Prolific and adventurous Bromberg salutes a pair of legends on two new albums

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Antonio Carlos Jobim, Artistry Music/Mack Avenue Records, Bassist, Brian Bromberg, Jimi Hendrix

“Bromberg Plays Hendrix” and “In The Spirit Of Jobim” continues the diverse bassist’s extraordinary summer

Brian Bromberg

Sherman Oaks, CA (18 July 2012): It’s no ordinary summer for bassist Brian Bromberg, who yesterday released his second and third albums this summer via Artistry Music/Mack Avenue Records. “Bromberg Plays Hendrix” and “In The Spirit Of Jobim” pay tribute to music icons Jimi Hendrix and Antonio Carlos Jobim respectively and arrive six weeks after the release of the bass player’s critically acclaimed chart-topper “Compared To That” as well as the launch of his pioneering online radio station for bassists, Bass on the Broadband (www.bassonthebroadband.com). The immense diversity offered in the trio of new recordings impresses through content and technique while achieving successes in all shades of jazz.

Buster Williams -][- SOMETHING MORE – [In+Out Records, 2011 -|- 1989] –

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African American, Al Foster, Bassist, Buster Williams, Composer, entertainment, Herbie Hancock, In+Out Records, McCoy Tyner, Music, oscars, Shunzo Ohno, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, woody shaw

Buster Williams, SOMETHING MORE

Buster Williams -][- SOMETHING MORE –Mp3– [In+Out Records, 2011-|-1989] –

. . . What more could you want? This late eighties classic session on the German label In & Out (who also brought us the great and largely unheard band Roots) features Herbie Hancock (piano and keyboards), Wayne Shorter (soprano and tenor sax), Al Foster (drums), and the brilliant (and largely unknown) Japanese trumpeter Shunzo Ohno. With leader Buster Williams, who has played with Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Chet Baker, Woody Shaw, and McCoy Tyner, this is a killer band. Somehow, this disc has flown almost completely under the radar. And that’s a shame, given the level of playing consistently on display.

Kyle Shepherd -][- SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY !X – [Fineart Music, 2012] –

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Buddy Wells, Cape Town, Composer, Creative Artist, Fineart Music, Jonno Sweetman, Kyle Shepherd, Pianist, Poet, Shane Cooper, South African

You may or not be familiar with South African pianist/composer Kyle Shepherd, either way it goes his compositions, lyricism and style are definitely worth a close listen and consideration. –Rob Young | Urban Flux Media

Kyle Shepherd, South African History !X

Kyle Shepherd -][- SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY !X –Mp3– [Fineart Music, 2012] –

Kyle Shepherd, born in Cape Town, South Africa on 8 July 1987, is widely regarded as one of South Africa’s most influential and accomplished jazz pianists and composers. Shepherd has released three critically acclaimed Albums to date. His his first two Albums, ‘fineART’ [2009] and ‘A Portrait of Home’ [2010], earned him SAMA (South African Music Award) nominations; ‘fineART’ for ‘Best Traditional Jazz Album’ and ‘Best Newcomer’ [SAMA 2010] and ‘A Portrait of Home’ for ‘Best Traditional Jazz Album’ [SAMA 2011].