Medeski Martin & Wood -][- FREE MAGIC – [Indirecto Records, 2012] –

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Billy Martin, Chris Wood, Indirecto Records, John Medeski, Medeski Martin & Wood

Medeski Martin & Wood, FREE MAGIC

Medeski Martin & Wood -][- FREE MAGIC –Mp3– [Indirecto Records, 2012] –

Medeski Martin & Wood have announced the release of Free Magic due September 25 on the band’s label Indirecto Records. For its latest effort, MMW dip into their archives to present a collection of recordings documenting their first-ever acoustic tour in 2007. The set, stretching out over five expansive tracks, captures the three intrepid improvisers—keyboardist John Medeski, bassist Chris Wood and drummer Billy Martin—exploring the telepathic hookup and deep groove sensibility that has defined MMW since its inception in 1991.

Nils -][- CITY GROOVE – [Baja Records, 2012] –

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Alex Al, Baja Records, Clydene Jackson, Daryl Jones, Guitar, Mitch Forman, Nils, Reggie McBride, Ricky Lawson, Simon Phillips

Nils, CITY GROOVE

Nils -][- CITY GROOVE – [Baja Records, 2012] –

Nils new album, City Groove captivates the exciting vibrant sound of the best of today’s jazz grooves. The album includes 12 original compositions featuring some of today’s hottest musicians accompanying Nils on lead guitar. The players include Ricky Lawson and Simon Phillips on drums; Alex Al, Reggie McBride and Daryl Jones on bass; Clydene Jackson and Mitch Forman on keyboards and Oliver Brown percussion.

Nils is also joined by chart topping artist Jeff Golub on a great instrumental duet. Tracks include: City Groove, Casablanca, Sunset Blvd., Let’s Bounce, Funk In Da House and 7 more. -[Editorial Review | Amazon]-

::: SOURCE: Amazon.com :::

The Bad Plus -][- MADE POSSIBLE – [Entertainment One Music, 2012] –

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David King, Entertainment One Music, Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson, The Bad Plus

The Bad Plus, MADE POSSIBLE

The Bad Plus -][- MADE POSSIBLE – [Entertainment One Music, 2012] –

The Bad Plus has spent more than a decade redefining what a piano-bass-drums trio can and should be. They’ve reached audiences of all demographic stripes with an uncompromising body of original music (plus some ingenious, genre-jumping covers) and dedicated touring around the globe. On their eighth studio album, Made Possible, bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson and drummer David King take their distinctive musical M.O. to captivating new heights, proving once again that the rules of musical convention are made to be broken.

“This band contains some of the most punk energy I’ve ever seen or felt as a musician — it just doesn’t need to do it so obviously,” King says. “That’s our statement. It’s a complex emotion.” -[Excerpt | Press]-

::: SOURCE: thebadplus.com :::

Jackiem Joyner -][- CHURCH BOY – [Artistry Music, 2012] –

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African American, Artistry Music, Jackiem Joyner, Saxophone

Jackiem Joyner, CHURCH BOY

Jackiem Joyner -][- CHURCH BOY – [Artistry Music, 2012] –

Born in Norfolk VA and raised in a single-parent household in Buffalo NY, Jackiem Joyner came through the church choir before taking up the saxophone in high school. After high school Joyner returned to Norfolk. There Bishop Michael Patterson of the World Harvest Outreach Ministries in Newport News made him head of the music department. Joyner not only sharpened his musical and production skills in this capacity, he also had a chance to play for audiences in Nigeria, Sudan and Kenya on a Missions trip in 2002.

Evoke Ensemble -][- GROOVE FOR PEACE – [Tim Paul Weiner, 2012] –

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Jason Kenyon, Lennie Peterson, Mark Campbell, Nadjim Kebir, Orie Furuta, Tim Butterworth, Tim Paul Weiner

Evoke Ensemble, GROOVE FOR PEACE

Evoke Ensemble -][- GROOVE FOR PEACE –Mp3– [Tim Paul Weiner, 2012] –

evoke |iˈvok|
verb [ trans. ]
1. bring or recall to the conscious mind.

The evoke-ensemble performs the music of bassist/composer Tim Paul Weiner. An eclectic, bass driven, musical hybrid steeped in groove and improvisation, inspired by jazz, influenced by film, with flavors running the full musical spectrum from world music, to classical and beyond.

The group’s first release, “Groove for Peace”, has a tentative Fall 2012 release date, and was recorded by Jeff Briggette at Sonic Disorder studio.

Ketola Rewired -][- NO IDLING – [Z-Trading, 2012] –

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Composer, Dominique DiPiazza, Drummer, Germany, Ketola Rewired, Lenny Pickett, Markus Ketola, Max Schulz, NDR Big Band, UMO Jazz Orchestra, Z-Trading

Ketola Rewired, NO IDLING

Ketola Rewired -][- No Idling –Mp3– [Z-Trading, 2012] –

Jazz drummer Markus Ketola has studied classical percussion while working in miscellaneous dance floor combos, musicals and theatre orchestras. Since 1993 Ketola has played in the ranks of the prestigious UMO Jazz Orchestra, appearing in concert with numerous top soloists and leaders, such as Michael Brecker, John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman, Kenny Wheeler and Mercer Ellington.

Ketola has also performed in various big band backing sections, such as the NDR Big Band (Hamburg, Germany), Norrbotten Big Band (Luleå, Sweden) and European Broadcasting Union Big Band. Beside the big band league, he has had lots of renowned small ensembles, latest with legendary American tenor saxophonist Lenny Pickett, French bass player Dominique DiPiazza and Swedish guitar player Max Schulz. -[Excerpt | Biography]-

At your leisure, check out seven selections from “NO IDLING” by drummer Markus Ketola.

::: SOURCE: markusketola.com :::

Two New Releases by vocalist Luciana Souza -][- BOOK OF CHET & Duos III available on Sunnyside Records

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David Piltch, Female Vocalist, Jay Bellerose, Larry Koonse, Luciana Souza, Romero Lubambo, Sunnyside Records, Toninho Horta

Luciana Souza, BOOK OF CHET

Luciana Souza -][- BOOK OF CHET –Mp3– [Sunnyside Records, 2012] –

Something happens to me every time I hear Chet Baker sing. There is something he gets at with his interpretations – a quiet loneliness – that I crave in music. Chet is able to transport me to a place, and to keep me there for the duration of the song.

Through his singing I have become intimate with solitude. This record is an attempt to articulate the world that Chet’s music takes me to… Luciana Souza.

Kurt Elling -][- 1619 Broadway: Brill Building Project – [Concord Jazz, 2012] –

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Concord Jazz, Jazz Vocalist, Kurt Elling, Lyricist

Kurt Elling, 1619 Broadway – Brill Building Project

Kurt Elling -][- 1619 Broadway: Brill Building Project – [Concord Jazz, 2012] –

With 1619 Broadway The Brill Building Project, Kurt Elling honors the legendary location that the London Telegraph called “the most important generator of popular songs in the Western world.” Even for the ceaselessly inventive GRAMMY®-winning singer-lyricist, it s a hugely unexpected step, and one guaranteed to further solidify his reputation for bold innovation and superb craftsmanship. The 11-track collection features renditions of classic songs that came out of the Brill Building.

Some of the tunes on 1619 Broadway The Brill Building Project were actually written years after their composers had left the Brill entirely. For example, Elling explains, Carole King, like many other signatories to The Brill Sound, never had an actual office at the Brill. So it doesn t pay to be too didactic about any of this. The Brill is both a physical reality and a mental construct; and because of that, I felt comfortable casting a wide net.

The Rippingtons -][- BUILT TO LAST – [eOne Music, 2012] –

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Composer, eOne Music, Guitarist, Producer, Russ Freeman

The Rippingtons, BUILT TO LAST

The Rippingtons -][- BUILT TO LAST –Mp3– [eOne Music, 2012] –

One of the best-loved and commercially successful jazz groups ever—THE RIPPINGTONS — celebrate their 25th Anniversary with BUILT TO LAST. Its their biggest, most ambitious album ever.

Rippingtons leader Russ Freeman has challenged himself and his band mates to make an imaginative, hook-filled collection, fronted by the new single Cougars and Gigolos. The mix of music is enticing and sure to please fans and newcomers alike, and includes four bonus alternative versions with full orchestra, adding a further, neo-classical dimension to this career landmark.

Letizia Gambi -][- Introducing Letizia Gambi – [Jando Music, 2012] –

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Female Vocalist, Gato Barbieri, Jando Music, Lenny White, Letizia Gambi, Patrice Rushen, Ron Carter

Letizia Gambi, Introducing Letizia Gambi

Letizia Gambi -][- Introducing Letizia Gambi –Mp3– [Jando Music, 2012] –

Born in Naples, south Italy, Letizia grew up in an artistic family. Opera singers, musicians, actors, writers. Her mother started also as singer, her uncle is an Opera’s Tenore and her father, an artist and a Jazz lover. Also her brother Gianpaolo has become an appreciated and talented actor and anchorman. As every big old style Italian family, they spent together all the occasions and holidays performing and singing together, the traditional Neapolitan-Italian repertoire, playing music, dancing, acting and changing what usually would be a normal family gathering into some extraordinary theatre shows with a lot of fun and a professional mood…