Tom comes back here with an organic , magical dream team/cast of international musicians as Eddie Brown on Pianos , Antoine Katz on Bass and Kamil Rustam on Acoustic Guitar , mixing and arranging the yummy jam with soulful house ,latin or afro spices in a groovy , contemporary jazz house saucepan . Good Appetite ! released November 26, 2021
Tom Glide feat. Sophia Ripley A Deep Love ( Tom Glide / Sophia Ripley ) Sophia Ripley : Lead Vocals Eddie Brown : Acoustic Piano , Rhodes Piano Antoine Katz : Electric Bass Kamil Rustam : Acoustic Guitar Tom Glide : Synths , Percussions , Keyboards Programmation Patrick Smadja : Production Coordinator , Percussions , Acoustic Ouichechla Website
Roberto Magris(Italy)-Match Point Composer: Roberto Magris Album: Roberto Magris-Match Point Label: JMood Records On Match Point, his latest album, Italian pianist and composer Roberto Magris gathered together a brilliant line-up of accomplished musicians: Alfredo Chacon – Vibraphone And Percussion, Dion Kerr – Bass, Rodolfo Zuniga – Drums on what can be described as a festival of rhythms and styles from bebop, to blues, and Latin. His signature style and imaginative arrangements put a new spin on compositions by Richard Kermode, McCoy Tyner, Thelonious Monk and Randy Weston along with four originals that blend into the mix like a charm. One of the special beauties of the album lies in the delicate balance and fusion between piano and vibraphone radiating a warm melodic atmosphere filled with generous spaces to improvise. Plenty of surprises, the album takes off with Yours is The Light, made famous by Santana on his Welcome album. Of course, there’s no guitar here, nevertheless, Roberto Magris takes it to new jazz heights while maintaining its Latin edge and beauty. It is a pity that Kermode died young; he would have been so proud to hear his composition wearing these new clothes. Searching for Peace is a 15-minute long rendition of McCoy Tyner’s ballad, an opportunity for subtle improvising and rhythm changes. The sunny Samba for Jade is another showcase of the virtuosic piano-vibes pair based on a memorable melodic theme signed by Magris. Magic Blues, is exactly what the title promises: blues made magic by a combination of extended solos of vibes and piano. On Thelonious Monk’s Reflections, the pianist takes the liberty to surprise us with an imaginative version that maintains a beautiful fluidity through the fast-changing harmonies. Caban Bamboo Highlife retains the festive mood and alert rhythms of the original piece, bringing forward the outstanding art of Rodolfo Zuniga. Without the horn section blowing on the original, the sound is smoother and graceful yet not losing its playfulness. Match Point the title track, another original, goes vibrant and swinging, the band is going over the top in a frenetic ride. To use just one keyword to describe this album: splendid! Roberto Magris @ JMood Records
Ramiro Pinheiro(Spain/Brazil)-Limão Composer: Djavan Album: Limão Label: Brasounds Productions “Limão” is a song written by the great Djavan. It is the opening track for his album “Novena”, announcing the fresh upbeat spirit of that album. This version is an homage to him by these exponents of the new Brazilian Jazz: Ramiro Pinheiro, Rodrigo Balduino, Pedrinho Augusto. Special guest Nahor Gomes is the first trumpeter in SP Jazz Symphony Orchestra, member of Banda Mantiqueira, and has worked with João Donato, Milton Nascimento, Chico Buarque, to name a few. WebsiteCD Store
Brazzmatazz(Belgium) – Fistycuffs (live) Album: Live At JGG Studio Brazzmatazz returns with “Live At JGG Studio”, a selection of brassband bangers from a recent live session containing five brand new songs and two classics. Join them on this half hour taster of their energetic, steampunk-drenched live shows, with styles ranging from drum ‘n bass over funk to a trip to the Balkans, and even a pirate song! With new contributions from three of their saxophone players and a lone trumpeter, this truly was a group effort in writing as much as it was in recording. Expertly recorded live in Johnny Green Giant Record Studio and mixed and mastered by our very own sound tech Jonas Nyaarr (Go To Eleven). This album is a free online release including live footage, filmed and edited live by Dante Vanquaethem (Genuine Sound). Artwork by Houckov. Website
Florian Arbenz’s new Conversation album called Vulcanized reveals to be a fluid interaction of undeniable virtuosity between three well established artists. What a joy to hear Maikel Vistel and François Moutin bright combination of saxophone and bass and Florian Arbenz’s compelling taste and movement. Besides the five originals we can listen to three inventive fresh takes on well-known compositions of Thelonious Monk, Joe Zawinul and Bill Evans. Last minute changes to the band members makes for a rough-around-the-edges surprise that rejuvenates pumping up the creative juices. The change is exactly what the album needs: to elevate the sound to authentic mastery, the likes of which the jazz fan is looking for. The perfect setting for consuming this music is fireside, with eyes shut, and all senses tuned to the vivid vision that this work imagines. Hackensack is a breakout, powerful piece that entrances the listener with high-energy notes and fast-paced journey through the musician’s mind. The nearly six-minute masterpiece is zany and energetic, and calls the listener to come along for the bumpy ride and enjoy not the destination but the sights along the way. In contrast, Scarlet Woman drags the attention into the piece with a soft intro that quickly becomes a sultry, warm piece filled with musical melodrama. A special mention of the introspective A Soothing Thrill infused with a range of poetic, mysterious layers. Overall, the arrangements are cohesive yet leaving enough space to all three musicians to showcase their abilities . The feat that was this production by the trio was nothing short of impressive, and creates much promise for Florian Arbenz’s future creative encounters. Florian Arbenz on Bandcamp
Livio Almeida, Rodrigo Bezerra, Rodrigo Balduino(Brazil)- Radamés y Pelé Album: Radamés y Pelé Label: Brasounds Productions Radamés y Pelé is a song written by the great maestro Tom Jobim for his last album, to render homage to these two geniuses – and friends of his: the composer Radames Gnatalli and the soccer player Pelé. This mixture between choro and bossa-nova is the first release of the project Jobiniando, and was handled by 3 exponents of the new Brazilian Jazz: Livio Almeida (sax tenor) has a master’s degree in composition at the Brooklyn College of New York and plays with great names of the American jazz scene, such as the Grammy award winning pianist Arturo O’Farril, Ari Hoening, Helio Alves and Romero Lubambo. Rodrigo Bezerra (guitar) is one of the most prolific guitar players and composers of his generation. Having recorded 6 albums as a leader, he can easily combine jazz and Brazilian music, and have played with artists such as Ellen Oléria and Carlos Malta. Rodrigo Balduino (bass) is a member of the Esdras Nogueira Quartet. He has shared the stage with names like Bocato and Dominguinhos and has recently produced the new album of Ramiro Pinheiro, released with the jazz label Fresh Sound Records. WebsiteMusic Store
Sinclair Lott(USA)-Checkered Past Album: Long Story Short Label: Blue Canoe Records
Drum extraordinaire and composer Sinclair Lott delivers a thoughtful straight-ahead jazz album with a modern twist. Featuring Bob Sheppard (saxophones), Tigran Hamasyan (piano), Danny McKay (bass), and Sinclair Lott (drums). This ten song album titled, “Long Story Short” features seven original compositions and three cover tunes by Dizzy Gileespie, Dave Brubeck and Ornette Coleman. Fans of traditional jazz will enjoy listening to Sinclair’s Story of music with this uplifting collection of compositions and performances.
Jazando Guitar Duo(Germany) – La Fiesta Composer: Chick Corea Album name: La Fiesta Label: Calygram(2021) The Album is a Crossover of Jazz, Classic and Latin-Music.
Nouvel album II Sortie le 22.10.2021 chez Quart de Lune/UVM Distribution/IDOL
Octantrion is back with their second album II. Always unclassifiable, Éléonore Billy and Gaëdic Chambrier, who lead the Octantrion ensemble, offer us a musical journey through the countries of northern Europe, between colorful fjords and large spaces where nature reigns supreme.
Octantrion est de retour avec son second album II. Toujours aussi inclassifiables, Éléonore Billy et Gaëdic Chambrier, qui mènent l’ensemble Octantrion, nous proposent un voyage musical dans les pays du nord de l’Europe, entre fjords colorés et grands espaces où la nature est reine.Né d’une envie commune de jouer des musiques vivantes, énergiques et sensibles, le duo Octantrion combine des influences traditionnelles et plus modernes dans un répertoire mêlant compositions et adaptations originales d‘airs nordiques, avec un instrumentarium hors du commun : cistre basse nordique, mandoloncelle, guitare-harpe, nyckelharpa suédois, hardingfele norvégien.Entre jazz, nea-folk et musique traditionnelle, Octantrion affirme sa forte personnalité sonore et sa densité artistique avec ce second abum encore plus dense que le premier, grâce à l’ajout de voix et l’appoint de musiciens traditionnels. L’album contient cinq reprises de morceaux traditionels suédois et islandais. La thématique du corbeau, comme symbole des cultures païennes nordiques/vikings, a été choisie et sert de fil rouge à ce disque. Le premier extrait s’appelle Chaman, et sa mélodie hypnotique est jouée au mandocello.
L’histoire discographique de Octantrion a débuté en 2014 avec l’album éponyme nourri de morceaux écrits avant tout pour la scène. Devant le succès de cet album auto-produit, qui s’est hissé un temps dans le classement des meilleures ventes après, entre autres, le passage du groupe sur France 2 dans La boîte à musique de Jean-François Zygel, une édition remasterisée et augmentée de quatre nouveaux morceaux baptisée 8 est sortie en 2018.
Aujourd’hui Octantrion est de retour avec l’album II qui a été pensé de manière très différente. La thématique du corbeau, comme symbole des cultures païennes vikings, a été choisie et sert de fil rouge à ce disque qui comprend quinze morceaux, dix compositions originales ainsi que cinq traditionnels suédois et islandais réarrangés.
Alors que le premier album d’Octantrion faisait la part belle aux timbres des extraordinaires instruments joués par Eléonore Billy (nyckelharpa suédois, hardingfele norvégien) et Gaëdic Chambrier (cistre basse nordique, mandoloncelle, guitare-harpe), tout juste soutenus par la contrebasse de Jean-Philippe Viret (lauréat d‘une victoire de la musique en 2011 et d’une victoire du Jazz en 2020), le nouvel album II est servi par des orchestrations beaucoup plus denses, l’intervention de six musiciens additionnels ainsi que par l’apparition de la voix et du chant sur quatre morceaux.
Après avoir été adoubés par de grands musiciens scandinaves et être devenus la référence française des musiques d’inspiration nordique, Octantrion revient avec l’album II séduit par l’intensité de ses couleurs musicales. Les mélodies trottent dans la tête, les morceaux se dansent et se fredonnent emmenant l’auditeur en voyage vers un Nord rêvé, terre d’évasion et de légendes.
From Saturday July 10th 2021, “The rising sun”, the new and fourth album by modern jazz guitarist Fabrizio Savino, is available on all streaming and download platforms including Apple Music.
The album is also physically distributed worldwide by Inner Urge Records through the website innerurgemusic.com, in Benelux by Xango Music and will soon be available also in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong through the Albore Jazz distributor.
Two weeks after its release, the album has over 80,000 plays only on the Spotify platform and has been selected by the editors and included in important playlists such as “State of Jazz”, “Jazz X- Press” and “All new Jazz”. The song “Rebirth” was selected and played, accompanied by a beautiful introduction to the album for the Anglo-Saxon audience, by presenter Chris Philips of the London radio station Jazz FM UK.
After the success of his previous production “Gemini” that has won many awards and was broadcasted by the most important worldwide radios (France, Norway, Germany, Italy, Greece, Spain, Finland, USA, Canada and Japan), Savino brings rock sounds through a deep contemporary jazz language. With “The rising sun” Savino explores many sonorities and composes music starting from an inner analysis. The main topic of the album is the “Rebirth”.
The musical journey it’s the transposition of inner energies through the music language and the spiritual research with the practice of meditation and yoga. The songs of the album were composed over a period of one year and embrace many of the musical forms that have always fascinated the author who was able to translate them into the line-up that best represents him: the Guitar trio. The modern jazz sound that distinguishes him is intertwined with the sounds that most influenced his adolescence, the rock of Frank Zappa and Jimi Hendrix. “The Rising Sun” is a musical journey that mix of eleven tracks, two standards and nine original compositions one of which includes an arrangement for string quartet.
To complete the line-up there are the Italian double bass player Luca Alemanno and the German drummer Sebastian Merk, musicians with whom Savino has a particular musical, artistic and human affinity.
For the release of the album, the official videoclip was published on Youtube and on the Facebook and Instagram pages of the label and the artist.
It will soon be published a video animation, entirely hand made with the technique of ink on paper by the graphic designer Marika Mastrandrea of the MM Visual Communication Design Studio, for the song of the album with the string quartet “So close and yet so far “.
Jimmy Layton and his International “Not Your Daddy’s Jazz” Band(USA) – Only A Fool (feat. Lena Rose) Album: Thief In The Night Label: Jazzapple Records A vocal piece in the vein of Basia
Jimmy Layton and his International “Not Your Daddy’s Jazz” Band(USA) – The Man From Nowhere Album: Thief In The Night Label: Jazzapple Records So, what is ”Not Your Daddy’s Jazz”? Using, as it’s guideline, the principle of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do ~ it takes what is useful, and discards what is not. With neither prejudice towards traditional jazz, nor discrimination against other music styles, it freely integrates elements of jazz, Latin, funk, rock and classical. It’s only goal is musicality. It is a form that has no form. “There are only two kinds of music. Good music and the other kind.” ~ Duke Ellington WebsiteMusic store
Composer: Grant King, Ian Murphy, Ashley Chalmers Album: In Relation To Big Space is an instrumental jazz-rock trio Newfoundland & Labrador featuring Grant King (guitar), Ian Murphy (bass) and Ashley Chalmers (drums). The band’s music blends jazz and improvisation with genres like post-rock, math rock and progressive rock. “Triptrap” is the first single from their upcoming album “In Relation To”, which releases October 22, 2021. The song is a good representation of the trio’s style, ranging from contemporary jazz fusion to instrumental rock and atmospheric soundscapes, with plenty of improvisation. WebsiteMusic store
The new album from FREEDOM TREE was released on September 24.
This multicultural group has achieved international popularity among music fans for their eclectic performances and features three outstanding musicians representing three continents.
Together, guitarist Steinar Aadnekvam (Norway), bassist Rubem Farias (Brazil) and drummer/singer Deodato Siquir (Mozambique) have performed hundreds of concerts in some 17 countries across Europe, Eurasia, Africa and the USA before making this album - their third as a group.
Armagos(Greece)-Promises In 2020 Greek composer Armagos created the album “The Lonely Piano”, his first studio instrumental project, which became popular among music lovers in Greece and around the world. Armagos released on September 2021 his new instrumental album, “Promises”: a unique collection of 10 emotional tracks for piano and ney (asian flute). The listener lives the experience of a journey full of images, emotions and melodies that come straight from the heart and capture a unique sense of atmosphere, presence and peace. Two of the best Greek musicians perform in this recording: Neoklis Neofytidis (piano) and Nikos Paraoulakis (ney).
It is our main responsibility to preserve the planet for generations to come. It is also expected of each individual, awareness and effective attitudes, cooperating and participating with all sectors of society in this necessary and urgent duty. The Earth is suffering and we are the cause.
Brazilian composer and instrumentalist Corciolli, brings here music with an exquisite arrangement for piano, synthesizers, horns and string quartet. In this video, the musicians´ performances are intertwined with extraordinary drone footages in the Pantanal, located in south-central Brazil and considered the largest tropical wetland area and flooded grassland in the world.
“Sisters and Brothers” was written in 2020 by Tal Babitzky (music) and Vaughan Ray Daniel (lyrics). It’s a hymn for freedom, brotherhood and unity of people in the earth.
Le saxophoniste Rodolphe Lauretta revient le 15/10/2021 avec son nouvel album Kreolia chez Cristal Records.
Après Haïti, et Anticipation avec la chanteuse californienne Genevieve Artadi, Rodolphe Lauretta dévoile The Roy, hommage au chantre de la musique afro-américaine Roy Hargrove. Sur un beat G Funk qui n’aurait pas déplu à Snoop Dogg, le thème aux accents hardbop gravite sur une rythmique lourde, avec un Moog charnu en guise de basse, tandis que l’orgue hammond « churchy » soulève les âmes.
L’improvisation collective des cuivres, évoquant le fameux thème de Roy Hargrove « Strasbourg St Denis », conclut le titre dans un esprit de célébration et de communion festive.
Avec son nouvel album Kreolia, Rodolphe Lauretta nous livre un cocktail détonnant de musique caribéenne, de hip hop, de future funk, sous le sceau d'un jazz tutélaire. Ce nouvel extrait, The Roy, nous plonge dans la diversité de styles confondantes et le riche panel d'invités de l'album Kreolia.
Né à Amiens de parents guyano-antillais, le saxophoniste Rodolphe Lauretta a sorti son premier album Raw, préfacé par Jacques Schwarz-Bart (saxophoniste de Roy Hargrove et D'Angelo) et Alain Jean Marie, en 2017.
Le prochain album, Kreolia, à paraître en octobre 2021, souligne les influences hip-hop, caribéennes et future funk du saxophoniste, avec la présence d'invités prestigieux : le chanteur Dwight Trible (Harry Belafonte, Pharoah Sanders, Kahil El' Zabar...), la chanteuse Genevieve Artadi du groupe Knower, le rappeur M.E.D aka Medaphoar, (Aloe Blacc, Madlib, Anderson Paak, Jay Dilla...) et la chanteuse Ruppert Pupkin.
En 2011, Reza Ackbaraly, programmateur au festival Jazz À Vienne et fondateur de Qwest TV aux côtés de Quincy Jones, a passé commande au saxophoniste d'un hommage au producteur culte de hip-hop californien Madlib. Rodolphe Lauretta a créé pour l'occasion The Jazz Side Of Madlib sur la scène du Jazzmix à Jazz à Vienne, avec un répertoire d'arrangements novateurs sur des instrumentaux du beatmaker américain.
Des concerts ont suivi au festival Jazz sous les Pommiers, au Mona Bismarck American Center de Paris, au festival Jazz à la Villette, qui ont donné l'impulsion à l'enregistrement de l'album Kreolia, dont on peut déjà savourer trois extraits : Haïti, reprise du pianiste guadeloupéen Alain Jean-Marie, Anticipation, avec la chanteuse californienne Genevieve Artadiet enfin The Roy, hommage à Roy Hargrove.
