DAVE DOUGLAS RELEASES BE STILL, A Collection of Deeply Personal Hymns & Originals

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Aoife O'Donovan, Composer, Dave Douglas, greenleafmusic.com, Guitarist, Jon Irabagon, Label Founder, Matt Mitchell, Trumpet

Featuring A Newly–Formed Quintet Plus Americana Vocalist AOIFE O’DONOVAN

Dave Douglas QUINTET, BE STILL

The Trumpeter/Composer/Label Founder Celebrates 10 YEARS of Festival of New Trumpet Music with Debut Performance By New Dave Douglas Quintet September 19, 2012 AT 92YTriBeCa To Be Broadcast Live on WBGO-FM & NPR Music

Featuring Jon Irabagon, Matt Mitchell, Linda Oh, Rudy Royston with Special Guest Aoife O’Donovan

Douglas To Launch 50-State US Tour in 2013 To Celebrate His 50th Birthday Benefitting Rails to Trails ® and Other Outdoors Charities.

Dave Douglas describes the title of his new release, Be Still, as “aspirational.” The continually evolving trumpeter and composer settles down for a ballad-like set that presents a series of hymns and folk songs with an intensely personal connection. Be Still brings out the most lyrical side of Douglas, and introduces both a newly configured Quintet, and an important new collaborator, vocalist and guitarist Aoife O’Donovan.

Drummer.Percussionist CARMEN INTORRE Jr. To Cover A Wide Range of Musical Stylings on His Debut Album FOR THE SOUL – Available MAY 22 On RANDOM ACT RECORDS

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Bob Belden, Carmen Intorre, Drums, Joey DeFrancesco, John Hart, Jon Irabagon, Pat Bianchi, Percussionist

BOB BELDEN-PRODUCED ALBUM SPOTLIGHTS ORGAN HEAVYWEIGHTS PAT BIANCHI AND JOEY DEFRANCESCO, AS WELL AS GUITARIST JOHN HART AND SAXOPHONIST JON IRABAGON

Carmen Intorre Jr., FOR THE SOUL

PAT MARTINO SIDEMAN FLOURISHES AS LEADER WITH FUSION OF JAZZ, FUNK AND SOUL

“An exciting and visceral player, Carmen provides the solid underpinning that propels the soloist, but also creates highly musical textures and patterns that demonstrate an individual voice.” – Ernie Krivda

LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS FROM FOR THE SOUL

Drummer/Percussionist Carmen Intorre is pairing up with producer Bob Belden on his debut album For The Soul (Random Act Records); the organ-based session covers a wide range of musical stylings from Stevie Wonder and Steely Dan to Chick Corea and Weather Report. Intorre is joined by John Hart on guitar, Jon Irabagon on alto and tenor sax, and Pat Bianchi and Joey DeFrancesco – two of the world’s most formidable jazz organists. The album swings within the tradition while expanding upon the vocabulary and boundaries of the idiom.

Jon Irabagon Nominated for Two 2011 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards

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Jon Irabagon

Saxophonist Jon Irabagon, winner of the 2008 Thelonious Monk Competition, has been nominated by the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) in both the “Up and Coming Artist” and “Tenor Saxophonist of the Year” categories for its prestigious 2011 Jazz Awards.

In the “Up and Coming Artist” category, Irabagon joins such talented musicians as Ambrose Akinmusire, Darius Jones and Gerald Clayton in being recognized as those to watch in coming years. Other nominees in the “Tenor Saxophonist of the Year” category include such legends as Chris Potter, Joe Lovano, Sonny Rollins, Tony Malaby and Wayne Shorter. Award winners are selected by JJA members who have until May 11th to vote.

“In looking at who has been nominated in both of these categories and the incredible body of work these artists have put out, the cliché that it’s an honor just to have been nominated is true,” said Irabagon. “It’s absolutely amazing to have my name on the same list as those who I see as the best and most thought-provoking musicians in jazz today.”

Noah Haidu -][- SLIPSTREAM

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Noah Haidu -][- SLIPSTREAM – (MP3) – [Posi-Tone Records, 2011] – Music Review –

Noah Haidu - SLPISTREAM

Based in New York, pianist-composer Noah Haidu originally from Charlottesville, VA debuts with his engaging bop induced yet lyrically intense album titled “SLIPSTREAM” on Posi-Tone Records. All compositions on this recording were written by Haidu with the exception of “Just One of Those Things” composed by Cole Porter.

Out of the box “SLIPSTREAM,” sonically encompasses the familiar tonality and melodic attributes the masters in jazz has recorded for years. Is Noah Haidu doing anything audibly different or thought-provoking? Many view his sound as cutting edge, his music is rhythmically tight and harmonically on point. As I listen, his voice ascends while evenly balance in the language of jazz to provide potent melodies with substance which should generate lots of conversation about what this remarkable young musician has to offer anyone who is willing to listen.

This Week @ THE CORNELIA STREET CAFE FEBRUARY 28 – March 7, 2011

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BEN WALTZER, JACOB ANDERSCOV, Jon Irabagon, Liam Sillery, The Cornelia Street Café

The Cornelia Street Café is a true New York City landmark, an epicurean destination, an artist’s café that cultivates and inspires, and one of the few remaining Greenwich Village bastions for creative music, spoken word, art, theatre, cabaret and much more

Awards & Distinctions:
Zagat Nightlife – Award of Distinction
New York Post’s Must Bar
Poetry Calendar’s Best Poetry Series in New York
Time Out’s Top 100 Restaurants
The Village Voice’s Best of New York Food
Village Arts Award Inspired Cuisine
Where Magazine Best Neighborhood Ambiance
Waterford Crystal Award of Distinction Best Wine-By-The-Glass Program.

Nathaniel Smith ]|[ QUARTET [Fresh Sound New Talent]

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Drums, Jazz, Jon Irabagon, Jostein Gulbrandsen, Mark Anderson, Nathaniel Smith

Nathaniel Smith - QUARTET

Nathaniel Smith ]|[ QUARTET – [Fresh Sound | New Talent, 2011] – Music Review –

In our fast paced culture it’s always a breath of fresh air to hear new and accessible music by independent artists. On this occasion, I’m elated to introduce drummer | composer Nathaniel Smith from all places Missoula, Montana. Smith emerged on the scene as accomplished writer, arranger and producer his debut offering appropriately titled “QUARTET” on Fresh Sound/New Talent Records ©2011.

“Quartet” compositionally contains seven songs mostly pen by Smith. They feature three additional voices to bring life to this palette of superb songs which includes Concord Records recording artist and classmate Jon Irabagon on saxophone, bassist Mark Anderson and Jostein Gulbrandsen on guitar rounds out this cast of skillful musicians.