Take Five With Trumpeter Shunzo Ohno by Raul Da Gama, Jazz da Gama All that is unusual and unexpected about Shunzo Ohno is encapsulated in the glimmering, intimate and transcendent howl of his trumpet. He plays each note that flies out of the bell of his instrument as if he were creating the pristine and … Read More
Francesco Marcocci Quintet: Folklorico By Raul da Gama, Latin Jazz Net This volume of music affirms Francesco Marcocci’s exemplary music and double bass prowess as well as serves to further draw attention to the still underrated composer’s quirky, inventive and emotionally engaging output. Clearly he is a bassist and a composer who seeks the path … Read More
Racha Fora featuring Donny McCaslin Club Bonafide Friday, December 11, 11:00 PM New York City “Let’s go!” is one of the many possible interpretations of Racha Fora, but the one most apropos to this ensemble might be “branch line”—in this case running from Brazil to Japan, a link older and deeper than you might imagine. … Read More
by James Nadal, All About Jazz The music of Miles Davis certainly needs no introduction. It has been covered in a myriad of styles, by a vast quantity of artists. Racha S’Miles is an ambitious project that deconstructs Davis’s music and hurls it into a rhythmic and exotic orbit exhibiting Brazilian sensibilities. The Racha Fora … Read More
Shunzo Ohno Preview of ReNew Saturday, December 19, 7:30 PM The Cutting Room, New York City New York, NY- The Cutting Room, located at 44 E. 32nd Street, NYC, proudly presents Shunzo Ohno on Saturday, December 19, at 7:30 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Tickets, which are $20 in advance and $25 day of … Read More
The Rubin Museum of Art will be continuing its “Jazz at the Rubin” series with internationally recognized flutist Jamie Baum on Friday, November 13 at 7:00 PM. She will be performing new music and premiering a commission by the Rubin Museum, Honoring Nepal. Selections from her latest album “In This Life” (Sunnyside) will be performed … Read More
Coming to Club Bonafide on December 2! Gene Ess featuring Thana Alexa, Glenn Zaleski, Thomson Kneeland, and Clarence Penn! Fresh off the heels of their latest release, Eternal Monomyth, Gene Ess and Fractal Attraction have been solidifying themselves as one of New York’s premiere collectives featuring original material that explores the use of the voice … Read More
Cary Tone features Dave Liebman in November’s Bridge Crossings, Hot House Magaizne
