TOWNER GALAHER To Release UPTOWN! The Drummer/Composer’s Nod To Hammond B-3 Organ Groups, Available June 19 on Rhythm Royale Reocrds

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Brian Lynch, Craig Handy, Donald Harrison, Pat Bianchi

GALAHER ASSEMBLES ALL-STAR LINEUP FEATURING BRIAN LYNCH, DONALD HARRISON, CRAIG HANDY, AND PAT BIANCHI TO SUPPORT HIS LATEST ALBUM

Towner Galaher, Uptown!

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO STREAMING TRACKS FROM UPTOWN!

As a follow up to 2009’s Courageous Hearts, his ingenious melding of Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, New Orleans second line and straight ahead swing rhythms, drummer-composer-bandleader Towner Galaher follows a different muse on the aptly-named Uptown!, his paean to Hammond B-3 organ groups that played at places like Small’s Paradise in Harlem during the ’50s and ’60s. “It runs between all the usual suspects like Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff and Lonnie Smith, but there’s also an element of Larry Young in there too,” says Galaher. “With an organ record people right off the bat think guitar, but this album has a different twist because it’s organ plus three horns.”

Brian Lynch ][ UNSUNG HEROES Vol1 [Hollistic MusicWorks]

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Brian Lynch, Jazz, Trumpet

Brian Lynch - UNSUNG HEROES

Brian Lynch ][ UNSUNG HEROES Vol1– (A Tribute too Some Under-appreciated Trumpet Masters) – REVIEW

Jazz as we know is conceptually a brilliant art form, captured and cultivated properly it can sonically take you places that you may never go otherwise. In this case, we have Grammy winning trumpeter/flugelhornist Brian Lynch. With emphasis based on remnants of cool bop and swing he taps into this wide-open space of tradition to pay homage to a core of what he deems as “UNSUNG HEROES (A Tribute to Some Underappreciated Trumpet Masters).” On his latest album, Lynch honors these relatively unknown figure(s) in jazz in a way that enthusiast can savor these exquisite compositions for years to come.

Out of the gate, Lynch and company swings with authority on “Terra Firma Irma” pen by trumpeter Joe Gordon. As expected, the musicians switch gears relentlessly by trading their infallible solos with grace, precision and compassion to play great music.

Brian Lynch -][- UNSUNG HEROES [Hollistic MusicWorks]

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Brian Lynch, Jazz, Trumpet

Brian Lynch - UNSUNG HEROES

Brian Lynch -][- UNSUNG HEROES – [Hollistic MusicWorks, 2011]

On Unsung Heroes Grammy Award© winning jazz trumpeter Brian Lynch pays tribute to a diverse group of jazz trumpeters, active from the 1940s through the present day, who have produced amazing music as players and composers despite flying below the radar. These great, creative trumpeters honored on Unsung Heroes, through their compositions (in some cases first recordings) and original works, range from masters no longer with us (Tommy Turrentine, Howard McGhee, Joe Gordon, Idrees Sulieman) to those very much alive, well, and swinging (Charles Tolliver, Claudio Roditi). Other trumpet masters represented in this project include Louis Smith and an early influence on Lynch’s own work, Kamau Adilifu (Charles Sullivan). “The multiple subjects of this collection of unpretentious, straight-ahead jazz music are artists without whom the jazz trumpet tradition would be very much impoverished,” says Brian Lynch, “yet who have seemed to fly under the radar of even enthusiastic followers of the music.

They are also players and composers who have touched my soul and influenced me in both areas. Their notoriety ranges from those generally recognized by the cognoscenti to others almost completely unknown except to a few specialists, but they all have one thing in common: their art has been underappreciated.”

Musicians: Brian Lynch – trumpet, flugelhorn; Vincent Herring – alto sax; Alex Hoffman – tenor sax; Rob Schneiderman – piano; David Wong – bass; Pete Van Nostrand – drums; Little Johnny Rivero – congas (1-3, 1-6, 3-5). –Product Description | Amazon.com

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Conrad Herwig -][- Another Kind of Blue: Latin Side of Miles Davis [Halfnote Records]

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Brian Lynch, CONRAD HERWIG NONET, Dave Valentin, Jazz, Paquito D'Rivera

CONRAD HERWIG NONET featuring PAQUITO D’RIVERA, BRIAN LYNCH, and DAVE VALENTIN

Conrad Herwig - Another Kind of Blue (Latin Side of Miles Davis)

Conrad Herwig -][- Another Kind of Blue: Latin Side of Miles Davis – [Halfnote Records, 2004]

With Another Kind of Blue: The Latin Side of Miles Davis, trombonist Conrad Herwig reimagines one of the seminal albums in jazz history – timeless compositions crafted and showcased within the framework of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. It is a companion piece to his pathfinding release, The Latin Side of John Coltrane, and it finds him reveling in the company of featured bandmates who draw inspiration and energy from the spirit of Miles.

Selections include the entire Kind of Blue repertoire – including “So What,” Freddie Freeloader,” and “All Blues” – plus bonus track “Petits Machins” from Miles’s Filles De Kilimanjaro. Group members include Mario Rivera, Edsel Gomez, John Benitez, Robby Ameen, and Richie Flores. –Product Description | Amazon.com

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New Jazz Releases for the Week of 2/15/2011

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Brian Lynch, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jazz, Tigran

Greeting’s jazz enthusiasts, as always it’s a pleasure to return with more new music releases. With each visit, you’ll discover a montage of new jazz recordings featured at Amazon.com that encompasses a generous diet of nuances which includes a wealth of complex and distinctive styles, textures, melodies, and rhythms exalted by a host of definitive and creative voices in the world of jazz.

For more details, please visit Amazon.com for a complete list of this week latest jazz releases!

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Brian Lynch and Spheres of Influence ]|[ CONCLAVE VOL. 2 [Criss Cross]

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Brian Lynch, Jazz, Manuel Valera, Trumpet, Yosvany Terry

Alright Latin jazz aficionados, if you didn’t know now you no trumpet sensation Brian Lynch can certainly navigate his way through his sphere of influence to engrave his gifted signature into another fascinating body of work titled “CONCLAVE VOL. 2.” Not surprisingly, to make it happen this is what’s up Lynch called in a talented cast of musicians to do what they do best mix up a gumbo of potent Latin and jazz music to satisfy a diverse audience of music lovers! —Rob Young | The Urban Flux

Brian Lynch and Spheres of Influence - CONCLAVE VOL2

Brian Lynch and Spheres of Influence ]|[ CONCLAVE VOL. 2 [Criss Cross]

A versatile trumpeter able to navigate in both the Jazz and Latin music fields, Grammy Award winner Brian Lynch returns to the Criss Cross fold with ‘ConClave Volume 2‘, a tour-de-force for his revamped Spheres of Influence ensemble. Up-and-comers Yosvany Terry on alto, Manuel Valera on piano, with bassist Luques Curtis, drummer Justin Brown, and percussionist Pedro Martinez make the scene for a diverse set of mainly Lynch originals.

Mixing the Afro-Cuban beat with touches of samba and funk, Lynch comes up with his best concoction to date of spicy Latin sounds.

Release date: February 15th, 2011.

For more info about the Grammy Winning artist, please visit http://www.brianlynchjazz.com/biography/.

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Brian Lynch Latin Jazz Sextet | Conclave

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Brian Lynch Latin Jazz Sextet | Conclave – [Criss Cross Jazz, 2005]

Brian Lynch Latin Jazz Sextet - Conclave

While waiting for my wife to arrive on a late train, I heard “Across The Bridge” on the local jazz station. I woke up immediately as the tune reminded me of my Berklee College of Music days and a tune that I penned called “Knowledge Of Self“.

I stayed up another hour to learn the name of the tune and the artist, then logged onto Amazon later that morning and purchased the CD. The disc reminded me of Woody Shaw and his great volume of work, as well as Billy Harper and Rene McLean.

The disc stayed in my CD player so long, that my wife begged me to put together a session to play some of the old tunes. Needless to say, I STILL enjoy a rotation or two of ConClave! —Grantmeonewish

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More info about Brian Lynch @ www.brianlynchjazz.com/

Curtis Brothers Quartet Tour Schedule!

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Brian Lynch, Curtis Brothers, Jazz, Marcus Strickland

Curtis Brothers - Tour Info

Hope you can join us for our upcoming tour this weekend! Kicking off from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe this Thursday through Philadelphia, Baltimore and back to NYC on the 18th! We have new music, special guests,free give-aways and much more! You don’t want to miss the Curtis Brothers Quartet in your area this weekend.
You are also invited to visit our new website at: www.TruthRevolutionRecords.com. Listen through and enjoy the music we offer. Soon there will be free downloads of live music and live videos by each artist periodically! www.CurtisBrothersMusic.com

Brian Lynch Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra – Bolero Nights (for Billie Holiday)

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Billie Holiday, Brian Lynch, Flügelhorn, Latin Music, Trumpet

Brian Lynch Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra | Bolero Nights (for Billie Holiday) – [Venus Records – Japan 2009]

Brian Lynch - Bolero Nights

For a fleeting moment -just one fleeting moment- it appears to be a bit of a stretch putting “bolero” and Billie Holiday together. There appears to be a tad too much “bolero” and not enough “Holiday” on Brian Lynch’s Bolero Nights (Venus Records – Japan 2009). Soon, however, the plaintive wail of Lynch’s trumpet and moan of his flugelhorn and the moody arrangements of “Afinque” start to tie “bolero” and Billie Holiday rather tightly together. Although the music is by no means ponderous and depressing to listen to, there is an elemental sadness to it. This is a masterstroke on the part of Lynch because Billie Holiday embodied something similar as she sang her heart out on so many classics. Mercifully, Lynch also avoids the obvious ones. However, he is masterful in mimicing the voice of the great chanteuse with long “blue” notes -especially in the first chorus of “La Sitiera,” when Lynch draws them out in his inimitable manner with dynamic expression.

Only some of Ellington’s great trumpeters were known to have done this with untouchable effect, and trumpeters such as Larry Cramer and Reynaldo Melian. –Reviewed by Raul de Gamma (Read the full review)

For more info about the incredible Brain Lynch please visit www.BrianLynchJazz.com ….

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