Tom Tallitsch -][- HEAD or TALES – [Posi-Tone Records, 2012] –

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Dave Allen, Jared Gold, Mark Ferber, Posi-Tone Records, Tenor Saxophone, Tom Tallitsch

Tom Tallitsch, HEAD or TALES

Tom Tallitsch -][- HEAD or TALES –Mp3– [Posi-Tone Records, 2012] –

Tom Tallitsch unleashes a big sound and lets his horn do the talking with “Heads or Tales,” his debut CD for Posi- Tone. Joining Tallitsch on the date is label mate organist Jared Gold, along with the steadfast rhythm section of guitarist Dave Allen and drummer Mark Ferber.

Featuring a program of exciting new compositions, and one tasty Neil Young cover thrown in for good measure, this session flows like a compelling collection of short stories, and will certainly speak volumes to discerning listeners about the quality Tallitsch’s talent as player and as a composer.

Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records To Release JESTER from Bassist/Composer ARTHUR KELL

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Arthur Kell, Bass, Brad Shepik, Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records, Composer, Loren Stillman, Mark Ferber, Michael Blake, Red Cat Publicity

Jester features Arthur Kell (bass, compositions), Loren Stillman (alto saxophone), Brad Shepik (guitar) & Mark Ferber (drums)

CD RELEASE CELEBRATION!
Tuesday, June 19 @ 8:30 PM
Arthur Kell Quartet +1
@ The Cornelia Street Cafe
Featuring Michael Blake, tenor sax; Loren Stillman, alto sax; Brad Shepik, guitar; Arthur Kell, bass; Mark Ferber, drums

Arthur Kell , JESTER

Bassist/composer Arthur Kell is one of the most original voices on today’s New York jazz scene. For the past twenty plus years, he has played with an amazing cross-section of the most influential contemporary jazz musicians in NYC and around the world, including Thomas Chapin, Bobbie Previte, Marc Ribot, Billy Bang, Bill McHenry, Guillermo Klein, Christian Howes, Art Baron, Bruce Barth, the Finnish singer, Sanni Orasmaa, Bernard Purdie, Matt Wilson, Allison Miller and many others.

BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS To Release BOOM-BAP!TISM From Guitarist/Composer ISAAC DARCHE

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Guitar, Isaac Darche, Mark Ferber, Sean Wayland

Available May 15 at www.BJURecords.com and www.IsaacDarche.com

Isaac Darche, BOOM-BAP!TISM

A great sense of excitement and joy permeates the music on Boom-Bap!tism (BJURecords, May 15), the sophomore CD release from guitarist/composer Isaac Darche, featuring Darche on guitar, Sean Wayland on Hammond B3, and the ubiquitous Mark Ferber on drums. “I think the mojo, or the special sauce, of this session was excitement. Sean, Mark and I were just really going for it. We were having so much fun in the studio and the results exceeded our expectations”, said Darche. “I believe this album reflects my values as a musician. I try to respect and extend the jazz guitar tradition from inside its own logic, and produce a product that is original and new in some way. I give 110% everyday, trying to constantly improve, and I believe this is what it takes to create something that inspires people and opens their imaginations to new possibilities.”

Bassist/Composer Alexis Cuadrado Presents the World Premiere of “A Lorca Soundscape”

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Alexis Cuadrado, Claudia Acuña, Dan Tepfer, Mark Ferber, Miguel Zenón

Musical compositions of Alexis Cuadrado with lyrics from “Poeta en Nueva York” by Federico García Lorca. “A Lorca Soundscape” is a 2011 commission by Chamber Music America, “New Jazz Works” program.

Featuring The Alexis Cuadrado Group
Claudia Acuña – Voice
Miguel Zenón – Saxophone
Dan Tepfer – Piano
Alexis Cuadrado – Bass
Mark Ferber – Drums

Alexis Cuadrado © by Álvaro Felgueroso

“A Lorca Soundscape” is a new work­­ by bassist-composer Alexis Cuadrado, reflecting on Federico Garcia Lorca’s 1930 book, “Poeta en Nueva York”, with a series of jazz pieces that utilize Lorca’s poetry as lyrics.

Lorca lived in NYC for a few months in 1929-30 and he wrote a heartfelt set of poems that reflect on the culture shock and loneliness that he experienced at the time. The book is a raw social commentary that connects with themes that are still an important part of the American reality today, such as the economic inequalities, racial-social discrimination or the brutality of the urban landscape. “Poeta en Nueva York” deeply connects with the current socio-economic climate, the “Occupy” movement, and the general population discontent about how our system is working.