Archive for May, 2012
Gabriel Palatchi Band – Diario de Viaje (Self Produced – 2010)
It is highly unlikely that when Gabriel Palatchi set off on his travels, out of Argentina, he thought he would be undertaking a musical excursion so vast and exciting. But the fact is that it ended up that way. Palatchi, now li...
Benjamim Taubkin – Piano Masters Vol. 1 (Adventure Music – 2010)
Any musician with the daring to attempt a solo project has to be on his game from the moment his fingers touch the keys. However few pianists—since the great Bill Evans—have shown unrivalled touch and expression as Paul Ble...
Marcos Amorim Trio – Portraits (Adventure Music – 2010)
The music of guitarist Marcos Amorim penetrates the air so softly as he bends and folds notes gently creating a sort of glimmering light that wraps each note and phrase with a kind of warm glow that flickers and jumps where the...
Guillermo Klein – Domador de Huellas (Sunnyside Records – 2010)
Guillermo Klein’s third album for Sunnyside Records is also one of his most beguiling and very possibly one of the most memorable tribute albums of the year. Klein’s album, Domador de Huellas - Music of “Cuchi” Legu...
Mike Marshall & Caterina Lichtenberg (Adventure Music – 2010)
It is no longer the necessity to use the term Third Stream that Gunther Schuller “invented” to describe the music created by the Modern Jazz Quartet in the 50’s, which was a confluence of the European Classical t...
Greg Burk and Vicente Lebron – Unduality (Accurate Records – 2010)
This album, Unduality, a duet between pianist Greg Burk and the Dominican-born conguero, Vicente Lebron, is quite simply the most innovative interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “First Inventions” since the ...
Fabiana Cozza – Quando O Céu Clarear (Atração Fonográfica – 2010)
Comparisons are odious, even in the most mundane circumstances, but there is a recording of a rare performance of Elis Regina Saudades Do Brasil , filmed and recorded in 1980, and directed by the great Cesar Carmago Ma...
Alex Brown – Pianist (Sunnyside Records – 2010)
Even for a pianist with as prodigious a talent as Alex Brown, having a heavyweight in the music pantheon such as Paquito D’Rivera produce his debut album, must have largely been a dream. However, to pull off a debut as fine a...
Oscar Valdés, founder of Irakere and now band leader of Diákara
Irakere was Cuba’s invention to enable the Cuban scene to compete with the international rock music development. The innovative band became a great success and won a Grammy in the 70s. The Cuban state cut the success tour whe...
Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Viva la Tradición
Latin Jazz Network and Concord Picante are giving away two copies of "Viva la Tradición", the newest release of Spanish Harlem Orchestra. All you have to do to participate in this contest is subscribe to our mailing list. Sign...
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