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Brian Lynch: Madera Latino - A Latin Jazz Perspective On The Music Of Woody Shaw (2016)

Four years in the making, Grammy© Award winning trumpeter Brian Lynch’s “Madera Latino” (Latin Wood) project, exploring the music of jazz innovator and master trumpeter Woody Shaw in a Latin Jazz format, is finally ready for release on Hollistic MusicWorks!

The music of the late, great Woody Shaw (1944-1989) – an innovative and highly individual musical lexicon, expressed through both his chosen instrument of trumpet and his equally distinguished compositions – set a standard of excellence and modernity for Black American Music that has not been surpassed in the 50 years since he first came onto the jazz scene. Madera Latino is an exploration of this giant’s music as viewed through the lens of authentic Afro-Caribbean rhythm and framed by the loving treatment of his compositions in virtuosic Latin Jazz style by Grammy© Award winning trumpeter Brian Lynch. It is also a heartfelt tribute to the genius of Woody by a all star lineup of today’s top trumpeters: Lynch, Sean Jones, Dave Douglas, Diego Urcola, Michael Rodriguez, Etienne Charles, Josh Evans, and Philip Dizack.

In trumpet combinations from duo to quartet, these eminent horns explore Shaw classics including In A Capricornian Way, Tomorrow’s Destiny, Zoltan, Song Of Songs, Sweet Love Of Mine, and more, along with two original pieces – one a extended suite – written by Lynch in salute to the profound influence Woody has had on him as a player and composer.

The band for Madera Latino fulfills the promise of Lynch’s audacious concept with élan, precision, and joyous creativity. Percussionists Pedrito Martinez and Little Johnny Rivero, along with bassist Luques Curtis, were integral to the success of Lynch’s 2006 CD Simpático, a Grammy@ Award winner in the Latin Jazz category. Add drummer Obed Calvaire, percussionist Anthony Carrillo, and pianist Zaccai Curtis, and a mighty rhythm section emerges to spur and challenge the trumpeters to their utmost efforts in praise of Shaw.

“The combination of Woody’s music and the Afro-Caribbean clave concept was always a natural to me”,states Lynch. “I’m very happy, after many years of thinking about this idea, to finally be able to actualize this tribute to my musical hero, Woody Shaw, in the distinguished company of these amazing trumpeters and my musical family.”

“I am very proud of what Brian has done with this project, and particularly of the depth of sincerity and the meticulousness with which he has treated the re-interpretation of Woody Shaw’s original works within the Afro-Latino idiom. My respect and gratitude go out to the musicians on this recording for keeping the spirit of this music – and of one of its last great innovators – alive and strong in the 21st century.”  

Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw, III

Brian Lynch trumpet

Sean Jones trumpet

Dave Douglas trumpet

Michael Rodriguez trumpet

Etienne Charles trumpet

Diego Urcola trumpet

Josh Evans trumpet

Philip Dizack trumpet

Bryan Davis trumpet

Zaccai Curtis piano

Luques Curtis bass

Obed Calvaire drums

Pedrito Martinez timbales, congas

Little Johnny Rivero congas, percussion

Anthony Carrilo bongo, campana

Produced by Brian Lynch

All music arranged by Brian Lynch

Associate Producer: Woody Shaw III

Brian Lynch presents Madera Latino - Kickstarter Campaign Video from Brian Lynch on Vimeo.

HYPER+ AMIR ELSAFFAR - SAADIF (2016) [NUSICA.ORG]

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HYPER+ AMIR ELSAFFAR NEW CD "SAADIF" IS OUT NOW!

SAADIF means in arabic "meeting" and is the result of the collaboration between Amir ElSaffar, New York multiethnic scene’s rising star, and the Italian trio HYPER+.

An original album between tradition and innovation, where the "beyond-jazz" of Hyper+ is mixed with Iraqi maqam music.

Amir ElSaffar, trumpet & vocals
Nicola Fazzini, alto & soprano sax
Alessandro Fedrigo, acoustic bass guitar
Luca Colussi, drums

In these last years, physical and cultural borders sadly seems to be stronger than ever and cultural barriers keep on standing. Musical projects built upon the idea of make identity meet offer different ways of relationships and artistically innovative narratives in integration. 

In this perspective the collaboration between trumpeter Amir ElSaffar (New York multiethnic scene’s rising star) and the platform HYPER+, that allows to Nicola Fazzini, Alessandro Fedrigo and Luca Colussi trio to work with different guests, is a stunning, expressive, meeting. 

In this quartet, the original method of ElSaffar (musician who has collaborated with artists like Vijay Iyer, Don Byron, Cecil Taylor or Marc Ribot), using the microtones found in Iraqi maqam music to create an innovative approach to harmony and melody, stimulates fellow musicians (who work together in the renamed XY Quartet) to explore new acoustic and electric paths, between tradition and innovation. 

Born in Chicago to an American mother and an Iraqi father, Amir ElSaffar plays the trumpet, the santur and sings traditional Iraqi music. After undergoing classical training the focus of his work has been on jazz, collaborating with great names of contemporary jazz. 

After an italian tour in November 2015, the quartet has recorded (for nusica.org label) “Saadif” (“meeting”) at Casa della Musica in Trieste. Published in April 2016, the record contains original tunes, mostly composed by ElSaffar. “Saadif” carries the listener on an evocative journey, cunningly structured, rich of shades and colorful, a music where urban tensions and multicultural relationships are able to light sparkles of future sounds.

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Aki Rissanen - Winner of the Emma Award, the Finnish Grammy for 'Amorandom'

AKI RISSANEN

Winner of the Best Jazz Album at

Emma Awards, the Finnish Grammy, with 'Amorandom' 

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Listen to Aki talk about the inspiration behind each track from Amorandom

CONGRATULATIONS TO AKI, ANTTI

and TEPPO!

LOS 300 presentan The Fighting Kangaroo

El trio granadino formado por Manuel Collados, Zeke Olmo y Jimi García, también componentes de Eskorzo, vuelve con los guantes puestos al cuadrilátero para lanzar 13 golpes canallas a la música latina, al swing y al estandarizado jazz funk en el elegante “The Fighting Kangaroo”, su nuevo LP.

Tras su sorprendente primer album “The Monkey Howler Times”, con el cual irrumpieron en la escena de la música negra, el jazz y el movimiento tropical, pasando por festivales como Weekend Beach, Imagina Funk o Sonidos Líquidos, llamaron la atención de los espectadores por su auténtica forma de tocar a base de loops orgánicos, sonando en escena como si fueran trescientos músicos, de ahí su nombre de pila. Ahora, Los 300, regresan con “The Fighting Kangaroo”, un disco más festivo y maduro, compuesto por 13 ganchos musicales cada cual con su intensidad que dejarán KO al oyente.

Primeras confirmaciones

The Fighting Kangaroo Tour 2017

Jueves 9 de Febrero · VALENCIA · Black Note Club 23h

Viernes 10 de Febrero · TERUEL · El Sótano 23h

Sábado 11 de Febrero · HOSPITALET (BCN) · Sala Salamandra 22h + ARCO

Viernes 24 de Febrero · MADRID · Sala Juglar 21h

Jueves 23 de Marzo · ALMENDRALEJO (BAD) · Salón de Teatres 21h

Viernes 24 de Marzo · SEVILLA · Sala La Calle 21h

Sábado 25 de Marzo · GRANADA · Sala Plantabaja 21h

Entrada con el Nuevo CD de Regalo

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New Winter Releases from Sunnyside Records!

Sunnyside Records has begun the New Year with

a resolution to keep delivering the best in jazz!

Please check out our new and upcoming releases!

Out Now!

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Upcoming Releases:

3/17 - Idrees Sulieman Quartet ft. Oscar Dennard - The 4 American Jazz Men In Tangier

3/31 - Judy Niemack with Dan Tepfer - Listening To You

4/10 - Rebecca Martin & Guillermo Klein - The Upstate Project

4/17 - Mike McGinnis/Art Lande/Steve Swallow - Recurring Dream

Upcoming Tours:

Feb. 11-12 - New Orleans, LA - Davy Mooney CD Release Gig @ Snug Harbor

Feb. 15 - New York, NY - Brandon Ross & Stomu Takeishi @ The Stone

Feb. 15 - Minneapolis, MN - Glenn Zaleski @ Mezzrow

Feb. 16 - Old Lyme, CT - Benny Green Trio @ The Side Door Jazz Club

Feb. 17-19 - New York, NY - Benny Green Trio @ Dizzy's Club Coca Cola

Feb. 18 - New York, NY - Harriet Tubman CD Release Gig @ The Stone

Feb. 20-23 - Tokyo, Japan - Joey Calderazzo Trio @ Cotton Club

Feb. 27 - Washington, DC - Duane Eubanks Quintet @ Blues Alley

Mar. 9 - New York, NY - Jesse Harris CD Release Gig @ Rockwood 2

Mar. 9 - New York, NY - Victor Provost CD Release Gig @ Jazz Gallery

Mar. 14 - New York, NY - Diego Schissi @ Dizzy's Club Coca Cola

Mar. 14-18 - New York, NY - Kurt Rosenwinkel CD Release Gig @ Birdland

Mar. 16 - New York, NY - Aaron Goldberg Trio @ Dizzy's Club Coca Cola

Mar. 17-18 - New York, NY - Freddie Hendrix Quintet @ Small's

Mar. 18 - Annandale-On-Hudson, NY - Camille Bertault/Dan Tepfer@ Bard College

Mar. 23-26 - New York, NY - Steve Kuhn Trio @ Jazz Standard

Mar. 28-Apr. 2 - Chicago, IL - Kurt Rosenwinkel @ Jazz Showcase

Mar. 29 - New York, NY - Camille Bertault/Dan Tepfer @ Jazz Standard

Mar. 30-Apr. 2 - New York, NY - Chano Dominguez Quartet @ Jazz Standard