Gonzalo Rubalcaba -][- XXI CENTURY – [5Passion, 2012 | Review] –

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ignacio Berrora, LIONEL LOUEKE, Marcus Gilmore, Matt Brewer, Pedro “Pedtrito” Martinez

Gonzalo Rubalcaba, XXI Century

Gonzalo Rubalcaba -][- XXI CENTURY –Mp3– [5Passion, 2012 | Review] –

Unknown by most of us at the time, the unanticipated arrival of soon to be Grammy Award winning pianist Gonzalo Julio Gonzalez Fonseca native Cuban landed on the shores of US some twenty-five years ago. Since then of course pianist, improviser and songwriter recorded dozens of jazz recordings to his credit. With his latest project, the multi-facet virtuoso embarks on an unequalled journey with enchanting lyricism in the spirit of innovation he unleashes the exhilarating “XXI Century.” On this outing, his compositions swells from the womb of his beloved Afro-Cuban heritage and merges these voicings within the body of ten sumptuous and ambitious songs to pay tribute to two piano icons Bill Evans and Lennie Tristanto gives me reason to believe this is probably his best recording to date.

Darryl Reeves -][- MERCURY – [Epic Life Music Group, 2012] –

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African American, Alto Saxophone, Darryl Reeves, Joel Powell, Kenton "Boom" Bostick, Kevin Banks

Greetings jazz aficionados, I hope all is well with you on this fab Friday! Funny thing, time truly flies when you’re having fun. With that said, the summer heat making its way through the peaks and valleys of the southern states all the way to the west coast and just think spring hasn’t even made its debut yet. As the music continues to blossom, I just wanted to take a moment to thank you guys for making “The Urban Flux” part of your jazz journey. Without you and the music this journey in this crazy world of blogdom would not be worth traveling! Until next time, be safe, blessed and do have a great weekend. —Rob Young | Urban Flux Media

Darryl Reeves, MERCURY

Darryl Reeves -][- MERCURY –Mp3– [Epic Life Music Group, 2012] –

Darryl Reeves was born in Jackson, MS to a musical family. He grew up in Miami, and quickly adopted the alto saxophone as his instrument. Moved by hip-hop samples originating from jazz, Reeves was led to being influenced by Charlie Parker and John Coltrane. Reeves graduated from Jackson State University with a Bachelors in Music Education, and subsequently released The Activator (2002), a straight-up gem that solidified his place as an emerging player. Reeves then completed his Masters of Music at the University of New Orleans.