Thursday, May 31, 2018

USA: Lynne Arriale Trio- Give Us These Days(Challenge 2018)

Whether as a soloist or leader of the ensembles Lynne Arriale’s artistry and influence are profound, have elevated her stature as composer, arranger and performer to a renown shared by few other jazz musicians.

Jazz, especially as played by a small ensemble such as the Lynne Arriale Trio, breaks with the tradition to speak with one voice and grants the musicians an opportunity for individual creativity and spontaneous interaction. Therefore, it may be more accurate to characterize jazz performance as a musical conversation among the players shared with an audience. Jazz, the most democratic music, charges each musician with an obligation to accompany and support the others, but it also grants each one a number of occasions to lead the band with a solo.

Group interaction as practiced by this trio is a fine blend of virtuoso playing, individual assertiveness, selflessness, cooperation and a shared commitment to fashion an ensemble sound greater than the sum of its parts.

“Give Us These Days” is ambitious in its conception and its unbridled sense of wonder. Evolved from the creative genius that foretold her reputation as an extraordinary piano poet and composer, the six original tunes and three arrangements on this CD chart a new course for the trio. It leads, ever so gently, to the chambers of the heart, there to reflect upon the precious and ephemeral nature of existence. What emerges is the theme of this record, brilliantly illuminated by the title track: Given the unpredictability and impermanence of life, savor each moment.

Her playing on these pieces is powerful; informed by rigorous classical training, prodigious technique, and seemingly boundless creativity. There is more; a quiet morality nurtured by her unflagging devotion to this music, unfettered by ego, and lifted by a palpable sense of spiritual equanimity.
Challenge 

USA: The Bill O'Connell Jazz Latin Quartet CD Release Tuesday, July 24 7:30 & 9:30 PM The Jazz Standard


The Bill O'Connell Jazz Latin Quartet
CD Release 
Tuesday, July 24th
7:30 & 9:30 pm
The Jazz Standard

New York, NY, 10016

Bill O'Connell-piano, Craig Handy-Sax,
Lincoln Goines-bass and Cliff Almond-drums with special guests Andrea Brachfeld-flute and
Dan Carillo-guitar

Always one to seek out new ways to express his music vision, Bill O'Connell has embraced a broad stylistic swath of jazz, Latin and Brazilian idioms while experimenting with equally diverse instrumental combinations, from a duo to unconventional trio settings and ensembles of various sizes. His well-known resume includes long stints as keyboardist and arranger for the legendary Cuban conguero Mongo Santamaria and flautist Dave Valentín with a diverse array of jazz and Latin artists, from saxophonists Sonny Rollins and Gato Barbieri to trumpeters Chet Baker and Jerry Gonzalez  With friends like Randy Brecker, Craig Handy, Conrad Herwig, Andrea Brachfeld and Dan Carillo on hand, Jazz Latin is more than a release, it is an event.
 

BILL O'CONNELL, piano, Fender Rhodes • Lincoln Goines, electric bass • Robby Ameen, drums
Special Guests: Randy Brecker, flugelhorn • Craig Handy, saxophone • Conrad Herwig, trombone • Andrea Brachfeld, flute • Dan Carillo, guitar

TRACKS: Obama Samba • Just One of Those Things • It's OK • Footprints • Goodbye My Friend • Quicksand • Tip Toes • Puttin' on the Ritz • Mom's Song • Zingaro • What Is This

More Info HERE


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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

FRANCE: Invitation : Thomas Bramerie en concert à Paris au Pan Piper le 02 juin

Thomas Bramerie 
Album Side Stories
feat Jacky Terrasson, Eric Legnini, Stéphane Belmondo
Sortie le 25/05 chez Jazz Eleven
Invitation : venez écoutez Thomas Bramerie en concert à Paris au Pan Piper le samedi 02 juin à 20h30 à l'occasion de la sortire de son album Side Stories. Le concert sera suivi d'un petit verre. Merci de me confirmer votre présence pour être sur la liste des invités.
Après 30 ans de carrière en tant que « sideman », Thomas Bramerie, l’un des contrebassistes les plus demandés de la scène jazz, décide de prendre la parole en tant que leader. Il le fait en musique... et avec des mots. Chacune des compositions originales de cet album s’accompagne d’un texte où il nous présente sa vision du jazz... et de la société en général. Dans ce premier album personnel (Label Jazz Eleven), il s’entoure de deux des plus remarquables jeunes musiciens de la toute nouvelle génération du jazz hexagonal, le pianiste Carl-Henri Morisset et Elie Martin-Charrière à la batterie. Ceci dans la grande tradition du jazz de transmission par les aînés. Thomas Bramerie s’adjoint aussi la précieuse collaboration de quelques illustres compagnons de route, Éric Legnini, Stéphane Belmondo et Jacky Terrasson.   
Pour regarder et diffuser la vidéo de Thomas Bramerie : Side Stories :
Thomas Bramerie signe ce premier album entouré de deux jeunes talents de la scène jazz Carl-Henri Morisset et Elie-Martin Charrière, invitant également des guests de prestige : Jacky Terrasson, Eric Legnini & Stephane Belmondo. Cet album est accompagné d'un livre regroupant les textes de Thomas Bramerie révélant sa véritable qualité d'auteur. 
Né le 18 Septembre 1965 à Bergerac, Thomas grandit à Toulon. Il étudie la guitare avec Tony Petrucciani et poursuit son apprentissage avec Jean-Paul Florens.

Il passe ensuite à la basse électrique lorsqu’il intègre le groupe des frères Belmondo, puis change pour la contrebasse en 1988. Il participe à des tournée avec  Peter King, Ted Nash, Bobby Porcelli et joue en concert avec Chet Baker (1987), Toots Thielemans (1988), Johnny Griffin et Steve Grossman  (1990). 

En 1992, il rencontre Olivier Hutman, Sangoma Everett ainsi que George Brown, et forme la section rythmique du Club "La Villa St-Germain" à Paris et invite de nombreux solistes comme Clifford Jordan, Franck Wess, Philip Catherine, Tom Harrell, Billy Hart, Joe Lovano, Ernie Watts, James Moody ainsi que Benny Golson.

Entre 1993 et 1996, il devient membre régulier de plusieurs formations: Michelle Hendriks, Laurent de Wilde, les frères Belmondo, Christian Escoude, André Ceccarelli avec qui il tourne et enregistre, tout en restant le contrebassiste de premier choix pour de nombreux solistes internationaux de passage en France ou en Europe: Brad Meldhau, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Scott, Clark Terry, John Scoffield, Teddy Edwards pour son disque « Live at La Villa ».

Thomas s'installe à New-York en 1997. Il enregistre l'album "Live at Yoshi's" de la chanteuse Dee Dee Bridgewater, nominé aux Grammy Awards 2001 et part en tournée dans le monde entier avec ce projet. Il fait alors partie des «sidemen» incontournables de la scène jazz new-yorkaise.

Il ouvre son répertoire à d’autres projets latin jazz avec David Sanchez, Ed Simon, musique du Moyen-Orient avec Simon Shaheen, Bassam Saba, rock avec Charlie Watts ou encore de la musique classique avec le flûtiste Emmanuel Pahud.

A partir de 2006, Thomas revient en France et enregistre le disque de Pierrick Pedron « Deep in a dream » avec Mulgrew  Miller & Lewis Nash, et intègre également les groupes de Julien Loureau (Quartet Saigon), celui d’André Ceccarelli, Baptiste Trotignon, David Elmalek, ainsi que celui de la chanteuse Elizabeth Kontomanou  dont il enregistre l’album “Back to my groove” en 2007.
A partir de 2008, il enregistre le nouvel album des frères Belmondo avec Milton Nascimento et devient membre régulier du trio de Bojan Z ainsi que d’autres groupes prestigieux tels que : Richard Galliano, Didier Lockwood, Michel Legrand, Eric Lelann, Sylvain Luc, Aldo Romano... Il fait partie de plusieurs projets nominés ou gagnants des Victoires de la musique : Eric Legnini qui reçoit les Victoire de la musique 2011 avec “The Vox”,  Pierrick Pedron pour «Kubic’s Monk» en 2013, «Love for Chet» de Stephane Belmondo avec Jesse Van Ruller en 2016.

Après plus d’une centaine d’albums en tant que sideman, il sortira le 25 Mai prochain son premier album «Side Stories».
Thomas Bramerie en tournée :

10/04 : Concert de pré-sortie - Imfp «Salon de Provence»

27/05 : Jazz club du Beau Monde - Marseille

1/06 : Showcase Salon Musicora

2/06 : Concert de sortie d'album au Pan Piper - Paris

Septembre : Concert au Sunside Jazz Club et Tournée prévue dans toute la France

FINLAND:Kari Ikonen Trio-Wind, Frost & Radiation (ozella 2018)


After stints in afro pop, Kari Ikonen’s Finnish background has now drawn him to the wintertime. Spaces of biting cold and horror, of inhumanity and transience – these are the fundamentals of the Ikonen Trio’s third studio album.

The band visit ghost towns, disassemble famous waltz motives and enter wondrous shadow world. Into their fifth year, the depth of the trio’s commitment to extremes remains remarkable.
ozella 


Tuesday, May 29, 2018

USA: DC Jazz Festival June 16 - 17, 2018


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HEADLINING

Saturday 6/16: The Anthem | Buy Tickets Now
Doors, 6:00 PM | Leslie Odom Jr., 9:30 PM | R+R=NOW (Robert Glasper Supegroup), 8:15 PM | Maceo Parker, 7:00 PM

Saturday 6/16: District Pier | FREE
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, 5:55 PM | Ivan Lins & Friends, 4:00 PM | Ben Williams, 2:15 PM

Also Performing at District Wharf

Saturday 6/16: District Pier | FREE
AMP Trio feat. Tahira Clayton (2017 DCJazzPrix Winner), 12:45 PM | Mark G. Meadows, 11:30 AM

Saturday 6/16: Transit Pier | FREE
Akua Allrich 5:15 PM | Washington Jazz Institute Ensemble 3:30 PM | Jazz Academy Ensemble 1:45 PM | Michael Ventura 12:15 PM | Batala 10:55 AM

Saturday 6/16: Hyatt House | FREE (Donations Appreciated)
Check out the 2018 DC JazzPrix Finals, FREE!

Check out the DC JazzFest International Jazz Stage

Sunday 6/17: District Pier | FREE
Fabrizio Bosso (Italy), 6:30 PM | Gregoire Maret/Edmar Castañeda (Switzerland/Colombia), 4:40 PM | Melissa Aldana (Chile) 2:50 PM
Rochelle Rice (England) 1:10 PM | Jihye Lee Orchestra (Korea) 12:00 PM

Sunday 6/17: Transit Pier | FREE
Hess Is More (Denmark), 5:40 PM | Ancestral Memories (France), 3:50 PM | Reginald Cyntje, 2:00 PM | Jose Andre Band 12:50 PM

WEBSITE

SWITZERLAND Jan-Olaf Rodt Quartet-Shimmering (Unit Records 2018)

Walzer 5:01
Shimmering
2 Song for Sigi 5:08
3 Shimmering 7:25
4 Landscape 5:27
5 3.T. 4:30
6 Title 7:22
7 August 4:29
8 Late Night Wiener 7:09
9 Title Duo 6:31

The band plays songlike original compositions emphasizing melodies by their insistent sound and blending.

Jan-Olaf Rodt - Guitar
Ignaz Dinné - Tenor Saxophone
Jakob Dreyer - Bass
Peter Gall - Drums

All compositions by Jan-Olaf Rodt

Monday, May 28, 2018

USA: Kevin Pike-FUNK 204 (2018)


FUNK 204 by Kevin Pike
http://www.kpikemusic.com
1. That Big Ol' Chunka Funk is Back
2. In the Summer Times
3. TRASH-80
4. Bag O' Tricks
5. 68940
6. The Fifth Parallel
7. Mr. Badass
8. Bring it On Home
"Jazz Saxophone: Saxophone is my main instrument. I've played in many jazz groups over the years. These include free jazz groups like the Pike/Kotchian Duo, Flamethrower and the SPK trio. I also love playing traditional jazz in a combo setting. One of my favorite formats is the duo, with sax/bass or sax/guitar. I also love jazz/funk and fusion. My latest release FUNK 204 is a jazz/funk project with an incredible band made up of musicians from Omaha" website

LUXEMBOURG: REIS DEMUTH WILTGEN-ONCE IN A BLUE MOON(CAM JAZZ 2018)


Michel Reis piano
Marc Demuth bass
Paul Wiltgen drums



"...Three guys from Luxemburg who make very distinctive, very melodic, very rhythmic, very atmospheric music that stands comparison with some of the best in the business. ...Yes, I like it very much indeed; you could even say I love it, because that would be true. But more important, you will, too.” (Brian Morton).



Worldwide release: May 11, 2018



 
The downloadable version
includes two bonus tracks
"Meteor" and "Waltz #4"

Sunday, May 27, 2018

USA/CUBA: Announcing Jazz Flute Bobby Ramirez Father's Day Concert

Tickets & Info
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A very special Father's Day concert with Bobby Ramirez y Su Majestad RITMO! DANZON band and dance show. Proceeds to benefit the not-for-profit Instituto Folklórico Cubano Americano Maestro Bobby Ramirez (www.folklorecubano.org).

For Tickets and information:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yo-soy-ritmo-danzon-fathers-day-concert-tickets-46313068635
 
When:
Sunday, June 17 (4-6 pm)
Where:
Goodlet Performing Arts Theater
4200 West 8th Avenue
Hialeah, FL 33012 

The story and music of Maestro Bobby Ramirez is a true testament of perseverance. Born in Camajuani, Santa Clara, Cuba, virtuoso musician, vocalist, composer, flutist, saxophonist, arranger, and bandleader, Maestro Bobby Ramirez was raised in Hialeah (Hialeah, Miami) Florida where he initiated his musical career, expanding 4 decades since 1979.

DOWNLOAD Bobby’s latest CD “Yo Soy RITMO! DANZON @
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/yo-soy-ritmo-danzon-homenaje-a-miguel-failde/1368002861

USA: Dan Weiss-Starebaby(2018)

Starebaby is the upshot of drummer/composer Dan Weiss’s long-running dream to bring together some of the most accomplished players on the jazz scene to play music that combines the improvisation nature of that music with the power of heavy metal and electronic new music. One of the most in-demand drummers in jazz, Weiss performs with such disparate artists as Rudresh Mahanthappa, Chris Potter, John Zorn and Jen Shyu, evidence of the breadth of his artistry. As with his two critically-acclaimed previous releases -- Fourteen, which was named one of the best releases of 2014 by The New York Times, and Sixteen: Drummers Suite, -- Starebabyis a decidedly original work that is largely without precedence, reflecting the power of conviction coming from a single, brimming wellspring. 
Weiss has wanted to put this particular project together for over a decade. As with his prior output, it reflects his catholic taste in music, where jazz improvisation, doom metal, electro-acoustic music, Indian beat cycles, and innumerable other influences are all compounded into an outpouring of personal expression completely beyond musical boundaries. Starebaby, though, definitely tilts towards the heavy, and Weiss, in particular, cites as influences metal bands such as Meshuggah, Burning Witch, High on Fire, Gorguts, early Metallica, Wormed, and Confessor; electronic and electro acoustic composers such as Karlheinz Stockhausen, Bernard Parmegiani, and Luc Ferrari; and every type of jazz ranging from Sidney Bechet to Threadgill. It is also inspired by Season 3 of the television show Twin Peaks, whose surreal, ominous emotional landscape helped shape the overall feel of this music. The music ebbs and flows, surging to thundering swells of foreboding doom before tempering to quiet reflection, finding a deep space where brutal aggression meets ghostly vulnerability. The expansive soundscape ranges from fortissimoto pianissimo,graveto presto, and dense, roiling dissonance to exquisite, pellucid melodies. 
All of the musicians: Craig Taborn and Matt Mitchell on keyboards, piano, and electronics, Ben Monder on guitar, and Trevor Dunn on bass, along with Weiss – some of the heaviest hitters in the jazz/improvised music scene – share a love for heavy metal. It’s an astonishment to hear them play in this distinctly different setting, but perhaps the absolute authority they display should not be a complete surprise. Weiss played with the doom metal band Bloody Panda a dozen years ago and Dunn was a member of the experimental rock bands Mr. Bungle (with Faith No More singer Mike Patton) Fantômas (also with Patton), and Secret Chiefs 3. Weiss’s thundering gestures and Dunn’s shuddering, sludgy bass serve as the backbone of this music. Mitchell and Taborn are well known for their adroit experimentation on electronics, and they deliver to the music a huge variety of swirling textures and color. Monder’s own music usually tilts toward the spacious, so it’s somewhat of a surprise to hear him outright shredding with overdriven distortion. Together, they perform this music with complete conviction, melding meticulous precision, prodigious power, and masterful improvisation.
According to Matt Mitchell: “One thing I admire about Dan's composing it's how he manages to transcend stylistic issues. Although heavy music is undoubtedly the primary inspiration for this batch of material, I notice here many updated examples of forms that I associate with Dan's composing: strong, direct melodies; long cycles allowing for building towards ecstatic climaxes; multiple instruments asymmetrically orbiting each other. Unique to this project is the combination of a very strong and distinctive compositional voice and extensive contribution from each of the musicians. Although this is Dan's music through-and-through in a very specific way, he asked for a lot of input, especially regarding timbre, and he provided many novel spaces in which to improvise or act as a sonic free agent. All these qualities taken together result in an extremely powerful and multifarious musical message, one in which it is a privilege to take part.”

Recent Press for Starebaby

NEW YORK TIMES

Performers:

Matt Mitchell – piano, Prophet-6, modular synthesizers
Craig Taborn – piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers
Ben Monder – guitars
Trevor Dunn – electric bass
Dan Weiss – drums, compositions

Tracks:

1.  A Puncher's Chance
2.  Depredation
3.  Annica
4.  Badalamenti
5.  Cry Box
6.  The Memory of My Memory
7.  Veiled
8.  Episode 8

NEW ZEALAND/JAPAN: Miho Wada-Accidental Journey (2018)


Discover Miho Wada’s expanded instrumental line up and latest music in her fantastic new album “Accidental Journey”.

Miho’s seventh album was a lucky event after an accidental journey to the hospital in 2016. The impact of her near death experience lead to a flood of song ideas about her life and the experience of surgery.



From the fun call and response melody she had with a bird on her walks with her dog for the piece “Tui Song” to the gamelanesque fluidity of the surreal experience of waking up from anaesthesia on “Wandering Eyes” it’s truly a different take on inspiration for Miho.



To go with with this change, there is a larger array of instrumentation on this album. Multi instrumentalists, Drew Hutchinson (sax, guitar, clarinet) and Sunjin Hong (bass, trumpet) are new additions to the band and really expand the available soundscape. Band stalwart Pascal Roggen even lends his ability on cello to round out this fresh vision.

Miho walks us through a fun, bizarre and at times scary part of her life. She invites listeners to take part in the playful inventiveness of her ensemble that will take you from dark moods to joyful flights of fancy.
credits
released March 7, 2018

Miho Wada - Flute & Alto Saxophone
Pascal Roggen - Electric Violin, Violins & Cello
Drew Hutchinson - Guitars, Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone
SungJin Hong - Bass Guitar, Double Bass & Trumpet
Jared Desvaux de Marigny - Drums
Music by Miho Wada
Performed by Miho’s Jazz Orchestra
Recorded & Mixed by Olly Harmer at The Lab Recording Studio
Mastered by Don Bartley at Benchmark Mastering
Photography by Jane Blundell, Kloser Studio
Live Photography by Hannah Roelf, HR Photography
Cover Artwork by Thomas P. Reidy III aka Goatboy
Album Design by Jason Peters, JP3 Design
All Rights Reserved @ 2017, Miho Wada

Saturday, May 26, 2018

USA/BOOK/JAZZ EDUCATION: World-Class Pros Endorse YOU’RE IN THE BAND Cynthia Sayer’s Jazz Play-Along Program

World Class Pros Endorse

YOU'RE IN THE BAND

Cynthia Sayer's Jazz Play-Along Program
For All Jazz Instruments
Student, Hobbyist & Professional Players
Jam With Top Pros In The Genre
 
BOOK includes MUSIC + INSTRUCTION
  • Tunes popularly played in traditional jazz/hot jazz bands
  • Choice of 2 CDs or Downloads
  • Each tune in 2 speeds: "Gig Tempo" & "Practice Tempo"
  • Playing tips & traditions you should know
  • Lingo & Definitions
  • Lead sheets with lyrics in concert key, Bb, Eb, and bass clef
  • Chord Charts
  • Tune Layouts
  • Also available - downloads only: 
    All YITB Tracks Minus Trumpet & All YITB Tracks Minus Banjo ($9.99 per set)
PLAY-ALONG TUNES
1.  Avalon
2.  Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me
3.  China Boy
4.  Darktown Strutter's Ball
5.  Down By The Riverside
6.  Just  A Closer Walk With Thee
7.  My Gal Sal
8.  Some Of These Days
9.  Take Me Out To The Ball Game
10. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
11. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
12. When The Saints Go Marching In
13. Whispering
MUSICIANS
Cynthia Sayer - banjo, arrangements
Bria Skonberg - trumpet
Mike Weatherly - string bass
Kevin Dorn - drums

USA: Jeff Ballard "Fairgrounds" On tour: January 26 - February 2 2019 new album release (OKeh/ Sony)

Jeff Ballard
"Fairgrounds"

On tour: January 26 - February 2
 2019 new album release (OKeh/ Sony)

 

Jeff Ballard Fairgrounds will release their first recording at the end of January 2019. The recording is a selection of the music played during a tour the band made thru Europe. All of the concerts of the tour were recorded in high fidelity and this first release will be a selection of music from those concerts. It truly catches the excitement, intimacies, and inventions in music, revealing the collective and individual  greatness in each musician in the group. This recording clearly shows the freedom and capability the band has to go anywhere musically.
They ride the rides. They take a turn riding all of them. These rides, which make up this amusement park, should be built in places perfect, well studied. It takes a certain strength to build, to manage, and to coordinate. These and other qualities Mr Ballard must have thought about, a cultured and refined musician, when he decided to call his latest creation Fairgrounds. Whomever would like to may participate, the only requirement is that they are emotionally committed. Ballard started from there, with friends, colleagues, who would assure him the right chemistry: Lionel Loueke on guitar (Herbie Hancock, Terrance Blanchard), Chris Cheek on saxs (is one of the most sought after saxophonists in the Jazz world today, having played in the the groups of legends such as Paul Motian, Charlie Haden, Steve Swallow and Bill Frisell), and Kevin Hays (Joe Henderson, Benny Golson, John Scofield) on piano and keyboards. As a carousel, anyone can climb aboard this band if he so wishes. So the group's roster expands and contracts. An open workshop, creative, constantly evolving. Those who come in should not behave as simply a "guest" but as a full time essential member of the band, bringing all his or her desires, commitment, and knowledge thru the gate into the fairgrounds.
Musically diverse, sometimes very bold and unexpected, Jeff Ballard Fairgrounds does not have a fixed or pre-established repertoire, the music mostly comes as sound ideas brought in by Ballard and his companions, taking on different forms as the ideas germinate and expand in context. A group with an unusual timbre from their combined strength. A new reality which will act as an arena where one can bring ideas and flex the mind. The creativity and commitment of the leader is well documented also by his stylistic choices. The sharp blades of the avant-garde, the obsessions of free jazz, the intrigue of electronics, wide cultural diversity of rhythm, colors, textures of rock, the splendid virtuosity of the individual involved.
All of this is to describe Jeff Ballard Fairgrounds. Just listen to it and you will no longer have any doubt: when the bell sounds announcing the new round of tournament, stay there. Don't miss it.
Line up: Jeff Ballard (drums), Kevin Hays (piano), Lionel Loueke (guitar), Chris Cheek (saxs).