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Lee Konitz Plays With The Gerry Mulligan Quartet
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Angel Song
Kenny Wheeler (trumpet, flugelhorn), Lee Konitz (alto saxophone), Bill Frisell (guitar), Dave Holland (double-bass)- Shop: odax
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Listening To You
Ein weiteres großartiges Duo präsentiert Sunnyside Records auf seiner neuesten Veröffentlichung: Die Sängerin Judy Niemack zusammen mit ihrem kongenialen Partner Dan Tepfer am Piano. Beide Musiker arbeiteten stark mit dem Saxofonisten / Komponisten Lee Konitz zusammen, der großen Einfluß auf beide nahm. Niemack arbeitete mit den renomierten Jazzmusikern zusammen, darunter Pat Metheny, Kenny Barron oder Toots Thielemans. Ein absolut hörenswertes Duo!- Shop: odax
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Res Publica's story is short and sweet. They have been together for almost two years now and have been making socially inspired music ever since. Since forming, they have gone on a national tour and played shows with bands such as Thriving Ivory, Lights, My Favorite Highway, Dirty American, The Elms, Larry McCray, Soul Dub, The Outer Vibe, and The Hard Lessons. They recently took 1st place in the Lansing Red Cross Battle of the Bands and 2nd place in Lansing's 2009 Common Ground Music Festival Contest and are currently being featured on two TV commercials - one in Austin, TX for Music Entertainment Television and another on WHOV television in mid-Michigan. Their 2009 tour included stops in Austin, Dallas, Chicago, St. Louis, Arlington and Kansas State playing such venues as Austin's Mohawk, Dallas' Prophet Bar, Flint's Machine Shop, and Six Flags throughout the midwest and Texas. The biggest thing that sets Res Publica apart from other bands would be their care for the community and their social activity and awareness. The name, Res Publica, is Latin term meaning 'a matter of public concern. So far this year they have raised over $1200 for Genocide prevention in Sudan. Res Publica is also working with the Boston-based organization, The Uganda's Women's Efforts to Save Ophans, and locally with The American Red Cross of Mid-Michigan, St. Vincent's Home for Children and The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Another thing that sets Res Publica apart is their fresh sound and positive message. They integrate a variety of genres to create a sound that is uniquely theirs. Instrumentation Connor Ralph: lead vocals, guitar Peter Nelson: drum kit, trombone, keyboard, vocals Sean Stynes: lead guitar, violin Spencer Ralph: bass, vocals Royce Phillips: alto saxophone, flute Anthony Stanco: trumpet • CONNOR RALPH, (vocals/guitar) studies voice with Richard Fracker, area chair of vocal arts at Michigan State University, and formerly with the Metropolitan Opera. Connor also has been the lead in his high school musicals all four years of high school, most recently featured as Tevye in 'Fiddler on the Roof' and the title role in 'The Wiz'. Connor has performance experience in a wide range of genres and hopes to sing opera some day. Connor's ties to Africa, and subsequent humanitarian efforts, are rooted in the friendships and experiences he gained while on an extended baseball mission trip there in 2007. He is also lead singer and drummer in a blues band that was showcased on Beale St. as part of the International Blues Challenge in January 2010. He plays trumpet, French horn, drums, guitar and piano. • SEAN STYNES, (lead guitar) has played viola for nine years, receiving one ratings at S & E and Orchestra Festival all four years of high school. He will be minoring in performance guitar at Western Michigan University. He also plays harmonica, mandolin, ukulele, piano, drums and violin. • PETER NELSON, (drummer) is a seasoned musician having played with many of Michigan's top performers including Ritmo, La Familia, Phredley, the Scott Gwinnel Jazz Orchestra, and The Bebop Spartans to name a few. He spent two summers during high school in western Europe with the Blue Lake International Jazz Orchestra directed by Trombonist David Jensen and Miami Trumpeter James Olcott. Now a student in the jazz studies program at Michigan State, Peter also enjoys an active arranging career and has appeared as a guest clinician for different jazz and Afro-Cuban music festivals in Michigan and Ohio. He plays percussion, trombone and keyboard. • SPENCER RALPH,(bass) has played violin since second grade and was recognized as one of the finest up and coming violinists at the 2008 state solo ensemble. Spencer studies bass with Lansing Symphony Chair Ed Fedewa and voice with acclaimed tenor and MSU vocal arts faculty member Joshua Baum. He also plays upright bass, saxophone and drums. Spencer was recently showcased on Beale St. in Memphis as part of the International Blues Challenge. He is also known for wearing outrageous outfits to his gigs. • ROYCE PHILLIPS, (saxophonist and flutist) started studying privately at the age of 12 beginning his studies with Lev Deneman and moving on to study with Principal Saxophonist Don Fabian. He has won many competitions from S & E to all-state competitions. He is currently dual majoring in Jazz Studies and Saxophone Performance at Michigan State University, working with saxophone colossus Wess Anderson and pedagogical genius Diego Rivera. • ANTHONY STANCO, (trumpeter) a rising talent in today's music scene. His playing is diverse and his compositions are influenced by many different musical genres. Now with the MSU Jazz Program, Anthony spent two years performing and teaching in New York City while studying at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music. He has played with the Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra and Civic Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Marcus Belgrave and Rodney Whitaker. He also spent two summers on a full scholarship to attend the Stanford Jazz Residency Program where he performed in the top jazz combo and studied with jazz greats Jimmy Heath and Lee Konitz. 'The band had started. And...They sizzled. Afro-Carribean influences on a firm rock foundation. Tight rhythms. And lead vocalist Connor Ralph was channeling Jim Morrison esctatically.' ~ Austin American Stateman's social columnist Michael Barnes on Res Publica's July 8th performance at the Mohawk 'Last night was the biggest crowd on the square and Res Publica was amazing!' ~ American Red Cross PR Coordinator Allison Bono on Res Publica's July 16th performance at Lansing's Blues on the Square Res Publica is sponsored by Arizona Beverage Co.- Shop: odax
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Star Eyes 1983 [remastered Reissiue Of H
Lee Konitz (sax), Martial Solal (piano)- Shop: odax
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Rob Jacoby is a New York-based musician concentrated in jazz. Although mainly a tenor saxophonist, he also has acute abilities on clarinet, flute, and the other saxophones, as well as bassoon and bass clarinet. Rob also plays club dates and many musicals, utilizing his doubling abilities. He leads his own group that plays private parties, clubs, and restaurants, in the New York City, Westchester County, and surrounding areas. Rob Jacoby grew up in White Plains, New York and graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School in Elmsford, NY. He began saxophone instruction at the age of 8 with his mentor, Milt Williams, father of actress/singer Vanessa Williams and actor/comedian Chris Williams. By age 11, Rob's interests concentrated on jazz music and he began studies in this genre elsewhere. Rob's career began by playing in musical productions in local theaters at the age of 12, honing his reading abilities and doubling skills. Later, he played with the Westchester County Youth Jazz Ensemble and began to play jazz gigs in parks, festivals, and other locations. Rob started his own group called the Westchester Blue Notes, a sextet, who performed throughout Westchester County and the rest of the tri-state area. After a few years, the group began to mutate and it's original name became rarely billed. Rob began to lead his own quartet/quintet and started performing in local clubs, restaurants, and bars. At the age of 15, Rob began studying with Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Ralph Lalama, who took the young musician under his wing and became one of his mentors. During Rob's last year in high school, he was selected as the first tenor saxophonist in the New York All State Jazz Ensemble directed by pianist/composer Mike Holober. The band performed in both Rochester and Albany and Rob gained recognition and praise for his remarkable talent. Rob has had the pleasure of recording for world-renowned jazz producer Teo Macero. The recording included legendary musicians such as Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, Alex Sipiagin, George Garzone, and others. The album was released in the summer of 2007. Rob is currently attending New York University in the Jazz Performance program, led by Dave Schroeder, and is given the opportunity to work with such luminaries as Don Friedman, Ralph Lalama, Brian Lynch, Joe Lovano, Billy Drewes, Jim McNeely, Dave Pietro, and Rich Shemaria. Over his short, yet fruitful, career, Rob has performed at the Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Allen Room, the Garage, the Bowery Poetry Club, and has been seen at Smalls, Sweet Rhythm, Showman's, and the Bar Next Door. He has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with greats including Joe Lovano, Ralph Lalama, Steve Turre, Dennis Irwin, Wynton Marsalis, Chris Potter, Brian Lynch, Joe Magnarelli, and Barry Ries.- Shop: odax
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Naima
"...chamber jazz has found it's queen in Meg Okura." - Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz "Okura has made a bold statement with Naima, ensuring her place among the top names playing chamber jazz."- Jon Neudorf, Sea of Tranquility "A confident collection of chamber jazz that is wide in scope and deep in feeling...features outstanding solos by Okura." "Meg Okura offers a clear sense of vision of her world of music. Okura's Naima goes to many places, speaks in many voices, and is often rich with surprises and admirable in it's aspirations." - Mark Hayes, EJazz News "...(Meg Okura ) is equally comfortable playing classical chamber music, rock and everything in between." - Stephen Holden, The New York Times "Ms. Okura's vibrant, Eastern-influenced, jazzy score and the playing of her musicians were the most sophisticated parts of the work" - Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times "... (some of) the best jazz New York has to offer." - Elliot Simon, All About Jazz '... mixes a classically trained mastery of strings, piano and drums with quick-witted compositional twist performed with high energy.' - Jennifer Odell, Down Beat Magazine "The group delivers exactly what it's name promises... The group found a common ground in '60s-style modality, occasionally reminiscent of John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner's Eastern explorations." - Will Friedwald, The New York Sun "...elegantly intertwine(s) elements of classical, jazz and world folk into a new sound...by presenting precisely played ethnically inspired Playing everything from Paganini to Coltrane, violin virtuoso Meg Okura puts a certain sparkle into jazz. Formerly a classically trained concert violinist, the composer and jazz violinist has revolutionized the world of chamber jazz by artfully entwining her already colorful and moving pieces with inspirations from various cultures and countries to create a purely enchanting experience. Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, the multi-faceted artist cultivated her musical talent at the Toho Gakuen School of Music at the age of five. Meg's artistic ability later led to her position as concertmaster and soloist of Asian Youth Orchestra, and eventually her United States debut with the late Alexander Schneider's New York String Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in her teenage years. She furthered her education at the Julliard School, earning both bachelors and masters degree in the study of classical violin. Soon, persuaded by her Juilliard professors' belief in her exceptional talent, Meg began to pursue a transition from the classical violin to something even more challenging-jazz. Studying jazz harmony and improvisation, Meg dedicated herself to mastering the tradition of jazz and soon, with her switch of genres and evolution into what she explains as "a more complete musician", Meg began to advance her career as a jazz violinist. Touring with artists such as 13-time Grammy winner Michael Brecker and Steve Swallow, and recording with jazz artists Dianne Reeves, Lee Konitz, and Sam Newsome, Meg has performed at prominent venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, the Lincoln Center, and London's Barbican Centre. In addition, she has collaborated and performed with Oscar nominee actor and Columbia recording artist Terrence Howard, as well as been featured in three Cirque du Soleil shows, exhibiting her remarkable talent as an improviser on the violin. In 2005, however, Meg embarked on a journey unlike one she had ever endured, challenging herself as both a violinist and composer, and starting her own group. Inspired by her experience in the various countries that comprise Asia, Meg composed and recorded a compilation of music that would soon lead to the birth of her latest project, the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble. The works she composed comprised the seven-person ensemble's self-titled debut album, which won the group notoriety as a finalist for "Best Album" in the 2006 Independent Musicians Awards, and have made the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble the rare gem of the jazz world. "Composing is the most natural thing for me to do-it's as though music just comes to me. Sometimes I can be composing complicated music in my dreams and thanks to my perfect pitch, I can hear music in my head and know exactly what notes I am hearing and can write them down," says Meg. The ensemble, which "mixes a classically trained mastery of strings, piano and drums with (a) quick-witted compositional twist" (Down Beat Magazine, Jennifer Odell), played to sold-out concerts in Japan in 2008 and has also performed at the NYC Winter Jazz Festival, Knitting Factory, and the Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center. Now, Meg's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble presents their second album, "Naima", named as a tribute to jazz icon John Coltrane, highlighting Meg's unique new arrangement of the classic. "The first album was the music that came naturally to me without any objective. This album is...more Asian, more jazz, and more chamber music. Touring Asia as a teen was really a life-changing experience, making music with musicians representing nine different Asian countries, working closely together and traveling together. I draw upon my memories of Asia and try to access my feelings toward the people, the culture, and the nature and sceneries of Asia (for inspiration)," Meg says. Featuring rare instruments the shinobue (Japanese bamboo flute) and the erhu (a two-stringed Chinese violin), which Meg plays in addition to the violin, the album is a "collection of original works that represent and symbolize the name of (the) group." The ensemble "...elegantly intertwine(s) elements of classical, jazz and world folk into a new sound...by presenting precisely played ethnically inspired original compositions in an exciting modern jazz context" (All About Jazz, Elliot Simon). This unique approach to music has earned her numerous grants and awards as a composer, making her to be one of today's leading voices in the world chamber jazz. Yet, Meg also offers two familiar tunes including the title cut "Naima." "The modal quality of Coltrane's 'Naima' echoes with the music of French Impressionist period," she says. In this unique new version, she creates fluidity in texture and colors by writing arpeggios moving towards different directions while slowly shifting the chords to encompass stillness within movements. "It's an Impressionist violin concerto meets modern Jazz with a hint of Japanese mode", Meg says. The other familiar piece on the album "Carpice", on the other hand, is a Latin jazz piece based on a theme from the famous Caprice No. 24 by the Italian composer and violinist, Nicolo Paganini. It features virtuosic cadenzas by Meg Okura herself and pianist Mamiko Kitaura. The album ends with a 25-minute through-composed suite entitled "Lu Chai"--music inspired by a poem of the same title by Wang Wei, a great poet from the Chinese Tang Dynasty. "To play chamber jazz, most, if not all of the players in the group must be jazz improvisers," Meg says. The suite showcases variety of solos including one by the veteran jazz flutist, Anne Drummond, as well as solos on instruments not typically associated with jazz, such as the cello and even the erhu. Today, Meg resides in New York City with her husband, soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome, and says she is living her life, fulfilling her dreams and relishing every day in new understandings and identity. "I take to heart the new challenges of being a composer, jazz violinist, Asian American, artist and wife, while at the same time, constantly reminding myself of the responsibility to do my absolute best to achieve foremost excellence in the arts..." Meg Okura (violin, erhu), Anne Drummond (flute), Jun Kubo (flute, shinobue), Rubin Kodheli (cello), Mamiko Kitaura (piano), Jennifer Vincent (bass), Willard Dyson (drums), Satoshi Takeishi (percussion), Dave Eggar (cello)- Shop: odax
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Sextet
"The hardest-working saxophonist in new-music show business" nannte ihn das New Yorker Time Out Magazin. Nicht ohne Grund: KEN THOMSON, Mitbegründer der erfolgreichen Band Gutbucket - die seit fast 20 Jahren besteht - und Musiker in mehreren anderen Bands, schrieb auch zahlreiche Kompositionen für Bang On A Can, das American Composers Orchestra, das Asphalt Orchestra, das Jack Quartet. Als Sideman glänzte er auf u.a. auf "Love this Giant" von David Byrne &, St. Vincent. Nun erscheint sein neues Album SEXTET mit folgenden handverlesenen Musikern: Ken Thomson, alto saxophone, compositions (Bang on a Can All-Stars, Slow/Fast, Gutbucket) Anna Webber, tenor saxophone (John Hollenbeck, Matt Mitchell) Russ Johnson, trumpet (Lee Konitz, Steve Swallow, Myra Melford, Ken Vandermark) Alan Ferber, trombone (2-time Grammy nominee, Sunnyside Records)Adam Armstrong, bass (Eric Person, Slow/Fast, 80+ recording credits) Daniel Dor, drums (Avishai Cohen Trio) "21st Century Third Stream" nennt Ken Thomson sein Konzept, dass tatsächlich oft wie ein klassisches Kammerensemble erklingt, aber eben auch Sounds und Melodien aufnimmt, die erst in unser Jahrhundert passen. Sein Album "Sextet" ist zudem eine Hommage an Thelonious Monk's Klassiker "Monk's Music", an das auch das Frontcover erinnert. Thomson, bekannt dafür, dass er in Sekundenbruchteilen von einem Genre ins andere zu wechseln vermag, das Energielevel im Handumdrehen von 0 auf 100 bringen kann, Stop-and-Go-Passagen auf verblüffende Art und Weise in seine Stücke einzuflechten weiß, ist ein Garant für Musik voller Hochspannung, Intensität und exquisiter Güte. Intensität, Komplexität, Dichte, Spontaneität, Leidenschaft und - nicht zu vergessen - Unterhaltungswert: Schlüsselwörter für den Saxofon-Irrwisch, der gefühlt alles kann, was kompositorisch wie spieltechnisch machbar ist. Damit verlangt er seinen Mitmusikern immer wieder Höchstleistungen ab - aber die kongenialen Kollegen stehen dem Meister in nichts nach.- Shop: odax
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