Stephane Belmondo -][- The Same As It Never Was Before – [Sunnyside, 2011] –

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Composer, Drummer, Flügelhorn, Stephane Belmondo, Sunnyside Records, Trumpet

Stephane Belmondo, The Same As It Never Was Before

Stephane Belmondo -][- The Same As It Never Was Before –Mp3– [Sunnyside, 2011] –

Stephane Belmondo (born Hyères, Var, July 8, 1967) is a French jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and drummer. Including recordings made with his brother Lionel Belmondo and Yusef Lateef,[1] he won the best French album category (L’Album français de l’année) in 2003, 2004 and 2005,in the French Victoires du Jazz awards.

Along with his brother he is noted for tribute albums that involve the musicians being honored.

Two New Releases by vocalist Luciana Souza -][- BOOK OF CHET & Duos III available on Sunnyside Records

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David Piltch, Female Vocalist, Jay Bellerose, Larry Koonse, Luciana Souza, Romero Lubambo, Sunnyside Records, Toninho Horta

Luciana Souza, BOOK OF CHET

Luciana Souza -][- BOOK OF CHET –Mp3– [Sunnyside Records, 2012] –

Something happens to me every time I hear Chet Baker sing. There is something he gets at with his interpretations – a quiet loneliness – that I crave in music. Chet is able to transport me to a place, and to keep me there for the duration of the song.

Through his singing I have become intimate with solitude. This record is an attempt to articulate the world that Chet’s music takes me to… Luciana Souza.

Russ Lossing Releases Solo Piano Tribute Album Drum Music – Music of Paul Motian

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Composer, Paul Motian, Piano, Russ Lossing, Sunnyside Records

Out July 17, 2012 on Sunnyside Records

Russ Lossing, Drum Music – Music-of- Paul-motian

The music of the legendary drummer/composer Paul Motian has inspired generations of open-minded musicians. Motian’s singular compositional and percussive voices shaped the world of jazz for over 50 years. Unfortunately, Motian passed away in November 2011, an iconic figure silenced.

Like so many musicians, pianist and composer Russ Lossing found inspiration in Motian’s accomplishments and collaboration. His new release Drum Music was recorded as a tribute to Motian, both as a musician and a friend. Lossing recorded ten of Motian’s original compositions on the occasion of the drummer’s 80th birthday (March 25, 2011). The release has since been turned into a tribute to the master.

PIANIST AARON GOLDBERG & COMPOSER/ARRANGER GUILLERMO KLEIN JOIN FORCES ON BIENESTAN, SET FOR JUNE 14 RELEASE ON SUNNYSIDE RECORDS

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Aaron Goldberg, Guillermo Klein, Jazz, Piano, Sunnyside Records

FEATURING MATT PENMAN, ERIC HARLAND, MIGUEL ZENÓN & CHRIS CHEEK

AARON GOLDBERG & GUILLERMO KELIN - BIENESTAN

“Selfless in all the right ways. Doesn’t set out to demonstrate virtuosity, speed, or heat, though all three are at his disposal. He’s versatile and impressive, and he swings hard.” – The New York Times

“One of the great pleasures of following today’s jazz lies in introducing people to the music of Argentine composer and pianist Guillermo Klein…a new breed of Latin jazz, the seamless mix of folkloric forms and jazz instrumentation and whatever classical
or pop influences come to mind.” – National Public Radio

LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS
FROM BIENESTAN: “BURRITO” & “ANITA”

Two creative forces and fellow Sunnyside recording artists – gifted pianist Aaron Goldberg and the brilliant and enigmatic composer-arranger Guillermo Klein – join together for a collection of potent originals and provocative interpretations of jazz standards on Bienestan. A collaboration in the truest sense, this followup to Goldberg’s acclaimed 2010 trio outing, Home, and Klein’s stunning 2010 recording, Domador de Huellas: Music of “Cuchi” Leguizamon, has Goldberg and Klein paired on acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes electric piano, respectively, accompanied by the stellar rhythm tandem of bassist Matt Penman and Goldberg’s longtime drummer Eric Harland. Special guests Miguel Zenón on alto sax and Chris Cheek on tenor and soprano saxes augment the proceedings on five tracks.