Steve Kuhn -][- TRANCES – [ECM, 1974]

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Avante Garde, Jack De Johnette, Jazz, Piano, Steve Kuhn, Steve Swallow, Sue Evans

Steve Kuhn, Trance

Steve Kuhn -][- TRANCES –MP3 – [ECM, 1974]

This album has inexplicably been omitted from the ECM release schedule in Europe and the US – thankfully the Japanese have done us the favour of reissuing this classic ECM album, recorded around 1975. It features Jack De Johnette on drums, Steve Swallow on electric bass, Sue Evans on percussion, and of course Steve Kuhn on piano and electric piano.

The title track has a hypnotic opening with a simple piano tune and a pulsing bass line, and evolves into a lush and romantic showpiece for Kuhn’s piano. A couple of tracks are more fusion oriented, with the electric piano featuring prominently. One of these, “Something Everywhere”, has a Latin flavour. Other pieces are much more Avante Garde. The last track on the album is a strange little piece featuring the voice of presumably Steve Kuhn, telling a little story – it’s a fascinating end to a varied and lovely album. -[P. Christie | Customer Review | Amazon]

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John Patitucci Debuts Interactive Online Bass School June 29th

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ArtistWorks, Bass Campus, Bluegrass, bluegrass music association, entertainment, Interactive Online Bass School, Jazz, John Patitucci, media, Missy Raines, Nathan East, Pop, Rock

John Patitucci

ArtistWorks, the first collaborative, global learning community comprised of master musicians and ambitious amateurs, announces the June 29th launch of the online, interactive Bass Super School featuring the Rock & Pop Bass School with GRAMMY award-winning Rock/Pop/R&B bassist Nathan East (Eric Clapton/Stevie Wonder/Fourplay), the Jazz Bass School from GRAMMY award-winning Jazz bassist John Patitucci (Chick Corea/Herbie Hancock/Sting) and the Bluegrass Bass School from 7-time International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) award-winner, Missy Raines. The new ArtistWorks Bass Campus offers the everyday bass player unprecedented access to a “triple threat” of the world’s top bass players in three distinctly different musical genres and playing styles.

Vocalist CAROL WELSMAN Finds Inspiration From World Travels For New Album JOURNEY

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Carol Welsman, Female Vocalist, Jazz

AVAILABLE APRIL 10 ON JUSTIN TIME RECORDS

Carol Welsman, Journey

On her highly anticipated tenth recording, vocalist Carol Welsman invites us to tag along on a spirited yet intimate adventure. The vocalist explores 14 classic songs on Journey (Justin Time Records), all inspired by her lifelong love of traveling.

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While jaunting from city to city can be somewhat draining for most people, Welsman enjoys the same sense of happy wanderlust that she had the first time she flew to Boston from her hometown of Toronto to attend the Berklee College of Music as a piano performance major. Since then, she has jazzed thousands of fans everywhere from Tokyo and New York to Italy and Brazil; lived for years in France, Italy and Los Angeles; and continues to be an iconic figure in her home country of Canada, where she has received five Juno nominations over the course of her 15 year recording career.

Shirley Crabbe -][- HOME -[MaiSong Music & Entertainment, 2011]

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African American, Female Jazz vocalist, Jazz, Shirley Crabbe

Shirley Crabbe, Home

Shirley Crabbe -][- HOME –MP3– [MaiSong Music & Entertainment, 2011]

Jazz vocalist Shirley Crabbe sings songs that speak to the heart. As a teenager, Shirley was inspired by a performance of Ella Fitzgerald singing the song “A Tisket, A Tasket” in an old Abbot and Costello movie. “I’ve always had a passion for singing, but when I heard Ella sing, I knew that “jazz singing” was what I really wanted to do.”

Following her passion, Shirley pursued her dreams first to Illinois to earn a Bachelor of Music from Northwestern University, and then back home to New York, to study Voice at the distinguished Manhattan School of Music (MSM). During the day she studied classical music uptown at MSM, but in the evening, she traveled downtown to sing jazz in the clubs. Shirley has performed at festivals, jazz clubs and concert series in New York City and it’s surrounding area. Her most recent appearance was at the Metropolitan Room. She has also performed at the world-famous jazz club Birdland, appeared as a soloist at Madison Square Garden in its renowned Paramount Theater and opened for the jazz icon Abby Lincoln. She has also performed with the celebrated jazz pianist Harold Mabern and bassist Jamil Nasser. -[Biography]-

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Jeff Gauthier Named First Executive Director of The Jazz Bakery

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Jazz, Jeff Gauthier, Ruth Price

Jeff Gauthier

The Board of Directors of the Jazz Bakery today announced the appointment of Jeff Gauthier as the Bakery’s first executive director. With experience as a nonprofit manager, concert promoter, music producer and musician in Los Angeles, Gauthier brings many relevant skills to the 20-year-old nonprofit organization. Gauthier will work closely with Ruth Price, Bakery founder, President and Artistic Director.

Culver City recently agreed to transfer a parcel of land adjacent to the Kirk Douglas Theater to the Jazz Bakery for a new jazz performance and cultural center to be designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry. The hiring of an executive director marks an important step toward strengthening the Bakery’s organizational resources and capacity, and establishing a new home for this cherished Westside institution. Ruth Price said, “I’ve been impressed by Jeff for years as a musician, record company producer, and forward-thinking entrepreneur. This is serendipity at its best!”

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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Tom Kennedy -][- Just For The Record -[Tom Kennedy Music, 2011]-

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Bass, Bob Albanese, Charles Blenzig, Dave Weckl, Jay Oliver, Jazz, Mike Stern, Nathan Childers, Sarina Suno, Tom Kennedy

If you’re not familiar with the voice of this highly anticipated release by the versatile Tom Kennedy, the time is now to fine-tune your ears to hear this exceptional bassist. Kennedy honed his skills with the best in the industry and now he’s armed and fully loaded to set the world on fire with his latest contribution to genre bending melodies of contemporary jazz, fusion and funk laced grooves titled “Just For The Record.” —Rob Young | Urban Flux Media

Tom Kennedy, Just For the Record

Tom Kennedy -][- Just For The Record –MP3– [Tom Kennedy Music, 2011] –

Bassist extraordinaire Tom Kennedy’s “Just For The Record” (his 3rd CD) is one of the most anticipated releases of 2011. Tom is best known for his work with Tania Maria, Bill Connors, Dave Weckl and Mike Stern. Weckl and Stern return the favor with their generous contributions to this new recording.

Sound wise, the CD covers many genres from Bop and Latin to Fusion and Funk with an allstar musician lineup: Tom Kennedy, acoustic, fretless and electric bass; Mike Stern, guitar; Dave Weckl, drums; Charles Blenzig, keyboards; Jay Oliver, keyboards; Sarina Suno, violin; Bob Albanese, keyboards & Nathan Childers, sax. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !!!

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Matteo Fraboni Quintet -][- This is My Music [Via Veneto Jazz, 2012]

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Drums, Jazz, Matteo Fraboni

Matteo Fraboni Quintet, This is My Music

Matteo Fraboni Quintet -][- This is My Music –MP3– [Via Veneto Jazz, 2012]

Matteo Fraboni was born 15 October 1983. Drummer and composer, he begins studying music very young, starting with the piano, then self-teaching drums. He becomes very fond of Jazz music and starts seriously studying at the age of 16, attending the most famous schools in Italy: Berklee College of Music in Perugia (2002); ” Musical high specialization course workshop” Città di Castello (2003), with Fabio Zeppetella, Massimo Moriconi, Umberto Fiorentino, Maurizio Giammarco and John Arnolds.

Luis Perdomo -][- Universal Mind – [Now Forward Music, 2012] –

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Drew Gress, Jack DeJohnette, Jazz, Luis Perdomo, Piano

Luis Perdomo, Universal Mind

Luis Perdomo -][- Universal Mind –MP3– [Now Forward Music, 2012] –

Luis Perdomo grew up in a home filled with music. Born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1971, Luis was exposed to just about every style of music by his father, an avid music fan and collector. Alongside salsa, Latin, R & B, and classical, the young Perdomo heard jazz greats like Bud Powell and Oscar Peterson, two of his earliest and most important musical influences. Drawn to jazz and to the piano at an early age, Luis was making regular professional appearances on Venezuelan TV and radio by the time he was twelve. It was about this same time that Luis started to think more and more about the possibility of pursuing a life in music. The more he began to listen and to read about jazz—his tastes had expanded to include players like Cecil Taylor and John Coltrane—the more he became aware of one undeniable truth. All his favorite artists lived and/or recorded in New York City. Thus, it was only a matter of time before he too would make that move.

Electric Bass Virtuoso LORENZO FELICIATI Gathers Friends From The Road For New Project ‘FREQUENT FLYER’ – Available March 27 on RARENOISERECORDS

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Bass, Bob Mintzer, Cuong Vi, DJ Skizo, Jazz, LORENZO FELICIATI

ALBUM FEATURES TRUMPETER CUONG VU, YELLOWJACKETS SAXOPHONIST BOB MINTZER AND TURNTABLIST DJ SKIZO, AMONG OTHERS

Lorenzo Feliciati, Frequent Flyer

Italy’s Lorenzo Feliciati has been one of the best kept secrets on the European modern jazz scene for the past decade. On Frequent Flyer (RareNoiseRecords), his third solo outing, the Jaco Pastorius-inspired electric bassist fronts an all-star lineup that includes his Naked Truth bandmates — Seattle trumpeter Cuong Vu (who has worked with artists such as Laurie Anderson, Dave Douglas, Bill Frisell and Pat Metheny), British jazz keyboardist Roy Powell and longtime King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto – along with Yellowjackets saxophonist-composer Bob Mintzer and a host of players on the Italian prog-rock-jazz scene including fellow electric bassist Patrick Djivas (of the group Premiata Forneria Marconi), keyboardist Aidan Zammit, Hammond organist José Fiorilli, violinist Andrea Di Cesare, guitarist Daniele Gottardo, drummers Lucrezio De Seta, Roberto Gualdi, Maxx Furian, Pier Paolo Ferroni, Stefano Bagnoli and Daniele Pomo, Peruvian percussionist Paolo La Rosa, and turntablist DJ Skizo.

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