Erly Thornton -][- IN TRANSIT – [Groove Elation Records, LLC, 2012] –

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Erly Thornton, IN TRANSIT

Erly Thornton -][- IN TRANSIT –Mp3– [Groove Elation Records, LLC, 2012] –

Playing the saxophone has always been emotionally intense for Erly Thornton. Each performance is a connection that this artist and his audience mutually enjoy! Born in Nashville into a family with multiple talents: his mother, a M.S. graduate in Public Administration and a talented paint and charcoal artist, his father a B.S. graduate in Civil Engineering and a trumpet/flugelhorn player. Erly had no choice but to experience a double dose of creativity and professional influence from birth.

Starting on the sax in the 5th grade, Erly was challenged to play in front of his father’s musician friends on weekends to the music of Ray Charles. His improvisational style started there. Erly began studying the music in his room to learn every lick he could from jazz artists such as Herb Alpert, Grover Washington Jr., David Sanborn, Najee, George Howard, and others, learning their works by memory. But he also felt the R&B and Funk of groups like Cameo, EWF, Zapp, Stevie Wonder, Prince, and The Time contributing to his multi-faceted style.

Urban Flux Presents: featured artist of the week Kadir Nelson

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African American, Artist, Grandpasart, Kadir Nelson

Greeting’s everyone, I’m back again art enthusiasts with another compelling top-tier artist. His name is Kadir Nelson, he’s a nationally known award-winning artists whose prolific body of work is on exhibit in major institutions, art galleries, publications and museums world-wide. —Rob Young | Urban Flux Media

Kadir Nelson -][- PEACE OF THE ROCK – [Giclee on paper | Remarque Artists Proofs] –

Kadir Nelson, PEACE OF THE ROCK

::: SOURCE: Grandpasart.com :::

Zach Brock -][- ALMOST NEVER WAS – [Criss Cross Jazz, 2012] –

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Aaron Goldberg, Criss Cross Jazz, Eric Harland, Matt Penman, Violin, Zach Brock

“I called the great French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and I said ‘So, who’s the new cat? Who’s got the stuff? And he said Zach Brock.” – Stanley Clarke

Zach Brock, ALMOST NEVER WAS

Zach Brock -][- ALMOST NEVER WAS –Mp3– [Criss Cross Jazz, 2012] –

One of the most virtuosic and emotive voices of contemporary jazz violin, rising star Zach Brock has drawn praise from a wide cohort of fellow musicians and critics for his musical acumen.

Having appeared notably as a sideman with musicians such as Stanley Clarke and Patricia Barber, Brock convenes a world-class rhythm section for his Criss Cross debut (pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Eric Harland), who inspire him to uncork a series of efflorescent, graceful improvisations on a program of originals and re-imagined standards.

::: SOURCE: CRISS CROSS JAZZ :::