PATRAS, GREECE: CHRISTOS ANESTOPOULOS GROUP at The Old Municipal Hospital

PATRAS, GREECE: CHRISTOS ANESTOPOULOS GROUP at The Old Municipal Hospital 
 Wednesday June \ 6 \ 2012 9:30 PM

Christos ANESTOPOULOS - guitars
Takis NTILIOS - percussion
Alexis MACHAIRAS - bass
Stavros MANTHOS - saxophone

Cornelius Claudio Kreusch - Heart and Soul (2012)

1.Le Piano
2.Christmas on the Bowery
3.Lior
4.Caira
5.Piké
6.Nina
7.Isaya
8.Feel! / Sing a Song of Joy
9.Source Song
10. When Night Falls
88. Ping Pong Finale [Bonus Track]

COMPOSED & PLAYED BY:
Cornelius Claudio Kreusch
http://corneliusclaudiokreusch.com/

Barcelona, SPAIN: Ken Vandermark's Made to Break at Arco y Flecha

Made to Break

KEN VANDERMARK, saxo tenor y clarinete. TIM DAISY, percusión. CHRISTOF KURZMANN, electrónica. DEVIN HOFF, bajo eléctrico.

Jueves, 19 de julio, A l'Arme! Festival, Berlín (Alemania)

 Viernes, 20 de julio, Konfrontationen, Nickelsdorf (Austria)

Made to Break en el Luz de Gas/2011

La más reciente y radical banda del improvisador y compositor Ken Vandermark. Mezclando sus intereses y experiencias con la música de Etiopía y de The Ex, junto a sus ideas sobre la “new music” de John Cage y Morton Feldman, y sus conocimientos de la historia del jazz y la música improvisada; Ken ha concebido un armazón composicional para la banda que puede ser reestructurado en cada concierto y que trata la melodía, el sonido y el ritmo de una forma completamente personal. Este sistema creativo aporta a la música de Made to Break una flexibilidad e inmediatez casi sin precedentes. La instrumentación del grupo (bajo eléctrico, batería, electrónica y vientos y metales) ofrece una extraordinaria paleta de sonidos susceptible de ser explorada en cada composición. Sin embargo es la personalidad de los miembros de la banda, y sus distintas aproximaciones a la improvisación, lo que aporta al grupo su dinámica y espontánea energía.

Kate McGarry -Girl Talk (Palmetto Records 2012)

McGarry's sense of musical authenticity is beautifully blended with her always-original musical vision. --Don Heckman, The Los Angeles Times
With a voice that soars with abundant hope, Kate McGarry creates music that makes you sit up and take noticea modern jazz singer who is redefining the genre with a compelling body of work. --Icon Magazine

More concerned with the essence of a song than idiomatic limitations, Palmetto Records vocalist and Grammy® nominee Kate McGarry has managed to attract the attention of tomorrow's jazz fans. Beyond her obvious affinity for swing, an eclectic repertoire ranging from Irving Berlin to The Cars and her signature contralto convey a message with a crystal clarity that precludes the need for gimmick or effect. All that's left is undeniably honest music that transcends the boundaries of age or genre. With five records including the Grammy® nominated, If Less Is More ... Nothing Is Everything, she's established herself as one of contemporary jazz's most moving and enigmatic voices.

Jim Holman, Richie Cole, Frank Catalano - Explosion! (Delmark Records 2012)

Jazz pianist Jim Holman explodes on this straight ahead blowing date, his debut as leader. As a native of Chicago, Jim Holman has been performing in the city's finest jazz clubs since he was sixteen. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh's jazz studies program under the tutelage of Jazz Messenger alums Nathan Davis and Leon Dorsey. Jim has performed in Chicago and Pittsburgh with outstanding jazz icons such as Mark Whitfield, Claudio Roditi, Donald Harrison, Antonio Hart, Jimmy Owens, Cecil Bridgewater and John Moulder. Jim has also performed and recorded with Ira Sullivan. Explosion! was recorded at two separate quartet sessions also featuring Rick Shandling, Rusty Jones and Brian Sandstrom. / Delmark Records 

Lena Swanberg - The Art of Staying Young and Unhurt (Diesel Music 2012)

"Lena Swanberg’s background is in the jazz scene. The songs on the debut album move between dramatic pop, bluesy moods, and fantasy-like soundscapes, all rooted in the singer-songwriter genre. The debut is produced by Göran Petersson (who has earlier produced Sofia Karlsson and Jeanette Lindström). Some harmonies lean towards pop music while others towards jazz and blues. Sometimes there are mystical subtleties that lead one to think of Nina Simone if she would be a 29 year old Swedish girl. By all rights Lena Swanberg and her producer Göran Petersson have created their very own musical universe" Read more @ Lena Swanberg website

Un artiste sénégalais propose des mélodies locales pour la promotion du jazz en Afrique

Le chef de la section jazz de l’orchestre national du Sénégal, Alassane Cissé, a indiqué avoir misé sur des mélodies locales afin de faire la promotion du jazz en Afrique, une musique pas encore bien connue des populations.

« Nous puisons dans le patrimoine culturel africain pour jouer nos tubes. En faisant cela, nous voulons promouvoir le jazz dans le continent car les populations ne le connaissent toujours pas », a dit M. Cissé, soulignant que c’est un honneur pour l’orchestre national de participer au festival de Jazz de Saint-Louis, dont la 20ème édition a démarré depuis le 23 mai pour se poursuivre jusqu’au 28 mai 2012.

Il s’exprimait dans un entretien avec APA, au terme de sa prestation vendredi soir. « Ce festival, a-t-il ajouté, est à saluer car il permet de faire la promotion du jazz et aidera la population à connaitre davantage cette forme musicale ».

Selon lui, le jazz « n’est pourtant pas étranger à l’Afrique ». « C’est une musique qui a des origines africaines. On peut même dire qu’elle est née en Afrique. Il suffit donc de faire quelques efforts pour que les Africains s’y retrouvent », a souligné Alassane Cissé.

Le festival qui se poursuit jusqu’au 28 mai voit la participation de sommités du jazz, dont l’artiste israélien, Gilad, sa collègue brésilienne Dénise Reis et Sussan Deyhim.

Source: APAnews/Le Soleil