Myriad3 -][- TELL – [Alma Records, 2012] –

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Alma Records, Bass, Chris Donnelly, Dan Fortin, Drums, Ernesto Cervini, Myriad3, Piano

Myriad3, TELL

Myriad3 -][- TELL –Mp3– [Alma Records, 2012]

A trio of acclaimed jazz musicians is heading to Colwood on what will be their band’s first tour outside of Ontario and only the second time the group has played outside of Toronto.

Featuring pianist Chris Donnelly, Dan Fortin on bass and Ernesto Cervini on the drums, Myriad has stops in Calgary, Vancouver, Kamloops and Clearwater before playing Hermann’s Jazz Club in downtown Victoria and, most importantly, at a Jazz Vesper at the Church of the Advent in Colwood.

“A band like ours, we need to play and we need to play in as many environments as possible to explore our relationship with the music and explore our relationship with the other musicians,” Donnelly said.

Nathan Eklund -][- CRAFTY CHRISTMAS – [OA2 Records, 2012 | Review] –

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Composer, Flügelhorn, Kevin-Anthony, Nathan Eklund, OA2 Records, Oscar Perez, Producer, Shawn Baltazor, Tom Dicarlo, Trumpet

Nathan Eklund, CRAFTY CHRISTMAS

Nathan Eklund -][- CRAFTY CHRISTMAS –Mp3– [OA2 Records, 2012 | Review]

As we approach the upcoming Christmas Season holiday music is beginning to emerge impeccably with expected side effects of cheer that fills the air with a fragrance draped in the spirit of love, peace and hope. Maybe it’s by happenstance regardless of our condition for our pleasure these sounds arrive with the sole purpose of inspiring us at this time of year. In this case, trumpeter, composer, flugelhorn and producer Nathan Eklund is one of those musical surprises this year for jazz (music) lovers to embrace his vision in the realm of traditional of holiday music captured in what he affectionately titled “CRAFTY CHRISTMAS” on OA2 Records.

Kurt Rosenwinkel -][- STAR OF JUPITER (Double Disc) – [WOMMUSIC, 2012] –

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Aaron Parks, Composer, Eric Revis, Guitarist, Justin Faulkner, Kurt Rosenwinkel, WOMMUSIC

“Kurt Rosenwinkel’s music is the sound of the future – just like Bebop once was” (Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune)

Kurt Rosenwinkel, STAR OF JUPITER

Kurt Rosenwinkel -][- STAR OF JUPITER (Double Disc) – [WOMMUSIC, 2012]

Philadelphia-born jazz guitarist/composer Kurt Rosenwinkel first earned attention playing alongside such iconic artists as Gary Burton, Paul Motian, and Joe Henderson. Star of Jupiter marks Rosenwinkel’s first quartet recording in more than a decade, following 2001’s groundbreaking The Next Step. Here the National Endowment for the Arts Composer’s Award-winner offers a contemporary variation on that classic ensemble work with a stellar new band that includes pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Justin Faulkner.

An intricately conceptualized collection of original compositions (all but one previously unrecorded), Star of Jupiter transports listeners on a remarkable journey toward transcendence. Kurt Rosenwinkel once again displays the vision and brave artistry that place him among the most influential and inventive guitarists and composers in music today. -[Editorial Review | Amazon]-

::: SOURCE: Amazon.com :::

Falb Fiction -][- AROUND THE WORLD – [Sessionwork Records, 2012] –

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Austrian Modern Jazz, Christian Wendt, Fa lb Fiction, Herbert Pirker, Jazz Werkstatt Records, Philipp Jagschitz, Sessionwork Records, Viola Falb

Falb Fiction, AROUND THE WORLD

Falb Fiction -][- AROUND THE WORLD –Mp3– [Sessionwork Records, 2012]

“FALB FICTION… around the world“ is the third release (Autumn 2012) of the exciting Austrian Jazz Formation FALB FICTION. In 2009 Viola Falb left her hometown Vienna to live abroad for a while and get inspired from other cities and traditions. And FALB FICTION toured a lot in all kind of different countries… all those fascinating impressions of Bangkok, Berlin, Brüssel, Svalbard, Papua New Guinea, Kyrgyzstan, New York, … influenced Viola Falb´s composing and playing a lot, which causes for the audience: a tour around the world.

David Gilmore -][- NUMEROLOGY – Live at Jazz Standard – [Evolutionary Music, 2012] –

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Composer, David Gilmore, Evolutionary Music, Guitarist, Live at Jazz Standard

David Gilmore, NUMEROLOGY – Live at Jazz Standard

David Gilmore -][- NUMEROLOGY – Live at Jazz Standard –Mp3– [Evolutionary Music, 2012]

Numerology Suite is a musical exploration into the mystical, divine, and spiritual meaning of numbers, which reflect the creation of the Universe and the underlying structure upon which the material world is built. Music is the language of the Universe, and the elements of music – harmony, melody and rhythm, are all expressions of number.

Pythagoras, the father of mathematics, taught that the numbers one through nine represent the universal principles and progressive cycles in life. Here, David Gilmore invites the listener on a musical journey as he interprets these nine musical cycles through sound and vibration.

::: SOURCE: davidgilmore.net :::

Felipe Salles -][- DEPARTURE – [Tapestry Records, 2012 | Review]

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Arranger, Bertram Lehmann, Composer, Felipe Salles, Flute, Keala Kaumeheiwa, Laura Arpiainen, Nando Michelin, proucer, Randy Brecker, saxes, Tapestry Records

Felipe Salles, DEPARTURE

Felipe Salles -][- DEPARTURE –Mp3– [Tapestry Records, 2012 | Review]

At a glance, our passion for music is driven by individual taste, knowledge, maturity and genre as we wide through this life altering process to satisfy our ongoing hunger for the music we love.

With this release, I’m elated to meet for the first time multifaceted woodwind artist Felipe Salles from Sao Paulo, Brazil. He emerges with a fresh palette of jazz from an international perspective that’s relevant, creative and artistically fruitful yet innovative sound which deepens his imprint on his current offering on Tapestry Records appropriately titled “DEPARTURE” his fifth recording as a leader.

Anthony Branker and Ascent -][- TOGETHER – [Origin Records, 2012] –

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African American, Anthony Branker, Composer, Donald Edwards, Jonny King, Kenny Davis, Mark Gross, Music Director, Princeton Professor, Producer, Ralph Bowen

“With a unique combination of depth and accessibility, Branker is able to put forth a jazz perspective steeped in soulful optimism.” – ALL ABOUT JAZZ

Anthony Branker and Ascent, TOGETHER

Anthony Branker and Ascent -][- TOGETHER – [Origin Records, 2012]

Composer and Princeton Professor Anthony Branker brings together saxophonists Mark Gross & Ralph Bowen, pianist Jonny King, bassist Kenny Davis, and drummer Donald Edwards for a powerful, swinging quintet date on his fourth Origin release.

Driven by an infectious rhythmic sensibility, lyrical melodies, and sophisticated harmonic underpinnings, this recording of soulful performances is another outstanding addition to Branker’s fast growing and musically rich discography.

Produced by Anthony Branker

::: SOURCE: Originarts.com :::

Paulette Dozier -][- IN WALKED YOU – [Pf&E, 2012] –

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Jazz Promo Services, Mike Levine, Paulette Dozier, Pf&E, Vocalist

Paulette Dozier, IN WALKED YOU

APAP CONFERENCE
January 11th – 15th
APAP Conference
New York, NY
DOMENICI Enterprises Inc. Booth #225

NEW SOLO ALBUM “IN WALKED YOU” ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

“An unforgettable, sultry voice with innovative phrasing that is truly dynamic and exciting. She is a torch singer unparalleled on two continents.” – Nexus Magazine

Paulette Dozier -][- IN WALKED YOU –Mp3– [Pf&E, 2012]

Renowned jazz singer and priceless stage jewel Paulette Dozier returns with the third full-length solo album of her career –the deeply affecting “In Walked You”, set for release on September 8, 2012 from PF&E. Like much of her earlier work, the album highlights a number of unforgettable compositions from the jazz canon, but she makes sure to grace listeners here with the heart-stopping original title track, penned with longtime collaborator Mike Levine.

Acclaimed Alto Saxophonist/Composer RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA Assembles New Quartet on Latest Album, “Gamak,” Available January 29 via ACT Music

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Act Music, Composer, Dan Weiss, David Fiuczynski, DL Media, Francois Moutin, Producer, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Saxophonist, South Indian music

Rudresh Mahanthappa, GAMAK

Thirteenth Album Continues Mahanthappa’s
Multi-Directional Evolution as a Leader

Project Focuses on New Approaches to Synthesizing
Western and Non-Western Musical Forms & Concepts

“[one] of the finest saxophonists going . . . jaw-dropping” – Pitchfork

“…a tornado of a saxophonist and a jazz composer who has never limited himself by that descriptor.” – NPR “A Blog Supreme”

“a leading figure in innovative jazz circles . . . jazz improvisation of a global kind, as universal in its appeal as it was international in its inspiration” – Chicago Tribune

Stream Tracks From Gamak

The idea of hybridity has been central to the music of alto saxophonist/composer Rudresh Mahanthappa throughout his career. Most prominent, of course, has been his highly original fusion of east and west, jazz mixed with the sounds of his Indian heritage. But that’s too easy and linear a depiction of this open-eared and inventive composer, who has absorbed an enormous variety of music into his thinking and amalgamated it into a singular vision.

Pamela York -][- Lay Down This World: Hymns and Spirituals – [Jazzful Heart, 2012] –

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Andre Hayward - trombone, Arranger, Berklee College of Music, Composer, Great American Jazz Piano Competition in Jacksonville, Jazzful Heart, Lynn Seaton - bass, Mary Lou Williams Jazz Piano Competition, Pamela York, Pianist, Sebastian Whittaker - drums

Pamela York, Lay Down This World – Hymns and Spirituals

Pamela York -][- Lay Down This World: Hymns and Spirituals –Mp3– [Jazzful Heart, 2012]

Now in 2012, Pamela offers the listener an exciting journey with Lay Down This World: Hymns and Spirituals, a beautiful collection of sacred music which precedes the 20th century. Each melody has been reharmonized and reinvented into a modern context. Whether playing the ancient Celtic melody of “Be Thou My Vision,” Martin Luther’s famous Reformation hymn, “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” or the moving spiritual, “Deep River,” Pamela creates an atmosphere that is sometimes reflective, sometimes rousing, but always breathtaking. Using her tradition as a jazz pianist she tackles these traditional songs with imagination and conviction, proving her salt as a skilled arranger who can inventively breathe new life into these timeless traditionals.