DRummer Omar Hakim Endorses Hammerax Hybrids

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Hammerax has entered into an agreement where drumming icon Omar Hakim will endorse and play Hammerax Hybrid bronze hanging sculptural percussion instruments.

Omar Hakim

In addition to it’s cymbal division, Hammerax has a highly creative department where they craft US made hanging bronze instruments which are suspended from extremely strong and light cord. These instruments are connected to Maple frames and mounted on cymbal boom stands in a manner like chimes. The unique patented shapes, alloys and metallurgical techniques give these instruments a wildly beautiful sound. They are very durable and playable with drumsticks. “It will be a pleasure to be working with Omar in our Hybrid efforts. He brings a wealth of experience that few drummers in history can claim” said Hammerax President, John Stannard. Omar has already begun playing Boomywang, Culebra, Glass, Meanie, Lash, and other Hammerax hybrids.

Omar Hakim’s resume reads as a who’s who of musicians. He is one on the most sought after drummers in history. He has played with Miles Davis ,Weather Report , Carly Simon, Sting, Dire Straits, NBC’s Night Music, Anita Baker, Mariah Carey, Madonna, David Bowie, Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Marcus Miller, Lee Ritenour and many more. Omar Joins a growing list of Hammerax hybrid endorsers including Dame Evelyn Glennie, Pat Mastelotto of King Crimson, Emil Richards, Walfredo Reyes Jr, Will Callhoun, Marco Giovino, Danny Gottlieb, and others.

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Negroni’s Trio -][- Just Three [Mojito Records]

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Negroni's Trio - Just Three

Negroni’s Trio -][- Just Three – [Mojito Records, 2010]

Hailing from Puerto Rico, accomplished pianist and composer Jose Negroni has garnered recognition in the world of Jazz. A disciple of the legendary multi-instrumentalist salsa and Latin Jazz great, Papo Lucca, Negroni’s career spans over 16 years as a teacher in his island’s Music Conservatory. His talent then took him to the States where he worked as Director for Sony Music Publishing for ten years.

Negroni’s true passion never left him throughout and in 2002 he created Negroni’s Trio, a truly amazing combination where jazz, classic lyricism and Afro Latin punches merge. Negroni’s Trio consists of his son Nomar Negroni, a gifted and powerful drummer, and alternating guest bass players including John Benítez, Marco Panascia, Michael Bordelon and Jonathan Estes, amongst others.

A product of the famed Berklee College of Music, Nomar’s career also includes session work for various great jazz and pop artists and recently was nominated as 2008 Best Drummer of the Year by The Latin Jazz Corner.

Throughout his journey, Negroni performed with the likes of Apollo Sound and was the featured pianist with La Sonora Ponceña when his mentor, the famed Papo Lucca, was unavailable to perform. Simultaneously, Negroni established a successful career as one of the most solicited director, producer and pop music arrangers all while on tour as pianist and director with numerous multinational artists. —Negronistrio.com/Bio

You dig Latin Jazz, then check out Negroni’s previous recordings … Father & Son – (2009), Negroni’s Trio Live – (2007), Piano/Drums/Bass – (2004), Naturaleza Nature – (2003)

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[the Weekend spin] … with Gerry Mulligan and Thelonious Monk -][- Mulligan Meets Monk

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... the weekend spin

Greeting’s jazz lovers, I’ve been invited to step outside of my normal listening space by music enthusiast Cal Vicks from Omaha. With that said, as recommended I’m going to spend some time this weekend with a unique collaboration featuring two gentlemen of prominent voices in jazz baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and creative improvisational genius of Thelonious Monk on piano! Have a safe and prosperous weekend, Rob Young | The Urban Flux

Gerry Mulligan - Mulligan Meets Monk

Gerry Mulligan and Thelonious Monk -][- Mulligan Meets Monk – [ESSENTIAL JAZZ CLASS, 1957] – Reissue

Critics thought the pairing of Gerry Mulligan and Thelonious Monk a strange one when this 1957 session was originally released, Mulligan’s light baritone saxophone strongly identified with the cool school and Monk’s percussive piano, fractured rhythms, and dissonant tunes the last word in bop. It’s an interesting combination, though, with Mulligan’s melodic focus actually working fairly well with Monk and his regular band, drummer Shadow Wilson and bassist Wilbur Ware. Common roots in swing are apparent on Mulligan’s “Decidedly,” a variant of “Undecided,” while the baritonist acquits himself well on some of Monk’s best-known tunes.

Monk was at his peak as a player in 1957–working steadily for the first time in years in a long tenure at the Five Spot–and it shows everywhere here, including the splashing chords and asymmetrical runs of “Sweet and Lovely.” Ware, one of the most significant bassists in jazz history, is a perfect accompanist and as commanding a soloist as Mulligan or Monk, using subtle rhythmic shifts and double stops in an almost minimalist way. The alternate takes of several tunes are genuinely different approaches to the material, revealing just how spontaneous the meeting was. —Stuart Broomer | Amazon.com

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