Chicago Drummer/Percussionist Gustavo Cortiñas to Release Visual Album Desafío Candente on March 24th via Woolgathering Records Inspired by Eduardo Galeano’s The Open Veins of Latin America, Cortiñas’ new work explores the history of colonialism, imperialism and neoliberalism in Latin America with 30+ musicians and speakers from 11 different countries over the course of 14 tracks and … Read More
Month: January 2021
REVIEW: A Haunting, Hard-Hitting New Protest Jazz Suite From Trumpeter Alonzo Demetrius – New York Music Daily
By delarue, New York Music Daily As grassroots resistance against the lockdown gains momentum and more parts of the country declare themselves free territory, we will soon have unprecedented opportunities to remake our world. As lockdowner governors are voted out and driven from office, we will have plenty of chances to give force of law … Read More
REVIEWS: Jazz ‘N’ More Reviews New Albums by Dave Brubeck, Aaron Burnett, the Kaleidoscope Quintet and Chet Baker/Wolfgang Lackerschmid
The Kaleidoscope Quintet- Dancing on the Edge by Michael van Gee This CD by the two masterful saxophonists and flautists Joe Lovano (*1952) and Dave Liebman (*1946), which was recorded at a concert on November 13th, 2013, in the well-known Deer Head Inn jazz club in Pennsylvania, can only be described as sensational, as it … Read More
LLP Artists Awarded in The 42nd Annual Jazz Station Awards / The Best Jazz of 2020 – Jazz Station
By Arnaldo DeSouteiro, Jazz Station Acoustic Piano Gonzalo Rubalcaba (“Viento Y Tiempo – Live At Blue Note Tokyo” w/ Aymée Nuviola –Top Stop Music/Sony Music Latin Fima Chupakhin (“Water” – self release) Sam Hirsh (“Quite Frankly – Introducing Sam Hirsh” – Umadas Music) Mike Bond (“The Honorable Ones” – Bounce Castle) Electric Piano Shedrick Mitchell … Read More
BEST LATIN JAZZ OF 2020: The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Papo Vázquez & The Pacific Mambo Orchestra on Con Sabor
By Luis Medina, Con Sabor The following are the recordings in Salsa, Musica Cubana and Latin Jazz that impressed me during this challenging year of 2020. I included the Top Singles category for the first time since that was a dominant trend in artists putting out singles rather than full length recordings in music this … Read More
REVIEWS: Trio Grande & Aaron Burnett Reviewed on Musicalmemoirs’s Blog
By Dee Dee McNeil, Musicalmemoirs’s Blog What do you get when you mix Mexican, Israeli and British cultures into a contemporary jazz album? It’s like a ball of colorful yarn that unravels and spins songs featuring saxophones, guitars, drums and a splattering of keyboards? The answer is, “Trio Grande.” Read more here.
REVIEWS: Trio Grande, Aaron Burnett & The Big Machine – Musical Memoirs Blog
by Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs Blog In a New Music for 2021 blog post, Dee Dee McNeil has included reviews of Aaron Burnett & The Big Machine’s Jupiter Conjunct and Trio Grande. Read the full article here.
BEST OF 2020: Thana Alexa, Regina Carter, Trio Grande Make List – 33third
by Michael Ambrosino, 33third Trio Grande, Trio Grande If Sonny Rollins perfected the Jazz trio, then drummer Antonio Sanchez has perfected its distant electronic cousin. Trio Grande morphs Sanchez’s mastery with the talents of guitar savant Gilad Hekselman and fiery saxophonist Will Vinson, shaping an album that sounds much larger than just a trio. Propelled by this … Read More
REVIEW: The Dave Brubeck Quartet “Time OuTakes” – The Arts Fuse
By Allen Michie, The Arts Fuse Time Outtakes is a very good album and a valuable addition to your Brubeck collection. Read more here.
ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT: Leon Dorsey “Thank You Mr. Marbern” on JAZZIZ
By Matt Micucci, JAZZIZ Leon Lee Dorsey, Thank You, Mr. Mabern! (Jazz Avenue): Bassist Leon Lee Dorsey will release Thank You, Mr. Mabern!, a trio recording featuring the late jazz luminary Harold Mabern, on January 20 via Jazz Avenue. Read more here.