holding hands - the dancer in light (February 4, 2022)

'The Dancer in Light' was composed for holding hands, and is dedicated to the Vermont-based composer Kathy Eddy, and was composed on her birthday in 2020.

The piece was composed with the intention that it is different every time, especially in the second half of the piece, with a series of open repeats. The EP explores this variation through versions ranging from the full octet version with vibraphone patterns, to a glistening solo piano interpretation by Matthew Bourne, to evocative remixes.

A booklet of the piano score facilitates the opportunity to explore the piece and its flexibility in the comfort of your own home. We hope you enjoy dipping into various versions, or listening through as a whole journey. Many thanks to Kathy Eddy for all her support.

PLEASE NOTE: There will be a piano booklet with this release on the launch date (4th February - Bandcamp Friday), which will be at a reduced price with the digital release, if you'd like to wait...

1. The Dancer in Light (for Kathy Eddy)

2. Dancing in the Light (Second Hand Plan Remix)

3. The Dancer in Light (piano) 04:31

4. Dancer in the Dark (Morris Masuda Remix)

5. The Dancer in Light (harp)

6. Skating in the Light (Second Hand Plan Remix) 05:56

7. The Dancer in Light (tack piano)

8. The Dancer in Light (Rob Milne Remix)

Track 1 recorded on 28th May 2021 at the Hexagon Theatre, Midlands Arts Centre. Recorded by Luke Morrish Thomas. Mixed by Rob Milne. Performed by holding hands:

Chris Dowding (piccolo trumpet)

Raph Clarkson (trombone & effects)

Dee Byrne (alto sax & electronics)

Rob Milne (bass clarinet & clarinet)

Ben Higham (tuba)

Martin Pyne (vibraphone)

Mark Howe (electronics)

Andrew Lisle (drums)

Track 2 & 6 remixed by Bob Percy. Track 3 performed and recorded by Matthew Bourne. Track 4 remixed by Morris Masuda. Track 5 performed and recorded by Noah Horne. Track 7 performed and recorded by Zac Gvi. Track 8 remixed by Rob Milne.

'The Dancer in Light (for Kathy Eddy)' composed by Chris Dowding in March 2020. All tracks mastered by Paul Keeler. Artwork by Rob Milne with design by Chris Dowding.

The octet recording of this piece was made possible with Arts Council funding.

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Wataru Sato - Fading Spaces (February 2, 2022 Playwright)

1. Existence

2. Our Home

3. Tidal Current

4. Fading Spaces

5. New Days

6. Air

7. Undercurrent

8. Nowhere

9. Timeless

10. Paradise

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Late Works - 4 (February 2, 2022)

Spontaneous musical constructions in response to two painted folding screens by Finlay Abbott Ellwood & Oliver Pearce.

The musicians are asked to respond for a total of 30 minutes to the artworks, with them being rotated half way through the performance. The screen itself stands in front of both the audience and the musicians, with everyone - including the musicians - experiencing it simultaneously, and for the first time.

1. Pleached Paper Machine 30:37

2. The Battle Of 32:52

Billy Leach (Guitar)

Jesse Doniach (Piano)

Joe MacLaren (Double Bass)

Jordan Hadfield (Drums)

Alex Dmochowski (Saxophone)

Wilf Diamond (Trombone)

Band organised by Billy Leach

Mastered by Enzo Samuel

Concept, curation & screens built by Joseph Bradley Hill

Recorded in front of a live audience at Gallery 46, Whitechapel 12/9/21

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Dick de Graaf - Festive

As a jazz musician, Dick de Graaf is a man for whom the moment counts … Also, for this record, the pursuit of perfection has been confirmed by reality.

(Jazznu)

Like the great baroque composers, De Graaf masters counterpoint down to the finest details. The result is impressive.

(Jazzenzo)

Always looking for a balance between the mainstream and the avant-garde.

(Jazzism)

After listening to this album, the question becomes more and more pressing, when will Dick de Graaf finally receive the Boy Edgar prize?

(Rootstime)

Please enjoy these seven original compositions and my arrangement of a famous Paul McCartney. I have written this music during the recent covid-19 restrictions imposed by the government on public life in the Netherlands. As a matter of fact, they turned out to be a fertile source for boundless creativity and musical deepening of my work.

In “Luca” (dedicated to my grandson), and in “The Night before the Morning After”, there is link with classical music. I loosely apply Olivier Messiaen’s fourth ‘mode of limited transposition’, both in the compositions and in my improvisations. “Festive” stands for the celebration of the moment, the magic of the moment that brings a composition to life, every time in a different way. In “Wetland”, the varying tempos reflect the capricious cultural policy in the Netherlands.

As a youngster, “Eleanor Rigby” rose my interest in polyphonic music. In my actual arrangement, I took McCartney’s piece apart and reassembled it with new chords. “Alla Prima” is a term from painting: wet-on-wet. This tune is distantly based on Thelonious Monk's composition "Bemsha Swing”. The melody of “Passeggiata anno Corona” came to mind spontaneously during one of my frequent lockdown walks. “Fly on the Wall” evocates a rhythmic groove that I used to hear and play a lot during my frequent journeys to West African countries Burkina Faso and Mali.

1. Luca 06:02

2. Festive 07:15

3. The Night Before the Morning After 06:31

4. Wetland 05:57

5. Eleanor Rigby 06:40

6. Alla Prima 03:57

7. Passeggiata anno Corona 05:35

8. Fly on the Wall 06:53

Dick de Graaf – tenor saxophone

Barry Green – piano

Jos Machtel – bass

Pascal Vermeer – drums

Recorded by Micha de Kanter at Wedgeview Studios, NL. September 11 and 12, 2020

Mixed by Micha de Kanter and Dick de Graaf

Mastered at Q Point digital Audio by Peter Brussee

Photography by Ruud van der Graaf

Cover design by Geert Hermkens, Löss Ontwerp

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Lena Bloch & Feathery Quartet - Live at iBeam Brooklyn (February 1, 2022)

Recorded live at iBeam Brooklyn, 12/12/021.

"Superior ensembles develop deep levels of telepathy, a singularity of purpose. That is evident here. It has become a cliche to say someone—usually a rhythm section player, a drummer, bassist or pianist—elevates the music. With Lena Bloch's Feathery, everyone participates in the four-way elevation"

- Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz

"The concept behind the group’s name lies in their ability to rapidly shift direction, darting from point to point like a feather borne on the wind. Lossing shares compositional duties, and rounding Bloch’s tight-but-loose ensemble are veteran bassist Cameron Brown, still an electrifying presence, and undersung drum hero Billy Mintz."

- Fred Grant, Jazz Journal

1. Rivers (L.Bloch) 10:17

2. Valzer Quadrato (L.Bloch) 08:14

3. Wintry Mix (R.Lossing) 11:10

4. Curieux (R.Lossing) 14:06

5. Esmeh (L.Bloch) 12:52

Lena Bloch - tenor saxophone

Russ Lossing - piano

Cameron Brown - bass

Billy Mintz - drums

Randy Thaler - sound engineer, mix & mastering

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Marie Krüttli & Ganesh Geymeier - After The Rain (February 1, 2022)

1. After The Rain 42:04

Marie Krüttli: piano

Ganesh Geymeier: saxophone

Recorded by Wolfgang Zwiauer on the 26th of October 2021 in Bern, Switzerland

Mixed and mastered by Antoine Etter on the 24th of January 2022 in Renens, Switzerland

Graphics by Ganesh Geymeier

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Various Artists - Mainstream Funk (Wewantsounds)

WEWANTSOUNDS COMES WITH ANOTHER FUNKY SELECTION FROM BOB SHAD'S EXTRAORDINARY MAINSTREAM RECORDS CATALOGUE RECORDED BETWEEN 1971 AND 1975.

Wewantsounds continues its collaboration with Bob Shad's formidable label Mainstream Records, to present a selection of 12 turntable-friendly tracks recorded between 1971 and 1975 and showcasing the label's superb blend of Spiritual Jazz, Funk and Soul by the likes of Buddy Terry, Sarah Vaughan, LaMont Johnson and Johnny Coles. Most of the tracks are released on vinyl for the first time since their original release in the early 70s.

1. Sarah Vaughan - Inner City Blues 04:10

2. Buddy Terry - Quiet Afternoon 10:13

3. Blue Mitchell - Last Tango In Paris 02:49

4. LaMont Johnson - M'Bassa 07:18

5. Prophecy - Betcha Can't Guess My Sign 02:55

6. Dave Hubbard - Family Affair 02:34

7. Sugar Billy Super Duper Love 03:16

8. John White - Right Off 07:40

9. Mike Longo - Matrix 05:17

10. Barry Miles - Little Heart Of Pieces 04:33

11. Johnny Coles - Betty's Bossa 04:34

12. Pete Yellin - It's The Right Thing 09:27

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Massimiliano Cignitti - Buio in sala (February 1, 2022 Dodicilune / IRD)

MASSIMILIANO CIGNITTI

feat. NGUYÊN LÊ, GRÉGOIRE MARET,

EDMAR CASTANEDA E MARK COLENBURG

BUIO IN SALA

DODICILUNE

Prodotto nella collana Controvento dall’etichetta Dodicilune, distribuito in Italia e all’estero da IRD e nei migliori store on line da Believe, martedì 1 febbraio esce “Buio in sala” di Massimiliano Cignitti featuring Nguyên Lê, Grégoire Maret, Edmar Castaneda e Mark Colenburg. Il bassista romano propone dieci composizioni originali, immaginate come ipotetiche colonne sonore dedicate e ispirate a personaggi della storia del cinema, e due brani dell’indimenticabile Nino Rota (“O Venezia, Venegia, Venusia” dal film “Il Casanova di Federico Fellini”) e del compositore, pianista ed etnomusicologo ungherese Bela Bartok (“Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta”, tema utilizzato dal regista Stanley Kubrick per il film cult “Shining”).

Nel progetto discografico il musicista è affiancato dalla band composta da Mauro Scardini (piano e tastiere, autore della conclusiva “Sentimento del tempo”), Giancarlo Ciminelli (tromba e flicorno), Marco Guidolotti (sax, flauto) e Marco Rovinelli (batteria) e impreziosita dalla presenza di Nguyên Lê. Il chitarrista franco-vietnamita, riconosciuto per la cifra stilistica che coniuga sapientemente i ritmi della musica rock, jazz e funk con quelli delle sonorità nordafricane, vietnamite e indiane, negli anni ha collaborato con Michel Portal, Dave Liebamn, Ray Charles, Trilok Gurtu, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Paolo Fresu e altri nomi del jazz internazionale.

Ospiti in alcuni brani anche l’armonicista svizzero Grégoire Maret, considerato da molti l’erede di Toots Thielemans, vincitore di un Grammy Award con il Pat Metheny Group e collaboratore, tra gli altri, di Herbie Hancock, Cassandra Wilson, Prince, Sting, Elton John, Jimmy Scott, Tito Puente, Steve Coleman, Kurt Elling, l’arpista colombiano Edmar Castaneda, che ha lavorato, solo per fare qualche nome, con Rickie Lee Jones, Sting, Paco de Lucía, John Scofield, John Patitucci, Ivan Lins, e il batterista statunitense Mark Colenburg, vincitore del Grammy Award con il progetto “Robert Glasper Experiment”, che ha suonato con Cecil McBee, Chico Freeman, Kenny Garrett, Stefon Harris, Mos Def, Lauryn Hill, Amel Larrieux, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Lalah Hathaway, Macy Gray e altri.

Massimiliano Cignitti (Photo Ramy Elkot)

Massimiliano Cignitti (Photo Ivano Piterà)

Nguyên Lê (Photo Christophe Charpenel)

Completano la line up Paolo Alimonti (chitarra), Roberto Schiano (trombone), Valentina Petrossi, Federica Zavaleta, Susanna Stivali (voce) e il quartetto d'archi formato da Diego Matthey (1° violino), Aurianne Philippe (2° violino), Claire HÉlÈne Rignol (viola) e ThÉmis Bandini (violoncello).

Dopo l’apertura riservata a Nino Rota il disco prosegue con i brani “Nostalgia del presente” (titolo tratto da una poesia di Jorge Luis Borges) dedicato al cinema visionario di Elio Petri e Gian Maria Volontè, “Un'eclisse”, che guarda al mondo di Michelangelo Antonioni e Wim Wenders, “Tanguedia 2020”, pensata per Fernando Solanas, regista argentino morto a causa del Covid-19 nel dicembre 2020, e Astor Piazzolla, autore di tante musiche dei suoi film, “Shaft is back”, ispirata al cinema blaxploitation degli anni '70. La title track, unica canzone del brano con testo di Cignitti affidato alla voce di Valentina Petrossi, evoca il cinema come “fabbrica dei sogni” per le generazioni degli anni '60, il mondo della Dolce Vita, il sogno di stelle irraggiungibili, lo schermo come possibile realtà dove rifugiarsi, immaginando una vita migliore. Dopo “Ennio’s dream”, omaggio a Ennio Morricone, il cd è completato da “Choro per Glauber”, che rimanda a Glauber Rocha, regista, scrittore, poeta, agitatore rivoluzionario del Cinema Novo brasiliano, “JLG”, iniziali del Maestro della Nouvelle Vague francese Jean Luc Godard, “Snaporaz”, nomignolo affibbiato a Marcello Mastroianni da Federico Fellini, e le già citate “Music for strings, celesta and percussion” di Bela Bartok e “Sentimento del tempo”, epilogo firmato da Mauro Scardini.

Romano, classe 1972, Massimiliano Cignitti intraprende lo studio del basso elettrico nel 1991 alla Città della musica di Tivoli sotto la guida di Claudio Zanghieri. Prosegue i suoi studi alla Scuola popolare di musica di Testaccio frequentando tra gli altri i corsi di Luca Pirozzi, Sandro Satta, Stefano Arduini, Carlo Mezzanotti, Giovanna Marini. È stato membro della Testaccio Jazz Orchestra diretta da Claudio Pradò con la quale si è esibito nel dicembre 1999 accompagnando un solista di fama internazionale come il trombettista Marvin Stamm. Ha studiato con Marco Siniscalco e Pietro Ciancaglini e ha partecipato a numerose clinics (Berklee school clinics at Umbria jazz 97-98, Siena Jazz 99), avendo la opportunità di studiare con Furio di Castri, Enrico Pieranunzi, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Giovanni Tommaso, Bruce Gertz, Jim Kelly, Larry Monroe). Ha preso parte a seminari di Alain Caron, Gary Willis, Bobby Mc Ferrin, Elvin Jones, Victor Bailey. Oltre a un intensa attività live con formazioni che spaziano dal jazz al pop, da ricordare la presenza nel cd "Electric city" pubblicato dagli Electric City per la Panastudio Productions, gruppo di cui è membro fondatore. Con il Thierry Valentini quartet (insieme a Thierry Valentini, Mauro Scardini, Alberto Delfini) ha ottenuto il primo premio nei concorsi Jazz di Mentana e Colleferro e si è esibito nei festival Along came jazz ’99 di Tivoli e Siena jazz ’99 con la partecipazione straordinaria di Paolo Fresu. Nel marzo 2000 è stato pubblicato per la MAP il cd "Ecch…!" del Fabrizio La Fauci 5tet . Nel 2002 ha pubblicato il secondo disco con la sua band Electric City dal titolo “Tambo” uscito per la Splasch records con la partecipazione di Gegè Telesforo, Giancarlo Ciminelli, Daniele Scannapieco, Mauro Scardini, Marco e Pietro Ciancaglini, Juan Carlos Albelo. Nel 2009 prende parte al progetto pop Nuvola9 con il disco “Ora” pubblicato da Terre Sommerse.

1 - O Venezia venusia venaga

2 - Nostalgia del presente

3 - Un'eclisse

4 - Tanguedia 2020

5 - Shaft is back

6 - Buio in sala

7 - Ennio's dream

8 - Choro for Glauber

9 - JLG

10 - Snaporaz

11 - Theme from 2 movement of Music for strings, celesta and percussion

12 - Sentimento del tempo

Musica di Massimiliano Cignitti (Dodicilune edizioni)

tranne 1 di Nino Rota, 11 di Bela Bartok, 12 di Mauro Scardini

Line up

Massimiliano Cignitti - basso

Mauro Scardini - piano e tastiere

Giancarlo Ciminelli - tromba e flicorno

Marco Guidolotti - sax, flauto

Marco Rovinelli - batteria

featuring

Nguyên Lê - chitarra

Grégoire Maret - armonica (4, 9)

Edmar Castaneda - arpa (7, 12)

Mark Colenburg - batteria (6, 11)

with

Paolo Alimonti - chitarra (6)

Roberto Schiano - trombone (10)

Valentina Petrossi - voce (6)

Federica Zavaleta - voce (7)

Susanna Stivali - voce (8)

Diego Matthey - 1° violino (7)

Aurianne Philippe - 2° violino (7)

Claire HÉlÈne Rignol - viola (7)

ThÉmis Bandini - violoncello (7)

Nguyên Lê appare per cortese

concessione di ACT Records

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Announcing Tank and the Bangas new album Red Balloon! + TOUR

NEW ALBUM 'RED BALLOON' - OUT MAY 13

LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE "NO ID" NOW!

FEATURING COLLABORATIONS WITH ALEX ISLEY, MASEGO, LALAH HATHAWAY, QUESTLOVE, JACOB COLLIER, TROMBONE SHORTY, WAYNE BRADY AND MORE

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TANK ON TOUR

Upcoming Tour Dates

FEB 4, 2022 | BATON ROUGE, LA, USA

FEB 19, 2022 | NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA

FEB 24, 2022 | NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA

FEB 25, 2022 | ST. AUGUSTINE, FL, USA

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Klaus Ignatzek Trio - Airballoon (Remastered) January 31, 2022 Nabel Records

The Romanian singer Anca Parghel, who sadly died much too early, was one of the most remarkable voices in European jazz. Her voice is remarkable for its sureness of intonation, fantastic range (four octaves) and diverse shades in her expressive possibilities. In addition, she had an exuberant temperament.

At the beginning of her international career, she toured the European jazz clubs in the late 80s/early 90s with the German pianist Klaus Ignatzek in various formations. In 1992 she recorded the studio production Airballoon with standards and compositions by Klaus Ignatzek.

On Airballoon, Anca Parghel interprets jazz standards in a very personal and incomparable way.

She pays her masterly reminiscence to the great ladies of jazz. Anca Parghel swings, scats and interprets heartrending ballads - live she infects the audience and fellow musicians with her exuberant cheerfulness.

1. You and the Night and the Music 09:20

2. Airballoon 11:29

3. Come back to me 05:56

4. Too Soon Too Late 07:02

5. Our Blues 04:07

6. Portret de iubire 06:28

7. 'S Wonderful 06:27

8. Everything happens to me 10:57

9. You don't know what love is 02:42

Anca Parghel voc

Klaus Ignatzek p

Jean-Louis Rassinfosse b

Direct to Master Recording • Recorded at Studio 44, Monster (NL),

March 31/ April 1, 1992 by Max Bolleman • Produced by Rainer

Wiedensohler for NABEL • Remastered February 2019 at Nabel Studio

by Rainer Wiedensohler • Cover design by NABEL

Remastered version only for Download and Streaming!

Original LP and CD are still available

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Andy Lumpp · Adelhard Roidinger - Parusia (January 31, 2022 Nabel Records)

For many years, Adelhard Roidinger has been involved in developing new sounds based on micro-tonality. With his 7-string tenor bass and state-of-the-art electronics, he has created an exciting and wide-ranging musical dialogue in partnership with pianist Andy Lumpp, who, with his classic touch and extended harmonies, turns in a performance truely typical of his work.

The five spontaneously composed pieces included on this album showcase a new kind of audio experience, neither free jazz nor within the mainstream tradition.

1. Alpha 09:27

2. Departure 08:43

3. Cosmic Evolution 16:40

4. Mankind's Self Discovery 15:09

5. Omega 10:49

Andy Lumpp piano

Adelhard Roidinger 7-string tenor bass

All tunes composed by Andy Lumpp and Adelhard Roidinger, published by Nabel Music

Produced by Andy Lumpp, Adelhard Roidinger and Rainer Wiedensohler for Nabel

Recorded at Studio Großauer, Dormagen by Holger Siedler (THS-Studio), May 7, 2019

Mastered June 2019 · Highresolution Audio (24 bit, 96 khz)

Front cover artwork by Adelhard Roidinger · Photos by Michaela Krings (p. 7), Ulrike Stein (p. 8) and Rainer Wiedensohler · Cover design by Nabel

Available on CD

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Ekkehard Wölk Trio - Pictures in Sounds (January 31, 2022 Nabel Records)

This new trio CD by EKKEHARD WÖLK consists entirely of his earlier compositions. His experience in the field of multistylistic jazz is what lies at the heart of the compositions and arrangements and also the sense of togetherness heard in the band’s improvisational performances.

The trio, having played together over a considerable number of years, successfully manage to connect concepts of modern jazz (tonal-bound or free collective) in a context in which influences from other musical styles are convincingly mingled.

Many of the compositions feature extra-musical ideas and images which appear in the compositional texture and are developed in an improvisationally arresting style. This creates, particularly in a live concert setting, a “jazz programme music” inspired by classic models, seeking to combine poetic musical sequences in the mind of the listener.

One feature of the band’s tried-and-tested concept is to create ever more open sound spaces within the context of the individual compositions, using free improvisation to open up spaces in which the listener's individual associative powers can be released on hearing this music.

This eclectic style is combined with the special powerful vitality and rhythmic finesse of “contemporary jazz”.

1. Circulus Vitiosus 03:57

2. Fairy - Tale Waltz 06:06

3. The Ballad of Mose Harper 04:15

4. Bartleby's Blues 05:24

5. Viaggio 05:52

6. A Child's Belief 05:07

7. Grandparents Garden 05:53

8. Novecento 03:52

9. Master Gepetto's Nightmare 04:33

10. Island's Evocation 06:14

11. Dulzinea 08:16

12. Snowy Landscape 08:10

13. Mourning 04:07

Ekkehard Wölk Piano

Lars Gühlke Bass

Andrea Marcelli Drums

Kristoff Becker Cello, Electronics (track 5,12)

Walter Gauchel Saxophone (track 4,6,8,10)

All compositions by Ekkehard Wölk, published by Nabel Music

Produced by Ekkehard Wölk and Rainer Wiedensohler for Nabel

Executive Producer Andreas Stoffel · Recorded by Christoph Schlimbach and Volker Greve at Greve Studio Berlin, May 29 and 30, 2019 · Mixed by Volker Greve

Photos by Ekkehard Wölk, Andreas Stoffel (Studio) · Cover design by Nabel

Available on CD    Available on LP

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SINGLE "Canopy of Trees" from Brian Landrus' RED LIST

"Canopy of Trees” : a SINGLE from low woodwind master Brian Landrus’ upcoming album Red List: Music Dedicated to the Preservation of Our Endangered Species, via Palmetto Records

Brian Landrus © Nick Carter

Landrus’ impassioned manifesto dedicated to bringing awareness to the world’s most endangered species, Red List features Landrus with his all-star band: Ryan Keberle, Geoffrey Keezer, Nir Felder, Rudy Royston, Ron Blake, Jaleel Shaw, Lonnie Plaxico, John Hadfield, Steve Roach and Corey King. 

Hoping that Red List will help to facilitate “critical yet uncomfortable conversations about changing our global habit of destroying nature for our own gain,” Landrus is collaborating with the organization Save The Elephants and will donate 20% of all proceeds and 100% of profits to the organization, which has been helping to ensure a future for African Elephants for nearly 30 years.

Together he and his ace band create entrancing grooves, lush harmonies, evocative interludes and epic crescendos, all in the service of Landrus’ thoughtful compositions that bring attention to the plight of 13 endangered species on the planet. The Red List was compiled by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk of animal, fungus and plant species.

The full album will be released June 17, 2022

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Braithwaite & Katz · Canopy of Trees - Brian Landrus

Tal Mashiach - Tiyul (March 3, 2022 Anzic Records)

“Tiyul” means travel in Hebrew, was recorded in 7 days at a cabin in the woods of Harashim, Israel, where I grew up. I decided to record this album, and disconnect from the outside world for one week to fully dedicate myself to the music. The music in this album was inspired by my experiences while traveling, each composition was written in a different place in the world. Only when coming back home I was able to reflect, process and document my journeys with the guitar.

Tal Mashiach

1. Sheleg

2. Cachi

3. Kaitz

4. Mirrors

5. Merrengue Mediterráneo

6. Goats

7. Vv & Zaco

8. The Old Guitar

All Compositions by Tal Mashiach (BMI)

Tal Mashiach, Guitar

Oded Shoub, Guitar (6)

Aviva “Vv” Mashiach, Vocals (7) Dana Herz, Vocals (7)

Keren Tenenbaum, Violin (7) Galia Hai, Viola (7)

Maya Belsitzman, Cello (7)

Produced, Recorded & Edited by Tal Mashiach at “Cabin in the woods", Harashim IL, April 2021. Assisted by Dana Herz

Mixed & Mastered by Rafael Cohen at “Raf Recording” Nashville US, April 2021

Artwork & Design by Yitzhak Yitzhaky

Photo by MUPERPHOTO

*Track 6 recorded at Hemdat Yamim by Tal Mashiach, Mixed by Tomer Cohen

*Track 7 recorded at “Felicja Blumental Music Center” by Ron Gavrieli, Mixed By Alon Lotringer

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Julian Anderson-Bowes - Snow Moon (February 18, 2022)

Julian is an acoustic and electric bassist, composer and improviser based in Toronto, Canada.

The work quite literally went underground last winter. Musical explorations from the basement - a look inside my head - a gradual emergence into the sun (the backyard), greeted by sparrows and that blackbird with the sparkles on her chest.

I couldn't forget about these recordings. So here they are, immortalized. And if we lose power, hopefully the feeling stays.

1. Blam de Lam 06:26

2. Braxton Part 1 (23C) 05:08

3. Butterflies 03:24

4. Painting Sounds in Trees 03:51

5. Braxton Part 2 (23C) 06:28

6. Shimmering 04:29

7. Solitude 04:07

Recorded at home February 22nd - 26th, 2021

"Braxton Parts 1 and 2" is from a single performance and is an extrapolation of Anthony Braxton's MDD-3 / 63D (Opus 23C).

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Stefan Aeby Trio - Fairy Circus (February 11, 2022 music today)

The fifth album of this longtime working band, recorded at a piano-tuner's workshop in Liestal, Switzerland, in August 2021.

Playing the first concerts after a loooong time, the trio worked on the new repertoire during a week long Résidence at 'Live in Vevey' in spring 2021. A couple of concerts and months later, they invited Sound Wizzard Tobias Stritt to record them in a live setting at René Waldhauser's Klavierwerkstatt.

The album was mixed and mastered at bassist André Pousaz' Pousaz Sound Lab beginning of 2022.

Visual Artist Baptiste Cochard accepted the invitation to create the beautiful artwok of 'Fairy Circus'.

1. Marea alta 06:05

2. Miniature 1 01:18

3. The Wolves Are Waiting 06:08

4. Miniature 2 00:56

5. And Now... 05:19

6. Miniature 3 00:54

7. Ah Lalo Bacha Lalo 02:22

8. L'Alchimiste 04:52

9. Metamorphose 06:28

10. Miniature 4 01:01

11. Fairy Circus 04:37

12. Miniature 5 00:29

13. Annam 05:50

14. Miniature 6 01:04

Stefan Aeby - piano

André Pousaz - bass

Michael Stulz - drums

music composed by Stefan Aeby

except:

.Miniatures 1-6, composed by S. Aeby, A. Pousaz, M. Stulz

.Ah Lalo Bacha Lalo, traditional from Afghanistan, arr. by S. Aeby

recorded at Klavierwerkstatt Waldhauser Liestal by Tobias Stritt.

mixed and mastered at Pousaz Sound Lab by André Pousaz.

Cover-Art by Baptiste Cochard.

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Gian Correa - O Abismo Da Prata (January 2022 Anzic Records)

Sao Paulo-based 7-string guitarist and composer Gian Correa and Graffiti artist Apolo Torres join forces in social activism to create a project with recorded and visual components which update Choro music with a new timely and contemporary voice.

Choro, literally to “cry” in Portuguese, is a traditional Brazilian style born in the late 19th century in the urban landscape of Rio de Janeiro. It combines traditional western forms and harmony with African rhythms, in a similar fashion to the North American Ragtime, or the Argentinian Tango. In his latest recording "O Abismo da Prata", Correa updates it with a contemporary cry for social justice, bringing forth social issues plaguing Brazil today, and the world at large.

Each track on the album inspired the creation of a graffiti work on the streets of Sao Paulo painted by Apolo Torres, a leading exponent of the Brazilian contemporary muralism movement. Each work illuminates a different aspect of struggle, from generational discrimination and consumerism to freedom from tyranny and poverty. To realize his vision, Correa gathered a group of young, like-minded Sao Paulo-based musicians, who bring a contemporary edge to the old tradition of Choro, and superstar pianist Shai Maestro as a special guest on Fender Rhodes.

Gian Correa

 

Gian Correa | 7 string guitar

Cainã Cavalcante | 6 string guitar

Enrique Menezes | flutes

Henrique Araújo | Cavaquinho, Bandolim, Violão Tenor and Tamborim

Rafael Toledo | Panderia, Pandeiro, Adufe, Caixa, Caixeta, Reco-Reco, Pratos

Guests:

Renato Braz recorded by Mário Gil at Studio Dancape (track 8)

Juliana Amaral recorded by Gian Correa at Usina Telecoteco Studio (track 8)

Shai Maestro recorded by himself (track 4)

Recorded by Thiago Big Rabello at Da Pá Virada Studio, 25th and 26th of November, 2020

Assisted by Frederico Pacheco

Mixed by Gian Correa at Usina Telecoteco Studio

Mastered by Rodrigo Castro Lopes

Artwork by Apolo Torres

Design by Maria Birba

Band Photo by Thamires Mulatinho

Produced by Gian Correa

Executive production by Giovani Correa

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John Edwards | Steve Noble | Yoni Silver - HEME (January 2022 Shrike Records)

At an empty Café Oto during COVID Lockdown in April 2021, three of London’s foremost improvisers recorded seven tracks which reflect their inventive approach to free improvisation. Building on Steve Nobel and Yoni Silver’s previous work together as a duo on HOME, they were joined by the inexhaustible talents of double bass player John Edwards. Steve and John are no strangers to each other and, with Yoni’s talents for invention with the bass clarinet, the trio have pieced together a freshly textural and teasingly explorational set of tracks. Noble's powerful and shape-shifting percussion underpinning and interlocking with Edwards’s bass, pushing the sound into fresh territories.; Silver’s masterful and ever innovative clarinet weaving and breaking new ground for the trio to explore.

1. A 13:03

2. Tunica Intima 07:45

3. B 05:26

4. Tunica Media 09:50

5. C 11:26

6. Tunica Externa 11:25

7. O 07:07

John Edwards - Double bass

Steve Noble - Drums/cymbals and percussion’

Yoni Silver - Bass clarinet

Recorded by Shaun Crook at Cafe Oto on 24/4/21

Mixed by Yoni Silver

Mastered by Jeff Ardron of Saint Austral Sound

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Steve Beresford | John Butcher | Terry Day | John Edwards | Thurston Moore - Stovelit Lines (January 2022 Shrike Records)

Recorded live at Iklectik Arts Lab in November 2017, Stovelit Lines captures a quintet of well respected improvisers from the wide pool of London talent; what could be labelled a super group. Previously released as a download only, Shrike Records are pleased to make this remarkable session available on CD. Three pieces were recorded, each demonstrating these band members thriving on this rare opportunity to work with each other. As they start to play, the sounds unfold, combine and open up to create new textures and configurations not heard before. It’s a thrilling listening experience, . The possibilities and aural combinations with these musicians are seemingly inexhaustible and full of intriguing playfulness and invention.

1. Part 1 18:42

2. Part 2 11:03

3. Part 3 15:06

Steve Beresford / Piano, objects

John Butcher / Saxophones

Terry Day / Percussion

John Edwards / Double bass

Thurston Moore / Guitar

Recorded live at Iklectik Arts Lab 30th November 2017

Recorded and mastered by Jeff Ardron, St Austral Sound

Mixed by John Butcher

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Gordon Grdina's Haram with Marc Ribot - Night's Quietest Hour (February 18, 2022 AttaBoyGirl Records)

Just before the Pandemic hit Marc joined our ensemble for two concerts in Vancouver Feb 28 and Seattle on March 1st, with a recording session on the leap year Feb 29th. This was an incredible experience and Marc blended into the ensemble from the beginning. He played almost our entire repertoire with us and these tracks are the previously unreleased pieces. This album reflects our continued exploration of the Classic Arabic repertoire and new exploration of Sudanese music from the 60's and 70's. An already incredibly dynamic group Marc's presence pushed the group's delicacy, intensity and explosive nature to new heights. The process of creating this album has reliagned the trajectory of the ensemble.

Gordon Grdina's Haram

Juno Award winner Gordon Grdina formed Haram in 2008 as a large ensemble vehicle to interpret classic Arabic repertoire. The group started with Iraqi folk music and the great era of Egyptian radio music in which Oum Khalsoum and Farid Al Atrash reigned. It has since expanded to incorporate the classic Sudanese and Persian repertoire. These pieces are lovingly reinterpreted with an ensemble half studied in the tradition and half in avant-garde improvisation. This blend of traditions is what gives Haram its unique sound.

Through improvisation and arrangement, the band keeps alive the spirit and Tarab inherent within the compositions. These time-tested pieces are blown wide open by the ensemble mixing elements of noise, electronic soundscape, and free improvisation. The music has developed to the state of effortless cohesion mixed with wild abandon conjuring up a sense of respect and homage while being explosively self-expressive. Haram is a powerhouse ensemble playing a repertoire that has been revered by millions. 

1. Longa Nahawand 8:58

2. Sala Min Shaaraha A-Thahab (Gold Streamed Down from Her Hair) 10:48

3. Dulab Bayati 9:39

4. Lamma Bada Yatathanna (When She Begins to Sway) 10:18

5. Hawj Erreeh. (Violent Wind) 8:14

Total time: 48:00

Recorded and mixed in 32 bits / 96kHz

Compositions by 1, Kevser Hanim, 2, Salah Ben Al Badiya, 3, Traditional - attr. Muhammad 'Abd al-Rahim al-Maslub 4, Traditional, 5, Ahmad Al Jaberi

Arranged by: Gordon Grdina

Gordon Grdina's Haram with Marc Ribot

-Night's Quietest Hour

Gordon Grdina -Oud

Marc Ribot -Guitar

Emad Armoush -Vocals, Ney

Tim Gerwing -Darbuka

Liam MacDonal -Riq

Tommy Babin -Bass

Kenton Loewen -Drums

Francois Houle -Clarinet

Christopher Kelly -Sax

Jp Carter -Trumpet

Josh Zubot -Violin

Jesse Zubot -Violin

Recorded, Mixed by John Raham at Afterlife Studios, Vancouver, BC

Mastered by Alex DeTurk at The Bunker Studio, New York, NY

Produced by: Gordon Grdina

All Photography by: Genevieve Monro. @genmonrophotography

Design by: Chelsey Maher

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