USA: New release from Art Pepper-Unreleased art Vol VIII (2019)

Here is a review from All About Jazz: In 1979, Art and Laurie Pepper published perhaps the finest jazz biography written, Straight Life: the Story of Art Pepper (Da Capo Press). It provides a roadmap and discography where Pepper's work can be conveniently identified and considered in context. According to Pepper's discography at Jazzdisco.org, the altoist's appearance at the Paul Masson Winery, September 6, 1976 took place between his recording as a sideman on Art Farmer: On The Road (Contemporary, 1976) and Pepper's own follow-up to Living Legend, The Trip (Contemporary, 1976). Pepper was getting serious traction just ahead of his first tour of Japan early in 1977. He had been teaching jazz clinics and playing casuals, getting ready for the rest of his productive but too-short life. Live At The Winery, September 6, 1976 is made up of six songs inner-dispersed with Pepper's grateful and sincere stage banter. The disc opens with possibly Pepper's most passionate reading of the Juan Tizol classic "Caravan." Written for the Duke Ellington orchestra, "Caravan" was composed with a Middle Eastern flavor in mind, but in the hands of Pepper and local pianist Smith Dobson... more lyrics You can get the whole album It's on sale for a while 50 minutes of music to make you smile For only $5.50—with liner notes, too! So download it all To hear Art and this crew Play the shit out of melodies, both old and new from Bebop to blues, from ballads to rock Recorded at the Winery, where I assume they have Medoc*. *(The only original rhyme I could think of )

USA: Jazz guitarist Reza Khan finds "Home" while traveling abroad

Jazz guitarist Reza Khan finds “Home” while traveling abroad

The single, “Drop of Faith” featuring Nils, will pave the arrival of his fifth album,

“Next Train Home,” arriving April 5.

NEW YORK CITY (20 February 2019): Severely dehydrated from the oppressive heat during his travels from Mali to Uganda, Reza Khan was hospitalized after collapsing in a United Nations office. To avoid the lengthy hospitalization prescribed by doctors, he convinced them that he would recover faster if he was ensconced in a hotel room instead. During that five-day stay, he broke out his portable guitar and wrote the title track for his fifth album, “Next Train Home,” which drops April 5.  

The New York City-based, Bangladesh-born Khan serves as program manager for the UN, contributing to peace and conflict operations throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. During the six-week trek abroad, he wrote the twelve songs for the album, recording the conceptual ideas on his laptop using a folding guitar and a simple keyboard that he travels with in his backpack. After experimenting with rock, pop, world music and soul-jazz over the course of his first four albums, Khan believes that composing the music for “Next Train Home” took him in a creative direction that led to his self-discovery as an artist in search of a “home.”  

“The title ‘Next Train Home’ represents a destination where I feel totally comfortable and at ease surrounded by familiar sounds, emotions and conviction as an artist. The ‘Home’ is testament of a destination as an artist looking for a signature in recognition, style and branding. After a long soul-searching exercise moving from genre to genre, I feel like I am finally settled as a writer, composer and stylist. Artistic direction found, the destination is identified thus I am ready to take the next train home,” said Khan, who produced the record.

Khan’s musical home is a richly-cultured composite of straight-ahead and contemporary jazz, global beats and rhythms, and a strong Brazilian jazz inflection. When he was deemed healthy enough to return home to New York, Khan enhanced the tracks with a full complement of noted contemporary jazz kingpins: guitarist Nils, saxophonists Jeff Kashiwa and Andy Snitzer, keyboardist Philippe Saisse, pianist Matt King, bassist Mark Egan, horn man David Mann (sax and flute) and percussionist Gumbi Ortiz. Mauricio Zottarelli and Graham Hawthorne shared the drum throne equitably.

“Next Train Home” is a multi-format collection that will be serviced to both jazz and smooth/contemporary jazz outlets for airplay. Khan co-produced the first single, “Drop of Faith” with Nils. It’s an inspirational offering showcasing Khan’s nimble nylon guitar gymnastics on the verses while Nils’s celestial electric guitar illumines the invigorating chorus.

“It’s a song about the courage I used to embark upon this new artistic journey with a smile on my face and sunshine in my eyes. I know I had to trust my instinct and follow my heart,” added Khan, who will celebrate the album release with a May 9 concert date at the City Winery NYC. 

Khan was reared in a musical household where the foundation of his musical palette was Indian classical music. Initially a percussionist (tabla), he then studied sitar and sarod before being exposed to - and subsequently falling in love with - pop-rock music (Peter Frampton, Eagles, Grand Funk and America). That’s when he switched to guitar, embracing the recordings of Pat Metheny and other contemporary jazz guitar greats. After forming a band called Yours Truly in Bangladesh where they sold more than 500,000 albums, Khan shelved his musical muse in favor of his fledgling path in international relations. In time, he found a way to indulge both passions, dropping his first solo disc, “Painted Diaries,” in 2008. Subsequent releases followed – “A Simple Plan” (2011), “The Dreamwalker” (2013) and “Wind Dance” (2016) – and a few years ago, Khan returned to the stage. Playing shows for sold-out crowds at venerable New York City venues and at a variety of festivals, his eclectic resume of gigs boasts playing in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Las Vegas, San Diego, Dubai and Kuwait. Khan has cultivated a devout East Coast fanbase that he aims to spread west with the arrival of “Next Train Home.”               

“Next Train Home” contains the following songs:

“Drop of Faith” featuring Nils

“Gathering” featuring Jeff Kashiwa and Philippe Saisse

“Clear Skies”

“It’s About Time” featuring Jeff Kashiwa and Matt King

“Beyond the Trees” featuring Andy Snitzer

“Zero Tolerance” featuring Philippe Saisse and David Mann

“Club 368” featuring David Mann

“Plutonik” featuring Philippe Saisse

“The Way”

“Cloud Nine” featuring Andy Snitzer

“Under the Moon” featuring David Mann

“Next Train Home” featuring Mark Egan and Matt King  

For more information, please visit http://www.rezakhanmusic.com.

VIDEO: StarkLinnemann Quartet - Pictures at an Exhibition live @ Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam

Stark Linnemann Quartet Paul Stark - piano / recomposition Jonas Linnemann - drums / percussion Iman Spaargaren - tenor saxophone / clarinet / bass clarinet Maciej Domaradzki - double bass

 On November 17th the Stark Linnemann Quartet (NL) performed a special concert at the world famous Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. The concert video features an adaptation of Pictures at an Exhibition by the Russian 19th-century composer Modest Mussorgsky.

 The piece is arranged for a quartet setting in a Universal Crossover Music style, the audience/viewer will be amazed how many styles of music can blend into one coherent piece of music. Special timbres The StarkLinnemann Quartet is always looking for unusual combinations of musical styles, away from the obvious.

 For Pictures at an Exhibition, this principle has been implemented very deeply. Extreme contrasts between classical, jazz, world and rock music create a special musical experience. But also in terms of timbre, the band digs deeper than ever before. Saxophonist Iman Spaargaren plays clarinet and bass clarinet in addition to tenor saxophone. Maciej Domaradzki contributes greatly by adding classical bowing techniques to his jazz double bass playing.

Moreover, drummer and co-leader Jonas Linnemann adds congas to his regular drum set. Pianist and composer Paul Stark has adapted Pictures at an Exhibition in such a way that wonderful combinations of sounds can be heard.

http://starklinnemann.com/en/

UK: Duncan Eagles-Citizen (2019)

Duncan Eagles “is fast becoming one of the most exciting players emerging on the UK jazz scene" (JazzWise) bringing his latest artistic statement in the form of his new album 'Citizen'. This will be Duncan's debut album following a string of releases with UK group Partikel “one of the most exciting trios in improvised music” (Jazz Podium) Duncan began his musical journey on the piano studying classical music before picking up the saxophone aged 16. He quickly began performing around London and went on to study at Trinity College of Music. Composing is something that Duncan was drawn towards very early on so he formed his first band made up of like minded musicians that he met from being active on the south west London music scene.


The band secured a Monday night residency that is still going today which provided a platform to find and develop his musical voice. This group went on to release four albums to much critical acclaim and opened up the opportunity to perform at venues and festivals all over the world including tours to China, Europe, Canada and the USA. Now with his fifth studio album and debut as a leader, this latest statement reflects on the experiences and atmospheres he has witnessed over the past few years on his travels around the globe.


 Recorded in Kent and mixed at London's Abbey Road studios the album features London based musicians David Preston – Guitar, Matt Robinson – Piano, Max Luthert – Bass and Dave Hamblett – Drums. Together they create a set of melodic, creative and highly personal music. credits releases February 15, 2019 Duncan Eagles - Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone David Preston - Guitar Matt Robinson - Piano Max Luthbert - Bass Dave Hamblett - Drums

ITALY: Roberto Di Cecco - Milonguero de Hoy y medley de Astor Piazzolla Marco Lo Russo Accordion solo

Marco Lo Russo esegue alla fisarmonica solista la composizione dedicatagli dal M° Roberto Di Cecco Milonguero de Hoy e una medley su temi di Astor Piazzolla ➡ web site: https://www.marcolorusso.com ➡ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoRussoMarco ➡ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LoRussoFisa ➡ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/marco-lo-russo ➡ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcolorusso ➡ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco_lo_ru... Marco Lo Russo Music: ➡ Spotify: https://goo.gl/ShjBrt ➡ ITunes: https://goo.gl/j2CcKa ➡ Google Play: https://goo.gl/CZEQKD ➡ Amazon: https://goo.gl/yeKmSX ➡ CD Baby https://goo.gl/Ef5Ncy

USA: New Music: Becoming Quintet "One-Track Mind"

Becoming Quintet "One-Track Mind" catalog: PR8192 release date: February 22, 2019 Posi-Tone Records unveils the carefully curated debut recording of the Becoming Quintet and keeps their musical message focused on evolving the expression of their ”One-Track Mind.” This novel project features the individual talents of five emerging artists with cohesive camaraderie who are focused on creating a series of meaningfully fresh musical presentations. Each member of the group (trumpeter Eric Wortzman, saxophonist Markus Howell, pianist Luther Allison, bassist Liany Mateo and drummer Zach Adleman) brings a tremendous and unique talent to the collective, and each one also contributes an individual musical statement to the program. Everything is meant to entertain and delight, and a splendid time is guaranteed for all! Recorded under the supervision of producer Marc Free, each of these succinct performances are intended to provide an opportunity for new and long-time listeners to become even bigger fans of these new musicians and the genre of Jazz. Sit back and enjoy the intelligent and beautiful sounds emanating from the Becoming Quintet as they explore the mysteries of their “One-Track Mind” and present an engaging straight forward musical message about a more delightful today and a brighter tomorrow. 1. Free Time (S. Davis)    4:10 2. One-Track Mind (M. Howell)    5:53 3. Here She Comes (M. Dease)     4:59 4. One-Sided Love Affair (L. Mateo)    4:15 5. I Owe It All To You (L. Allison)     4:56 6. Twisting & Turning (Z. Adleman)     4:05 7. Onward (E. Wortzman)    4:34 8. Indestructible (L. Mateo)    3:24 9. Last Smile (M. Howell)    5:57 10. That Uncle G Thang (M. Dease)    4:59 11. Stay Awhile (L. Allison)     5:58 Markus Howell - alto sax Zach Adleman - drums Eric Wortzman - trumpet Liany Mateo - bass Luther Allison - piano produced by Marc Free

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MALAYSIA: Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra to dazzle with classical masterpieces

"Tokyo-born conductor Naohisa Furusawa will lead the MPYO to present much-loved classical masterpieces composed by three Russian composers in this special concert. Suites for Jazz Orchestra is Shostakovich’s foray into the world of jazz written in 1934. Guaranteed to open the concert with a jolly mood, this work will demonstrate the MPYO’s versatility to its audience."
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