Cool Jazz that you might have missed …

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Aaron Goldberg, African American, Alex Wintz, ‘Lil’ John Roberts, Brandee Younger, Brian Hogans, Jeff Bradshaw, Leon Anderson, Louis Heriveaux, Luques Curtis, Mace Hibbard, Melvin Jones, Michael Burton, Obed Calvaire, Rodney Jordan, Tammy Scheffer, Terreon Gully, trumpeter, Turnaround Records

Greetings jazz enthusiast, as regulars visitors you know I’m always hunting down new, trending and emerging sounds to thrust into the digital hemisphere for you to ponder, embrace and hopefully at some point consider these vibrant artists music worthy to add these gems to your extensive music collection. With that said, I’m pleased to present two emerging new artists trumpeter Melvin Jones and the multifacet Brian Hogans saxophonist/pianist with their debut offerings on Turnaround Records. As time allows, delve into the music of these remarkable young musicians … you want be disappointed. –Rob Young | Urban Flux Media

Melvin Jones, PIVOT

Melvin Jones -][- PIVOT –Mp3– [Turnaround Records, 2011] –

Melvin Jones shines as a modern, consummate jazz artist. His unique style, combined with his superb technical facility, crafts an almost hypnotic tone for audiences, seamlessly creating harmonious jazz compositions drawn from diverse musical genres. Jones, described succinctly as “the real deal” by the famed jazz composer and trumpeter Marcus Printup, already has a distinguished and diverse recording catalog, including sessions with Sonny Emory and the late, great Illinois Jacquet. Jones debut solo album, Pivot, to be released on Turnaround Records in April 2011, represents Jones’ first recording as a band leader. ‘Pivot’ combines diverse sounds of many different genres played by some of the premier performers in the industry.” -[Excerpt | Biography]-

The Band: Melvin Jones (Trumpet & Flugelhorn), Mace Hibbard (Alto & Tenor Saxophones), Louis Heriveaux (Piano), Rodney Jordan (Acoustic Bass), Leon Anderson (Drums)
Special Guests: Michael Burton (Alto & Tenor Saxophones), Jeff Bradshaw (Trombone), Brian Hogans (Piano & Fender Rhodes), Terreon Gully (Drum), ‘Lil’ John Roberts (Drums)

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Zach Brock -][- ALMOST NEVER WAS – [Criss Cross Jazz, 2012] –

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Aaron Goldberg, Criss Cross Jazz, Eric Harland, Matt Penman, Violin, Zach Brock

“I called the great French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and I said ‘So, who’s the new cat? Who’s got the stuff? And he said Zach Brock.” – Stanley Clarke

Zach Brock, ALMOST NEVER WAS

Zach Brock -][- ALMOST NEVER WAS –Mp3– [Criss Cross Jazz, 2012] –

One of the most virtuosic and emotive voices of contemporary jazz violin, rising star Zach Brock has drawn praise from a wide cohort of fellow musicians and critics for his musical acumen.

Having appeared notably as a sideman with musicians such as Stanley Clarke and Patricia Barber, Brock convenes a world-class rhythm section for his Criss Cross debut (pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Eric Harland), who inspire him to uncork a series of efflorescent, graceful improvisations on a program of originals and re-imagined standards.

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John Ellis -][- IT’S YOU I LIKE – [Criss Cross, 2012] –

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Aaron Goldberg, John Ellis, Matt Penman, Mike Moreno, Rodney Green, Saxophone

John Ellis, IT'S YOU I LIKE

John Ellis -][- IT’S YOU I LIKE – [Criss Cross, 2012] –

Melody and groove are the watchwords on John Ellis’ masterful Criss Cross debut, which mixes optimistic songs composed by the iconic children’s television host, Fred (a.k.a. ‘Mister’) Rogers, himself a fine jazz pianist, and dark ones by the late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith.

Joined by New York A-listers Mike Moreno (guitar), Aaron Goldberg (piano), Matt Penman (bass), and Rodney Green (drums), Ellis – playing mostly tenor saxophone and a bit of bass clarinet – addresses the repertoire with a surefooted time feel, gorgeous tone,and abiding melodicism. -[Amazon | Editorial Reviews]-

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PIANIST AARON GOLDBERG & COMPOSER/ARRANGER GUILLERMO KLEIN JOIN FORCES ON BIENESTAN, SET FOR JUNE 14 RELEASE ON SUNNYSIDE RECORDS

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Aaron Goldberg, Guillermo Klein, Jazz, Piano, Sunnyside Records

FEATURING MATT PENMAN, ERIC HARLAND, MIGUEL ZENÓN & CHRIS CHEEK

AARON GOLDBERG & GUILLERMO KELIN - BIENESTAN

“Selfless in all the right ways. Doesn’t set out to demonstrate virtuosity, speed, or heat, though all three are at his disposal. He’s versatile and impressive, and he swings hard.” – The New York Times

“One of the great pleasures of following today’s jazz lies in introducing people to the music of Argentine composer and pianist Guillermo Klein…a new breed of Latin jazz, the seamless mix of folkloric forms and jazz instrumentation and whatever classical
or pop influences come to mind.” – National Public Radio

LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS
FROM BIENESTAN: “BURRITO” & “ANITA”

Two creative forces and fellow Sunnyside recording artists – gifted pianist Aaron Goldberg and the brilliant and enigmatic composer-arranger Guillermo Klein – join together for a collection of potent originals and provocative interpretations of jazz standards on Bienestan. A collaboration in the truest sense, this followup to Goldberg’s acclaimed 2010 trio outing, Home, and Klein’s stunning 2010 recording, Domador de Huellas: Music of “Cuchi” Leguizamon, has Goldberg and Klein paired on acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes electric piano, respectively, accompanied by the stellar rhythm tandem of bassist Matt Penman and Goldberg’s longtime drummer Eric Harland. Special guests Miguel Zenón on alto sax and Chris Cheek on tenor and soprano saxes augment the proceedings on five tracks.

– Aaron Goldberg | Home –

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Aaron Goldberg, Jazz, Piano

Aaron Goldberg - Home

–Aaron Goldberg ::|:: Home – [Sunnyside, 2010]-

“Backed by drummer Eric Harland and bassist Reuben Rogers, and augment by Mark Turner’s angular tenor saxophone, Aaron Goldberg’s varied and vivid variations of the entire jazz piano spectrum, his Tatumesque technique, his Evanesque colors, and his Jamal-style arrangements, imbue the CD’s ten tracks with an amazing assortment of foreign and familiar motifs that dance and trance, and sing and swing in a universal musical statement that translates into high art.

The ten selections on this CD highlight Aaron and company’s poetic and pulsating jazz travels. Save for the labyrinthine performances of great Cuban composer Pablo Milanes’ Afro-Latin standard “Cancion por La Unidad Latino Americana,” the leader’s equally Latintinged burner, “The Rules,” and the “Love Supreme”-like “Aze’s Bluzes,” all of which feature Turner’s snaky Warne Marsh-meets-John Coltrane solos, the rest of the CD features Goldberg’s terrific triad. His renditions of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s late classic “Luiza,” Thelonious Monk’s “I Mean You,” Johnny Mandel’s “A Time for Love,” and Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely,” are all rendered in interactive and inventive blues-ballads, and light-speed tempos, taking the songs to new musical ports-of-call.
Goldberg’s contrapuntal, Caribbean-cadenced “Shed,” and his sweetly, subcontinental “Homeland,” contrasted by the winter coolness of “The Sound of Snow,” showcase his still-evolving mastery of piano and pen.”

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