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NendoDango arises to gather not only our music, but also to show a way to reach it, a way of construction in favor of the collective. We believe that sound is like a nendo dango capsule, within all possibilities; every breath of each artist is crossed and transmuted, being one towards oneness, revealing unique and infinite sound-eco-system.

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SONO-PSICO-COSMICA 

Enrique Norris Paula Shocron

Dec 2016

II Serie Gráfica: Rayuela 

Miguel Crozzoli

Nov 2016

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Pablo Díaz Quinteto

Oct 2016

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Miguel Crozzoli Pablo Díaz

May 2016

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Apr 2016

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Jerome Jennings - The Beast (2016)

Since moving to New York from his native Cleveland 12 years ago, Jerome Jennings has become one of the most in-demand jazz drummers on the scene. Currently a member of the Christian McBride Trio, Craig Handy’s 2nd Line Smith, and the groups of vocalist Paula West and singer/trumpeter Bria Skonberg, Jennings boasts an impressive resume that speaks to his versatility and rhythmic mastery.

With the release on November 18 of his debut CD, "The Beast," on his new Iola Records imprint, Jennings is now stepping out as a poised, swinging, and strong-minded leader in his own right. He has drawn together some of his favorite players from coast to coast—five-time Grammy-award-winning bassist Christian McBride, poll-winning fellow Ohioan Sean Jones on trumpet and flugelhorn, McBride trio pianist Christian Sands, longtime Harry Connick Jr. trombonist Dion Tucker, and the explosive Oakland tenor saxophonist Howard Wiley, a member of Jennings’s current band for a set of compositions by Freddie Hubbard, Ben Webster, and bassist Jon Burr; adaptations of an ice-cream-truck jingle and a chart-topping R&B hit (New Edition’s “Cool It Now”); and three originals by the leader. Jazzmeia Horn, winner of the 2012 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal and the 2015 Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Vocal competition, joins the sextet for an arrangement by Jennings and Curtis Fuller of the standard “You Don’t Know What Love Is.”

The title track is based on an incident in which a Princeton, New Jersey, police officer pulled Jennings over while he was driving home from a gig at 2 a.m. for allegedly having a tiny Cleveland Browns football helmet hanging from his rearview mirror. He was held for 50 harrowing minutes before being released without having even been issued a ticket.

The hard-swinging number begins with a press roll on the snare drum that slows to a stop, indicating the process of pulling off the road. Tension between the horn and rhythm sections during the head and solos reflects the way Jennings was repeatedly interrupted while trying to answer the officer’s questions.

“I call it ‘The Beast’ because that’s another way of saying ‘police’ or ‘system,’” the drummer explains. “Everything I do in that tune is significant.”

Jerome Jennings was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 28, 1980. His early interest in drums turned into a passion after his mother brought home an Art Blakey album. He played in various ensembles in high school before receiving a full scholarship to Ohio State University, where he studied with trumpeter Pharez Whitted. He went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance from Rutgers University and a Master of Music Degree in Jazz Studies, Performance, and Drums from Juilliard.

In 2001, Jennings set out to meet and play with as many former members of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers as possible. 

They included Charles Fambrough, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, David Schnitter, Ronnie Mathews, Javon Jackson, Curtis Lundy, Wynton Marsalis, Lonnie Plaxico, Valery Ponomarev, Bobby Watson, Frank Lacy, and, the drummer adds, “even Mr. [Sonny] Rollins. He played a bit with Blakey. I worked with Sonny for three years. That was almost an out-of-body experience.

“I felt that if I could play with guys who played with great drummers, particularly Art Blakey, and they could tell me I’m swinging, then I’m swinging,” he explains. “I learned so much from them in terms of the spirit of the music. It’s not necessarily a technical thing. It’s how you’re carrying yourself and how you carry the music and move it forward by addressing where it came from.”

Jennings’s knowledge of and passion for the music has led to him teaching in a variety of jazz education programs over the years. He’s presently giving classes for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz for Young People program, Jazz for Teens at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and is a featured lecturer for Jazz At Lincoln Center’s Swing University.

When he’s not playing drums or teaching, Jennings pursues an acting career as time permits. He played a minor role as Chuck Berry’s drummer in the motion picture "Cadillac Records," spent four months off-Broadway at The Little Shubert Theatre playing drums and acting in "Lady Day" starring his friend/mentor Dee Dee Bridgewater, and recently starred in Laurence Holder’s one-man play "The Gospel According to Max Roach" at the Nuyorican Poets Café in New York City, among other credits. He’s had to miss out on some important auditions because of his musical commitments, “which is always tough. But music is the priority for me.”


Jennings has planned CD release shows for 11/22 at Dizzy’s in New York City, and 11/26-27 at Night Town in his hometown of Cleveland. Personnel will include Dion Tucker, trombone; Kenyatta Beasley, trumpet; Howard Wiley, tenor saxophone; Christian Sands, piano; and Elias Bailey, bass. Jazzmeia Horn will be featured with the sextet at Dizzy’s.

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Jerome Jennings - drums

Christian McBride - bass

Sean Jones - trumpet and flugelhorn

Christian Sands - piano

Dion Tucker - trombone

Howard Wiley - tenor saxophone

Tom Collier - Impulsive Illuminations (ORIGIN RECORDS 2016)

"Collier...is so well-equipped academically that his sleight-of-hand solos already are a fascinating study." LOS ANGELES TIMES

For his eighth recording on Origin, vibist Tom Collier assembled a set of five improvised compositions with pianist Richard Karpen to be recorded in a trio setting. Added to the duo for each piece are several of the more empathetic and forward-looking creative musicians of the past 50 years, all who happen to be colleagues of theirs at the University of Washington, where Collier recently retired after a thirty-year career. William O. "Bill" Smith and Stuart Dempster both nurtured his thirst for improvised music in the late '60s through their contemporary music program at the UW. More recently, trumpeter Cuong Vu, guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Ted Poor have all made dynamic contributions to the program. Here they each contribute to an album that, while abstract and complex, is also full of beauty and emotion.

1 Impulsive Illuminations 14:56

2 Odious Mode 10:21

3 Out Of The Cistern 14:52

4 Ligneous Oscillations 10:47

5 Discontinuous Impunity 17:25

Tom Collier - vibraphone, marimba

Richard Karpen - piano

Bill Frisell - electric guitar

Stuart Dempster - trombone, didjeridu

William O. "Bill" Smith - clarinet

Cuong Vu - trumpet

Ted Poor - drums

Phil Parisot - Lingo (ORIGIN RECORDS 2016)

For Seattle-based drummer/composer Phil Parisot, playing music is about coming home. With "Lingo," he introduces a new quartet comprised of musicians he's known for 20 years. The result is a dark and atmospheric sound that draws upon an array of influences, including Afro-Cuban, fusion, and symphonic, all molded seamlessly into a cohesive modern jazz package. In addition to presenting a number of original compositions, "Lingo" is enhanced by references to Hugh Masekela, Aaron Copland, Duke Ellington, and more.

Joining Parisot is Steve Treseler on tenor and soprano saxophone, Dan Kramlich on piano and Fender Rhodes, and Michael Glynn on acoustic bass.

01. Collage 8:16

02. Simple Serenade 5:56

03. Staircase 5:09

04. One for Hugh 5:06

05. The Drumset... 1:45

06. Apotheosis Jones 8:17

07. Different Places Together 5:50

08. Low Key Lightly 4:59

09. Lingo 6:14

10. ...Is an Orchestra... 1:33

Steve Treseler - tenor and soprano saxophones

Dan Kramlich - piano and Fender Rhodes

Michael Glynn - acoustic bass

Phil Parisot - drums, cymbals, gong, shaker

Fredrik Ljungkvist & Mattias Risberg - And Now the Queen, A Tribute To Carla Bley (LILALO RECORDS 2016)

”And Now the Queen” – a tribute to Carla Bley

with Fredrik Ljungkvist saxophones & clarinet 

and 

Mattias Risberg piano, mellotron, arp pro soloist & moog taurus 

More info in english coming soon…

Carla Bley är en av jazzens giganter, i maj 2016 fyllde hon 80 år och på detta album hyllar två av Sveriges mest namnkunniga musiker inom jazz och improvisationsfältet denna banbrytande kompositör.

Med musikantiskt driv och halsbrytande instrumentering i det lilla duoformatet skapar musikerna nya dimensioner för Carla Bleys kompositioner. Såväl hennes lyriska ådra som den mer fritonala och polyrytmiska får blomma ut i deras intima versioner.

Detta är den första utgivningen på kompositören och sångerskan Lina Nybergs eget bolag Lilalo records. Lina har tidigare producerat 17 CDs i eget namn och debuterar här som skivproducent.

Hon medverkar också som gästsolist på ett av spåren på skivan som hon satt svensk text på ”Vila” AKA Jesus Maria.

Fredrik Ljungkvist har medverkat på nästan 100 jazzskivor och har tilldelats ett flertal priser och stipendier, och var nominerad till DN Kulturpris 2010. År 2004 fick han Sveriges radios pris Jazzkatten som årets jazzmusiker. År 2011 tilldelades han Kungliga Akademiens stora Jazzpris. Han mottog priset med följande motivation: ”Saxofonisten, bandledaren och kompositören Fredrik Ljungkvist är en intensivt lysande centralgestalt inom den svenska improvisationsmusiken och han tilldelas Kungl. Musikaliska akademien jazzpris 2011 för ett djupt fängslande musikerskap präglat av stor värme och medryckande vitalitet” 

Mattias Risberg är väl etablerad som jazz/improvisationspianist bland annat med det egna bandet Ritualia och har de senaste åren i sitt samarbete med klarinettvirtuosen Francois Houlé också gjort sej ett namn i Kanada. Mattias arbetar också som kompositör, här några stycken i urval: Vinden som samtal 2015 Svit för kör och jazzkvintett, Bells & Pipes 2014 Svit för piano, kyrkorgel och liveelektronik, Skuggor av glas 1996 för Sthlms blåsarsymfoniker, m.m. Mattias och Fredrik träffades och spelade ihop första gången för 25 år sedan, när de båda gick på musikhögskolan i Stockholm. Sedan dess har de bägge hunnit spela ihop i flera olika sammanhang, främst i varandras band ”Ritualia” och ”Yun Kan 10”.

FÖRSTA RECENSIONERNA PÅ ”AND NOW THE QUEEN”!

Dagens Nyheter: ”Ljungkvist och Risberg går relativt varligt fram men utnyttjar samtidigt friheten som kommer med duoformatet – för att inte tala om Ljungkvists på en gång respektfulla och vildsinta soloversion av ”Donkey”. Framför allt lyckas de omsätta Bleys lekfullhet med traditionen och själva hantverket. En medveten och sensitiv dialog mellan musiker och musiken som är ett av Bleys främsta signum och som på intet sätt går förlorad här.”

Gefle Dagblad: ”Pianisten Mattias Risberg och saxofonisten/klarinettisten Fredrik Ljungkvist har valt ut elva låtar som de tolkar med stort gehör för såväl det lekfullt friska som det musikaliskt intrikata.”

Tidningen Lira: ”Så genomtänkt och genialiskt att låta duon Fredrik Ljungkvist, saxofoner och klarinett, och klaviaturspelaren Mattias Risberg närma sig några av Bleys emblematiska låtar. Ljungkvist har ett alldeles eget sätt att blåsa liv och svärta i de allra mest förborgade nu, och samtidigt: få kan som han bryta upp det alldeles outsägligt vackra, bräckligt sköra utsnitt i tiden som han ögonblicket innan ställt inför oss. Hos Risberg har Ljungkvist en kongenial följeslagare som heller inte räds att ta kommando med sin preparerade flygel, mellotron och moog taurus. Skivan kommer med all sannolikhet att höra till dem vi summerar året med…”


Dig Jazz: ”Albumet And Now the Queen är utan tvekan en stark kandidat till årets bästa svenska jazzalbum.”

01 And Now the Queen I 4:14

02 And Now the Queen II 4:20

03 Calls 3:16

04 Ida Lupino 5:03

05 Donkey I 2:17

06 Donkey II 4:19

07 Sing Me Softly of the Blues 3:41

08 Ictus 3:01

09 Lawns 3:59

10 Syndrome 4:49

11 Vila (Jesus Maria) 3:07

Fredrik Ljungkvist (sopr.s, as, ts, cl)

Mattias Risberg (p, mellotron)

Lina Nyberg (v)

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Rudy Royston Trio - Rise of Orion (GREENLEAF MUSIC 2016)

In-demand drummer Rudy Royston (Bill Frisell, Dave Douglas, Ravi Coltrane, Branford Marsalis) debuts his new trio on Rise of Orion. 

Rudy Royston’s sophomore Greenleaf Music album Rise of Orion features a chordless trio with saxophone standout and Thelonious Monk Competition Winner Jon Irabagon, and bass virtuoso Yasushi Nakamura. This 13 track record is Royston’s offering of “hope and love” with 11 originals and interpretations of Bill Withers’ Make a Smile For Me and Henry Purcell’s Dido’s Lament.

01. Rise of Orion 04:44

02. Nautical 07:32

03. Alnitak 01:42

04. Sister Mother Clara 05:42

05. Man O To 07:10

06. Alnilam 01:37

07. Make A Smile For Me 09:03

08. Kolbe War 06:42

09. River Styx 01:09

10. Dido's Lament 09:26

11. Mintaka 01:25

12. We Had It All 09:21

13. Belt 00:57

Released November 18, 2016 

Rudy Royston - drums 

Jon Irabagon - saxes 

Yasushi Nakamura - bass

Supporting his new release Rise of Orion, drummer Rudy Royston will tour throughout the US December 8-17.

Appearing with Rudy will be his trio mates Jon Irabagon on saxophone and Yasushi Nakamura on bass.

Check the schedule below and see you out there!

Details:

12.8-9 Denver, CO | Dazzle Jazz | Details

12.10 Santa Fe, NM | Gig Performance Space | Details

12.13 Ann Arbor, MI | Kerrytown Concert House | Details

12.14 Akron, OH | Blu Jazz | Details

12.15 Chicago, IL | Constellation | Details

12.16 Old Lyme, CT | The Side Door | Details

12.17 New York, NY | The Cell

Clay Giberson - Pastures (ORIGIN RECORDS 2016)

An innovative voice in the contemporary jazz scene of the Pacific Northwest, pianist and composer Clay Giberson is part of a new generation that is redefining jazz.  Emotionally compelling, the music grooves as much as it dazzles with harmony, lyricism and rhythmic intricacy.

Giberson’s performances convey a deep appreciation of structure and form but pay equal tribute to the pulse and sonic landscape that frame his musical ideas.  Clay’s musical personality owes something to his childhood spent on a farm in Woodland, Washington.  His mother, a classical piano teacher, infused his early life with music and he grew up both in the fields and at the piano.  He studied jazz piano at the University of Miami and later established himself in New York where he also earned a Master’s degree in music technology.  He has performed throughout Europe, Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, the South Pacific, Caribbean and Japan. Clay currently resides in Portland, Oregon where he teaches, records, produces and performs.

Clay has released four recordings on the premier jazz label Origin Records and seven others with his Portland-based groups Upper Left Trio and Go By Train.  His collaboration with saxophonist John Nastos, Duo Chronicles, is a time-based project in which the musicians compose, record and disseminate a video performance every week for one year.  Clay also works with jazz, pop, latin and funk artists such as Mel Brown, Stephanie Schneiderman, Scott Pemberton, McKinley and Jessie Marquez.

1. The Time For Now 8:07

2. Solfeggio 4:44

3. Simple Gifts 4:18

4. Highwire 7:48

5. Long Ago And Far Away 4:33

6. Song For Ornette 7:06

7. Nobody Does It Better 5:56

8. Infinity X 6:48

9. Las Pasturas Del Cielo 7:51

Clay Giberson - Piano, Keyboards

Donny McCaslin - Tenor Saxophone, Flute (2,5), Soprano Saxophone (8)

Drew Gress - Acoustic Bass

Matt Wilson - Drums

String Quartet (3,5,8)

Emily Cole - Violin

Julie Coleman - Violin

Charles Noble - Viola

Trevor Fitzpatrick - Cello