Guitarist Albare Assembles Super Group iTD for “Long Way” – Available October 9 on Enja Records

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Albare, Antonio Sanchez, Composer, DL Media, Enja Records, Evripidis Evripidou, George Garzone, Guitarist, Hendrik Meurkens, Leo Genovese, Pablo Bencid, Phil Rex, Phil Turcio

“And Albare? He sounds like a positive blend of the late Wes Montgomery and an early George Benson. Airy and light melodic improvisations and the themes reflect and inner harmony of boundless grace.” – Jazzpodium (Germany)

Albert Dadon (Albare), LONG WAY

Stream Tracks from Long Way

In 2011 Albert Dadon (Albare) came to the attention of Matthias Winckelmann, founder of prestigious German jazz label enja Records. Their mutual esteem led to the recording of a new project, Long Way. Produced by Winckelmann at his favorite Brooklyn studio, Studio Two, the album is a collaboration by some of the world’s finest musicians including triple GRAMMY® Award winning drummer Antonio Sanchez (Pat Metheny Group), saxophonist George Garzone (the Joe Lovano Nonet), pianist Leo Genovese (Esperanza Spalding), prolific harmonica player Hendrick Meurkens and Albare’s long time musical collaborator, bassist and composer, Evri (Evripedes Evripidou).

Guitarist REZ ABBASI Releases His Ninth Album Continuous Beat on Enja Records, October 9, 2012

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Composer, Enja Records, Fully Altered MEDIA, Guitarist, John Hébert, Rez Abbasi, Satoshi Takeishi

Voted #2 Rising Star Guitarist in 2012 Down Beat International Critics Poll

Rez Abbasi TRIO, Continuous Beat

Inventive guitarist Rez Abbasi takes the pulse of the modern guitar trio on his ninth album, Continuous Beat. Embracing the use of electronics and effects to broaden his sonic palette to a much further extent than he ever has in the past, Abbasi evolves the scope and range of possibilities of the traditional guitar/bass/drums format far beyond its apparent limitations.

“People often think of the jazz guitar trio and relate it to all things historical,” Abbasi says. “That’s not to say that the Jim Hall trio records aren’t some of my favorite albums of all time. But it’s 2012 now and we’ve heard a lot of purely ‘warm’ guitar trio albums. I wanted to stimulate the listener’s aural perception throughout the album – to give them a sense of textural surprise from start to finish that embodies both that warmth and the desire to push away from the commonplace.”

Florian Weber Releases BIOSPHERE Sept 11 on Enja

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Composer, Dan Weiss, Enja Records, Florian Weber, Fully Altered MEDIA, Germany, LIONEL LOUEKE, Pianist, Thomas Morgan

German Pianist Florian Weber Releases BIOSPHERE Featuring Lionel Loueke, Thomas Morgan & Dan Weiss

Out September 11, 2012 on Enja Records
Album Incorporates Elements of Mathematics and Human Interaction

Florian Weber, BIOSPHERE

Borders present challenges for artists. Jazz musicians, who, in the past century, re-constructed the evolution of musical history, continue to be particularly open to the possibilities offered by those challenges. Melody, harmony and structure have been questioned stylistically and artistically. Rhythm, however, has been a comparatively fixed element, even when the free era re-directed it from a linear approach towards more of a pulse. So when the curious musician looks for borders to explore and cross, rhythm and meter still carry many secrets worth investigating.