Hot House Magazine and Jazzmobile Present the 6th New York City Readers Jazz Awards at Birdland Jazz Club on November 24th, 2019 at 4PM Celebrating 55 Years of Jazzmobile, 37 Years of Hot House Mark Ruffin, Host of Real Jazz on Sirius XM will be honored and Cobi Narita will receive Lifetime … Read More
D. Oscar Groomes, O’s Place Jazz Magazine Henry Conerway III – With Pride For Dignity Drummer Henry Conerway III releases leads a trio with bassist Kevin Smith and pianist Kenny Banks Jr. The open with the lazy ragtime groove of “Slippery” and move through a number of different traditional jazz moods. All of the music is … Read More
George Harris, Jazz Weekly Soulful moods are created by guitarist Flavio Silva as he teams with a supporting cast of Seamus Blake/ts, Alex Ayala/b, Curtis Nowosad/dr, James Francies/key and Michael Mayo/voc for some toe tapping originals. The team shows it flex it’s muscles as they drive hard on “Brooklyn Bound” and with Nowosad riding the … Read More
Ron Schepper, Textura Flavio Silva’s physique suggests he could play defensive tackle for an NFL team were he so inclined, which makes his lightness of touch on the guitar all the more striking. The Brazilian native eschews distortion and high-decibel shredding for delicacy and restraint on his self-released Break Free, which features seven originals and a … Read More
Ian MacGregor, Jazz Guitar Society of Western Australia This is brazilian guitarist and composer Flavio Silva’s second album and he is accompanied by a talented line up. He incorporates American jazz with both African and Afro Brazilian sounds which makes for interesting music. Flavio has written all the tunes except for Chico Bauarque’s “Samba de Amor” … Read More
DanMichael Reyes, Revive Music Guitarist Flavio Silva follows his self-titled 2013 release with the premiere of the title track from his latest recording Break Free along with an outstanding rendition of the Chico Buarque classic “Samba e Amor.” Released back in June 1, the eight-track album features seven original compositions from Silva himself alongside the … Read More
Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs Adi Meyerson – Where We Stand This is the premiere album release for Adi Meyerson, composer and bassist. She has composed all of the music, a labor of love for the past five years, that reflects her life in New York City and celebrates the legacy of her father who … Read More
Leonid Auskern, Jazz Quad Break Free – второй альбом молодого бразильского гитариста и композитора Флавио Сильвы. Этот музыкант начинал работать в джазе у себя на родине, а затем продолжил карьеру в Нью-Йорке, где его ментором стал такой известный джамен, как саксофонист Антонио Харт, сегодня очень высоко оценивающий талант Сильвы. Флавио играет в ведущих клубах Нью-Йорка, … Read More
Brazilian guitarist and composer Flavio Silva is proud to release his sophomore album Break Free TODAY! Featuring a talented line-up including saxophonist Seamus Blake, bassist Alex “Apolo” Ayala, drummer Curtis Nowosad, pianist James Francies and vocalist Michael Mayo, Break Free is a call for love, hope and justice through music. While jazz remains to be at the … Read More
Chris Spector, Midwest Record A guitar man that knows how to surround himself with jazzbos that know what to do, he doesn’t have to hit each lick every time out when there are others that have so much to add to the whole. Playing like an ensemble with telepathy, this is a solid, forward thinking … Read More
