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Dani Gurgel – Voou [feat. Ingrid Jensen]
September 26, 2018 / No Comments“Voou” composed by Daniel Santiago & Dani Gurgel, dedicated to Ingrid Jensen. Recorded by Thiago Rabello at Da Pá Virada, São Paulo-BR
Jazz band breaks new ground
September 26, 2018 / No CommentsA local jazz band, WVC Jazz, is hoping the global fame of the film Crazy Rich Asian will help them enter the international music scene. WVC Jazz Ensemble saxophonist Julian Chan, 40, said it was a great opportunity for the band to play a part in the movie. Read more here
Dave Anderson | Melting Pot
September 21, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Bryan Davis, Dave Anderson, David Restivo, Ehren Hanson, Hans Glawischnig, Itai Kriss, Memo Acevedo, Neel Murgai, Roberto QuinteroMelting Pot is saxophonist Dave Anderson’s beautiful musical response to the recent wave of intolerance towards immigration For this inclusive effort, Anderson called on the diverse artists of the New York City’s creative music community to craft his musical celebration. The ...
Aimée Allen | Wings Uncaged
September 18, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Aimée Allen, Billy Test, François Moulin, Kush AbadeyAimée Allen is a dynamic vocalist who sings with a clarity of tone that is warm and engaging. Wings Uncaged, a cool blend of nicely covered standards and the singer’s own well-crafted originals, is yet another outstanding framework for her talent. The set includes tunes by Hoagy ...
Stanley Clarke Band live performance of “To Be Alive”
September 14, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Stanley Clarke, Stanley Clarke BandThe Stanley Clarke Band’s live performance of “To Be Alive” from the new project, The Message. Stanley Clarke (bass, talk box), Caleb Campbell (keyboards,vocoder), Beka Gochiashvili (piano), Mike Mitchell (drums), Cameron Graves (keyboards), Chris Clarke (the flow).
Mike Spinrad with Guido Fazio | Horns
September 14, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Daniel Parenti, David Enos, Eric Lyons, Guido Fazio, John Hettel, Larry Stewart, Mike Spinrad, Richard Conway, Richard Conway Don TurneyDrummer Mike Spinrad and saxophonist/flutist Guido Fazio have produced one swinging good time with Horns. Spinrad wrote or co-wrote all of the fantastic compositions, while Fazio provided the outstanding arrangements for the horns at the heart of this effort. The tunes are truly engaging, ...
Gayle Kolb | Getting Sentimental
September 11, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Bobby Broom, Dennis Carroll, Gayle Kolb, George Fludas, Joey Skoch, Tom GarlingSinger Gayle Kolb’s Getting Sentimental is a simply fantastic. Kolb’s cool, confident delivery is a pleasure to listen to, a true feel-good album. The set list is comprised of a cross-section of tunes from the Great American songbook and a fewer less covered gems as well. The ...
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music offers new bachelor’s degree in global jazz studies
September 1, 2018 / No CommentsUndergraduates interested in careers as jazz performers, producers, teachers and/or scholars of jazz will now have the opportunity to receive a bachelor of arts degree in global jazz studies, beginning in fall 2018. The major will provide students with a cross-disciplinary education, drawing ...
Tim Rachbach | Under One Moon
August 31, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Adam O'Farrill, Manuel Schmiedel, Rick Rosato, thejazzpage.com, Tim Rachbach, Xavier Del CastilloUnder One Moon is the fantastic latest recording from drummer Tim Rachbach. The effort is primarily comprised of self-written originals that put the full color of Rachbach’s musical palette on display. The tunes connect both emotionally and have a very lyrical quality to them. The ...
Arianna Neikrug | Changes
August 28, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Arianna Neikrug, Jared Schonig, Laurence Hobgood, Matt Clohesy, thejazzpage.comChanges is the glorious debut of singer Arianna Neikrug. The recording is aided by the genius of pianist/arranger Laurence Hobgood, known primarily for his longtime musical alliance with Kurt Elling. Neikrug aptly navigates the traverses of Hobgood inventive arrangements that seem tailor-made ...
