Producer Rio Sakairi Presents – HOME – Gift of Music – A Collaborative Manifesto of Hope Through Song for Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami Victims

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Adam Rogers, Alan Hampton, Becca Stevens, Ben Williams, Bill Campbell, Chris Tordini, Claudia Acuña, Danton Boller, Dayna Stephens, DL Media, Doug Wamble, Gretchen Parlato, John Ellis, Johnathan Blake, Leron Thomas, Producer, Records, Rio Sakairi, Ryan Scott, Sachal Vasandani, Taylor Eigsti, The Jazz Gallery

Available September 11 on Sunnyside Records

Various Artists, HOME – Gift of Music

Singer-Songwriter Leaning Album Features:
Claudia Acuña, John Ellis, Alan Hampton,
Gretchen Parlato, Becca Stevens, Leron Thomas,
Sachal Vasandani, Doug Wamble, Dayna Stephens,
Taylor Eigsti, Adam Rogers, Ryan Scott, Danton Boller,
Chris Tordini, Ben Williams, Johnathan Blake and Bill Campbell

All Album Proceeds Donated to
Habitat for Humanity Japan

“News of unprecedented disaster that hit Japan last year has come and gone but the need for relief remains. I am sending this music into the world as an ambassador for people in Japan. I also hope that these songs will bring some comfort and light in your dark moments and help you reconnect with your own humanity.” – Rio Sakairi

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Bassist/Composer Alexis Cuadrado Presents the World Premiere of “A Lorca Soundscape”

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Alexis Cuadrado, Claudia Acuña, Dan Tepfer, Mark Ferber, Miguel Zenón

Musical compositions of Alexis Cuadrado with lyrics from “Poeta en Nueva York” by Federico García Lorca. “A Lorca Soundscape” is a 2011 commission by Chamber Music America, “New Jazz Works” program.

Featuring The Alexis Cuadrado Group
Claudia Acuña – Voice
Miguel Zenón – Saxophone
Dan Tepfer – Piano
Alexis Cuadrado – Bass
Mark Ferber – Drums

Alexis Cuadrado © by Álvaro Felgueroso

“A Lorca Soundscape” is a new work­­ by bassist-composer Alexis Cuadrado, reflecting on Federico Garcia Lorca’s 1930 book, “Poeta en Nueva York”, with a series of jazz pieces that utilize Lorca’s poetry as lyrics.

Lorca lived in NYC for a few months in 1929-30 and he wrote a heartfelt set of poems that reflect on the culture shock and loneliness that he experienced at the time. The book is a raw social commentary that connects with themes that are still an important part of the American reality today, such as the economic inequalities, racial-social discrimination or the brutality of the urban landscape. “Poeta en Nueva York” deeply connects with the current socio-economic climate, the “Occupy” movement, and the general population discontent about how our system is working.

Bassist – Composer Alexis Cuadrado Presents the World Premiere of “A Lorca Landscape”

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Alexis Cuadrado, Bass, Claudia Acuña, Dan Tepfer, Jazz, Mark Ferbe, Miguel Zenón

“Listen to Cuadrado’s compositions and you’ll find every reason to take him seriously.”- Josh Jackson, NPR Music

Alexis Cuadrado

“A Lorca Soundscape” is a new work­­ by bassist-composer Alexis Cuadrado, reflecting on Federico Garcia Lorca’s 1930 book, “Poeta en Nueva York“, with a series of jazz pieces that utilize Lorca’s poetry as lyrics.

Lorca lived in NYC for a few months in 1929-30 and he wrote a heartfelt set of poems that reflect on the culture shock and loneliness that he experienced at the time. The book is a raw social commentary that connects with themes that are still an important part of the American reality today, such as the economic inequalities, racial-social discrimination or the brutality of the urban landscape. “Poeta en Nueva York” deeply connects with the current socio-economic climate, the “Occupy” movement, and the general population discontent about how our system is working.