Manuel Valera -][- NEW CUBAN EXPRESS – [Mavo Records, 2012 | Review] –

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Composer, Eric Doob, John Benítez, Keyboardist, Manual Valera, Mauricio Herrera, Pianist, Tom Guarna, Yosvany Terry

Manuel Valera, New Cuban Express

Manuel Valera -][- NEW CUBAN EXPRESS – [Mavo Records, 2012 | Review] –

Over the years it’s been commonplace for me to spent endless hours listening to inventive and prolific jazz musicians. In this case, Cuban pianist and composer Manual Valera comes to mind. He is undoubtedly one that I frequent his body of work on any given opportunity. His latest project, “NEW CUBAN EXPRESS” is comprised of modern post-bop, adventurous and compelling compositions are embedded with these essential ingredients to seize and retain the attention of discriminating jazz and Latin Jazz aficionados globally.

Yosvany Terry Sextet -][- TODAY’S OPINION [Criss Cross, 2012]

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Jazz, Saxophone, Yosvany Terry

Yosvany Terry Sextet, TODAY'S OPINION

Yosvany Terry Sextet -][- TODAY’S OPINION [Criss Cross, 2012]

Yosvany Terry has helped redefine the Afro-Cuban and contemporary jazz idiom in the New York music scene. Mr. Terry’s new release Today’s Opinion reflects the growth of a young but mature composer in the international music scene. The music of this album reflects Mr. Terry’s deep cultural roots as well as the versatility of his musical styles. An extraordinary cast of musicians performs on this recording: Michael Rodriguez on trumpet, Osmany Paredes on piano, Yunior Terry on bass, Obed Calvaireon drums, Pedro Martinez on percussion and vocal, and Yosvany Terry on saxophones and chekere.

This exceptional, multilayered recording Today’s Opinion manages to be simultaneously accessible and profound; it signals the next phase of Mr. Terry’s distinctive personal vision.

This recording will be available for release February 21, 2012.

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Brian Lynch and Spheres of Influence ]|[ CONCLAVE VOL. 2 [Criss Cross]

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Brian Lynch, Jazz, Manuel Valera, Trumpet, Yosvany Terry

Alright Latin jazz aficionados, if you didn’t know now you no trumpet sensation Brian Lynch can certainly navigate his way through his sphere of influence to engrave his gifted signature into another fascinating body of work titled “CONCLAVE VOL. 2.” Not surprisingly, to make it happen this is what’s up Lynch called in a talented cast of musicians to do what they do best mix up a gumbo of potent Latin and jazz music to satisfy a diverse audience of music lovers! —Rob Young | The Urban Flux

Brian Lynch and Spheres of Influence - CONCLAVE VOL2

Brian Lynch and Spheres of Influence ]|[ CONCLAVE VOL. 2 [Criss Cross]

A versatile trumpeter able to navigate in both the Jazz and Latin music fields, Grammy Award winner Brian Lynch returns to the Criss Cross fold with ‘ConClave Volume 2‘, a tour-de-force for his revamped Spheres of Influence ensemble. Up-and-comers Yosvany Terry on alto, Manuel Valera on piano, with bassist Luques Curtis, drummer Justin Brown, and percussionist Pedro Martinez make the scene for a diverse set of mainly Lynch originals.

Mixing the Afro-Cuban beat with touches of samba and funk, Lynch comes up with his best concoction to date of spicy Latin sounds.

Release date: February 15th, 2011.

For more info about the Grammy Winning artist, please visit http://www.brianlynchjazz.com/biography/.

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