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Jovino
Santos Neto
Jovino_Santos_Neto's_Festa_na_Macuca from Alma do Nordeste
(mp3)
Jovino_Santos_Neto's_Fulo_Sertaneja from Alma do Nordeste (mp3)
Two-time
Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto has returned with a new album, Alma do Nordeste
(Adventure Music March 2008), with all original material, inspired by
cultures of Northeastern
Brazil. After establishing a solid reputation as one of the most
important creators in contemporary Brazilian jazz, Jovino once again
brings his characteristic blend of energetic grooves, deep harmonies,
lyrical melodies and great ensemble playing to the new disc. He
explores several musical styles of the Brazilian northeast in his new
compositions, including baião, xote, forró, marcha and
many more.
Early reviews of Alma
do Nordeste album have been outstanding
.
The music was recorded in Rio de Janeiro, where Jovino was accompanied
by great Brazilian musicians such as Toninho Ferragutti (accordion),
Carlos Malta, Marcelo Martins and Eduardo Neves (woodwinds), Dudu Lima
(bass) Marcio Bahia (drums), Gabriel Grossi (harmonica) , Tiago da
Serrinha and Durval Pereira (percussion), Josemen Honaine (10-string
guitar) and Pernambuco (voice).
Chuchito Valdes
Chuchito_Valdes'_Bossa_Parra Ti from Keys to Latin Jazz (mp3) Chicago
Jazz Orchestra and Chuchito Valdes' Three
Generations of Valdes (mp3)
2007
Latin Grammy nominee Chuchito Valdes, will be
featured at the Caramoor International
Jazz Festival in August in a Cuban Piano Summit
along with Elio Villafranca. Last year Caramoor launched a new Latin
American Music Initiative: Sonidos
Latinos. This adventurous
project spans two years and involves new compositions, festival
concerts, radio broadcasts and family outreach concerts.
Caramoor's vision calls for bringing Latin American music to a position
of
importance commensurate with the growing prominence and influence of
Latin American culture in our society. Chuchito Valdes has had a busy year with the release of his Latin Grammy Nominated album
Keys
of Latin Jazz
(J & N; 4/07). Chuchito
along with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra premiered a program featuring
music of Three Generations of Valdes.
Jeff Lindberg, director of
the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, transcribed rare recordings of Chuchito’s
grandfather, Bebo Valdes, from when he lead the famous Tropicana
Orchestra. The concert received rave reviews from Howard
Reich of the Chicago
Tribune. Chuchito also participated in May
in a two-day
summit in Washington, DC on changing U.S. policy on Cuba.
Hilario
Duran
Hilario_Duran's_Mambo_Influenciado
from From the Heart (mp3)
Hilario_Duran's_Blem_Blem_Blem
from From the Heart (mp3)
Hilario
Duran has had a huge couple of years of major
awards. In
2007, Hilario received his second Juno award for Best Contemporary Jazz
Album of the Year for From
the Heart (Alma, 2006). This year,
Hilario was celebrated by Canada’s National Jazz Awards for
Latin Jazz
Artist of the Year as well as Big
Band of the Year. Additionally, SOCAN (Society
of Composers, Authors and Mus
ic
Publishers of Canada)
awarded Hilario with Composer of the
Year.
This summer,
Hilario will be touring most of the Canadian jazz
festivals. In October, Hilario will be performing at the We
Always Swing Series in Columbia, MO as well as a number of other
midwest clubs.
Chicago Jazz Orchestra
CJO's_Quiet_Nights_of_Quiet_Stars_featuring
Frieda_Lee from Keeping My Composure
(mp3) CJO's_Vitamin_B-3_featuring Dan_Trudell
from Keeping My Composure
(mp3)Arrangements by Charlie Harrison
Jeff
Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra completed one of their most
heralded seasons
this past year. The season kicked off with trumpeter Roy Hargrove in a
world premiere arrangement of Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez.
Originally composed for solo guitar and symphony orchestra by Spanish
composer Rodrigo, Gil Evans’s arranged it in 1959 for Miles Davis, and
included it on the landmark Columbia album Sketches of Spain. The CJO’s
new version, transcribed and arranged for an expanded orchestra
including strings by artistic director Jeff
Lindberg, is based on the
Gil Evans version but includes elements of the original orchestral
version. This concert was followed by another world premiere of Nelson Riddle’s sweeping composition, Cross Country Suite (1958) with clarinetist and NEA Jazz Master Buddy DeFranco. Cross Country Suite is an eleven-movement work painting a unique portrait of America, capturing the flavor of many of its regions. The eleven movements have never been performed live in their entirety. Artistic Director, Jeff Lindberg, collaborated with the Nelson Riddle family in reconstructing the complete work for this live world premiere. Read the Chicago Tribune Review
Amongst several other spectacular concerts, the Chicago Jazz Orchestra concluded the season in April with a magnificent performance at Chicago’s Symphony Center with Ahmad Jamal. Read the Chicago Tribune Review
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Lorraine Feather
Lorraine_Feather's_Where_Are_My_Keys from Language (mp3)
Lorraine_Feather's_Very_Unbecoming from Language (mp3)
Lorraine
Feather’s long awaited seventh album, Language (Jazzed
Media / April 2008)
has hit the airwaves with rave
reviews. The album shot to #1 on
the
jazz radio charts in May, as well as #1 in jazz album sales on
Amazon. It has enjoyed 10 weeks of airplay so far.
Lorraine’s
intriguing lyrics
and gorgeous vocals are
accompanied by
collaborations with Shelly Berg, Bill
Elliott, and Russell Ferrante
on this album. Tierney Sutton,
Janis Siegel, and Cheryl Bentyne joined her
for backing vocals on several
tracks.
Lorraine was interviewed by Susan Stamberg on NPR’s Weekend
Edition on Saturday
May 17. Click
here to hear the interview.
Lorraine and Shelly Berg performed this
past February at the Algonquin Room
to rave reviews from the NY
Times and the NY
Sun.
Fahir Atakoğlu
Fahir_Atakoglu's_Black_Sea from Istanbul in Blue (mp3)
Fahir_Atakoglu's_Istanbul_in_Blue from Istanbul in Blue (mp3)
International
award-winning composer, arranger, and pianist Fahir Atakoğlu released
his 15th album, Istanbul
in Blue (Far & Here) in March. The album has enjoyed
15 weeks on radio, and is currently #1 on the World
charts, and 38th on the Jazz charts. Fahir is joined by an
outstanding group of musicians on this album including Anthony Jackson on bass and Horacio El Negro Hernandez on drums, who have played
on his previous albums, as well as Mike
Stern and Wayne Krantz
on guitar and Bob Franceschini
on reeds. Early
reviews are raving. Fahir blends the Turkish flavor of Modern
Istanbul with the Americas. Anthony Jackson’s soulful bass
and the virtuosity of Horacio El
Negro Hernandez’s ambidextrous Latin rhythms, highlight Fahir’s
sensitivity as a composer.
Fahir is
just starting t
o get known here in the
U.S. A native of Turkey, Fahir has recently taken up residency in
the Washington DC area. His fame in Europe and his home country
is widespread due to his numerous awards, large symphonic works,
soundtracks for film, and a large discography of heralded
recordings. Fahir performed to a sold-out Carnegie Hall this past
October in a concert with pop star Sertab
Erener. Ms Erener has several platinum albums and has
recorded duet albums with Ricky Martin and Jose Carreras.
Ahmet Ertegun, of
Atlantic Records, referred to Fahir Atakoğlu as " .. one of the
outstanding pianists and composers in Europe today ... at the cutting
edge of the world music."
Rachel Z
Rachel_Z's_Milky_Way from Dept of Good and Evil (mp3)
Rachel_Z's_King_of_Pain from Dept of Good and Evil (mp3)
Rachel
Z has been busy performing around the world this past year
following her release of her latest album on Savoy Jazz, Dept. of Good
and Evil. Reviews
of this album have been exceptional. Rachel just performed to a
sold-out 1,300 seat
concert
hall in São Paulo, Brazil for the opening of the Bridgestone
International Jazz Festival.
Rachel is touring in the Far East in July starting off at the Cotton
Club in Tokyo for three nights.
Brian
Auger's Oblivion Express
Brian
Auger's Oblivion Express Live at The Baked Potato (mov)
Brian
Auger’s
Oblivion Express has been busy touring this past year
including 22 city tour of the U.S. in April to packed
audiences at
Sculler’s/Boston, BB King’s/NYC, Jazz Kitchen/Indianapolis, Blues
Alley/Washington, DC, Andy’s/Chicago, Nighttown/Cleveland, and Gerald
Veasley's Jazz Base/Reading,PA. Some of the festival highlights
this
past year
included Jazz on the River (Detroit), Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival
(Portland), High Sierra Music Festival (Emeryville, CA), and the
Temecula International Jazz Festival (Temecula, CA).
Brian toured Europe in February with Billy
Cobham. Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express will be appearing
at the world-renowned Monterey
Jazz Festival this coming September.
Brian's newest album, Looking in the Eye of
the World (Fuel, May 2007), has received rave
reviews from the
press.
David "Fathead"
Newman
David_"Fathead"
Newman's_Come_Sunday from Life (mp3)
David_"Fathead"
Newman's_Life from Life (mp3)
David
“Fathead” Newman is celebrating his 75th birthday year with
concerts throughout the U.S. His birthday concerts at Manhattan’s
Iridium Jazz Club in February found numerous legendary artists joining
David in
celebration including Phil Woods,
Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton, Russell
Malone, Jimmy Cobb, John Scofield and Randy Brecker.
David released his 32nd album
this past January, Diamondhead
(Highnote) to outstanding
reviews. After having hit # 2 on the jazz radio charts, the
album is still spinning for an unheard of 18 weeks on jazz radio.
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