The name Entisar, which means “victory” in Arabic, could not have been a more fitting name for this 1977born vocalist. Born by two Eritrean freedom fighters but raised by two Dutch adventurers it was soon clear that Entisar’s upbringing was different than the others around her. Although she was raised in …
Front Royal, Virginia (Vocus/PRWEB) January 07, 2011
DryCappuccino Entertainment, LLC is pleased to announce the release of
the new original Livin It Up (In My Mid Life Crisis) featuring Walter
Tates Jr. on sax.
About DryCappuccinoGuy and Livin It Up –
Sometimes it’s just time to turn around and go the other way. That’s
just what Mark “DryCappuccinoGuy” McKinney did. After years of raising a
family and working hard making other people money, he found himself
alone and without direction. Looking to his past for inspiration he
discovered music again. Over the past few years, he has been working on
his dream and has never felt better. It all started with an idea to
someday write a musical. With a little help, and a lot of patience,
Mark purchased instruments and recording equipment and started
construction on a small but effective home studio. He did quite a bit of
studying and with a bit of help he was able to begin recording in
January of 2010. The resulting single “Livin It Up (In My Mid Life
Crisis)” is the first, but definitely not the last of many projects to
come. To continue, Please click “MORE”!
“Second Chance delivers Quartet Gospel infused with Jazz and R&B that appeals to all ages. ‘Get Right’ offers soul stirring inspiration! To purchase, visit: tatepublishing.com.” The group started December of 2001. Since that time we have had many come and go, but we are determined to press on in the …
JAZZ LEGEND FREDDIE HUBBARD CELEBRATED WITH RELEASE OF
PINNACLE, LIVE & UNRELEASED FROM KEYSTONE KORNER
SET FOR MARCH 8 RELEASE ON RESONANCE RECORDS
Trumpet great Freddie Hubbard
at the top of his game, with West Coast all-stars digging into his
sturdiest compositions – plus John Coltrane’s technically challenging
piece “Giant Steps” – during a couple of nights in San Francisco,
eternally exciting though recorded 30 years ago. That’s Pinnacle, Live and Unreleased: From Keystone Korner, a bounteous gift to any fan or fan-in-the-making of fiery and funky, sophisticated and melodically inspired music.
Hubbard
was, next to Miles Davis, the most dramatic and far-reaching brass
player of the past 60 years. He died at age 70 in December 2008, leaving
a legacy of some 100 recordings under his own name and with everyone
from Wes Montgomery and Art Blakey to Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Oscar
Peterson, Quincy Jones, Dexter Gordon, George Benson, Sarah Vaughan, Max
Roach, Count Basie, Ornette Coleman and many others. Throughout the
course of his luminous international career, Hubbard established a
standard of pure sound that brass players aspire to today.
Hubbard’s
explosive and lyrical virtuosity (first noted during a high school band
performance in his hometown of Indianapolis) as well as his flow of
brilliant, spontaneous ideas and determination to play loudest, hardest,
fastest and most imaginatively, will never go out of style. Pinnacle
comprises more than an hour of highest level performances by Hubbard on
trumpet and flugelhorn, with pianist Billy Childs, bassist Larry Klein (better known now as Joni Mitchell’s producer), saxophonists Hadley Caliman and David Schnitter, trombonist Phil Ranelin, and drummers Eddie Marshall and Sinclair Lott. To continue, Please click “MORE”!
Furthering their mission of bridging the gap between gospel and secular
music, Rapture 7 announces the release of ‘Somebody’s Knockin’’ from
its latest gospel CD release “Security” on Parliament Gospel Records. As
heard on HBO’s “True Blood”, ‘Somebody’s Knockin’’ demonstrates that
Rapture 7’s appeal reaches beyond the parameters of traditional and
contemporary gospel.
Rapture 7 was originally formed for the
purpose of performing at a local food drive in Carbondale, Illinois,
organized by IOTA Fraternity Inc. at Southern Illinois University. That
initial appearance received such an overwhelmingly positive response
from the community, leading to requests for performances at churches,
city events, and numerous other venues. Since that time, Rapture 7’s
musical ministry has grown. They have traveled to many states touching
the hearts of people, regardless of religious affiliation, with their
own unique style of traditional, yet contemporary gospel music. To continue, Please click “MORE”!
Richmond, CA (PRWEB) January 7, 2011
For the last ten years, bassist/composer Robert Hurst’s
commitments and accomplishments as in-demand sideman, film composer,
and university educator have left the music world anticipating new
recordings from him as a leader. He delivers this month with the
simultaneous release, on January 25, of two new and very different CDs
on his Bebob imprint—”Bob Ya Head,” an intriguing foray into world music
and electronica (with Darryl “Munyungo” Jackson, Marcus Belgrave, and
Karriem Riggins), and “Unrehurst Vol. 2,” a 2007 all-acoustic trio date
recorded at Smoke in New York City (with Robert Glasper and Chris
“Daddy” Dave).
“It is so rewarding to finally be releasing this new music,” says the
bassist. “It’s been quite a magical journey becoming the man and
musician my audience has come to know. The majority of my fans identify
me as a ‘straight-ahead’ jazz bass sideman, and while I love playing
jazz and will always do so, I found it necessary as an artist to express
my many other musical influences. I believe the one constant in jazz is
‘change.’ Each generation has broken the mold of the previous. With so
much more of my music already written and even recorded, I look forward
to all of my upcoming projects further addressing the notion of change
and the evolution of our music.” To continue, Please click “MORE”!