Afro Bop Alliance -][- Una Más – [QA2 Records, 2011] –

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Dave Samuels, Hector Martignon, Luis Perdomo, Mike Pope, Roberto Quintero, Vince Norman

Afro Bop Alliance, Una Más

Afro Bop Alliance -][- Una Más –Mp3– [QA2 Records, 2011] –

“Listening to the exquisite playing and arranging of the Afro Bop Alliance is always an experience. The mix they’ve achieved is so balanced you never feel the music is too Latin to be Jazz, or too Jazzy to be Latin.” –Paquito D’Rivera

The 2008 Latin Grammy Award winners for “Latin Jazz Album of the Year,” return with their all-star fueled big band for another powerful recording of dynamic new compositions. With special guests including Dave Samuels and Roberto Quintero, they perform works by Luis Perdomo, Hector Martignon, Dave Samuels, Mike Pope and Vince Norman.

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Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band -][- Eleven – [Deep Rhythm Music Inc., 2012] –

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Drums, Hector Martignon, Jazz, Rob Paparozzi, Tommy Igoe

Are you looking for a large ensemble modern jazz recording with a lot of spunk? Thanks to drummer Tommy Igoe’s latest “Eleven” you’ve probably found the album with the essential combination of punch, vibrancy, rhythm and electrifying brass to boot! Consider the possibility, with “Eleven” by Tommy Igoe and company they will definitely take you on one fascinating and joyous journey! —Rob Young | Urban Flux Media

Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band, Eleven

Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band -][- Eleven –MP3– [Deep Rhythm Music Inc., 2012]

Drumming icon, Tommy Igoe has assembled 19 of the New York’s finest musicians to deliver an incredible recording guaranteed to satisfy any serious music lover. “Eleven” features 11 of the bands signature arrangements in a spare-no-expense recording crafted at the legendary Avatar Studios.

Jazz, Funk, Latin and more are passionately delivered by the band and it’s special guests, including Blues master Rob Paparozzi on Harmonica and Latin legend, Hector Martignon on Piano. This is a release that redefines what a big band can be in the 21st Century!

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New Music [Jazz] Releases for the Week of 6/7/2010

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Geri Allen, Hector Martignon, Mike Clark, New Releases, Paul Motian, Piano, Stacey Kent

Greetings’ jazz aficionados, I’m back with another palette of distinctive, and insinuating sounds, immaculate melodies, relentless rhythms attached to the opulent flavors embedded & exalted freely from the vibrant voice of jazz is here to quench our ongoing thirst for quality music.

On the menus this week, we have pianist Geri Allen and her fabulous group Timeline and her newest offering “Live” is our featured album of the week. Vocalist Stacey Kent stops by with her latest “Raconte-Moi,” drummer Paul Motian pays tribute to the legendary “Bill Evans.” The plot thickens with piano duo Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes are linked together to record “Double Portrait.” The aforementioned titles and more were compiled by yours truly can be found just below the new releases banner …

Featured Album of the Week

Geri Allen & Timeline - Live

Geri Allen & Timeline -|- Live (Dig) – [Motema Music, 2010]

This incendiary group gains standing ovations with their unique act that speaks the language of tap, drumming, and the street within the totally embracing context of Allen’s deep in-the-pocket, groove-oriented jazz. Allen is one of the most respected pianists of her generation, with scans of over 36,000 units as a leader. * Geri Allen and her youthful group TIMELINE stand at the leading edge of a current, hip trend to include tap in jazz performances. Tap percussionist Maurice Chestnut, a protégé of tap icon Savion Glover, proves himself to be one of the most innovative practitioners of his discipline, and a musician of the highest order.

Hector Martignon | Refugee

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Hector Martignon, Jazz, Piano

Hector Martignon - Refugee

Hector Martignon -|- Refugee – [Zoho Music, 2007]

On May 8th, 2007, ZOHO records will release the long awaited new CD by Hector Martignon, REFUGEE you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy four of the world’s best bassists ( Eddie Gomez, Richard Bona, John Benitez and Matthew Garrison) plus four of the best drummers (Jeff “Tain” Watts, Willard Dyson, Horacio “Negro” Hernandez and Dafnis Prieto) along with great invited guests (Kenny Barron, Mark Whitfield, Sammy Figueroa, Edgardo Miranda, Roberto Quintero and others) all in this, FOREIGN AFFAIR’S latest collection of original compositions and arrangements of beautiful standards.