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Hristo Vitchev Quintet
The Perperikon Suite is the brand new album by Bulgarian jazz guitarist/composer Hristo Vitchev. The music, which is inspired by the spirit and magic of the ancient and sacred Thracian city of Perperikon, combines modern jazz, fusion, world, and orchestral elements into a large scale jazz suite in 7 movements. [...]
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7th Kind
Drawing on a reservoir of influences–from baroque to bebop–7th Kind, one of the leaders of the brass-band renaissance in Chicago, has constructed a body of original works with a distinctive and charismatic voice. These twelve original tunes showcase the melodic and orchestrated sound of this nine-member fusion ensemble. Progression magazine [...]
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Hiroe Sekine
Pianist Hiroe Sekine is a strong writer putting her stamp and sounds on her arrangements and compositions. On her debut album A-mé , meaning “rain” in Japanese, producer Russell Ferrante helped her assemble star jazz players including drummer Peter Erksine and saxist Bob Sheppard, and as a leader, she chose [...]
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Elan Trotman
Wielding a tenor or soprano sax or a flute, Elan Trotman has blossomed as front man, soloist and musician, following in the iconic footsteps of his role models, Grover Washington Jr. and Kirk Whalum. Love and Sax covers an array of influences and originals from soulful R&B, modern jazz, vibrant [...]
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Antonio Adolfo/Carol Saboya
On His new CD La e Ca (Here and There), Brazilian pianist/composer Antonio Adolfo creates a gorgeous showcase for his alluring jazz/samba synthesis, with vocalist daughter Carol Saboya on five tracks. Throughout the CD, Adolfo applies his Brazilian phrasing to American songs such as “Easy to Love.” “Lullaby of Birdland” [...]
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Dan Sullivan
The Dan Sullivan Trio is a rotation of a seasoned jazz musicians, mostly residing in the the Cape Cod (Massachusetts) area, including guitarist Alan Clinger, Bela Sarkosy, Fred Fried and Pat Ryan and bassist Rod McCaulley, Ron Ormsby, Laird Boles and Mike Lavoie. Dan wrote the music for Cape Cod [...]
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