David Caldwell-Mason -][- COLD SNAP – [David Caldwell-Mason, 2012] –

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Ari Hoenig, CDBaby.com, Composer, David Caldwell-Mason, Kellen Harrison, Modern Creative Jazz, Pianist

David Caldwell-Mason, COLD SNAP

David Caldwell-Mason -][- COLD SNAP –Mp3– [David Caldwell-Mason, 2012] –

David’s sophomore effort features Ari Hoenig on drums and Kellen Harrison on bass. A ambitious collection of original music, “Cold Snap” is punctuated with lucid dream-state reimaginings of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies,” and The Bird and the Bee’s “Meteor.”

This latest album is a collection of mostly original music that I’ve been cultivating in the trio setting for the last five years. I see it as a documentation of my development as a pianist and composer, as I continue to become more firmly rooted in my influences. The goal of this process as I see it is to internalize those influences to the point where they become part of one’s musical “identity.” Then it becomes possible to transcend regurgitation, and make music in a more honest, powerful way.

smallsLIVE Releases 5 New Albums By Jimmy Greene, Ari Hoenig, Omer Avital, Ben Wolfe and Spike Wilner – Available on November 22

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Ari Hoenig, Ben Wolfe, Jazz, Jimmy Greene, Omer Avital, smallsLIVE, Spike Wilner

SMALLS LIVE

The new record label smallsLIVE, which captures live performances at the famed New York venue, Smalls Jazz Club, is set to release five new albums by saxophonist Jimmy Greene, drummer Ari Hoenig, bassists Omer Avital and Ben Wolfe, and a solo piano recording by club owner Spike Wilner. Each CD is simply titled Live at Smalls and features similarly striking black and white photographs of the artists. Each disc is generally the result of a two or three-night run, after which the artist is free to choose the best selection for their album.

The goal of the smallsLIVE releases is to capture every aspect of that experience (except for the drinks, which CD buyers will have to provide themselves). “We have this very unique environment called Smalls Jazz Club where night after night you have unbelievable artists performing,” says Spike Wilner, “and my goal is to preserve that and get it out to the world so people can hear it and appreciate it.”