Posts Tagged ‘jazz’
Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Featuring Bassist Linda Oh and Drummer Henry Cole
Out October 4, 2011
Fabian Almazan’s debut, Personalities (Biophilia), reveals his penchant for musical storytelling with well-crafted originals and well-chosen covers. Born in Cuba, raised in Miami and based in New York City, the 27-year-old pianist and composer has apprenticed with Terence Blanchard and is a recent fellow of the Sundance Film Composer’s Lab.
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Tags: Cuba, Fabian Almazan, Henry Cole, jazz, Linda Oh, Shostakovich
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Saturday, September 24th, 2011
Out October 4, 2011Featuring Bassist Linda Oh and Drummer Henry Cole
Fabian Almazan‘s debut, Personalities (Biophilia), reveals his penchant for musical storytelling with well-crafted originals and well-chosen covers. Born in Cuba, raised in Miami and based in New York City, the 27-year-old pianist and composer has apprenticed with Terence Blanchard and is a recent fellow of the Sundance Film Composer’s Lab.
Tags: Cuban Jazz, Fabian Almazan, Henry Cole, jazz, Linda Oh, Shostakovich
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Friday, June 24th, 2011
“What a great CD! Powerful writing by Volker, combining jazz, classical and African elements. And if you think you know Lenny Picket from Tower of Power and Saturday Night Live, check him out on ‘Solace’.” – Jim McNeely
History can be perplexing for modern bandleaders. Breaking new ground while retaining traditional beauty isn’t exactly easy. But on NY 10027 Volker Goetze has come up with a win-win approach that does exactly that. The trumpeter-composer has lots of skills when it comes to balancing craft and experimentation, and they give his orchestra debut a sturdy feel that boasts plenty of personal perspective.
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Tags: Ablaye Cissoko, Big Band, BMI, jazz, Kora, Lenny Pickett, New York, Volker Goetze
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Out Sept 13 on Le Chant Du Monde
Featuring Saxophonist Mark Turner, Bassist Joe Martin, and Drummer Marcus Gilmore
Guitarist Gilad Hekselman‘s third album, Hearts Wide Open, finds him in the company of his working trio with bassist Joe Martin and drummer Marcus Gilmore. They are joined by saxophonist Mark Turner in a set comprised entirely of Hekselman’s original material. The title refers to Hekselman’s perspective on the practice of music-making. “As musicians, we get to travel and play for different audiences, moving people and creating something positive in the world,” he says. “It’s about opening our hearts as musicians as well as opening the hearts of listeners.”
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Tags: Gilad Hekselman, Harmonia Mundi, jazz, Joe Martin, le chant du monde, Marcus Gilmore, Mark Turner, Yoga
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Monday, May 30th, 2011

Featuring Pianist Henry Hey, guitarist Pete McCann, bassist John Hébert, drummer John Hollenbeck and singer/french hornist Heather Laws
The broader a bandleader’s tonal palette, the richer the music becomes. Ben Kono proves this numerous times on the colorful Crossing, a sublime ensemble disc that finds lots of unique territory being investigated. The respected New York saxophonist is expert in an array of instruments that stretches from oboe to shakuhachi, and he’s put some deep composing and arranging skills into play on his debut. As Crossing’s varied interests present themselves, its sextet music speaks to both the power of scope and the art of integration.
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Tags: Ben Kono, Crossing, Heather Laws, Henry Hey, Japan, jazz, John Hébert, John Hollenbeck, Nineteen-Eight Records
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Monday, May 30th, 2011

Featuring guitarist Bill Frisell, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta and pianist Kris Davis
One thing’s certain: it was definitely worth the wait. Kermit Driscoll has been a remarkable bassist and inspired sideman for the last 30 years, but he’s never released an album of his own. Reveille, a program of kaleidoscopic funk, experimental abstractions, and fetching intricacies, rectifies that. It is an achievement that lets the world know Driscoll now wears another hat as well: that of a cagey bandleader.
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Tags: bass, Bill Frisell, jazz, Kermit Driscoll, Kris Davis, Nineteen-Eight Records, Vinnie Colaiuta
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Friday, April 8th, 2011
Versatile Trombonist JOE FIEDLER Releases SACRED CHROME ORB, March 29 on Yellow Sound Records

Tour Dates Around NYC & East Coast Following CD Release
Anyone who’s ever puzzled over the oddly altar-like mirrored globes that serve as the centerpiece of many a suburban garden will instantly be in on the joke that provided the title for trombonist Joe Fiedler’s Sacred Chrome Orb (Yellow Sound Records, release date March 29). While Fiedler attaches no particular significance to the name, it does represent a delight in the incongruous, a refreshingly skewed perspective, and an off-kilter sense of humor, all qualities that pervade the music of his unique, intensely expressive trio.
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Tags: bass, brass, CD, chrome, drums, jazz, Joe Fiedler, John Hébert, Michael Sarin, New York, orb, Pittsburgh, release, sacred, Sacred Chrome Orb, shows, trio, trombone, Yellow Sound Label
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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
January

Chris Parrello –Things I Wonder (Stray Dog Music) – January 25
Chris Parrello – guitars, compositions; Karlie Bruce – vocals/lyrics; Ian Young – saxophones; Kevin Thomas – bass; Aviv Cohen – drums; Rubin Kodheli – cello; Greg Glassman – trumpet; Rich Hinman – pedal steel
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Tags: (re)Conception, 19-8, 2011, ACT, ACT Music, Adam D Gold, Allison Miller, André Mehmari, Angelo Spagnolo, Anthony Wilson, April, Art Hirahara, bari, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, Ben Kono, Ben Monder, Bill Frisell, Brazil, Campo Belo, cello, Chris Parrello, Chris Parrello + Things I Wonder, Chris Tordini, clarinet, client release schedule, clients, compositions, Crossing, Cuneiform, Dan Aran, Darren Johnston, Doug Wamble, drums, Edu Ribeiro, English horn, Erik Friedlander, Erik Lawrence, February, Flock, flugelhorn, flute, Follow the White Rabbit, Foxhaven, French horn, Glenn Zaleski, guitar, Gutbucket, Guto Wirtti, Heather Laws, Helen Sung, Henry Hey, Honey Ear Trio, Indian, January, jazz, Joe Fiedler, John Hébert, John Hollenbeck, kalimba, Karlie Bruce, kazoo, ken filiano, Ken Thomson - alto saxophone; Ty Citerman - electric guitar/effects; Eric Rockwin, Kenny Washington, Kermit Driscoll, Kris Davis, Lars Danielsson, Lewis Nash, lyrics, March, marco cappelli, Matt Wilson, May, Michael Sarin, mode records, music box, Myra Melford, narration, Narratives, Nate Smith, Nineteen-Eight, Nitin Mitta, oboe, pedal steel, percussion, Pete McCann, Posi-tone, Posi-tone Records, Prasanna, records, Rene Hart, Sacred Chrome Orb, Same Girl, Samuel Torres, São Paolo, satoshi takeishi, saxophone, skronk, South Asian jazz, Spring, Steampunk Serenade, Steeplechase, Steve Wilson, Steven Lugerner, Stray Dog Music, Taylor Haskins, These Are the Words, Tirtha, Todd Sickafoose, Tommy Crane, Trevor Dunn, trumpet, Ulf Wakenius, Vijay Iyer, Vinnie Coliauta, vocals, Yaron Herman, Yellow Sound Label, Yoshi Waki, Youn Sun Nah
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Monday, November 22nd, 2010
Dear Friends & Colleagues:
We realize we’re a little late to the punch, but if you haven’t already put the finishing touches on your 2010 year-end lists for jazz or other eclectic non-mainstream music, please consider the wonderful projects we’ve worked on in one way or another this past year.
I would like to acknowledge all of you in the media and the industry for helping us make 2010 another successful year for Fully Altered Media. And of course we couldn’t do it without our amazing clients, listed below.
I would also like to especially acknowledge former staffer Stephen Buono, all-around utility man Nick Venti and my new assistant Maribel Gil, who recently joined the Fully Altered team part-time, as well as day-to-day helpers Russ Flynn, Andy McGhie and Will Martina.
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Tags: 2010, 482 Music, A Square White Lie, ACT, Adam Rudolph, Allison Miller, Apex, Barry Harris, Bee Jazz, Billy Bang, Blue Cranes, BOOM TIC BOOM, Bunky Green, Cesarius Alvim, Colorist, Concord Records, Cryptogramophone, Cuneiform, Cuneiform Records, Cyrillic, Dan Tepfer, Dan Weiss Trio, Dave Rempis & Frank Rosaly, David Weiss, DIRTY BABY, Eddie Gomez, Empathetic Parts, Five Pedals Deep, Forever, Foxhaven, French Suite, Fully Altered Media, Hate Laugh Music, I Will Follow You, Ideal Bread, Initiate, Jacky Terrason, Jason Stein, jazz, Jerome Sabbagh, Kellylee Evans, Lift, Live in Rennes, Locksmith Isidore, Meta Records, Mike Reed, Mike Reed's Loose Assembly, music, Nels Cline, Nels Cline Singers, New Amsterdam, Nina, Not Two, Observatories, People, Pete Robbins, Pi Recordings, Places & Things, Plus Loin, Point of Departure, Prayer for Peace, Push, Rafi Malkiel, Ralph Jones, Roscoe Mitchell, Royal Toast, rudresh mahanthappa, Sam Sadigursky, Sazi, Scott Amendola Trio, siLENT Z, Silver Sphinx, Snuck in, solo, Steve Colson Trio, Stories & Negotiations, Sunnyside Records, Sympathetic Vibrations, The Claudia Quintet, The Dymaxion Quartet, The Untarnished Dream, The Words Project III: Miniatures, Thomas Savy, Three Kinds of Happiness, Timshel, Top 10 Albums, Towards the Unknown, TUM Records, Tzadik Records, Vijay Iyer, Vol. 2 of the Music of Steve Lacy, Water, Year in Review, Yeyi, Yusef Lateef
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Monday, November 22nd, 2010
Featuring Longtime Guitar Collaborator Ben Monder
And French Drum Legend Daniel Humair

Photo Credit: Emra Islek
December 7, 2010 (NYC) – With I Will Follow You (Bee Jazz), French-born, Brooklyn-based tenor and soprano saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh brings his singular vision to the fertile ground of improvised music. Bolstered by the broad color palate of virtuosic guitarist and longtime collaborator Ben Monder, and the masterful rhythmic orchestration of legendary drummer Daniel Humair, Sabbagh’s lyricism and glowing sound serve as beacons in an improvised journey at once hauntingly beautiful and aggressively unhinged.
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Tags: 2010, Bee Jazz, Ben Monder, CD Releases, Daniel Humair, December, I Will Follow You, jazz, Jerome Sabbagh, music, new CDs, saxophonist, Trio Album
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