“This project unites a new voice in Jazz Quartet singing, whose ideas are fresh and plans are set…If all musical projects could be this well programmed…” C. Michael Bailey, Allaboutjazz.com
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“Sensational new vocal jazz quartet..” Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal
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“If this disc featured just the quartet, it would be sensational. The addition of the icons, showcased once each (with Murphy provided wider presence) and all in remarkably fine form, escalates it from valuable to priceless from piquant to landmark…”
Christopher Loudon, Jazz Times, October 2015
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“Crack harmonizers Amy London, Darmon Meader, Dylan Pramuk, and Holli Ross breathe new life into the decidedly hep tradition on The Royal Bopsters Project, a lush and lively new album that spans the generations and includes appearances by vocalese masters Bob Dorough, Andy Bey, Mark Murphy, and Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross…” The Village Voice
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The long-awaited debut album from master percussionist, scholar, composer and living repository of Afro-Cuban music, Roman Diaz, is out now.
‘L’ó dá fún Bàtá’ – a spiritually transcendent gem in the Afro-Cuban tradition – features profound drumming conversations, a Yoruba/Gospel crossover choir, and evocative spoken word pieces that reveal the soul-feeding vibrancy of Diaz. Joining Roman is his GRAMMY-nominated mentor Pedrito Martinez, who produces the album and features as a performer!
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The Royal Bopsters’ five-night run at Birdland featured five vocal jazz legends—Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross, Sheila Jordan, Bob Dorough and Andy Bey—alongside the younger jazz quartet consisting of Amy London, Darmon Meader, Holli Ross and Dylan Pramuk. JazzTimes highlighted this historical vocal event with a robust photo gallery capturing the live performance.
“The event reunited the surviving two-thirds of the iconic vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks and Ross for the first time in years.” – JazzTimes
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