintbrush in one and a football in the other. Washington was introduced to the world of art and football from two of the most influential people in his life, his great- grandfather and his father. His great-grandfather, Lynnwood “Lynde” Jordan was a well respected artist, jeweler, and teacher who introduced the young Lynde into various forms of art. At the same time his father Joseph Washington was teaching Lynde the art of football. Throughout most of his life, Washington wastorn between his love of art and his passion for football. —Grandpasart.com

Lynde Washington | A Long Time Coming – [Giclee on 300g Paper Limited Edition]

Lynde Washington, Long Time Coming