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EMY TSENG

Friday, February 1st, 2013

Singer Emy Tseng’s recording debut “marks her as one to watch in the Brazilian jazz category.” Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz. A collection of songs by Brazil’s most sophisticated composers (Jobim, Toninho Horta, Chico Pinheiro) and eclectic arrangements of standards including a haunting version of “California Dreamin’”, Tseng “has honed [...]

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Koz’s First Live Outing

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

On February 12, Concord Records will release Live at the Blue Note Tokyo, saxophonist Dave Koz’s first live disc. Recorded in Japan in 2011, the disc features a dozen songs, including “You Make Me Smile,” “Faces of the Heart,” “Honeydipped” and “Put the Top Down.” The album, which was originally [...]

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Patricia Barber’s Smash

Thursday, January 24th, 2013

On January 22, the Chicago-based singer and pianist Patricia Barber released Smash, her debut on the Concord Jazz imprint. Both musically and lyrically, the 12 original tracks on the new disc showcase an artist in fine form. In addition to being a compellingly eclectic tunesmith, Barber remains, as ever, a [...]

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Dianne Reeves at Carnegie Hall

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

On February 16, the powerful and beguiling jazz singer Dianne Reeves will launch her 2013 international tour with a performance at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium. Not only will Reeves have her longtime collaborators in tow—keyboardist Peter Martin, guitarist Romero Lumbabo, bassist Reginald Veal and drummer Terreon Gully—she’ll also welcome special [...]

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Rare Sid Hemphill Recordings On Tap

Tuesday, January 15th, 2013

On February 26, the Global Jukebox digital-only label will drop The Devil’s Dream, the first release of Alan Lomax’s 1942 recordings of the late, great Southern musician Sid Hemphill. Transferred from fragile original acetate discs and expertly mastered and speed-corrected, the album is a portrait of a once-thriving black regional [...]

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Carla Marciano

Thursday, January 10th, 2013

She is a marvellous saxophonist and improviser, consistently demonstrating impressive control of her instruments and her material. David Franklin “She takes her liberal breaks with a powerful force, absorbing all the energy from the room and channelling it into an open space as would the eruption of a volcano. At [...]

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