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Nonesuch Releases Pat Metheny Unity Band Album June 12; Band to Launch Summer, Fall Tour

02 Wednesday May 2012

Posted by Rob Young in Concerts, Festivals & Tours, Grammy Award Winner, Jazz, Modern Jazz, New Music, Press Release, What's New?

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Pat Metheny Unity Band

For the first time since his 1980 release 80/81, guitarist Pat Metheny has recorded with a band that features tenor saxophone. Unity Band, due from Nonesuch on June 12, 2012, introduces a new Metheny ensemble with Chris Potter on sax and bass clarinet, longtime collaborator Antonio Sanchez on drums, and the up-and-coming Ben Williams on bass. The album features nine new Metheny compositions. The Pat Metheny Unity Band will tour the United States this summer and fall, with stops in 39 cities; see below for all of the currently announced date and go to nonesuch.com/on-tour for details. Pre-orders of Unity Band are available now in the Nonesuch Store and include a print signed by Metheny and an instant download of the opening track, “New Year.” Continue reading →

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Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetze, Amanké Dionti, Available May 8

02 Wednesday May 2012

Posted by Rob Young in Eclectic, Jazz, New Music, Press Release, What's New?, World Music

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Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetze, Amanké Dionti

The music that German-born and New York City-based trumpeter Volker Goetze and Senegalese vocalist and kora player Ablaye Cissoko create transcends both geographic and musical boundaries. On their Motéma Music debut, Amanké Dionti, Goetze and Cissoko set out on a spiritual sonic journey, one that ranges from the desert and coast of West Africa to the urban landscapes of New York and Paris, and which addresses themes of our ancient spiritual roots, and our hurried, dehumanized modern strife. In the tradition of the griot, Cissoko attempts to mend our souls with music, and with Goetze as his partner and champion, he succeeds, as this recording is truly soul soothing. Continue reading →

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Federico Casagrande -][- The Ancient Battle Of The Invisible – [Cam Jazz, 2012] –

02 Wednesday May 2012

Posted by Rob Young in Contemporary Jazz, Jazz, Modern Jazz, New Music, What's New?

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Federico Casagrande, The Ancient Battle of The Invisible

Federico Casagrande -][- The Ancient Battle Of The Invisible –MP3– [Cam Jazz, 2012] –

Paris based jazz guitarist Federico Casagrande started in early age the study of classical music in Italy. In 2003 he moved on a scholarship to Boston, U.s.a., where he attended the Berklee College of Music and graduated summa cum laude in 2006. He studied with Giampaolo Gobbo, Sandro Gibellini, Tommaso Lama, Dave Tronzo, Mick Goodrick, Rick Peckham, Greg Hopkins, Jeff Galindo, Garrison Fewell, Dave Santoro, Hal Crook, and Ed Tomassi.

In 2007 he won the first prize at the Gibson Montreux Jazz Festival Guitar Competition with George Benson president of the jury. He performed in Italy, U.S.A., Canada, Denmark, Austria, Estland, Latvia, Portugal, Switzerland, France, U.K., China, Ukraina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Germany. He leads several projects performing original composition. Continue reading →

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Jazz Soul Seven -][- IMPRESSIONS of CURTIS MAYFIELD – [BFM Jazz, 2012 | Review] –

02 Wednesday May 2012

Posted by Rob Young in Jazz, Modern Jazz, Music Reviews, New Music, Tribute Album, What's New?

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Jazz Soul Seven, IMPRESSIONS OF CURTIS MAYFIELD

Jazz Soul Seven -][- IMPRESSIONS of CURTIS MAYFIELD –MP3– [BFM Jazz, 2012 | Review] –

There were numerous legendary and unsung artists that climb their way to the top of the music charts nationally and internationally during the sixties. The multi-faceted soul music icon Curtis Mayfield was one of them. Mayfield humbly who stood tall among the giants in the industry and paved the way for an army of inspiring singers-songwriters.

Mayfield was considered the cornerstone of Chicago Soul with his signature falsetto vocal style charm and memorable songs like Gypsy Woman, People Get Ready, and Keep on Pushing that he recorded with the fabulous Impressions. It was only a matter of time before he moved onto to re-invent himself as a solo artist and soon developed a new flavor of soul, creative funk, and movie soundtracks like “Superfly” in the seventies. Continue reading →

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