Matteo Fraboni Quintet -][- This is My Music [Via Veneto Jazz, 2012]

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Drums, Jazz, Matteo Fraboni

Matteo Fraboni Quintet, This is My Music

Matteo Fraboni Quintet -][- This is My Music –MP3– [Via Veneto Jazz, 2012]

Matteo Fraboni was born 15 October 1983. Drummer and composer, he begins studying music very young, starting with the piano, then self-teaching drums. He becomes very fond of Jazz music and starts seriously studying at the age of 16, attending the most famous schools in Italy: Berklee College of Music in Perugia (2002); ” Musical high specialization course workshop” Città di Castello (2003), with Fabio Zeppetella, Massimo Moriconi, Umberto Fiorentino, Maurizio Giammarco and John Arnolds.

Lisa Hilton -][- AMERICAN IMPRESSIONS – [Ruby Slippers Productions, 2012] –

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Composer, J.D. Allen, Larry Grenadier, Lisa Hilton, Nasheet Waits, Piano

Lisa Hilton – Piano with Larry Grenadier – Bass, Nasheet Waits – Drums, J.D. Allen – Tenor Sax

Lisa Hilton, American Impressions

Lisa Hilton -][- AMERICAN IMPRESSIONS – [Ruby Slippers Productions, 2012] –

Lisa Hilton is a composer – pianist – bandleader – producer who has been hailed as “One of the major voices in the modern jazz community” (The Jazz Messenger) and is compared to some of the best pianists in history in the book The New Face of Jazz for what Down Beat magazine recently noted: “Hilton clearly has a musical voice.” Hilton is especially recognized for her expressive and impressionistic approach at the keyboard. Although she has been compared to such diverse musicians as Brad Mehldau, Dave Brubeck, Oscar Peterson, Thelonious Monk, Erik Satie and even Debussy, Hilton is cited as, “A rarity that she displays a truly original voice,” (The Jazz Messenger).

Jürgen Hagenlocher -][- Leap In The Dark – [Double Moon Records, 2012] –

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Alex Sipiagin, Boris Kozlov, David Kikoski, Jürgen Hagenlocher, Nate Smith, Saxophone

Jürgen Hagenlocher, Leap in The Dark

Jürgen Hagenlocher -][- Leap In The Dark –MP3– [Double Moon Records, 2012] –

There are not many European jazz musicians who can deal respectfully with jazz steeped in American tradition and know how to interpret it in their own style at the same time.

One person who has dedicated himself to so doing with heart and soul is Jürgen Hagenlocher. He calls his new CD “Leap In The Dark” for a good reason.

This leap into the unknown was worth the effort. Getting involved in the unknown and developing music from different viewpoints and backgrounds contains a certain amount of risk, but it can also produce an extremely inspiring and exciting result as is the case here.

..:: SOURCE: www.doublemoon.de ::..

Vijay Iyer Trio’s Accelerando (Out March 13): NPR First Listen, NPR Song of the Day, All Things Considered, JazzTimes Cover, U.S. Tour Dates & More

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Marcus Gilmore, Stephan Crump, Vijay Iyer

Early Praise for The Vijay Iyer Trio’s Accelerando
(ACT Music, March 13)
Album Features Covers of Michael Jackson,
Flying Lotus, Heatwave, Henry Threadgill,
Duke Ellington & Herbie Nichols

Vijay Iyer - Jazz Times

Album to be Featured as NPR First Listen (March 6 to 13), NPR Song of The Day, NPR’s All Things Considered, January Cover of JazzTimes Magazine & Much More

Iyer Tours US in March & April with Trio, As Solo Pianist & With Collaborative South Asian Trio, Tirtha

“…a stunning album…” – Paste

“In musical terms, accelerando signifies a quickening of tempo, a gradual acceleration of pace…it’s a dead-on descriptor of the velocity at which Iyer’s career has traveled of late” – JazzTimes

“Vijay Iyer does the nearly impossible with his captivating makeover of Threadgill’s “Little Pocket Size Demons,” from Iyer’s forthcoming album Accelerando.” – NPR Song of the Day

Spectrum Road: Jack Bruce, Cindy Blackman Santana, Vernon Reid & John Medeski

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Cindy Blackman Santana, Jack Bruce, John Medeski, Vernon Reid

Spectrum Road

SPECTRUM ROAD
Featuring JACK BRUCE, VERNON REID, JOHN MEDESKI & CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA
To Release Self-Titled Debut Album JUNE 5 via PALMETTO RECORDS

Set To Perform JUNE 9 at BONNAROO

Spectrum Road is a groundbreaking collaboration between four giants of modern music: Jack Bruce, Vernon Reid, John Medeski and Cindy Blackman Santana. Born from a shared passion for the music of legendary drummer Tony Williams, the band will release their self-titled debut album on June 5 through Palmetto Records. Later that week, Spectrum Road celebrates its arrival with a highly anticipated performance at Bonnaroo on June 9, which also serves as the first show of a U.S. summer tour. Complete dates will be announced shortly.

Luis Perdomo -][- Universal Mind – [Now Forward Music, 2012] –

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Drew Gress, Jack DeJohnette, Jazz, Luis Perdomo, Piano

Luis Perdomo, Universal Mind

Luis Perdomo -][- Universal Mind –MP3– [Now Forward Music, 2012] –

Luis Perdomo grew up in a home filled with music. Born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1971, Luis was exposed to just about every style of music by his father, an avid music fan and collector. Alongside salsa, Latin, R & B, and classical, the young Perdomo heard jazz greats like Bud Powell and Oscar Peterson, two of his earliest and most important musical influences. Drawn to jazz and to the piano at an early age, Luis was making regular professional appearances on Venezuelan TV and radio by the time he was twelve. It was about this same time that Luis started to think more and more about the possibility of pursuing a life in music. The more he began to listen and to read about jazz—his tastes had expanded to include players like Cecil Taylor and John Coltrane—the more he became aware of one undeniable truth. All his favorite artists lived and/or recorded in New York City. Thus, it was only a matter of time before he too would make that move.

The Vintage Modernists -[]- Cityscape – [The Vintage Modernists, 2012 | Review] –

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Cameron Hicks, Daniel Weidlein, Erik Miron, The Vintage Modernists

The Vintage Modernists, Cityscape

The Vintage Modernists -[]- Cityscape –MP3– [The Vintage Modernists, 2012 | Review] –

As we converge with the consonance of unique sounds of jazz, they leap forward into uncharted territory in this universal soundscape. Often times, it seems that musicians channel these ideas with a concoction of mainstream rhythms, beats, off-centered patterns, programming tools, knotted textures and melodically complex tones produced by an array of contrasting voices these days is truly a learning experience to behold.

At this juncture, I’m ecstatic once again to discover an eclectic new voice in post-modern jazz era. You know where musicians gravitate to their childhood influences and mesh them with a range of alluring sounds from places like the Rockies to the insecurity and challenges of the concrete jungle of LA to form a new voice The Vintage Modernists and their intriguing new project titled “Cityscape.”

Introducing artist Tia Vaughn

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Art, Tia Vaughn

Greetings everyone, let’s begin the new work week with an introduction of gifted young artist originally from Mobile, AL named Tia Vaughn. A self taught artist, Ms. Vaughn currently lives in Dallas, TX and continues to pursue her love and passion for art through the lens of her imaginative paintings. I’m thankful to have met the talented Ms. Vaughn [via WordPress] and now I honored to share with you the beauty of her bright, stunning and colorful personality that is boldly yet humbly expressed on canvas.

Tia Vaughn -][- Artist Against Aids | Original Painting [Signed with a certificate of authenticity]

Tia Vaughn, Artist Against Aids

..:: SOURCE: Paintings by TW Vaughn ::..

Marshall Gilkes -[]- Sound Stories – [Alternate Side Records, 2012] –

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Adam Birnbaum, Composer, Donny McCaslin, Eric Doob, Marshall Gilkes, Trombonist, Yasushi Nakamura

Marshall Gilkes, Sound Stories

Marshall Gilkes -[]- Sound Stories –MP3– [Alternate Side Records, 2012] –

Trombonist/composer Marshall Gilkes is forging new grounds and receiving high acclaim from critics around
the world.

Born in Camp Springs, Maryland, Mr. Gilkes spent his childhood growing up in many different parts of the United States traveling with his father, a musician in the Air Force, including Washington D.C., New Hampshire, New Jersey, Alabama, Illinois, and Colorado. After living and working in New York for twelve years, Mr. Gilkes currently resides in Cologne, Germany where he is a member of the award winning WDR Big Band.

The New World Jazz Composers Octet -][- Breaking News [Big and Phat Jazz Productions, 2011 | Review]

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Daniel Ian Smith, Saxophone, The New World Jazz Composers Octet

The New World Jazz Composers Octet, Breaking News

The New World Jazz Composers Octet -][- Breaking News –MP3– [Big and Phat Jazz Productions, 2011 | Review]

Every generation of jazz aficionados has their particular style of jazz that “we” claim is usually better then what our esteem peers listens to. Come on now, don’t act like you and your cohorts don’t wallow in sphere of jazz [genre] snobbery sometimes?

While flipping through a stack of music the other day, the name “The New World Jazz Composers Octet” jumped right at me. Now according to the names on the liner-notes they prompted me to explore further what this group has to offer musically. “TNWJCO” features ten incomparable artists of European and American decent, this of course tickle my curiosity seek what the “Breaking News” is actually all about.