Nathan Eklund -][- CRAFTY CHRISTMAS – [OA2 Records, 2012 | Review] –

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Composer, Flügelhorn, Kevin-Anthony, Nathan Eklund, OA2 Records, Oscar Perez, Producer, Shawn Baltazor, Tom Dicarlo, Trumpet

Nathan Eklund, CRAFTY CHRISTMAS

Nathan Eklund -][- CRAFTY CHRISTMAS –Mp3– [OA2 Records, 2012 | Review]

As we approach the upcoming Christmas Season holiday music is beginning to emerge impeccably with expected side effects of cheer that fills the air with a fragrance draped in the spirit of love, peace and hope. Maybe it’s by happenstance regardless of our condition for our pleasure these sounds arrive with the sole purpose of inspiring us at this time of year. In this case, trumpeter, composer, flugelhorn and producer Nathan Eklund is one of those musical surprises this year for jazz (music) lovers to embrace his vision in the realm of traditional of holiday music captured in what he affectionately titled “CRAFTY CHRISTMAS” on OA2 Records.

Liam Sillery -][- Priorité – [OA2 Records, 2011] –

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Composer, Jesse Stacken, Liam Sillery, MATT BLOSTEIN, OA2 Records, Producer, Thomas Morgan, Trumpet, VINNIE SPERRAZZA

“Trumpeter Liam Sillery’s Phenomenology is so natural that only one word can be used to describe it: perfect.” –DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

Liam Sillery, Priorité

Liam Sillery -][- Priorité –Mp3– [OA2 Records, 2011] –

Following a recording that Downbeat magazine declared a “masterpiece” in it’s 2010 year-end edition, Sillery just proceeds on in doing what he does best – creating forward-looking, modern, articulate jazz with his tight knit ensemble of equally inspired improvisors.

Never creating obvious or overly predictable music, his trumpet solos are full of subtle surprises while his compositions are fresh and highly original. Sillery’s 5th solo outing on OA2 further reveals a singular artist in the prime of his artistic development.

Performers:
LIAM SILLERY: trumpet
MATT BLOSTEIN: alto saxophone
JESSE STACKEN: piano
THOMAS MORGAN: double bass
VINNIE SPERRAZZA: drums

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Grupo los Santos -][- CLAVE HEART – [OA2 Records, 2012] –

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Davis Ambrosio, Grupo los Santos, OA2 Records, Paul Carlon, Pete Smith, William 'Beaver' Bausch

Grupo Los Santos, CLAVE HEART

Grupo los Santos -][- CLAVE HEART – [OA2 Records, 2012] –

Grupo los Santos has been together for 15 years developing a strong following and individual sound, with a patented blend of Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Flamenco and NYC Jazz influences; creating unique, original rumba, samba, and funky acoustic music. Drawing from the traditional/folkloric music of the Americas, played with an open and spontaneous jazz sensibility, the band cuts a very atypical profile in New York’s Jazz and Latin Jazz scene. The band’s love and individual deep study of these musical traditions has born great fruits, both compositionally and in performance and execution. The sound is coherent, focused and intelligent-the music is both classic and forward-looking at the same time-and the expression is original, soulful, high-energy and transcendent of idiom.

Lynn Baker Quartet -][- Azure Intention [OA2 Records]

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Jazz, Lynn Baker, OA2 Records, Saxophone

Lynn Baker Quartet - Azure Intention

Lynn Baker Quartet -][- Azure Intention – [OA2 Records, 2010]

In addition to being a fluid, heartfelt improviser, Denver-based saxophonist, Lynn Baker composes with an ear for melody and a mind for artistic challenge. On Azure Intention, Baker’s debut recording for OA2 Records, he presents eight originals that were penned over the last 20 years.

Along with pianist Reggie Berg, drummer Paul Mullikin, and bassist Bijoux Barbosa, they create a cohesive, resonating statement ranging from Lament, an open wound responding to the impending first Gulf War, to the hard-driving swing of Into the Blues, and the strutting Appalachian Shuffle. —Amazon.com

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