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Howard Wiley -||- 12 Gates to The City [Review]

11 Wednesday Aug 2010

Posted by Rob Young in Flux Music Essentials, Mainstream-Traditional Jazz, Modern Jazz, Music, Music Reviews, New Music, What's New?

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Howard Wiley - 12 Gates to The City

Howard Wiley -//- 12 Gates to The City – [Howard Wiley, 2010]

Have you by chance met the music of composer/saxophonist Howard Wiley? If not, this Berkeley, California native initially found himself deeply rooted in the fabric of the African American culture through his lineage of family, church and music.

With that said, you’ll find yourself transfixed by Mr. Wiley’s persuasive tone as it penetrates slowly over the sweltering fertile ground to develop his aspiring voice as a musician in a place where fellowship joins hands with gratitude in a community to openly express the sentiments of love, values, integrity and encourage the disenfranchised, gifted, suffering, talented and to inspire all who gather to listen to his music.

The award winning and inventive body of work created by the thirty-one year composer and saxophonist Howard Wiley will truly amaze anyone who listens. Prior to this project, Wiley’s phenomenal work consists of: The Angola Project (2007), Twenty First Century Negro (2005) and In Solo. As a matter of fact, all three projects possess and anointing lined with songs that are harmonically constructed to shake one’s sensibilities to ultimately hear Wiley’s life unfold through the voice of these remarkable compositions. It appears to me, one of main his objectives is to reflect spiritually the influences which in essence strengthen his persona, and integrity as much as humanly possible. Continue reading →

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San Juan Collective -||- San Juan Collective [SJC]

11 Wednesday Aug 2010

Posted by Rob Young in Contemporary Jazz, Latin Jazz, Modern Jazz, New Music, Nu-Voices, What's New?

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San Juan Collective - Self-titled

San Juan Collective -//- San Juan Collective – [SJC, 2010]

San Juan Collective is a contemporary jazz trio from Puerto Rico that represents a new breed of jazz players. Two times Latin Grammy Nominees for their work with Charlie Sepulveda & the Turnaround, this saxophone, bass and drums trio based their concept in collective improvisation using original compositions as a base to give free rein to their creativity. Each musician brings all his influence from jazz, Afro Caribbean to classic and world music bringing a unique sound to the trio.

This musicians had participated in various recordings and had played with different artists individually and as a part of a same group were they met and start to jam as a trio to experiment with various compositions and concepts, and creating the San Juan Collective.

BAND MEMBERS:
NORBERTO “TIKO” ORTIZ – TENOR SAX
GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ – ELECTRIC BASS
RAUL MALDONADO – DRUMS

At your leisure visit: http://www.sanjuancollective.com/ for more information about this enthralling Trio!

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