New review in the March issue of Downbeat Magazine for ‘Racha S’Miles’ by Racha Fora. It reads: Racha Fora is an intriguing fusion jazz quartet made up of two Japanese and two Brazilian musicians. They met in Boston and started playing together as a band in 2010. Flutist and EWI player Hiroaki Honshuku leads the … Read More
The Dan Wilkins Ensemble – Jnana-Vijnana (Awake) Уже при взгляде на обложку альбома сразу интригует его загадочное название. Это санскрит и это выражение обозначает стремление к познанию собственного внутреннего мира и осознанию мира внешнего, как некоей фазы в бесконечной цепочке инкарнаций. Разумеется, такое название альбома уже много говорит об умонастроении его создателя. Дэн Уилкинс, молодой … Read More
DRUMMER ZANE RODULFO TO RELEASE TRINIDADIAN INFUSED DEBUT EP “PATHWAYS” 2/26 FEATURING DAYNA STEPHENS, NIR FELDER & LUQUES CURTIS REVIVE Music proudly announces the February 26 release of “Pathways”, the rousing debut EP from drummer Zane Rodulfo. Accompanied by luminaries such as saxophonist Dayna Stephens, guitarist Nir Felder, guitarist Marvin Dolly, pianist Noble Jolley, bassist … Read More
REVIVE Music is proud to release “Soul Vibrations”, the first single off Brandee Younger’s sophomore CD “Wax & Wane.” Elevating the harp from orchestra pit to center stage, “Soul Vibrations” presents a luminous patchwork that stitches cascading sheets of sound and pulsing arpeggios with the thread of tribute. “Wax & Wane” will be available for … Read More
by George Harris, Jazz Weekly. Racha Fora is the name of a quartet lead by Hiroaki Honshuku/fl-ewi, forming a core team with Mauricio Andrade/g, Rika Ikeda/v and Rafael Russi/b and along with guests Benhur Oliveira/perc and Dave Liebman/ss the whole band delivers a clever tribute to Miles Davis via taking his tunes and puree-ing them through a … Read More
Smoke Jazz and Supper Club, located at 2751 Broadway in New York, NY presents Carlos Averhoff Jr iRESI on Thursday, January 20 and Friday, January 21. The three sets are at 7:00, 9:00 and 10:30 PM. More information can be found at www.smokejazz.com. His debut as a leader, iRESI masterfully weaves hard hitting jazz compositions … Read More
Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit Records proudly announces the January 29 release of “Vol 1”, the first of three EP’s saxophonist and composer Jonathan Greenstein plans to release over the course of this year. Additionally, with the support of Revive Music, Greenstein will kick off his residency at Rockwood Music Hall with the presentation of Vol 1 at Rockwood’s Stage 3 on January … Read More
THINKIN’ BIG Frank Sinatra’s 100th Birthday Thursday, January 28, 7:30 PM Oberon, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA Oberon, located at 2 Arrow Street, Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA is proud to present the Thinkin’ Big Band: Frank Sinatra’s 100th Birthday on Thursday, January 28 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $10 for the dance floor and cabaret … Read More
Dan Wilkins Ensemble Jnana-Vijnana (Awake) Release Concert Wednesday, February 3, 9:30 PM Cornelia Street Café, New York City The Cornelia Street Café is proud to present the Dan Wilkins Ensemble Jnana-Vijnana (Awake) Release Concert on Wednesday, February 3, at 9:30 PM. The Cornelia Street Café is located at 29 Cornelia Street in the West Village … Read More
Brooklyn Jazz Underground Redefines Contemporary Jazz Sound at Prospect Range on Brooklyn Roads by Dominique M. Carson Brooklyn Jazz Underground is back at it again! The team launched their monthly musical series to highlight one of America’s original art forms: jazz. Their inaugural performance was at the Prospect Range in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Jazz Underground is an … Read More
