Just in case you missed it …. trumpeter Darren Barrett

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Darren Barrett, FIRST ONE UP

Darren Barrett -][- FIRST ONE UP –Mp3– [J Curve Records, 2011]

Darren Barrett was the 1997 Winner of the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition and is widely heralded as the next important trumpeter/composer to come on the scene. He is currently a member of the Jackie McLean Quintet as well as leader of his own quintet. Darren has also performed and or recorded with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Heath, Slide Hampton and Antonio Hart. First One Up is Darren Barrett’s debut recording as a leader. The album was produced by the legendary Donald Byrd who is Darren’s mentor and one of his primary influences.

The members of his quintet are pianist Aaron Goldberg, tenor saxophonist Jimmy Greene, bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer John Lamkin who are regarded as among the finest of the new generation of jazz musicians. Alto sax great, Kenny Garrett is featured on several tracks including two takes of the memorable title track First One Up. It is recommended that the listener fasten their seat belt before listening to this recording as it smokes from start to finish. -[Jacarre | Customer Review | Amazon.com]-

Tom Timmler Quartet -][- DEDICATION – [HGBS, 2012] –

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Composer, Educator, HGBS Music, Tenor Saxophonist, Tom Timmler

Tom Timmler Quartet, DEDICATION

Tom Timmler Quartet -][- DEDICATION –Mp3– [HGBS, 2012]

Thomas was born on 09.11.1960 Timmler born in St. Georgen in the Black Forest. At 15, he began playing saxophone and was trained on this instrument in the local brass band club and at the music school. From 1981 to 1984 he attended the General School of Swiss Jazz School until he joined in early 1984 at the vocational school of the Swiss Jazz School. Completion in the spring of the 1988th.

BBS Big Band concerts with Paul Kuhn, Harald Rüschenbaum, John Faddis 1986 soundtrack to the film produced by Nico Hofmann The Polenweiher Concerts with Alexander’s Swingtime Band & Kid Colin Dawson, Klaus Graf, Andy Maile, Benny Waters Gala concerts with bands & Claus Stötter, Dunja Raiter, Bernard Butler, Andy Haderer, Jose Cortijo Concerts with the symphony orchestras of Villingen-Schwenningen and Freiburg. -[Biography Translated]-

::: SOURCE: tomtimmler.de :::

Lewis Nash Quintet -][- The Highest Mountain – [Cellar Live, 2012] –

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Lewis Nash Quintet, The Highest Mountain

Lewis Nash Quintet -][- The Highest Mountain –Mp3– [Cellar Live, 2012]

“Universally recognized as the great drummer of his generation — resourceful, inventive, subtle and infallibly tasteful.” – The Village Voice

A veteran of the international scene, Nash has played with many jazz greats, from Betty Carter and Dizzy Gillespie to Diana Krall and Branford Marsalis. He rose to particular prominence during his decade in Tommy Flanagan’s trio. Noted for his subtle, melodic playing, Nash is also an accomplished bandleader and educator.

Musicians:
LEWIS NASH – drums
PETER WASHINGTON – bass
RENEE ROSNES – piano
JIMMY GREENE – tenor & soprano saxophone
JEREMY PELT – trumpet & flugelhorn

::: SOURCE: mmsies.com [Store] :::

Joe Gilman -][- RELATIVITY – [Capri Records, 2012] –

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American River College, Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Composer, Educator, Joe Gilman, Nick Frenay, Pianist, Zach Brown

“Joe Gilman is certainly one of the greatest pianists I’ve ever heard.” – Dave Brubeck

Joe Gilman, RELATIVITY

Joe Gilman -][- RELATIVITY –Mp3– [Capri Records, 2012]

Dr. Joe Gilman is Artist in Residence at the Brubeck Institute, a full-time professor of music at American River College in Sacramento, and an adjunct professor of jazz studies at CSU Sacramento. Joe was the music director of Capital Jazz Project from 1997 to 2011. He has received bachelor’s degrees in classical piano and jazz studies at Indiana University, a master’s degree in jazz and the contemporary media from the Eastman School of Music, and a doctoral degree in education from the University of Sarasota.

Ben Allison -][- UNION SQUARE – [Abeat, 2012] –

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Ben Allison, UNION SQUARE

Ben Allison -][- UNION SQUARE –Mp3– [Abeat, 2012]

Bassist/composer Ben Allison is one of a few band leaders working in jazz today who has developed his own instantly identifiable sound. Known for his inspired arrangements, inventive grooves and hummable melodies, Ben draws from the jazz tradition and a range of influences from rock and folk to 20th century classical and world music traditions, seamlessly blending them into a cinematic, cohesive whole.

With his groups The Ben Allison Band, Man Size Safe, Peace Pipe, and Medicine Wheel, Ben has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe, and Brazil, winning fans and building new audiences with an adventurous yet accessible sound and a flair for the unexpected.

Frank Kimbrough Trio -][- LIVE AT KITANO – [Palmetto, 2012] –

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Composer, Educator, Frank Kimbrough, Jay Anderson, Matt Wilson, Palmetto, Pianist

Frank Kimbrough Trio, LIVE AT KITANO

Frank Kimbrough Trio -][- LIVE AT KITANO –Mp3– [Palmetto, 2012] –

Pianist/composer Frank Kimbrough has been active on the New York jazz scene for nearly 30 years. He is currently a Palmetto recording artist, having previously recorded as a leader for OmniTone, Soul Note, Igmod, and Mapleshade. Frank was a founding member and composer-in-residence of the Jazz Composers Collective (1992 – 2005), and during the Collective’s existence played in nearly twenty of its associated groups. He continues to perform solo concerts and with his trio, and is otherwise in demand as a sideman. Frank’s playing has been recognized by his inclusion in the Downbeat Critics Poll each year since 2001, and his recordings are often included in jazz critics’ year’s-end top-ten lists.

Danny Green -][- A THOUSAND WAYS HOME – [Tapestry, 2012 | Review]

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Arranger, Composer, Danny Green, Educator, Pianist

Danny Green, A THOUSAND WAYS HOME

Danny Green -][- A THOUSAND WAYS HOME –Mp3– [Tapestry, 2012 | Review]

Occasionally when a new artist appears, they come armed with vivid yet unstrained recipe of melodies, creativity and impressive harmonics accompanied by a stellar cast of possibly unfamiliar musicians to expand their imaginative voice. Most recently San Diego native pianist, composer and educator Danny Green was brought to my attention. With his sophomore recordings titled “A THOUSAND WAYS HOME,” he effortlessly pens an appetizing hodgepodge of thirteen thought-provoking originals on Tapestry records.

The title piece “A THOUSAND WAYS HOME” opens the session with an engaging bounce, symmetry and flawless rhythms wrapped with an infectious samba evolving from within. Meanwhile the ensemble maintains their flawless dexterity by exchanging unswerving solos on a spunky tune appropriately titled “Unwind.”

Christof Heringer -][- QUARTETS and TRIOS – [Chaos, 2012] –

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Christof Heringer, QUARTETS and TRIOS

Christof Heringer -][- QUARTETS and TRIOS –Mp3– [Chaos, 2012] –

Born in 1961, raised in Niedersimten, in the Southwest Palatinate, took his first piano lessons at the age of 8 years, his musical education he graduated from the Music Academy in Palatine Speyer and the Federal College Trossingen.

He pursued further studies with Jiggs Whigham (Berlin) and Leonid Chizhik (Munich) and has workshops with Tony Lujan (LA), Tom van der Geld (USA), Jiggs Whigham (Berlin) and Barbara Dennerlein (Munich) participated.

Mark Gross -][- BLACKSIDE – [Jazz Legacy Productions, 2012] –

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African American, Educator, Jazz Legacy Productions, Mark Gross, Saxophonist

Mark Gross, BLACKSIDE

Mark Gross -][- BLACKSIDE – [Jazz Legacy Productions, 2012] –

Mark Gross swings and sings with soul and rhythm along today’s jazz vanguard. He constantly pushes the music forward, while staying true to the elements of the classic sound. Mark Gross has recorded on over 80 notable jazz recording, including 2 GRAMMY AWARD winning projects by the Dave Holland Big Band – ‘What Goes Around’ on ECM Records, and ‘Overtime’ on Dare 2 Records. Mark’s recordings ‘Preach Daddy’ on King Records and ‘Riddle of the Sphinx’ on J Curve Record have received rave reviews.

Angelica Sanchez Quintet -][- WIRES & MOSS – [Clean Feed Records, 2012] –

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Angelica Sanchez, Avant-Garde, Clean Feed Records, Composer, Drew Gress, Educator, Marc Ducret, Pianist, Tom Rainey, Tony Malaby

“In her piano playing as well as her compositions Angelica Sanchez seeks out the lyrical heartbeat within any avant-garde storm.” – The New York Times/Chinen

Angelica Sanchez Quintet, WIRES & MOSS

Angelica Sanchez Quintet -][- WIRES & MOSS –Mp3– [Clean Feed Records, 2012] –

It’s no longer possible, today, to exclude the name of pianist and composer/improviser Angelica Sanchez when discussing the New York jazz scene. With her fluid, loose and lyrical style, contrasting with an energetic and avant-gardist approach, she seems to be at the center of a hurricane, dealing with poetic feelings and magmatic chaos. Somehow combining the influences of Herbie Hancock and Cecil Taylor, in her previous solo album, “A Little House”, Sanchez used a John Cage favorite instrument, the toy piano. Not to play children lullabies, but to introduce ironic and ambiguous shadows in her music, reminiscent of her memories of the horror movies she saw in a younger age, with soundtracks using that tool to maximum effect. If the toy piano was, then, her ghost-in-the-machine, now the same role is performed by Marc Ducret’s guitar.