Wednesday, September 30, 2015
FRANCE: Leila Olivesi - Utopia (2015)
1. Le Monde de Cyrano
2. Sunland (États et Empires du Soleil)
3. Night and Day
4. Revolutions
5. Con Calma
6. Symphonic Circle
7. Lune (États et Empires de la Lune)
8. Summer Wings
S'inspirant des voyages spatiaux imaginés par l'écrivain Cyrano de Bergerac au XVIIème siècle, la pianiste salue l'esprit utopiste et tous ceux qui rêvent à un monde meilleur.
Leïla Olivesi, piano, chant, compositions et arrangements
Manu Codjia, guitare
Yoni Zelnik, contrebasse
Donald Kontomanou, batterie
+ invité spécial : David Binney, saxophone alto
Album disponible en CD et numérique.
Sortie le 7 avril 2015
jazz&people / harmonia mundi
Commandez-le sur:
Fnac : http://musique.fnac.com/a8187103/Leil...
Amazon : http://www.amazon.fr/Utopia-Leïla-Olivesi/dp/B00TE80ZZO
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UK: Theo Travis' Double Talk - Transgression (Esoteric Recordings 2015)
The
Esoteric Antenna label is pleased to announce the release of the new album by internationally acclaimed British saxophone and flute player and
composer Theo Travis ‘Transgression’ his first solo album in eight years, with
his band ‘Double Talk’.
Theo Travis – who has worked with
many artists in the Prog, Jazz and Rock worlds such as Gong, Soft Machine
Legacy, The Tangent, Bill Nelson, Keith Tippett and with Robert Fripp in Travis
& Fripp – has put together a band of progressive jazz stars for the record.
Travis is well known for his collaborations with Steven Wilson, appearing on
all four of his solo albums as well as recordings with Porcupine Tree and No
Man and he has been touring internationally with the Steven Wilson Band from
his first solo tour in 2011 up until the current tour.
http://www.theotravis.com
http://shop.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=5099
USA: Hayden Chisholm - Breve (Pirouet 2015)
01. Patche (07:58)
02. Barely a Moon (08:27)
03. Tinkerbell Swing (05:55)
04. The Elf of Plants (05:16)
05. Augmented Waltz (04:44)
06. Pass a Cage, Lea (07:06)
07. So It Goes (07:17)
08. Inebriate Waltz (08:03)
09. Fly (06:14)
Hayden Chisholm - alto saxophone
John Taylor - piano
Matt Penman - bass
Pirouet
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
USA: Freddy Sklenar's Equinox Jazz Group-Blue Turtle (2015)
When Freddy Sklenar asked me to write the liner notes for this album, I agreed without hesitation. But where it was very easy to listen to Freddy's first album, it turns out that writing lining notes is not so easy - to put one's enjoyment of art into words is far more difficult than to simply enjoy the art!
Even so, here goes: As I listened to Blue Turtle, I felt as though I was on a cross-country train trip, sipping a glass of wine and watching the world go by. There are a few standards thrown in to complete the atmosphere, but this album mostly features the clever and emotional songwriting of Freddy Sklenar. The songs are a fresh take on an old tradition. With the beautiful, tuneful Song For Annie (which Freddy wrote for his beautiful bride) and the haunting, somber Wisconsin Winter, Freddy and his group created a diverse tapestry of sounds and textures that took me on a singular journey through stark cold emptiness and spring flowers.
The personality of each musician shines big on this album. Paul Brandt's playful and innovative exposition on Happiness Break is a perfect compliment to Freddy's soulful tenor playing on Johnny Green's Body & Soul. Todd Bartlett's gut-busting solo on the title track, Blue Turtle Blues, is just dirty enough to make you long for a shot of Kentucky Bourbon, and Karl Anderson and Dave Barneson are a swinging' team that create a solid underpinning for the whole recording.
This is beautiful, joyful music, full of all the bits and pieces that define art as it responds to life! Enjoy the ride!
CDBABY
SPAIN/RUSSIA/DENMARK: Roman Miroshnichenko, José Antonio Rodríguez & Henrik Andersen-World of Guitar Trio: Perfect Strangers(2015)
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GERMANY: UGO – Fish Tales( Aut Records 2015)
Federico Eterno – alto sax and clarinet
Marco Papa – electric guitar
Gioele Pagliaccia – drums
UGO plays saxophone, guitar, drums and clarinet, and is split in three distinct elements.
UGO lives in Berlin, but gets inspiration from different parts of the world and tries to synthesize his experiences through original compositions.
UGO grew up listening to punk, jazz, european free jazz, african percussions and Bach, and it blends all these elements in the melting pot of its own improvisations and compositions.
He is bold and unafraid of breaking rules, especially those hindering the flux of his own creativity.
Aut Records
Monday, September 28, 2015
USA: Christian Tamburr-Voyage(2015)
Christian Tamburr is an internationally touring vibraphonist and pianist, accomplished on drums as well as world and orchestral percussion. Downbeat Magazine recognized him with the “Outstanding Solo Jazz Performer” award and the “2013 Critics Choice Top Rising Star” award on vibraphone. He currently leads the critically acclaimed Christian Tamburr Quintet around the world, with recent performances in Shanghai, China and Doha, Qatar as an Ambassador to Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Christian is the developer and director of Ignite the Arts, a touring educational outreach program, designed to help inspire and revitalize the arts in public schools. He is on staff as the 2014 ‘Artist in Residence’ at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida. Christian is currently the Musical Director and featured musical performer for Vegas Nocturne, a Spiegelworld Production based in Las Vegas.
Christian has performed on vibraphone as special guest with pianist Dave Brubeck, as a solo percussionist with Michael Feinstein, and opened for Harry Connick Jr. He has performed private concerts for NBA basketball legend Michael Jordan, and was hired to entertain at the highly publicized surprise birthday party for actress Julia Roberts in New York City. Christian’s first album “Move” was released as a part of a Starbucks Gift Set available around the US. From 2006 till 2008 Christian toured as pianist and musical director for Julio Iglesias. He joined Cirque du Soleil in 2009 as an assistant composer and musical director for a new show in Macau, China.
Christian first started performing jazz at the age of 14, now 33, he has had the opportunity to tour and perform with many of the jazz legends including, Clark Terry, James Moody, Bunky Green, Kenny Barron, Benny Green, Milt Hinton, Bucky Pizarelli, Tal Farlow, Nicolas Payton, Billy Drummond, Matt Wilson, Eric Marienthal, Marcus Printup, Nicolas Payton, Mark Murphy, Clint Holmes, and Rene Marie.
Over the past 8 years, Christian and his group have performed at some of the most prestigious venues around the world including The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington DC), Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola at Lincoln Center (NYC), The Blue Note (NYC), Ravinia (Chicago), The Brubeck Institute (Stockton, CA) Yoshi’s Jazz Club (Oakland, CA), Pizza Express Dean Street (London), Olympia Theater (Paris), Jazz at the St. Regis (Doha, Qatar), The Central (Shanghai, China), Motion Blue (Tokyo), Monte Casino (Cape Town, South Africa), The Bellagio Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), The North Sea Jazz Festival (Amsterdam), The Atlanta Jazz Festival, The San Jose Jazz Festival, The Chandler Jazz Festival, and the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. Since 2006, Christian has produced “The Jazz at Sea” music spotlight, performing and featuring some of the top names in jazz onboard Regent and Oceania Cruises.
Christian works as a producer, arranger, and composer in many genres. His music can be heard on TV, full-length motion pictures, and on-stage productions around the world. Famed magicians Penn and Teller hired Christian as a consultant to write and teach them music for their stage show in Las Vegas. As an educator and lecturer, Christian travels to High Schools and Colleges presenting workshops and master classes on performance, composition, arranging, and music business. He also presents leadership and teambuilding workshops to executives at Fortune 500 Companies highlighting unique attributes found both on stage and in a corporate environment.
The Christian Tamburr Quartet, Trio, and Duo project recordings include: Move 2006, Arrivals 2007, Traveling South 2008, Conversations 2011, and Places 2012 released under Tamburr World Wide Productions. Christian is endorsed by Receptor Muse, Pro-Mark Sticks and Mallets, and plays exclusively Musser Vibraphones.
Website – www.christiantamburr.com
CANADA:Thomas Carbou – Other Colors of Hekátê (2015)
THOMAS CARBOU
"Other Colors of Hekátê"
with David Binney & Jim Black
01. Touareg
02. Mademoiselle elle
03. Chercher le vent
04. Colors
05. Curable
06. Sao Luis / Petra G
07. Nossé effa
08. Petra S
09 . Née en août
10 . Tribal quest
11. Carpates (intro)
12. Prince des Carpates
(total 61'13")
Thomas Carbou : 8-string guitar, vocal, loops & electronics
David Binney : alto saxophone
Jim Black : drums
Thomas Carbou
FRANCE/LEBANON: Ibrahim Maalouf Nouveaux albums : Red & Black Light et Kalthoum Sortie le 25/09/2015
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Ibrahim Maalouf
Nouveaux albums : Red & Black Light et Kalthoum
Sortie le 25/09/2015
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Ibrahim
Maalouf revient le 25 septembre avec deux albums très personnels qui
sortent le même jour et sont des hommages aux femmes. Red & Black Light
est une ode à la femme d’aujourd’hui et à son rôle fondamental dans
l’espoir d’un avenir meilleur. Axé sur une esthétique très actuelle,
électro, voire pop, cet album contient des compositions d'Ibrahim
Maalouf et une reprise de Beyoncé. Kalthoum, quant à lui, célèbre
les femmes qui ont bouleversé le cours de l’histoire, et en particulier
une figure emblématique, véritable monument de l’histoire du peuple
arabe, Oum Kalthoum. Ibrahim Maalouf y "transcrit" avec le pianiste
Frank Woeste dans un jazz métissé et innovant
l’un des plus grands succès de la diva égyptienne : « Alf Leila Wa
Leila » (« Les Mille et une Nuits »).
Nous découvrons aujourd'hui un extrait
de Red & Black Light avec Eric Legnini (Claviers), François Delporte
(Guitare), Stephane Galland (Batterie) et Ibrahim Maalouf à la
trompette et aux claviers.
Pour écouter et diffuser Red & Black Light :
Sunday, September 27, 2015
BRAZIL/FRANCE: BOOKINGS: Pellegrino Live Music
ULF WAKENIUS TRIO
LURRIE BELL
BARBARA DENNERLEIN
YILIAN CAÑIZARES
ORQUESTRA DO FUBA
Europe/Asia (Sep/Oct)
Brasil (September)
Latin America Aug/Sep)
Latin America (September/October)
EUROPA/ASIA
USA/Denmark: Jack Walrath - Unsafe At Any Speed (SteepleChase 2015)
Jack Walrath - trumpet
Abraham Burton - tenor saxophone
George Burton - piano
Boris Kozlov - bass
Donald Edwards - drums
Tracks
1. Happiness Really Is a Warm Puppy! 8:58
2. Religion 8:49
3. End the Beguine 8:06
4. Beauty Is a Dangerous Thing 8:20
5. Why Not 8:59
6. Bobby Timmons 7:05
7. Unsafe At Any Speed 6:30
8. What Would I Do Without Her 10:04
9. They Say His Head Might Have Been Fat, But His Heart Was Even Fatter 6:01
USA: Jonathan Kreisberg-WAVE UPON WAVE(2014)
1. Wave Upon Wave (9:20)
2. Until You Know (8:27)
3. Stella by Starlight (5:19)
4. Wild Animals We've Seen (6:13)
5. Being Human (8:47)
6. From The Ashes (9:57)
7. The Spin (7:51)
8. Peace (8:25)
JONATHAN KREISBERG - GUITAR
WILL VINSON -SAXOPHONE (PIANO ON TRACK 3)
RICK ROSATO -BASS
COLIN STRANAHAN -DRUMS
KEVIN HAYS -PIANO (TRACKS 1,5,6, AND 7)
Guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg has been steadily building his name as one
of the brightest young stars in Jazz. His style and approach has
created a strong following of fans around the world as he toured and
recorded extensively with his own groups as well artists such as Dr.
Lonnie Smith, who says of kreisberg "He is a passionate musician with
great vision, and he is constantly in fiery pursuit of innovation."
On
WAVE UPON WAVE Jonathan, along with alto saxophone genius Will
Vinson, the amazing Kevin Hays (on piano for half of the program)
and the young rhythm section team of Rick Rosato and Colin Stranahan
creates modern jazz that combines tradition, instrumental virtuosity,
modern soundscapes and influences from every corner of the world (and
beyond).
In the liner notes Jonathan describes his
process of composing/improvising and the inspiration of the title
"Relentlessly breaking on the shore, and each bringing forth the codes
of the past…But also from the depths comes something new"
Saturday, September 26, 2015
FINLAND/GERMANY: Kari Ikonen Trio-Beauteous Tales and Offbeat Stories (Ozella 2015)
from the Ozella Music album Beauteous Tales and Offbeat Stories by Kari Ikonen Trio
Kari Ikonen: piano
Ara Yaralyan: double bass
Markku Ounaskari: drums
UK: Partikel-String Theory (Whirlwind Recordings 2015)
The third album from London-based band Partikel, featuring strings.
Personnel | Album Credits
Duncan Eagles - saxophonesMax Luthert - double bass
Eric Ford - drums
Benet McLean - violin
Dave Le Page - violin
Carmen Flores - viola
Mathew Sharp - cello
Whirlwind Recordings
USA: Pianist Harold Mabern Assembles All Star Lineup for Afro Blue
Pianist Harold Mabern Assembles
All Star Lineup for Afro Blue -
Available April 14 on Smoke Sessions Records
Album Features Special Guests Gregory Porter,
Norah Jones, Jane Monheit, Kurt Elling,
Alexis Cole, Among Others
"...an endlessly soulful hard-bopper..." - The New York Times
With Afro Blue, his second album for Smoke Sessions Records, Harold Mabern
has taken a compelling new angle on his exceptionally creative musical
vision. But for those who are truly familiar with this extraordinary
pianist's talents, it is a project that is long overdue. While he may be
best known for his powerful playing while soloing or driving so many of
jazz' finest hornmen to spectacular heights of fire and thunder, Mabern
has enjoyed a reputation among vocalists as one of the music's most
sensitive and stimulating accompanists for more than 50 years - ever
since his early days playing with the unparalleled Betty Carter.
On
this album, Mabern has selected five of his favorite vocalists -- who
also just happen to be some of the most popular and respected singers on
today's scene -- and is featuring them as special guests in the company
of his own outstanding ensemble. Gregory Porter, Norah Jones, Jane Monheit, Kurt Elling and Alexis Cole perform individually alongside Mabern's regular ensemble of Eric Alexander on tenor sax and the bass/drums tandem of John Webber and Joe Farnsworth; plus additional guests, trombonist Steve Turre and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt on four and six tracks respectively. Eminent guitarist Peter Bernstein is featured on one track as well.
"I
love to play for singers," explains the pianist. "I feel honored and
flattered that these wonderful vocalists would want to be part of my
little project. I feel good when singers say they love the way you play.
That's a very special compliment."
Despite
the wide variety of personnel, the album is fully cohesive and artfully
conceived, with Mabern's soulful, blues-rooted style of piano
expression as its radiant nucleus. The repertoire of 14 pieces is a
fascinating assemblage of standards, jazz classics, Mabern originals and
a couple of unexpected contemporary hit songs - all performed in
captivating fashion and constructed upon marvelous arrangements. Of the
four Mabern originals, three are dedications to jazz immortals.
The
album opens and closes with two of the homages - both instrumentals.
"The Chief" (for John Coltrane) is for quintet, appropriately modal and
fiery; and the trio piece "Bobby, Benny, Jymie, Lee, Bu" closes with a
tribute to that edition of Blakey's Jazz Messengers in the funky hard
bop flavor those five giants brought to their classic version of Bobby
Timmons' "Moanin'". The trio is also featured on a sizzling rendition of
John 'Moz' Farnsworth's "Mozzin'" fired up by his brother's drumming.
The other instrumental, Steely Dan's biggest hit "Do It Again," is a
feature for Bernstein's guitar wizardry. A third Mabern original, "Such
Is Life," features Alexis Cole deftly handling Mabern's lyrics and
infectious melody, with the three horns providing a backdrop somewhere
between calypso and highlife.
Gregory
Porter is featured on two pieces, a vividly smoking take on the Mongo
Santamaria/Oscar Brown Jr. title cut, with Mabern stoking in classic
Afro-Cuban piano mode; and in a delightful easy groove on the fourth
Mabern original "The Man from Hyde Park" - a dedication to Herbie
Hancock. Norah Jones brings her highly personal style to Bloom &
Mercer's "Fools Rush In," smoothly swinging over Blakey-ish horns; and
in an enchanting, intimate duet with Mabern on Gordon Parks' lovely
"Don't Misunderstand." Jane Monheit is buoyantly spirited on Oakland
& Hammerstein's "I'll Take Romance," and mesmerizing on Wood &
Mellin's gorgeous "My One and Only Love." Bird's bop icon "Billie's
Bounce" is a rip-roaring sojourn in scat by the remarkable Kurt Elling,
while the acclaimed vocalist aptly demonstrates his ballad mastery with a
most poignant take on Robinson & Burdge's exquisite "Portrait of
Jennie." A fortunate serendipity on the Anne Murray mega-hit, Randy
Goodrum's "You Needed Me" - which was slated to be an instrumental
feature for Alexander's robust tenor - caused Mabern to call an audible
when he heard Elling sing the first few words as he was about to depart
the studio. The deeply moving results show how magic can be born by
chance.
Mabern
is unequivocally enthusiastic about this new album: "Wow! I can't
believe we pulled all of it off. Everybody involved did a ten-star job.
Simply beautiful!"
Dazzling
vocal artistry, impeccable musicianship, imaginative soloing, and that
elusive substance of true synergy focused by the singular vision of a
brilliant artist make Afro Blue a truly special experience. For Harold Mabern,
whose enormous accomplishments as a leader are sometimes eclipsed by
his reputation for helping so many Jazz heavyweights realize their own
musical visions, Afro Blue is further testimony to his own legend.
Harold Mabern · Afro Blue
Smoke Sessions Records · Release Date: April 14, 2015
For more information on Harold Mabern, please visit HaroldMabern.JazzGiants.
For more information on Smoke Sessions Records,
please visit SmokeSessionsRecords.com
For media information, please contact:
DL Media · 610-667-0501
Maureen McFadden · maureen@dlmediamusic.com
Serving the Finest in Jazz Since 1988
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and bios) on all DL Media artists can be found at our website: dlmediamusic.com
Friday, September 25, 2015
USA: Pianist Orrin Evans Forms All-Star Trio Featuring Christian McBride and Karriem Riggins for The Evolution of Oneself - Available September 11 on Smoke Sessions Records
Pianist Orrin Evans Forms All-Star Trio
Featuring Christian McBride and Karriem Riggins for
The Evolution of Oneself - Available September 11
on Smoke Sessions Records
Album Spans Jazz, Neo-Soul, Hip-Hop, and Country
in Reflection of Personal Growth
"...he
brings a bold intensity to the piano, seemingly informed by McCoy
Tyner's voicings and a heavyweight boxer's roundhouse punches." - NPR.org
Pianist Orrin Evans takes stock of the pivotal moments that shape the trajectory of a life on The Evolution of Oneself, his scintillating new release on Smoke Sessions Records.
The album is itself a landmark in Evans' musical evolution, introducing
a remarkable new piano trio with two longtime associates but first-time
collaborators: bassist Christian McBride and drummer Karriem Riggins.
The result is a raw and thrilling excursion incorporating a startlingly
wide range of influences, from jazz and neo-soul to country and
hip-hop.
As suggested by the title, The Evolution of Oneself
explores deeply personal terrain, with Evans reflecting on the road
he's traveled to become the man and musician he is today. "This album is
about personal evolution," he explains. "For me, there have been
different moments or people in my life that have made me evolve. You can
call it change, but ultimately you're still the same person from the
day you came out of your mother's womb. But you evolve, and that process
is what this record is about."
Through
25 albums as a leader and co-leader, including his neo-soul/acid jazz
ensemble Luv Park and the bracing collective trio Tarbaby, Evans has
always followed a vigorously individual path. The Evolution of Oneself
is no exception, with Evans setting a pace that brings out fiery,
gut-churning playing from both McBride and Riggins - two of modern
jazz's most renowned and distinctive voices in their own rights.
McBride,
of course, shares Evans' Philadelphia origins, roots that both have
taken great pride in over the course of their careers. But despite only a
three-year difference in age, they've only worked together a handful of
times, never on record. Evans met Riggins more than two decades ago,
prior to his move to New York; Riggins later stayed with Evans and
fellow Philly expat Duane Eubanks in their New York City apartment upon
his own move to the city. Still, it wasn't until a recent tour under
Riggins' leadership that the two shared any significant stage time
together. The Evolution of Oneself finally
provided the long-overdue opportunity for Evans to collaborate with both
of them, forming a powerhouse new trio in the process.
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The
album is framed by three very different takes on the Jerome Kern/Oscar
Hammerstein standard "All the Things You Are," a song which Evans says
represents the most important factor in his own personal evolution: his
family. The lyrics, he explains, captures the support and devotion that
his wife, Dawn Warren Evans,
has provided through the ups and downs of a career in jazz. "My
evolution is based on the past twenty years with this woman who's had my
back and accepted all the things I am," he says.
The couple recites those lyrics together over an electronica track produced by their youngest son, Matthew Evans,
on the penultimate version. (Older son Miles doesn't appear, but
provided the inspiration for two tracks, "For Miles" and "Tsagli's
Lean.") The album opens with an up-tempo run through the tune that sets
the spirited tone for what is to come, while it closes with a languorous
reimagining featuring McBride's dirge-like bowed bass and the haunting,
soulful moan of vocalist JD Walter. 17-year-old
Matthew also produced the hip hop-tinged "Genisis" interludes that
pepper the album, culled from his home recordings of his father and
mixed by bassist/producer Anthony Tidd, famed for his work with both The
Roots and Steve Coleman's Five Elements.
While The Evolution of Oneself takes the concept more literally than usual, an Orrin Evans
recording session is always a family affair, with a party atmosphere
and guests stopping by whether they end up contributing or not. "Being
in the studio and doing what I do is no different than a cookout on a Saturday night," Evans says, and that openness is reflected in the raucous verve of this album.
The date's other special guest is guitarist Marvin Sewell,
responsible for its most surprising moment: the country-blues slide
guitar that introduces the traditional Americana folk song "Wildwood
Flower," made famous by the Carter Family. His introduction to the song
came via drummer Matt Wilson, and Evans' rendition is dedicated to
Wilson's late wife Felicia. While one might not expect to hear a country
music influence coming from Evans, the beauty of the song is undeniable
-- and he naturally turns the down-home feel inside out and makes it
wholly his own.
Beyond
McBride's involvement, Philly is well represented on the album. The
sultry R&B groove of Grover Washington Jr.'s "A Secret Place" offers
the chance for both to pay homage to the late saxophonist, who resided
in Mt. Airy, the same Philadelphia neighborhood that Evans has long
called home. "One of my only musical regrets is not recording with
Grover Washington Jr.," Evans admits. "He was really cool and he lived
right around the corner, but at that time in my life I didn't understand
how accessible he was. I don't think people know how bad he was as a saxophonist, as a musician, and as an artist."
Evans
credits Philadelphia trumpeter Jafar Barron as one of the key players
in the development of the neo-soul movement, and tips with hat with
Barron's composition "Jewels and Baby Yaz." Bassist Jon Michel's
swinging "Sweet Sid" was written in memory of pianist Sid Simmons, a
mentor to Evans and countless young Philly jazz musicians.
The album is rounded out by a loose-limbed, sharp-angled take on "Autumn Leaves," the airy ballad "February 13th"
by bassist and fellow Tarbaby member Eric Revis, and a half-dozen Evans
originals representing the impressive reach of his stylistic
imagination. With this album Evans marks a profound breakthrough in his
personal evolution, one that has progressed beyond categories and into
the realm of unfettered expression.
"The Evolution of Oneself" was recorded live in New York at Sear Sound's Studio C
on a Sear-Avalon custom console at 96KHz/24bit and mixed to ½" analog tape
using a Studer mastering deck. Available in audiophile HD format.
Upcoming Release Performances for The Evolution of Oneself:
September 10 - 13 / Smoke Jazz & Supper Club / New York, NY
feat. Luques Curtis and Clarence Penn w/ special guests Steve Wilson (9/10),
JD Walter (9/11), Paul Bollenback (9/12), and Antonio Hart (9/13)
September 17 / New Brunswick Jazz Society / New Brunswick, NJ
feat. Luques Curtis and Mark Whitfield Jr.
September 18 - 19 / Chris' Jazz Cafe / Philadelphia, PA
feat. Luques Curtis and Mark Whitfield Jr. w/ special guest Sean Jones
Orrin Evans · The Evolution of Oneself
Smoke Sessions Records · Release Date: September 11, 2015
For more information on Orrin Evans, please visit: OrrinEvansMusic.com
For media information, please contact:
DL Media · 610-667-0501
Maureen McFadden · maureen@dlmediamusic.com
Information and press materials (including album covers, promotional photos
and bios) on all DL Media artists can be found at our website: dlmediamusic.com
Serving the finest in jazz since 1988
USA/UK: MoonJune distributes "Whistle Blower" album by Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble in the USA
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GILAD ATZMON & THE ORIENT HOUSE ENSEMBLE
"The Whistle Blower"
Distributed in the USA by MoonJune Music
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Dear Friends in Music
MoonJune Records is now distributing and marketing in the USA the latest album of Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble, the semimal "The Whistle Blower", originally released on Atzmon's Fanfare Jazz label in the UK.
GILAD ATZMON: alto & soprano saxophone, clarinet, accordion, guitar, vocals; FRANK HARRISON: piano, keyboards, vocals; YARON STAVI: double bass, electric bass, vocals; CHRIS HIGGINBOTTOM: drums, vocals; plus special guests TALI ATZMON vocals; ANONIO FEOLA: vocals.
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**** (4 stars) - John Fordham, The Guardian, UK
***** (5 stars) - Michael Tucker, Jazz Journal Magazine, UK
**** (4
stars) The Whistleblower succeeds in consolidating the sometimes
competing aspects of Gilad Atzmon’s musical personality into a more
complete, unified artistic statement than was apparent on several of his
previous albums. - Stuart Nicholson, JazzWise Magazine, UK (cover story)
***** (5 stars) - Trevor LaBonte, The Ugly Truth, UK
**** (4 stars) - Ian Mann, The Jazz Mann, UK
**** (4 stars) - Stephen Graham, Marlbank, UK
"One of the most enjoyable releases of the year so far. - Tim Stenhouse, UK Vibe
"Atzmon … as
forthright in his music as in his opinions, as witty and playful, as
deadly serious, as exuberant and intense, as romantic and sentimental,
as visceral and pugilistic, and as generally bursting with personality.
This is a man who appears to live life at a higher, wilder, riskier
level than most of us have the energy for." - Peter Bacon, The Jazz Breakfast, UK
"The
Whistle Blower is beautiful in many ways. It leaves the listener with
melodies to savor. It is balanced, well delivered and the varied menu is
sure to cater for many tastes. On the album sleeve, Gilad Atzmon states
that the compositions are about love, nostalgia, devotion and
simplicity — and that he hopes the listener enjoys listening to is as
much as the band enjoyed making it. I think it is safe to say that has
been achieved." - Sammy Stein, Something Else, USA
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JAZZ PAPERS: The Improvisative - Tracy McMullen / The Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation Studies
This essay explores the ramifications of musical improvisation for understanding self and other. It suggests that musical improvisation may offer insights into a conception of self and other different from the dominant model found in most cultural theory. It is my contention that contemporary cultural theory is too beholden to Hegelian notions of the self as created through the field of the Other and the concomitant emphasis on “recognition” as the central factor in the construction of the subject. This emphasis on recognition is, in part, instilled through the theory of the performative put forward by Jacques Derrida and Judith Butler. I will detail my concerns with this theory and then offer an alternative way to understand the relation of self and other, one that focuses on “generosity” rather than“recognition.” I describe this as a theory of the “improvisative.” (Read & Download)
http://tracymcmullen.com
http://tracymcmullen.com
Thursday, September 24, 2015
GERMANY: ANDREAS HERTEL TRIO/MARTIN SCHULTE QUARTET/JOSEP-MARIA BALANYÀ (Laika 2015)
feat. Dusko Goykovich /
Tony Lakatos
"Keepin' The Spirit"
MARTIN SCHULTE QUARTET
feat. Frederik Köster
"Walking Distance"
"Don't Mind"
Koproduktion mit
Radio Bremen
GREECE/GERMANY: Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet -Eight Winds (ECM)
The distinctive cry of Sokratis Sinopoulos’ lyra has previously been heard on ECM recordings of Charles Lloyd/Maria Farantouri (Athens Concert) and Eleni Karaindrou (The Weeping Meadow, Elegy of the Uprooting, Medea). Sokratis has played a key role in the revival of interest in the lyra in Greece, both in traditional music contexts and in the shaping of new music. To see him in concert for the first time is to marvel at the range of emotion and expression conveyed through the lyra and the power of the sound projected from this small, bowed instrument.
Eight Winds, the debut album of the quartet and Sokratis’s leader debut for ECM, was produced by Manfred Eicher at Sierra Studios in Athens in April 2014. The reflective compositions and yearning ballads on the album cede the central melodic role to the lyra, sensitively supported by the piano of Yann Keerim and the subtle bass and drums of Dimitris Tsekouras and Dimitris Emmanuel.
But there is more happening here than a cross-referencing of folk instrument and jazz trio.
“We’re not ‘fusing’ anything,” Sinopolous cautions. “Each of us has acquired and internalized a lot of knowledge and experience of different styles, before approaching the others. The spirit of the recording session, and also with Manfred Eicher’s direction as producer, was very free. In my one recommendation to the other players, the night before the session, I said: ‘Especially in the solos, if you find yourself playing something that could be easily described as ‘jazz’ or ‘folk’ or ‘classical’, then try and avoid it. Without censoring ourselves, let’s find instead the common roots of our improvising’.” One unifying factor is “the basic modality, which we all relate to, because of our backgrounds.”
USA: Cecile McLorin Salvant- For One to Love (Mack Avenue 2015)
“I can look at many of these songs, and see that this is an event that really happened, or a feeling I’ve lived through myself,” McLorin Salvant explains. “That’s what makes it so difficult to share. It’s almost like a diary entry.” Mack Avenue
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
USA: Herb Alpert- Come Fly With Me (2015)
UK/SWITZERLAND: Trio Lost Frequency- Found Frequency (Leo 2015)
60 kg pure avant-guarde (original Swiss, smoked), 55 kg warm modern chamber (Swedish/Danish variety), 64 kg percussive spice (Swiss/South American mix), take a performance space and fill with people who have open minds and ears. Add an interesting backdrop and have some dramatic lighting, then introduce the ingredients, give them time to react and interact, blend or separate, grow, fall silent and change colour according to the chemistry between them, the audience, and the ambient place and time. Consume while making. Enjoy!