Laura Loriga - Vever (March 18, 2022 ears&eyes Records)

1. Mimi

2. Door Ajar

3. Balmaha

4. Citizens

5. August Bells

6. Black Rose

7. You Who Speaks

8. Passes the Flame

9. The Sun Rises Where it Rises

Piano, vocals: Laura Loriga

Drums: Otto Hauser

Upright bass: Ran Livneh

Electric Bass: Josh Werner

Viola: Anni Rossi

Nichelharpa, dilruba, electric guitar: Stefano Michelotti

Special guests:

Jaye Bartell: acoustic guitar on You who speaks

Janis Brenner: back up vocals on Passes the flame and August bells

Gareth Dickson: acoustic guitar on The sun rises where it rises

Ofir Ganon: electric guitar on Balmaha

Luca Guglielmino: electric guitar on Black Rose

Frank Meadows: upright bass on Door Ajar

Enrico Pasini: trumpet on Citizens

Aaron Rourk: winds on Passes the flame

Ben Seretan: electric guitar on Passes the flame and August bells

Matteo Zucconi: upright bass on Mimi and August bells

Recorded by Steve Silverstein at Carousel Studio and Pencil Factory Recording Studio, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Vocals (self) recorded by Laura Loriga at a later date at Efesto House, Bologna.

Mixed at Pencil Factory Recording Studio by Misja Van Den Burg, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Mastered by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering

Co-produced by Laura Loriga and Misja Van Den Burg

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James Brandon Lewis, Patrick Holmes, Ches Smith & Josh Werner - RESILIENT VESSELS LIVE AT THE CELL (June 10, 2021 RRGEMS Records)

New York city based bassist and visual artist Josh Werner was awarded an artist in residence from The Cell Gallery located in New York NY. As a part of this residency which occurred in the month of July 2020, Josh presented various works in different mediums from visual art to music. In lue of the 2020 pandemic Josh was unable to present music to a live audience and instead offered a pre-recorded live performance to be aired at a later date. Werner was able to put together an ensemble of some of the leading improvisors on the New York City scene in that of James Brandon Lewis, Ches Smith and Patrick Holmes.

One of the leading jazz pioneers Ornette Coleman once expressed himself by saying " you know more, but i feel more ". During these turbulent times this statement resonates with this ensemble; it's one that embodies the acknowledgement of feelings within your being to then pour into the music being presented. This ensemble draws from proceeding generations of musicians such as Don Cherry, Roy Ayers, John Coltrane, Cecil Taylor, Albert Ayler, Tribe Called Quest and the energy of the downtown art rock movement.

1. EMBODY

2. INFINITE STRUCTURES

3. RESILIENT VESSELS

4. GREEN PAPER TEE

5. GOTHAM RUNDOWN

6. ILL SCENARIO 2

7. IF NOT THAT

8. ILL SCENARIO 3

9. EXIT REALMS

JAMES BRANDON LEWIS saxophone

PATRICK HOLMES clarinet

CHES SMITH drums

JOSH WERNER bass

Produced by Josh Werner and James Brandon Lewis

Recorded and engineered by Ricardo Romaneiro at The Cell Theater

Mixed by Daniel Schlett at Strange Weather

Mastered by Louis Henry Sarmiento II, Sonic Vista Studios

Lacquer Cut by Jukka Sarapää, Timmion Cutting

Design by Ilja Tulit

Released and distributed by RR GEMS Records © 2021 RRGEMS10

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