RUFUS REID’S OUT FRONT – On The Checkout TONIGHT, and at The Kitano This Weekend!

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African American, Bass, Jazz, Rufus Reid

Listen to The Rufus Reid “Out Front” Trio featuring Steve Allee – piano and Duduka Da Fonseca – drums

Rufus Reid - Out Front

TONIGHT – Tuesday, June 29th, at 6:30pm on WBGO 88.3 FM on “The Checkout,” hosted by Josh Jackson

After the broadcast the performance will be archived at The Checkout website – a wonderful site that is well worth your time.

This Weekend, July 2 & 3 – The Kitano
Park Avenue at 38th Street, NYC
The “Out Front” Trio returns to The Kitano with the NYC CD Release for “Out Front” (Motema)!

“Reid is the man to call for any musical situation that demands both the utmost skill and impeccable taste…his luscious sound and buoyant swing can levitate an ensemble clear off the bandstand.”- The New Yorker

“His work is a virtual catalog of modern bass technique, tempered by his infallible musicianship. The man has taste…he consistently offers up an earthy tone, flawless intonation, and fluid fingerwork. Plus, you can set the clock by his impeccable time.“- DownBeat

John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension -|- To The One

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Guitar, Jazz, John McLaughlin

John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension - To The One

John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension -|- To The One – [Abstract Logix, 2010]

With his new album To The One, iconic guitarist, composer and 2010 Grammy Winner John McLaughlin looks backwards and forwards simultaneously. The six original songs are hauntingly evocative – with roiling rhythmic swells, modal expanses, and telepathic group interaction echoing the profound influence of John Coltrane’s 1965 spiritual jazz masterpiece A Love Supreme. The music of To The One was set down in the studio with very few overdubs, by McLaughlin’s current performing outfit, the Fourth Dimension: Gary Husband (keyboards, drums), Etienne M’Bappe (electric bass), and Mark Mondesir (drums).

Compositional devices clearly inspired by Coltrane are fused with elements of McLaughlin’s own multifaceted approach, all delivered with a group empathy and shared vision that harkens back to Coltrane’s fearless mid-’60s quartet of Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, and Jimmy Garrison. The effect of Jones’ kaleidoscopic approach to rhythm and drumming is especially felt, brilliantly recast and explored via McLaughlin’s gift for complex metrical structures.

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Musical Force / Master Keyboardist Joel Gaines Stirs Up Emotions with New CD “Just The Way I’m Feeling”

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African American, Joel Gaines, Keyboards

Joel Gaines - Just The Way I'm Feeling

Los Angeles -Singer/ songwriter/ master keyboard artist, Joel Gaines has dipped his musical ladle deep into an enchanting kettle of melody and is stirring up our emotions with the torrid release of his new CD, “Just The Way I’m Feeling,” on JG Music Group. A tantalizing gumbo of adult contemporary, jazz and swaying gospel even, “Just The Way I’m Feeling” is a joyous celebration of sound!

An internationally renowned musician and performer, Gaines captures the fiery passion he displays while entertaining live on stage and re-releases it on this 10 track CD release. Reflective lyrics, rhythmic refrains and hypnotic rifts all coalesce to create a melodious sanctuary of harmonies tempered with grace on the new release.

Manu Katche -|- Third Round

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Drums, European Jazz, Jazz, Manu Katche

Manu Katche - Third Round

Manu Katche -|- Third Round – [ECM Records, 2010]

Third ECM album by French-African drummer Manu Katché, following the best selling ‘Neighbourhood‘ and ‘Playground‘. ‘Third Round‘ features a completely revised ensemble line-up, but is faithful to a group concept that The Guardian described as “beautifully mutated grooves and jazzy themes”, with all participants elevated by the physical presence of Katché’s beats and drum patterns.

Once again, all music is written by Manu, and his insinuating melodies testify to parallel lives in pop and jazz. The album was recorded in the South of France with producer Manfred Eicher.