In honor of Cuban Independence Day, Remezcla has featured a playlist of Cuban music curated by Pedrito Martinez, in addition to premiering the Pedrito Martinez Group’s latest single “Dios Mio”, feat. Descemer Bueno.
You can listen to both in their feature here … Grab a mojito, sit back and enjoy!
Leny Andrade, “The Ella Fitzgerald of Brazil,” began her week long run at Birdland Jazz Club in NYC with Roni Ben-Hur Trio last night. Shows continue tonight, Wednesday 5/11 through Saturday 5/14 with 8:30 and 11 pm sets. Click here to reserve tickets!
NPR Fresh Air reviewed Murray, Allen & Carrington Power Trio’s new album, complimenting the group’s chemistry, unique instrumentation and “crisp” interplay. As the headline states, “Power Trio Mixes Old And New, And The Result Is ‘Perfection.'” Click here for the full feature!
Murray, Allen & Carrington Power Trio released a new video of the song “Perfection” from their album dedicated to Ornette Coleman, which came out last Friday (April 15th). This in-studio performance was filmed during the album recording and features David Murray (tenor saxophone), Geri Allen (piano), and Terri Lyne Carrington (drums) with special guests Charnett Moffett (acoustic bass) and Craig Harris (trombone). Click here to watch!
VICE has just featured a fascinating guest essay by Jaimeo Brown on how historical work songs have influenced contemporary music.
Click here to see the feature, as well as Jaimeo Brown Transcendence’s powerful new animated video to the track “Be So Glad”!
“Chris Sholar (co-writer and co-producer of Work Songs) and I discussed how powerful hooks are in early work songs. A hook is a repetitive mantra. When you repeat something over and over again, it creates a message that all people can connect to, just as they do in the majority of popular music we listen to today.” – Jaimeo Brown
The new album, ‘Perfection,’ by David Murray, Geri Allen and Terri Lyne Carrington is OUT NOW! Recorded just a week after the passing of Ornette Coleman, this debut album is named for his never before recorded composition.
Get it on iTunes: smarturl.it/PerfectionAlbum
Buy on Amazon: smarturl.it/PerfectionAmazon