Bassist Christian McBride Receives First FIRST GRAMMY® AWARD As Leader For THE GOOD FEELING – “BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM”

Tags

African American, Bass, Christian McBride, Jazz

Mack Avenue Records bassist Christian McBride received his first GRAMMY® Award as a leader at the 54th Annual GRAMMY® Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. McBride won in the “Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album” category for his big band debut, The Good Feeling.

Christian McBride Big Band, The Good Feeling

“The project couldn’t be more aptly titled,” states McBride, reflecting on the win. “That’s exactly how I feel!”

“As one of the most prolific musicians of his generation, Christian has won several GRAMMY® Awards as a sideman but had never been nominated as a leader,” states Denny Stilwell, President of Mack Avenue Records. “When news broke that he received his first nomination for the ambitious big band project, we were thrilled for him. And now that he has won, we are even more thrilled. Congratulations, Christian!”

Adam Kromelow Trio -][- Young Blood [Zoho, 2012 | Review]

Tags

Adam Kromelow, Arturo O'Farrill, Composer, Jason Burger, Jazz, Piano, Raviv Markovitz

Adam Kromelow Trio, Young Blood

Adam Kromelow Trio -][- Young Blood [Zoho, 2012 | Review]

As we travel these extensive and sometimes rigorous pathways of jazz, our ultimate goal it appears to discover and sample not only classic gems but probe the possibilities of what’s available in the abyss of today’s spirited and forthcoming voices in this idiom as well. On this outing, I recently met the voice of pianist-composer Adam Kromelow and his impressive Trio and debut simply titled “Young Blood.”

From the onset, I was immediately drawn into his technical mobility and insightful approach to the piano and composition configuration and arrangements. His skilled and explosive technique glides from side to side on the keys of the piano he aptly borrows from the chambers of his conservatory-training to inexhaustibly excel on nine mind-altering compositions produced by Grammy Award Winning musician [pianist] and composer Arturo O’Farrill.

April Harrison -][- Haven [Mixed Media Collage on Canvas]

Tags

African American, April Harrison, Art

I’m honored on today to display a truly gifted and extraordinary artist name April Harrison from Greenville, SC. Haven is just one of many splendid pieces painted by the remarkable April Harrison.

April Harrison -][- Haven [Mixed Media Collage on Canvas]

April Harrison, Haven

..:: SOURCE: Avisca Fine Art ::..

Robert Glasper Experiment -][- Black Radio [Blue Note, 2012]

Tags

African American, Casey Benjamin, Chrisette Michele, Derrick Hodge, Erykah Badu, Jazz, Lalah Hathaway, Ledisi, Musiq, Piano, Robert Glasper

Pianist Robert Glasper has evolve to be one of the most prolific voices in modern jazz, he returns to stir things up a bit with his forthcoming release on Blue Note Records titled “Black Radio.” With this endeavor, he defies the odds and serves up a twist of genre bending melodies and rhythms where the elements of jazz meets R&B, rock, and hip-hop sliced into equal portions matched to perfection by his unyielding, tasteful and trendsetting arrangements. —Rob Young | Urban Flux Media

Robert Glasper Experiment, Black Radio

Robert Glasper Experiment -][- Black Radio [Blue Note, 2012]

Robert Glasper Experiment will release Black Radio (Blue Note Records/EMI), a future landmark album that boldly stakes out new musical territory and transcends any notion of genre, drawing from jazz, hip hop, R&B and rock, but refusing to be pinned down by any one tag.

The first full-length album from the GRAMMY-nominated keyboardist’s electric Experiment band–saxist/vocoderist Casey Benjamin, bassist Derrick Hodge, and drummer Chris Dave. Black Radio also features many of Glasper’s famous friends from the spectrum of urban music, seamlessly incorporating appearances from a jaw-dropping roll call of special guests including Erykah Badu, Bilal, Lupe Fiasco, Lalah Hathaway, Shafi q Husayn (Sa-Ra), KING, Ledisi, Chrisette Michele, Musiq Soulchild, Meshell Ndegeocello, Stokley Williams (Mint Condition), and yasiin bey (Mos Def).

Nathalie Gampert -][- Bajos Distintos [Macudo Music, 2012]

Tags

Alex Martinez, Bass, Composer, Hugo Candelario, Jazz, Nathalie Gampert, Rafael Sandoval, Roberto Cuao

Nathalie Gampert, Bajos Distintos

Nathalie Gampert -][- Bajos Distintos –MP3– [Macudo Music, 2012]

AFRO COLOMBIAN JAZZ is the term used to define the music of NATHALIE GAMPERT, a Swiss bass player and composer, who after years of accompanying innumerable recording artists, offers us her own BAJOS DISTINTOS. An odyssey of diverse rhythms from Colombia’s Caribbean coast, mixed with jazz, and funk. A mixed bag combining musical experiences in Switzerland, Italy, Colombia, France, England and the US, where she developed her amazing talent and versatility.