Stephane Belmondo -][- The Same As It Never Was Before – [Sunnyside, 2011] –

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Composer, Drummer, Flügelhorn, Stephane Belmondo, Sunnyside Records, Trumpet

Stephane Belmondo, The Same As It Never Was Before

Stephane Belmondo -][- The Same As It Never Was Before –Mp3– [Sunnyside, 2011] –

Stephane Belmondo (born Hyères, Var, July 8, 1967) is a French jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and drummer. Including recordings made with his brother Lionel Belmondo and Yusef Lateef,[1] he won the best French album category (L’Album français de l’année) in 2003, 2004 and 2005,in the French Victoires du Jazz awards.

Along with his brother he is noted for tribute albums that involve the musicians being honored.

Jaiman Crunk -][- ENCOUNTERS – [Origin Records, 2012 | Review] –

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Ada Rovatti, Andy Narell, Bill Anschell, Composer, Ernie Watts, Guitarist, Jaiman Crunk, John Patitucci, Kenneth Nash. Ron Carter, Origin Records, Randy Brecker, Take 6, Wallace Roney

Jaiman Crunk, ENCOUNTERS

Jaiman Crunk -][- ENCOUNTERS – [Origin Records, 2012 | Review] –

It’s been awhile since I reviewed any new music; although it’s been a challenging experience it was beginning to be more like work then enjoyment. With that said, on my return, I’m pleased to share with you a new artist named Jaiman Crunk. He’s a guitarist/composer who emerges on the music scene with the blossoming fruits of his latest endeavor simply titled “ENCOUNTERS” his debt on Origin Records.

Saxophonist Donny McCaslin – Alpha and Omega (Boards of Canada cover)

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Composer, DL Media, Donny McCaslin, Fully Altered MEDIA, Greenleaf Music, Jason Lindner, Mark Guiliana, Produced by David Binney, Saxophonist, Tim Lefebvre

Album Features Jason Lindner, Tim Lefebvre, and Mark Guiliana,
Produced by David Binney

Upcoming Donny McCaslin Appearances:

All dates to feature the Donny McCaslin Group unless otherwise noted.
Personnel for each date varies.

Available Now: Saxophonist/Composer MATTHEW SILBERMAN Paints Pictures of Evocative Characters on Debut Album, “Questionable Creatures”

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Chris Tordini, Composer, De Soto Sound Factory, Greg Ruggiero, Matthew Silberman, Ryan Ferreira, Saxophonist, ShapeShifter Lab, Tommy Crane

Ensemble Features Two Guitarists –
Ryan Ferreira and Greg Ruggiero – as well as
Bassist Chris Tordini and Drummer Tommy Crane

Silberman to Debut Questionable Creatures Material at
Brooklyn’s ShapeShifter Lab on Tuesday, September 25

Matthew Silberman, QUESTIONABLE CREATURES

“Groove, noise, melodies, compelling improvising, and atmosphere; Matt Silberman’s music has all the elements in place for a rich listening experience.” – Mark Dresser

Free Stream of Full Album Available to General Public on SoundCloud

An Indiana Jones-like explorer dashing through an Egyptian tomb. A Midwestern hip-hop phantom. An elderly Eastern European woman speaking in tongues in a synagogue. Troops marching on the battlefield of daily life. A poet and writer creating waking dreams.

Francisco Mora Catlett -][- AFRO HORN MX – [Aace Records, 2012] –

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Aace Records, Afro Horn, Alex Harding, Aruán Ortiz, Cornelia Street Café, Francisco Mora Catlett, JD Allen, Rashaan Carter, Roman Diaz, Vincent Bowens

Francisco Mora Catlett, AFRO HORN MX

Francisco Mora Catlett -][- AFRO HORN MX – [Aace Records, 2012] –

Description: Francisco was proud to present Afro Horn for the first time in New York City at The Stone and Cornelia Street Cafe last year.

Once again he built a strong and appropriate lineup and music for this exciting concept. He managed to align himself with a band of Detroiters: Alex Harding (baritone sax), Salim Washington (tenor sax) and Hakim Jami (bass), all transplanted New Yorkers who began in Detroit. Francisco is a drummer and composer who in the Jazz tradition brings alive the African Heritage in his music and art. The new Afro Horn project is the AFRO HORN MX 2012 CD release, with a new outstanding line up: JD Allen & Vincent Bowens (tenor saxes), Alex Harding (baritone sax), Aruan Ortiz (piano), Rashaan Carter (bass), Roman Diaz (percussion) and Francisco Mora Catlett (drums). -[Excerpt | Biography]-

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…

Jasmine Lovell-Smith’s Towering Poppies Release Debut Album ‘Fortune Songs’ Out Now on Paintbox Records

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Jasmine Lovell-Smith, New Zealand, Paintbox Records, Saxophone

Early Praise For Fortune Songs:

“Debut album from soprano saxophonist Lovell-Smith, and I’m not sure she could’ve made a more impressive introduction. A quintet rounded out with trumpet, piano, drums, and bass. Tantalizing melodies, a deft use of dramatic tension, and tunes that nicely straddle the divide between new- and old-school jazz. I’m thrilled with this album, and happy to make it my Pick of the Week.”
– Dave Sumner, eMusic

Kelan Philip Cohran And The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

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Clark Terry, HONEST JON'S RECORDS, Kelan Philip Cohran And The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Oliver Nelson

Kelan Philip Cohran And The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Phil Cohran was born eighty-five years ago in Mississippi. He grew up in St Louis, post-war home of jazz stalwarts like Clark Terry and Oliver Nelson (both of whom he played with), not to mention a genius called Miles Davis.

In 1950 Cohran moved to Kansas City, where he played trumpet in one of the hardest swing-groups, Jay McShann’s, touring proto-rock’n’roll with the likes of Big Mama Thornton. And Cohran led his own group, the Rajas Of Swing, spivved up in red jackets, grey slacks, blue suede shoes and turbans.

The Kevin Toney 3 -][- NEW AMERICAN SUITE – [K-Tone Enterprises, 2012] –

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African American, Chris Coleman, Composer, K-Tone Enterprises, Kevin Toney, Keyboardist, Michael Bradford, Pianist

Music aficionados, I’m positive at some point you’ve heard “Walkin’ in Rhythm, Happy Music and Rock Creek Park.” I’ve enjoyed keyboardist Kevin Toney’s music since his days with The Blackbyrds a cross-over band from D.C. Due to his spiritual transformation, as a composer Toney clearly approaches his compositions with more distinct lyricism that’s mature, captivating and sophisticated artistically. “NEW AMERICAN SUITE” is the latest in his current trilogy of recordings encompasses a cluster of sublime moods, textures and intricate melodies I sure music lovers will adore more and more with repeated spins. –Rob Young | Urban Flux Media

The Kevin Toney 3, NEW AMERICAN SUITE

The Kevin Toney 3 -][- NEW AMERICAN SUITE –Mp3– [K-Tone Enterprises, 2012] –

In recent years America has seen a paradigm shift toward the manifestation of real, forward thinking change – especially in the minds of people of faith. Keyboard master and composer Kevin Toney was already in the midst of a personal metamorphosis when these positive changes began to take shape. The fruits of Kevin’s and his country’s evolution are both in beautiful, vibrant evidence on his latest recording, New American Suite. This dynamic music also marks the debut of his new band The Kevin Toney 3: Kevin Toney on piano, Michael Bradford on bass and Chris Coleman on drums.

3 Brave Souls -][- SELF-TITLED – [BFM Jazz, 2012 | Review] –

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BFM Jazz, Bob Sheppard, Darryl Jones, Dwight Trible, Gregoire Maret, John Beasley, Ndugu Chancler, Steve Tavaglione, Sy Smith, Two for The Show Media

3 Brave Souls, SELF-TITLED

3 BRAVE SOULS -][- Self-Titled –Mp3– [BFM Jazz, 2012 | Review] –

Perhaps equally as important to their friendship, 3 Brave Souls collectively has an unparalleled common denominator. In fact, at various intervals early on they played integral roles and develop their character as musicians by performing with the legendary Miles Davis. Therefore, they unexpectedly became beneficiaries of their tenure with Miles. As a result, these astute alumni essentially qualify to make reoccurring deposits to others and frequent withdrawals from this expansive template of innovative, progressive and creative music rooted in the spirit of love, imagination and passion to play music.