John Raymond -][- Strength & Song – [Strength & Song Records, 2012] –

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Composer, John Raymond, Trumpet

Greetings fellow jazz aficionados, I’m elated to introduce (if haven’t met him already) a new trumpeter on the jazz scene named John Raymond. He has a phenomenal new album aptly titled “Strength & Song.” For those of you who absolutely love modern jazz, this is one gem you want to seriously consider looking into. At your leisure, go to his site and listen to four prominent full length tracks that I’m sure you’ll enjoy. —Rob Young | The Urban Flux

John Raymond, Strength & Song

John Raymond -][- Strength & Song –MP3– [Strength & Song Records, 2012] –

John Raymond – New-York based trumpeter, composer, horn arranger, and educator – is an up-and-coming artist that is well on his way to becoming a major force in the music industry.

A finalist in the 2009 National Trumpet Competition, John has performed as a leader and sideman at many of the nation’s top venues including Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola (New York, NY), the Dakota Jazz Club (Minneapolis, MN), the Jazz Showcase (Chicago, IL) & the Blue Note Jazz Club (New York, NY). He has performed with notable jazz musicians such as Maria Schneider, Chris Potter, John Abercrombie and Lewis Nash. In addition to performing throughout the United States, John has also toured internationally to the Dominican Republic, China, the United Kingdom & Ireland. John has also distinguished himself as an elite horn arranger, evidenced by the three Grammy-nominated songs that he has arranged and recorded horns for (by R&B artists Ann Nesby & Calvin Richardson, respectively).

Drummer Mike Reed’s People, Places & Things Release Fourth CD Clean On The Corner Out May 15 on 482 Music

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African American, Drums, Mike Reed

Featuring Greg Ward and Tim Haldeman (saxophones), Jason Roebke (bass)

Plus SPECIAL GUESTS: Josh Berman (cornet)
and Craig Taborn (piano)

Mike Reed's People, Places & Things, Clean on The Corner

Having completed their acclaimed trilogy exploring undersung repertoire from Chicago’s jazz, blues and improvised music scene between 1954 and 1960, drummer/composer Mike Reed’s People, Places & Things (PP&T) quartet embarks on a new chapter with their fourth release, Clean on the Corner.

While the new album breaks with the overarching concept of its predecessors, the rewards of Reed’s extensive delving into Windy City obscurities is evident throughout Clean on the Corner. Like the composers who he initially set out to honor, Reed’s own compositions embrace broad swaths of jazz history with equal vigor, arriving at the avant-garde via the traditional, or taking arcane byways to gain unique perspectives on familiar destinations. PP&T also continue to dust off deserving material from their Chicago forefathers, here spinning corkscrew filigrees on Roscoe Mitchell’s “Old” and a bracing run through “Sharon,” written by little-known alto player John Jenkins.

The Duke Robillard Jazz Trio releases “Wobble Walkin”on Blue Duchess Records

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Duke Robillard, Guitar

“Most everything Duke Robillard has done as a guitarist during the past four plus decades – two dozen feature albums, thousands of headlining gigs, co-founding Roomful of Blues, Fabulous Thunderbirds membership, Quality time with Jay McShann, Jimmy Witherspoon, Ruth Brown, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and a long list of others – bears witness to his musical intelligence and his dedication to his craft.” …Frank John Hadley | Downbeat Magazine July 2010

The Duke Robillard Jazz Trio, Wobble Walkin'

The Duke Robillard Jazz Trio -][- Wobble Walkin’ –MP3– [Blue Duchess Records, 2012] –

Since he arrived on the scene in the late ’60s as founder of the groundbreaking Roomful of Blues, and subsequently in a
thriving solo career that began more than three decades ago, Duke Robillard has consistently exhibited boundless
curiosity and undeniable panache, continually reinforcing his reputation as one of the planet’s most innovative roots
musicians. Robillard’s journey has taken him in multiple directions, and Wobble Walkin’, the debut release for his own Blue Duchess Records (http://www.blueduchessrecords.com) is one of the most instantly gratifying entries in a discography
that now numbers more than 30 titles.

Clifford Charles -][- Songs From Deep Within – [Yazara Music, 2012] –

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Clifford Charles, Guitar

Clifford Charles, Songs Fron Deep Within

Clifford Charles -][- Songs From Deep Within –MP3– [Yazara Music, 2012] –

Whenever you ask what’s his passion, smooth jazz guitarist Clifford Charles, with eyes glinting, declares: “It’s music…or nothing”. This definitely shows as scores of fans of his home-grown brand of silky-smooth, Caribbean jazz music, are convinced that Clifford is set to take on the world!

After performing at some of the flagship music festivals in Trinidad and Tobago – Jazz Artistes on the Greens (2005 & 2008), Jazz on the Beach (2008 – 2010), We Beat Jazz (2009), Jazzpoint (2010) – and sharing the stage with an array of first rate artists like: Theron Shaw, Len “Boogsie” Sharpe, Clive Zanda, Elan Parlé, Ronald “Boo” Hinkson, Ella Andall, Errol Ince and Arturo Tappin – Clifford is by no means resting on his laurels…not by a long shot!