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New Jazz Release: Alfredo Rodriguez | Sounds of Space (Coming March 27th, 2012)

CUBAN PIANIST ALFREDO RODRÍGUEZ
 TO RELEASE LONG-AWAITED DEBUT,
SOUNDS OF SPACE,
ON MACK AVENUE RECORDS, MARCH 27


 
ALBUM CO-PRODUCED BY QUINCY JONES
 
Listen To Exclusive Streaming Tracks From Sounds of Space
By Clicking Here!

 
Sounds Of Space, the title of Cuban pianist and composer Alfredo Rodríguez’ debut recording, evokes images of science fiction. In truth, it’s about a far more personal adventure. “It’s about the space that surrounds us,” he explains. “In this record I wanted to introduce myself: here are the people, the places and the sounds that have surrounded me, and made me who I am.” To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Jazz Release: Mauricio Zottarelli & Gilson Schachnik | “Mozik” (Avail Now)

Jazz Music Drummer Mauricio Zottarelli, CD Release, Drom NYC, Jan. 21


Jazz
music and Brazilian jazz drummer Mauricio Zottarelli (
http://www.mzdrums.com ) and fellow Sao Paolo native pianist Gilson
Schachnik (http://gilsonmusic.com ) celebrate the release of their CD
Mozik, with a performance on Saturday evening, January 21, at Drom NYC,
85 Avenue (between 5th and 6th) 212-777-1157, www.DromNYC.com. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Pianist/Vocalist Tania Maria & Bassist Eddie Gomez to Release “Tempo” on Jan. 31st, 2012


 
TANIA MARIA’S NEW CD, “TEMPO”
 
(WITH BASSIST EDDIE GOMEZ)
TO BE RELEASED BY
NAXOS OF AMERICA & FRANCE’S NAIVE RECORDS
JANUARY 31 U.S. RELEASE DATE
 
Tempo, the new duo album by pianist/vocalist Tania Maria and bassist Eddie Gomez, feels like a terrific late set at a small jazz club in Rio, Paris, or New York. Tania and Eddie have recorded together before, and their intuitive interplay makes Tempo a special session.

Esperanza Spalding Releases “Radio Music Society” on March 20th, 2012 | WATCH VIDEO for “Black Gold!”


 
ESPERANZA SPALDING RELEASES RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY, A KALEIDOSCOPIC COLLECTION CELEBRATING THE POWER OF SONG
 
Companion Release to the Bassist/Composer/Vocalist’s Chart-Topping Chamber Music Society is Accompanied by 12 Music Videos
 
It has not taken Esperanza Spalding long to emerge as one of the brightest lights in the musical world.

New Jazz Release: Pablo Aslan Quintet | Piazzolla In Brooklyn (Avail Now – LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE TRACKS!)

BASSIST PABLO ASLAN & HIS QUINTET
SHOWCASE THE REBIRTH OF JAZZ TANGO
WITH PIAZZOLLA IN BROOKLYN, ON SOUNDBRUSH RECORDS

 

    

Not only masterpieces spark new work. Piazzolla in Brooklyn, the new recording by Argentine-born, Brooklyn-based bassist, bandleader, and producer Pablo Aslan, was inspired by a dreadful album. Take Me Dancing, a 1959 jazz tango recording by New Tango master Astor Piazzolla, was dreadful. Piazzolla said so.

 

Recorded
in Buenos Aires with a group of musically bilingual Argentine players,
including Daniel “Pipi” Piazzolla, the maestro´s grandson, on drums, Piazzolla in Brooklyn updates Takes Me Dancing into state-of-the-art jazz tango. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Jazz Release: Roberto Vazquez | Between Two Worlds (Avail Now)

Contemporary Jazz Keyboardist Roberto Vazquez Releases “Between Two Worlds” | Available Now! Cuban-born musician and composer Roberto Vazquez releases a top notch contemporary jazz offering for the masses in “Between Two Worlds”. The latin-influenced, 9 track deal showcases Roberto’s tenacious and spicy keyboard flavor throughout. The tracks are available for …

The E Family to Release Highly Anticipated CD, “Now & Forever” on Sept. 20th, 2011

The E Family to Release Their Highly Anticipated, Unparalleled Collaboration “Now & Forever” On September 20, 2011


The Musical Family Dynasty Pete
Escovedo, Sheila E., Juan Escovedo and Peter Michael Escovedo Will
Celebrate This Album of a Lifetime With A Star-Studded Affair At The
World-Renowned Conga Room in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA (PRWE September 14, 2011

After years of playing on each other’s projects, The E Family came
together to produce this ultimate, long overdue and highly anticipated
labor of love, “Now & Forever.” Available in stores on September
20, 2011 on Sheila E’s Stiletto Flats Music through Waterfront
Entertainment (Fontana / Universal), “Now & Forever” pays homage to
their collective diversity of styles, influences and experiences.

The E Family is a force with which to be reckoned. Pete Escovedo
discovered and cultivated a love and passion for music, embracing Latin
jazz and passing it on to his sons and daughters. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Jazz Release: Poncho Sanchez & Terence Blanchard | “Chano Y Dizzy!” (Coming Sept. 27th, 2011)


 
On September 27, 2011, Conguero Poncho Sanchez and Trumpeter Terence Blanchard Pay Tribute To Legends of Latin Jazz!
 
Chano y Dizzy! Honors The Legacy of Chano Pozo & Dizzy Gillespie
 
For more than three decades as both a leader and a sideman, conguero Poncho Sanchez has stirred up a fiery stew of straightahead jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources.

Grammy Nominated Saxophonist Miguel Zenón Releases, “Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook” on Aug. 30th, 2011


 
Grammy-Nominated MacArthur Fellow & Saxophonist-Composer Miguel Zenón Releases His 5th Album For Marsalis Music,
 
Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook; Tours Worldwide
 
Many of the most cherished standards in jazz were born as popular songs. In fact, through the course of jazz history, popular songs have served as a source of inspiration for jazz artists. They still do.

Percussionist Sammy Figueroa & His Latin Jazz Explosion Releases “Urban Nature” on Aug. 30th, 2011

TWO-TIME GRAMMY® NOMINEES SAMMY FIGUEROA &

HIS LATIN JAZZ EXPLOSION TO RELEASE THIRD ALBUM

 URBAN NATURE ON AUGUST 30, 2011  

 

 

  

 LISTEN TO AN EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACK FROM URBAN NATURE

                                                                                   

It’s not every day that a distinguished sideman makes a successful transition to solo artist. But percussionist Sammy Figueroa
not only has become a successful leader in his own right, but is also
one of the most exciting artists in Latin Jazz today. He calls Urban Nature, his third recording with his twice Grammy® nominated band, The Latin Jazz Explosion, “the most satisfying record we’ve ever done. It truly reflects my personality.” Urban Nature
also marks a new beginning – this is his debut album on Senator
Records, an imprint created for Sammy in cooperation between Berlin’s
Senator Entertainment and Ashé Records. To continue, please click “MORE”!

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