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Claudia Villela | Encantada Live
May 28, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Andy Connel, Bruce Dunlap, Celso Alberti, Claudia Villela, Gary Brown, Jasnam Daya Singh, Jeff Buenz, Kenny Werner, Michael Spiro, Paul van Wageningen, Ricardo Peixoto, thejazzpage.comEncantada Live by Brazilian vocalist Claudia Villela is a joyous free-spirited musical journey. The result of several live performances, the production alternates between a septet configuration, and Villela on piano with a quartet of players. Villela’s vocals are melodic, hypnotic and ...
Aimee Nolte | Looking For The Answers
May 21, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Aimee Nolte, Bruce Lett, Doug Webb, James Yoshizawa, Jason Neubauer, John Clayton, John Reilly, Mike Scott, thejazzpage.comSinger/songwriter Aimee Nolte brings a fresh voice and sound to the scene with Looking For The Answers. The recording offers primarily her own wonderfully melodic compositions with a decidedly more contemporary vibe, and it works. Nolte’s delivery is compelling whether she’s singing ...
Eric Alexander | Leap of Faith
May 17, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Doug Weiss, Eric Alexander, Johnathan Blake, thejazzpage.comLeap of Faith captures hard bop tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander at his powerful best. Recorded live at New York City’s Jazz Gallery, the album has Alexander and a trio of bassist Doug Weiss and drummer Johnathan Blake taking the framework a song and building it out in a way that sounds, and ...
Karina Corradini – Bridge to Infinity
May 17, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Christian McBride, Karina Corradini, Mahesh Balasooriya, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Munyungo Jackson, Nolan Shaheed, Rene Camacho, thejazzpage.com, Zane MusaSinger Karina Corradini delivers an impressive debut recording with Bridge to Infinity. The multilingual production covers a vast degree of musical territory quite wonderfully and boasts a stellar lineup of sidemen. The production features the talents of Christian McBride and Rene Camacho on ...
NPR: Facing Homelessness And Crushing Medical Debt, A Renowned Jazz Guitarist Reaches Out
May 17, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Kenny BurrelllOne of the jazz world’s most enduring artists, the influential 87-year-old guitarist and composer Kenny Burrell, is facing financial ruin and homelessness. His plight became public after his wife, Katherine Burrell, launched a GoFundMe page on May 9, in which she chronicled a number of ...
Jazz Fest’s foundation also marks 50 years
May 11, 2019 / No CommentsNEW ORLEANS (AP) — This year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival celebrates 50 years of spotlighting Louisiana’s culture and musical traditions. The non-profit Jazz & Heritage Foundation — which owns the festival — is marking that milestone by directing festival profits to ...
Marcos Silva | Brasil Head From Toe
May 3, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Dillon Vado, Gary Meek, Jeff Denson, Karen Sur, Kayo Miki, Keith Lawrence, Mads Tolling, Marcos Silva, Mauricio Zottarelli, Ricardo Peixoto, Scott ThompsonKeyboardist and composer Marcos Silva makes a marvelous return to recording after 30 years with Brasil From Head to Toe. The Brazil-born, Bay Area-based musician and educator’s third album is a colorful musical excursion, comprised entirely of his original fusionesque compositions, that ...
Lauren White | Life In The Modern World
April 30, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Alex Budman, Chris Wabich, David Finck, David Mann, Kevin Axt, Kevin Winard, Lauren White, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Quinn JohnsonSinger Lauren White presents an eclectic musical brew on Life In The Modern World. White moves deftly between classic jazz standards and modern pop fare with grace and ease. The recording, produced by Mark Winkler with arrangements by pianist Quinn Johnson, consists of compositions by Ivan ...
Joshua Redman Quartet | Come What May
April 19, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Aaron Goldberg, Gregory Hutchinson, Jazz, jazz reviews, Joshua Redman, Reuben RogersCome What May by the quartet of saxophonist Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Gregory Hutchinson marks the first recording by the unit in almost 20 years. The four musical friends have the kind of synchronicity and connection that comes with experience ...
Daniel Szabo | Visionary
April 16, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Bob Sheppard, Daniel Szabo, Edwin Livingston, Kim Richmond, Mike Valerio, Peter Erskine, Sara Andon, Timothy WilliamsPianist and composer Daniel Szabo has assembled a pretty significant work with Visionary. The eighth recording under his own name, Szabo crafts a compelling blend of jazz and orchestral arrangements that provide a showcase for the fine display of artistic dexterity on the part of all of the ...
