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]-

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Joshua Redman Trio Launches Irish Tour; James Farm to Tour Europe in November

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Aaron Parks, Brad Mehldau Trio, Eric Harland, Gregory Hutchinson, Ireland, Joshua Redman, Matt Penman, Nonesuch Records, Reuben Rogers, The Bad Plus, Wigmore Hall Jazz Series

Joshua Redman

Following his recent European tour with The Bad Plus, Joshua Redman has arrived in Ireland with the Joshua Redman Trio, featuring Reuben Rogers on bass and Gregory Hutchinson on drums, to launch its Irish tour with a concert at The Button Factory in Dublin tonight. The five-day, five-city tour includes stops in Limerick, Cork, Dún Laoghaire, as well as a show at The Mac in Belfast, Northern Ireland. See below for all of Redman’s currently scheduled tour dates; for additional details and ticket links, go to nonesuch.com/on-tour.

Truth Revolution Records Introduces Trumpeter and Composer Philip Dizack

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Aaron Parks, Composer, Jake Saslow, Joe Sanders, Justin Brown, Kendrick Scott, Linda Oh, Philip Dizack, Reinaldo De Jesus, Sam Harris, Trumpet, Truth Revolution Records

Philip Dizack, END OF AN ERA

Featuring Jake Saslow – Sax, Aaron Parks – Piano, Sam Harris – Piano, Justin Brown – Drums, Kendrick Scott – Drums, Linda Oh – Bass, Joe Sanders – Bass, Reinaldo De Jesus – Percussion.

On his second CD, End of an Era, trumpet player/composer Philip Dizack captures both of those moods in a collection rife with overflowing emotions and profound impact. Through Dizack’s voice, the grand tragedy of natural disaster and the intimate melancholy of personal loss find common ground in the universally shared experience of human existence.

Mike Moreno -][- Another Way -[World Culture Music, 2012]-

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Aaron Parks, Guitar, Matt Brewer, Mike Moreno, Ted Poor, Warren Wolf

Do you know this guy? If not, get to know the prolific voice of guitarist Mike Moreno and his stunning new project “Another Way” on World Culture Music. —Rob Young | Urban Flux Media

Mike Moreno. Another Way

Mike Moreno -][- Another Way –MP3– [World Culture Music, 2012]-

Originally from Houston, Texas, Mike began studying music formally at the Houston High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, a school that is renowned for its musical alumni, which include names as Jason Moran, Robert Glasper, Beyonce, Brian Michael Cox, Eric Harland, Chris Dave, and Kendrick Scott.

After graduating High School, Mike quickly moved to New York City to attend the New School University with the highest scholarship the school had ever given to a guitar player. He soon began playing gigs, working his way into the New York Jazz scene. After several years of paying dues with many bands around town, Mike gained the recognition needed to be called to perform and tour with some of the biggest names in the jazz world. -[Biography]-

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James Farm [|] Moods – Zurich | 04.02.2010 (Video)

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Aaron Parks, Eric Harland, James Farm, Jazz, Joshua Redman, Matt Penman

Greeting jazz lovers, it’s great to be back with you on this fabulous Monday. Today, I’m going to share with you one of the hottest videos out right now by James Farm featuring Joshua Redman, Aaron Parks, Matt Penman and Eric Harland captured live in Zurich (04.02.2010). Their self-titled debut recording on Nonesuch Records is due tomorrow (4/26/2011), this is definitely one I intend on picking up.

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Mike Moreno Quartet -][- FIRST IN MIND [Criss Cross]

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Aaron Parks, Guitar, Jazz, Kendrick Scott, Mike Moreno

Mike Moreno Quartet - FIRST IN MIND

Mike Moreno Quartet -][- FIRST IN MIND – [Criss Cross, 2011]

Following up his 2008 Criss Cross debut Third Wish acclaimed guitarist Mike Moreno returns with another brilliant quartet outing, First In Mind. Bringing a flowing, centered tone and ceaseless improvisational ideas to the table, Mike offers a mix of jazz standards, compelling originals, and refreshing reinvention’s of modern repertoire (Sonny Rollins’s Airegin, Milton Nascimento’s Miracle of the Fishes, Joe Zawinul’s In a Silent Way).

Joined by the esteemed Aaron Parks on piano, Matt Brewer on bass and fellow Houston native Kendrick Scott on drums, Mike cements his reputation as one of the strongest guitarists on the New York and international scenes.

Release Date: May, 19th 2011

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Nonesuch Releases Jazz Quartet James Farm’s Self-Titled Debut Album on April 26

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Aaron Parks, Eric Harland, Jazz, Joshua Redman, Matt Penman

Pictured from left to right: Matt Penman, Joshua Redman, Aaron Parks and Eric Harland

JAMES FARM

James Farm is a collaborative band featuring saxophonist Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Eric Harland. The band uses traditional acoustic jazz quartet instrumentation for its song-based approach to jazz and incorporates the members’ myriad of influences: rock, soul, folk, classical, and electronica, among many others. Nonesuch releases the band’s self-titled debut album on April 26, 2011.

Penman says of the group, “James Farm is where we pool our collective knowledge, let run the best of our ideas arising from our varied musical influences, while acknowledging substantial common ground—a love of jazz, a fascination with song and structure, an obsession with groove, and a receptivity to contemporary influences. A band where we can be creative composers and improvisers, in step with the rhythm of the times, constantly evolving.”

Flux Music Essentials … [Davis, El Movimiento, McFerrin, Parks & Washington]

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Aaron Parks, Bobby McFerrin, El Movimiento, Grover Washington Jr., Jazz, Miles Davis

Greeting’s jazz enthusiasts, I’m back with another tasty mix of jazz that’s undoubtedly shaken and well stirred from the shelves of the “Flux Music Essentials.” As can you see, the titles below may or may not fit in the category of hot selling artist/recordings. Nevertheless, they’re personal favorites that I’ve met and grown to love.

Flux Music Essentials

Miles Davis - Nefertiti

Miles Davis -|- Nefertiti – [Sony, 1967]

The fourth studio album by the second great Miles Davis quintet, and the second comprising material recorded in the pivotal year of 1967, NEFERTITI marked yet another metamorphosis in the career of a great musician noted for welcoming change. While Davis (1926-1991) did not make wholesale, far- reaching alterations on NEFERTITI, as he had on KIND OF BLUE and E.S.P and would on BITCHES BREW, one could say that the pace-setting trumpeter-bandleader modified his approach to the freebop that had for two-and-and-half years been his group’s bread and butter, at least for recording purposes.

On the title selection, and to a lesser extent on “Fall” (another indelibly aching piece) and “Pinocchio,” all high water marks in the catalog of tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, the group’s principal composer, Davis had the front line and rhythm section reverse their traditional roles. While the horns repeated the theme again and again, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Tony Williams shifted the beat’s emphasis, stretched the time, and offered a full dynamic/emotional range. The effect was like a series of time lapse photographs of a particularly beautiful scene, with light and color and shadows subtly, but continually changing, thus shifting the focus of one’s eye – or, in this case, ear. This made for some of Davis’ most mesmerizing music since KIND OF BLUE and SKETCHES OF SPAIN.

Expanded significantly to almost 66 minutes by the the inclusion of four consistently enthralling alternate takes, NEFERTITI presents Miles Davis’ second great quintet at the peak of their hypnotic, roiling, poetic powers. —Amazon.com