Podcast appearances and mentions of Lionel Loueke

As May draws to a close, life is in motion. My house is on the market, boxes are piling up, and I've been scouting new places with room for a proper studio. While everything shifts around me, the music still grounds me. This mix is a snapshot of where I am right now—mentally, emotionally, musically.  Info Jazz Matters is on demand & free to stream - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/new-music-player-beta Website - www.jazzmattersuk.com  For all social media links and more, visit my Linkhub. https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/linkhub Jazz Matters Info - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/about Info about me - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/introducing-jazz-matters/introducing-ray Email - jazzmattersuk@gmail.com Playlist: 1.  Steps Ahead – Beirut 2.  Morten Schantz – Godspeed 3.  Peter Erskine, John Beasley, Janek Gwizdala – Bourges Buenos Aires 4.  Nguyên Lê – Burning of the Midnight Lamp 5.  The Brother Moves On – Umthandazo Wamagenge 6.  Geri Allen, David Murray & Terri Lyne Carrington – The Nurturer 7.  Aziza – Aziza Dance (feat. Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke, Eric Harland) 8.  The Cookers – The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart 9.  Mark de Clive-Lowe, Shigeto, Melanie Charles – The Creator Has a Master Plan Part II 10.  Morgan Guerin – With a Peace of Mind, Pt. 2 (feat. Risa Pearl)

The Cosmic Spheres of Being Human + A Lost Nightingale Laura Cannell The Rituals of Hildegard Reimagined Record LabelUnexpected Joy + The Veil + To the Rising Moon Stephan Micus To the Rising Moon ECM RecordsPervane Erkan + Neyledim + Neyi Erenler Râhı (con Merdan Güzelgün) Erkan Oğur Sakla Kalan Ses GörüntüEssaouira + Stranger in a Mirror Lionel Loueke y Dave Holland United Edition RecordsA Faithful Longing John Zorn, Brian Marsella, Jorge Roeder, Ches Smith Ou Phrontis Edition RecordsEscuchar audio

Fosforo 1755: I brani della striscia numero 3 della settimana: Tandem Playlist; Asian Dub Foundation - 1000 Mirrors (ADF30 Remaster); Baba Sissoko - Mediterranean Blues; Steve Howe - Spring Rhyme; Nat King Cole - Destination Moon; Isaiah Hull and Jaso - U are beautiful _3; Lionel Loueke and Dave Holland - Yaoundé; Fosforo va in onda ogni giorno alle 01:20 e alle 18:00. Puoi ascoltare le sequenze musicali di Rufus T. Firefly sulla frequenza di Radio Tandem, 98.400FM, o in streaming e anche in podcast.Per info: https://www.radiotandem.it/fosforo

Depuis jeudi 20 février, le Dakar Music Expo (DMX) se tient dans la capitale sénégalaise, un grand rendez-vous pour les professionnels de la musique d'Afrique et d'ailleurs. Au programme : des rencontres, des conférences et des concerts. Et pour sa 6ᵉ édition, le thème de cette année est le jazz africain, un genre musical qui reste assez niche sur le continent, mais qui peut très bien s'exporter avec une bonne stratégie. De notre correspondante à Dakar,« On pense qu'il n'y a pas de jazz en Afrique », c'est ce qu'affirme, volontairement provocateur, Mawuto Dick, du festival Togo jazz. Le genre souffre d'une mauvaise presse, et Kossi Mawun, batteur togolais, le ressent depuis qu'il s'est lancé en solo en 2019 : « C'est très difficile de gagner sa vie en tant que musicien de jazz en Afrique. Ici, en Afrique, on aime danser, on aime se défouler, écouter de la variété. Peu de personnes écoutent le jazz. »Pourtant, de nombreux rendez-vous existent sur le continent, comme à Saint-Louis ou à Ouagadougou, preuve d'une grande richesse du jazz africain. Mais il manque encore d'une promotion suffisante. « Il n'y a pas assez de représentations, il n'y a pas assez de marketing autour de ça, estime Dudu Sarr, l'un des créateurs du DMX. Il n'y a pas assez de ressources financières qui sont mises dans la promotion et l'exportation des musiques africaines. »À écouter dans le Grand invité AfriqueDudu Sarr (Dakar Music Expo): «La visibilité des artistes africains francophones est en baisse»Mettre en avant sa singularitéPour Dudu Sarr, l'un des arguments de vente du jazz africain est de réclamer la maternité de ce genre, créé par les Afro-Américains, descendants d'esclaves aux États-Unis. Il faut aussi mettre en avant sa singularité, inspirée des nombreuses traditions propres à chaque pays.« Lionel Loueke, qui est un guitariste très émérite, un Béninois qui accompagne Herbie Hancock, il fait du jazz, mais par contre, il s'inspire de sa tradition béninoise pour composer, argumente Mawuto Dick, de Togo Jazz. Même quand on prend Angélique Kidjo, certains de ses chants viennent des courants vaudous. »Un attrait des festivals étrangersLes festivals étrangers, comme Marseille jazz des cinq continents, veulent faire une place à ce jazz africain. Pour son directeur, Hugues Kieffer, le Dakar Music Expo est un lieu idéal de rencontres. Il veut montrer aux jeunes talents qu'il existe une grande scène jazz dans le monde : « Il faut qu'ils aient la conscience, je pense, de leur identité à travers la scène. Et justement, de ne pas singer ou de ne pas rentrer dans des modèles qu'on leur donnerait, défend le directeur du festival Marseille jazz des cinq continents. Sans atteindre justement les millions, on peut rencontrer une audience qui est intéressée. Et à travers le monde, il existe aussi une autre scène qui est aussi très intéressante et qui permet d'exprimer différemment, peut-être, ce qu'on est. »Dudu Sarr, également promoteur musical, se bat pour placer ses talents. Il a conclu un partenariat avec le grand festival allemand Jazzahead! et leur propose chaque année plusieurs artistes. À Marseille, le bassiste Alune Wade sera sur scène cette année.À écouter dans L'épopée des musiques noiresNduduzo Makhathini, héritier d'une spiritualité jazz sud-africaine

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De 'Arco', el último disco del cantante brasileño Marcos Sacramento, 'Todo o amor que houver nessa vida' -con Zé Ibarra-, 'Voltei', 'Tonada de luna llena', 'Graça' y 'Guanabara'. Lionel Loueke y Dave Holland han firmado un disco a dúo titulado 'United' con obras del músico africano como 'Essaouira', 'Pure thought', 'Celebration' o 'Chant'. Y del disco 'Samba e amor', dedicado a Chico Buarque por el bajista Jorge Helder, las canciones 'As vitrines', 'Basta um dia' -con la voz de Vanessa Moreno- y 'Ela desatinou' -con la voz de Filó Machado-. Cierra Caixa Cubo con 'Jureta' de su disco 'Modo avião'. Escuchar audio

HERB ROBERTSON'S BRASS ENSEMBLE “SHADES OF BUD POWELL” New York, January & February 1988Un poco loco, I'll keep loving you, Glass enclosureHerb Robertson (tp,flhrn) Brian Lynch (tp) Robin Eubanks (tb) Vincent Chancey (fhr) Bob Stewart (tu) Joey Baron (d) JEFF BALLARD “FAIRGROUNDS” Europa, March 1-20, 2015Yeah Pete !, Marche exotique, Grungy brewChris Cheek, Mark Turner (ts) Kevin Hays (p,keyboards,vcl) Pete Rende (p,el-p) Reid Anderson (electronics) Lionel Loueke (g,vcl) Jeff Ballard (d,perc) DEVIN DANIELS “LESGO!” Live “Sam First”, Los Angeles, February 16 & 17, 2024Ugly Beauty, HimJulien Knowles (tp) Devin Daniels (as) Chris Fishman (p) Jermaine Paul (b) Benjamin Ring (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 03 de enero, 2025 at PuroJazz.

HERB ROBERTSON'S BRASS ENSEMBLE “SHADES OF BUD POWELL” New York, January & February 1988Un poco loco, I'll keep loving you, Glass enclosureHerb Robertson (tp,flhrn) Brian Lynch (tp) Robin Eubanks (tb) Vincent Chancey (fhr) Bob Stewart (tu) Joey Baron (d) JEFF BALLARD “FAIRGROUNDS” Europa, March 1-20, 2015Yeah Pete !, Marche exotique, Grungy brewChris Cheek, Mark Turner (ts) Kevin Hays (p,keyboards,vcl) Pete Rende (p,el-p) Reid Anderson (electronics) Lionel Loueke (g,vcl) Jeff Ballard (d,perc) DEVIN DANIELS “LESGO!” Live “Sam First”, Los Angeles, February 16 & 17, 2024Ugly Beauty, HimJulien Knowles (tp) Devin Daniels (as) Chris Fishman (p) Jermaine Paul (b) Benjamin Ring (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 03 de enero, 2025 at PuroJazz.

Fosforo 1723: I brani della striscia numero 3 della settimana: Lionel Loueke and Dave Holland - Pure Thought; Maciel Salu - Damiana; Security Project - Intruder; Upsetters - Return of the Ugly; Philip Cohran And The Artistic Heritage Ensemble - Loud Mouth; Gene Russell - Black Orchid; Fosforo va in onda ogni giorno alle 01:20 e alle 18:00. Puoi ascoltare le sequenze musicali di Rufus T. Firefly sulla frequenza di Radio Tandem, 98.400FM, o in streaming e anche in podcast.Per info: https://www.radiotandem.it/fosforo

Fosforo 1719: I brani della striscia numero 3 della settimana: ZZ Top - Avalon Hideaway; Chinese American Bear - Feelin` Fuzzy; Beachwood Sparks - By Your Side; Mint Green - Whatever Happens; Trentemøller - Always Something Better; Lionel Loueke and Dave Holland - Hideland; Fosforo va in onda ogni giorno alle 01:20 e alle 18:00. Puoi ascoltare le sequenze musicali di Rufus T. Firefly sulla frequenza di Radio Tandem, 98.400FM, o in streaming e anche in podcast.Per info: https://www.radiotandem.it/fosforo

Kurt Elling, The Swingles: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring; Gregory Porter: We Have All The Time In The World; Melody Gardot: First Song; Fay Claassen: The Way We Were; Harry Allen, Dave Blenkhorn: Auld Lang Syne; Bobby Watson: I'm Glad There Is You; Will Vinson: Blue and Sentimental; Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner, Peter Bernstein, Larry Grenardier, Bill Steward: The Things That Fall Away; Lionel Loueke, Dave Holland: Tranxit; Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Paul Motian: How Long Has This Been Going On?; Jon Batiste: Für Elise.

durée : 00:59:22 - Dave Holland & Lionel Loueke "United" - par : Nicolas Pommaret - Dans un monde où la connexion semble souvent insaisissable, les légendes du jazz Lionel Loueke et Dave Holland offrent un remède avec leur nouvel album, “United”. Parution chez Edition.

Del nuevo disco del trío brasileño Caixa Cubo, 'Modo avião', la canción que le da título, 'Jureta', 'Osaka' y 'Foguinho'. El beninense Lionel Loueke y el británico Dave Holland firman 'United' con temas como 'Essaouira' o 'Pure thought'. La anglo-canadiense Jill Barber ha grabado en 'Encore!' canciones en francés: 'Ménilmontant', 'La mer', 'Plus je t´embrasse' y 'De temps en temps'. De 'Red bossa', el último disco del pianista danés Steen Rasmussen, 'Tom to Tom', 'Bossa para Joyce' y 'Home'. Despide el pianista brasileño Antonio Adolfo con 'Marcha da quarta-feira de cinzas' de su disco 'Bossa 65'. Escuchar audio

A playlist characterized by remarkable guitar-centric duos, leading into the existential dephts of Das Kapital and a live tour-de-force by Devin Daniels. The playlist features Lionel Loueke, Dave Holland; Enzo Pietropaoli, Adriano Viterbini; Reinier Baas, Ben van Gelder; Francesco Bearzatti, Federico Casagrande; Das Kapital; and Devin Daniels [pictured]. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19789477/Mondo-Jazz (from "Celebration" to "Spiral"). Happy listening!

Bruno Berle, cantante y compositor de Alagoas, que actúa mañana y pasado en Madrid y Barcelona, ha publicado este año 'No reino dos afetos 2' con canciones como 'Te amar eterno', 'New hit', 'Sonho', 'É só você chegar' o 'Tirolirole'. Lionel Loueke y Dave Holland firman 'United' con temas como 'Essaouira', 'Pure thought' y 'Transit'. Por los 80 años de Chico Buarque el contrabajista Jorge Helder ha grabado el disco 'Samba e amor' con 'As vitrines', 'O que será', 'Morro dois irmãos', 'Ela desatinou' o 'Brejo da cruz'. Despiden Gaia Wilmer y Jaques Morelenbaum tocando 'Trilhos urbanos' de Caetano Veloso. Escuchar audio

Today's jam session at Puro Jazz is a special session because we have a guest. Our friend Steve Dickman has come from Massachusetts to share his music and his favorite songs with us. Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra “Enjoy!” (2007) Hyperballad Bjorkestra, Becca Stevens (vcl) Carla Bley & Steve Swallow Are We There Yet ? Live, Europe, October, 1998 Lost in the stars Carla Bley (p) Steve Swallow (el-b) Herbie Hancock River (The Joni Letters) – New York & Los Angeles, 2007 Court & Spark Wayne Shorter (sop,ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Lionel Loueke (g) Dave Holland (b) Vinnie Colaiuta (d) Norah Jones (vcl) Brad Mehldau Your Mother Should Know – Plays The Beatles – Paris, France, September, 2020 Maxwell's Silver Hammer Brad Mehldau (p) Vijay Iyer Compassion – Mt. Continue reading Puro Jazz July 16th, 2024 English version at PuroJazz.

La jam session de hoy de Puro Jazz es especial porque tenemos a un invitado. Nuestro amigo Steve Dickman ha venido desde Massachusetts a compartir su música, sus temas favoritos, con nosotros. Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra“Enjoy!” (2007)HyperballadBjorkestra, Becca Stevens (vcl)Carla Bley & Steve SwallowAre We There Yet ? Live, Europe, October, 1998Lost in the starsCarla Bley (p) Steve Swallow (el-b)Herbie HancockRiver (The Joni Letters) – New York & Los Angeles, 2007Court & SparkWayne Shorter (sop,ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Lionel Loueke (g) Dave Holland (b) Vinnie Colaiuta (d) Norah Jones (vcl)Brad MehldauYour Mother Should Know – Plays The Beatles – Paris, France, September, 2020Maxwell's Silver Hammer Brad Mehldau (p)Vijay IyerCompassion – Mt. Continue reading Puro Jazz 16 de julio, 2024 at PuroJazz.

Today's jam session at Puro Jazz is a special session because we have a guest. Our friend Steve Dickman has come from Massachusetts to share his music and his favorite songs with us. Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra “Enjoy!” (2007) Hyperballad Bjorkestra, Becca Stevens (vcl) Carla Bley & Steve Swallow Are We There Yet ? Live, Europe, October, 1998 Lost in the stars Carla Bley (p) Steve Swallow (el-b) Herbie Hancock River (The Joni Letters) – New York & Los Angeles, 2007 Court & Spark Wayne Shorter (sop,ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Lionel Loueke (g) Dave Holland (b) Vinnie Colaiuta (d) Norah Jones (vcl) Brad Mehldau Your Mother Should Know – Plays The Beatles – Paris, France, September, 2020 Maxwell's Silver Hammer Brad Mehldau (p) Vijay Iyer Compassion – Mt. Continue reading Puro Jazz July 16th, 2024 English version at PuroJazz.

La jam session de hoy de Puro Jazz es especial porque tenemos a un invitado. Nuestro amigo Steve Dickman ha venido desde Massachusetts a compartir su música, sus temas favoritos, con nosotros. Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra“Enjoy!” (2007)HyperballadBjorkestra, Becca Stevens (vcl)Carla Bley & Steve SwallowAre We There Yet ? Live, Europe, October, 1998Lost in the starsCarla Bley (p) Steve Swallow (el-b)Herbie HancockRiver (The Joni Letters) – New York & Los Angeles, 2007Court & SparkWayne Shorter (sop,ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Lionel Loueke (g) Dave Holland (b) Vinnie Colaiuta (d) Norah Jones (vcl)Brad MehldauYour Mother Should Know – Plays The Beatles – Paris, France, September, 2020Maxwell's Silver Hammer Brad Mehldau (p)Vijay IyerCompassion – Mt. Continue reading Puro Jazz 16 de julio, 2024 at PuroJazz.

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MIHO HAZAMA DANCER IN NOWHERE c. 2018Today, not today, Il paradiso del bluesJonathan Powell (tp,flhrn) Adam Unsworth (fhr) Steve Wilson (as,sop,fl) Ryoji Ihara (ts,cl,fl) Jason Rigby (ts-1,cl-1) Andrew Gutauskas (bar,b-cl) James Shipp (vib,guiro,shekere) Billy Test (p) Lionel Loueke (g-2) Tomato Akeboshi, Sita Chay (vln) Atsugi Yoshida (viola) Meaghan Burke (cello) Sam Anning (b) Jake Goldbas (d) Nate Wood (d-3) Kavita Shah (voice) Miho Hazama (cond,comp) JOHN MINNOCK MINNOCK SINGS SHIRE New York, julio del 2023What about today, AutumnJohn Minnock (vcl) David Liebman (sop) Mathis Picard (p) Sean Mason (p) Mark Lewandowski (b) Pablo Eluchans (d) ALICE COLTRANE THE CARNEGIE HALL CONCERT New York, February 21, 1971AfricaPharoah Sanders (ts,sop,fl,perc) Archie Shepp (ts,sop,perc) Alice Coltrane (p,harp) Cecil McBee, Jimmy Garrison (b) Clifford Jarvis, Ed Blackwell (d) Kumar Kramer (harmonium) Tulsi (tambora) Continue reading Puro Jazz 17 Mayo 2024 at PuroJazz.

MIHO HAZAMA DANCER IN NOWHERE c. 2018Today, not today, Il paradiso del bluesJonathan Powell (tp,flhrn) Adam Unsworth (fhr) Steve Wilson (as,sop,fl) Ryoji Ihara (ts,cl,fl) Jason Rigby (ts-1,cl-1) Andrew Gutauskas (bar,b-cl) James Shipp (vib,guiro,shekere) Billy Test (p) Lionel Loueke (g-2) Tomato Akeboshi, Sita Chay (vln) Atsugi Yoshida (viola) Meaghan Burke (cello) Sam Anning (b) Jake Goldbas (d) Nate Wood (d-3) Kavita Shah (voice) Miho Hazama (cond,comp) JOHN MINNOCK MINNOCK SINGS SHIRE New York, julio del 2023What about today, AutumnJohn Minnock (vcl) David Liebman (sop) Mathis Picard (p) Sean Mason (p) Mark Lewandowski (b) Pablo Eluchans (d) ALICE COLTRANE THE CARNEGIE HALL CONCERT New York, February 21, 1971AfricaPharoah Sanders (ts,sop,fl,perc) Archie Shepp (ts,sop,perc) Alice Coltrane (p,harp) Cecil McBee, Jimmy Garrison (b) Clifford Jarvis, Ed Blackwell (d) Kumar Kramer (harmonium) Tulsi (tambora) Continue reading Puro Jazz 17 Mayo 2024 at PuroJazz.

Celebrating Black History Month: Oscar Peterson, Molly Johnson, Big Miller, Wes Montgomery, Sélène Saint-Aimé, Rhoda Scott, Lakecia Benjamin, Lionel Loueke, Reuben Rogers & Eric Harland, Somi, Sargeant X Comrade, Afrika Mamas, Jah'Mila, seed., and Johnathan BlakePlaylist: Oscar Peterson - Soft WindsMolly Johnson - Whatever Lola WantsBig Miller, featuring Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Phil Woods, Ben Webster, Plas Johnson, Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Jimmy Jones, Red Mitchell, Elvin Jones, Jo Jones & Mel Lewis - Five O'Clock BluesWes Montgomery - Blue 'N' BoogieSélène Saint-Aimé - Arawak UhuruRhoda Scott - Blue LawLakecia Benjamin - TraneLionel Loueke, featuring Reuben Rogers & Eric Harland - SkylarkSomi - Lakutshon'ilangaSargeant X Comrade - StagesAfrika Mamas - Uzitshela Ukuthi UyaziJah'Mila - Liberskaseed., featuring Mr. Ekow - Interplanetary MigrationJohnathan Blake - Passage

Award-winning vocalist, composer, and educator Kavita Shah's latest album, Cape Verdean Blues, is the culmination of a diasporic quest to find a spiritual home. The carefully curated album of traditional Cape Verdean music is also a tribute to the charismatic and unapologetically individual artist Cesária Évora, and a love letter to her breathtaking archipelago and its welcoming people. On Cape Verdean Blues, Shah's ethnographic research on the island of São Vicente, and her bold self-possession have enabled her to achieve a rare feat: creating a world music album that feels like home. At the heart of the 12-song album is “sodade,” an idiomatic word that doesn't have a strict English definition, but connotes a melancholy sense of transience that permeates Cape Verde, its music, and its free-spirited island population. “In this paradise in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, I found a sense of home that has eluded me for much of my 37 years,” Shah says. She continues: “When I look back, I realize that upon hearing Cesária's voice nearly a decade ago, she was summoning me down a path I must continue walking in search of sodade.” Shah is a global citizen and cultural interlocutor whose work involves deep engagement with the jazz tradition, while also addressing and advancing its global sensibilities. She is a lifelong New Yorker of Indian origin hailed for possessing an “amazing dexterity for musical languages” (NPR). Shah speaks 9 languages—she is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and French—and incorporates ethnographic research into original music. She has researched traditional music practices in Brazil, West Africa, East Africa, Turkey, and India. To support her work, Shah has earned grants from the Jerome Foundation, Chamber Music America, Asian Cultural Council, and New Music USA. Shah holds a B.A. in Latin American Studies from Harvard, and a Master's in Jazz Voice from Manhattan School of Music. To date, Shah's projects include Visions (2014), co-produced by Lionel Loueke; Folk Songs of Naboréa, which premiered at the Park Avenue Armory in 2017; and Interplay in duo with François Moutin, which was nominated in 2018 for France's Victoires de la Musique for Jazz Album of the Year. Shah regularly performs her music at major concert halls, festivals, and clubs on six continents. 乐团 whose 2020 album “The Adventures of Pie Boy” won Best Instrumental Album, Best Instrumental Recording and Best Arrangement (Bittersweet) at the 32nd Annual Golden Melody Awards and serves as music director for Tia Ray 袁婭維. He has recorded, produced, performed and arranged for dozens of artists across Greater China, including David Tao陶喆, Li Ronghao 李榮浩， Matzka馬斯卡, Leah Dou竇靖童, Maobuyi 毛不易， Karen Mok莫文蔚， A-Lin, Kevin Sun and more. He graduated from Oberlin College and Conservatory, where he studied Jazz performance with Robin Eubanks. Hsieh plays Denis Wick mouthpieces and the Adams F5 Flugelhorn. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at www.improvexchange.com

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Renowned composer and drummer Kendrick Scott is putting anecdotes of his learnings from mentor and distinguished trumpeter, Terence Blanchard, into action by leveraging his musical gifts into a visceral artform of healing and redemption. Through original music mixed with poetry and striking visuals, the multimedia event entitled, “UNEARTHED,” featured Scott collaborating with former Houston poet laureate, Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, the acclaimed Harlem String Quartet along with a trio of talented jazz musicians. Hosted by the arts organization, DACAMERA, the production served as a tribute to the tragic history behind “Sugar Land 95,” the collective name given to the 94 Black men and one woman who were part of a state-run convict leasing program of the late 1800s following the abolition of slavery. Their bodies, buried in unmarked graves, were discovered five years ago during an excavation project in the now trendy suburb of Sugar Land, Texas. I SEE U ventured offsite to tour an exhibit of the Sugar Land 95 Memorial Project in Episode #46. Efforts to expand the memorial are currently underway with the construction of an outdoor learning area and a revitalized cemetery slated to be completed by 2025. In this week's episode, host Eddie Robinson chats in-studio with Houston-native, Kendrick Scott about his decision to shed light on an untold, dark history. We'll hear exclusive audio excerpts from the one-night-only event which premiered in May at Houston's Wortham Theater. Scott also shares inspiration behind the creation of his band, Oracle and reveals how the pandemic, the quarantining, as well as the isolation all played a significant role in the recording of his latest Blue Note release, Corridors. Check out our companion Spotify playlist that celebrates acclaimed composer, drummer and Houston-native, Kendrick Scott. This playlist includes Scott's many inspirations, current collaborators and heroes.

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Too often we focus our attention on instrumental jazz… in this hour we will try to remedy that with special attention to jazz singers who excel at surprising and challenging expectations. The playlist features Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter; Veronica Swift; Maria Pia de Vito; Kornél Fekete-Kovács, Veronika Harcsa, Robert Balzar Trio; Gabriela Martina; Elina Duni [pictured]; Camille Bertault, Paul Bertault; Christina Galisatus. Erin Bentlage, Joshua Crumbly; Gretchen Parlato, Lionel Loueke; Rita Reys, Oliver Nelson; Marc Jordan; Nite Bjuti. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17812561/Mondo-Jazz [from "Freeman Square" onwards]. Happy listening!

A revelation of an album, "Sky" by Will Bernard, Beth Custer open a playlist which explores three piano jazz formats, solo, duo and trio, through a number of impressive recent releases. The playlist also features Yosef Gutman Levitt, Lionel Loueke; Jeff Babko, David Piltch; Benny Green; Simona Premazzi [pictured]; Satoko Fujii; Tania Giannouli; Leo Genovese, Demian Cabaud and Marcos Cavaleiro. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17698766/Mondo-Jazz (from "Fence" onwards) Happy listening! Photo credit: Jan Cain

Baptiste Trotignon ('Emily'), Gretchen Parlato y Lionel Loueke ('Muse', 'Nonvignon', 'Lean in'), Chico Pinheiro y Romero Lubambo ('Waltz for Debby', 'Wave', 'My future', 'For no one'), Pedro Rosa ('Mãe', 'Samba de um balaio', 'Curio', 'Com a bola no pé') y Dominic Miller ('Open heart'). Escuchar audio

GRAMMY-nominated musicians Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke discuss their brand new, long awaited album and how their journey through friendship, decades of collaboration and unprecedented times brought the stunning project to life. We also discuss their mutual mentor Herbie Hancock in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his groundbreaking funk-meets-jazz album, Head Hunters.

A native of São Paulo, Brazil, Felipe Salles has been an active musician in the US since 1995, where he has worked and recorded with prominent jazz artists, including Randy Brecker, Paquito D'Rivera, David Liebman, Melissa Aldana, Lionel Loueke, Jerry Bergonzi, Chico Pinheiro, Magos Herrera, Sofia Rei, Yosvany Terry, Jovino Santos Neto, Oscar Stagnaro, Luciana Souza, and Bob Moses. He has toured extensively in Europe, North and South America, India, and Australia, as a sideman and a leader of his own group. Salles is a 2018 Guggenheim Foundation Composition Fellow, a 2021 South Arts Jazz Road Creative Residency Grant Fellowship recipient, a 2015 NALAC Fund for the Arts Grant winner, a 2009-2010 winner of the French American Jazz Exchange Grant, and a 2005-2006 winner of the Chamber Music America New Works: Creation and Presentation Grant Program, grants sponsored by The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. He was awarded First Place in the 2001 Concurso SGAE de Jazz " TETE MONTOLIU; 2001, with his composition The Return of The Chromo Sapiens. His arrangements and compositions have been performed by some of the top groups in the world including The Metropole Orchestra, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Amazonas Band, Helsinki Philharmonic Violas, Meta4 String Quartet, Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra, Manhattan School of Music Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra, New England Conservatory Jazz Orchestra, and New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble, among others. Salles has released nine critically acclaimed recordings as a leader. Departure (Tapestry, 2012) received 4 stars from DownBeat Magazine and placed on their best albums of the Year list in 2013. They noted that Salles is adept at “crafting pieces that juggle intriguing complexity with buoyant rhythms and lush colors.” JazzTimes Magazine noted that “Felipe Salles blends the visceral and the cerebral on his fascinating fifth album, infusing classical modernist strains with the buoyant rhythms of his Brazilian homeland.”  Ugandan Suite (Tapestry, 2014) also earned a place on DownBeat Magazine's best albums of the Year list in 2014 and was praised by jazz guitarist Lionel Loueke: “This is one of the best progressive works I have heard in a long time. What a great blend of classical, African, and Jazz music.” Varanda (Tapestry, 2017) with the Brazilian jazz collective titled The Reunion Project, also earned critical acclaim including 4.5 stars in DownBeat Magazine. The Lullaby Project and Other Works for Large Jazz Ensemble (Tapestry, 2018) is Salles' first large jazz ensemble recording and was composed for and recorded by his own Interconnections Ensemble, to critical acclaim (DownBeat Magazine's best albums of the year list in 2019). His second extensive ensemble recording, the ambitious The New Immigrant Experience (Tapestry, 2020), was released as a CD/DVD set, to critical acclaim, including a 4.5 stars review from DownBeat Magazine, making the magazine's list of best albums of 2020. He has recently released a quartet album, Tiyo's Songs of Life (Tapestry, 2022), featuring Avery Sharpe, Zaccai Curtis, and Jonathan Barber, and his third significant ensemble recording, Home is Here (Tapestry, 2023), featuring an array of guest artists. Felipe Salles is a D'Addario Woodwinds Select Reeds and Conn-Selmer Saxophones Artist/Clinician. He currently leads both The Felipe Salles Group and The Felipe Salles' Interconnections Ensemble and works as a member of the New World Jazz Composers Octet, Kyle Saulnier Awakening Orchestra, Alex Alvears Mango Blue, and Gonzalo Grau (Grammy Nominated) La Clave Secreta. Felipe Salles has a Master's and a Graduate Diploma in Jazz Performance from New England Conservatory, and a Doctorate in Jazz Arts Advancement from Manhattan School of Music. He is a Professor of Jazz and African American Music Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he has taught since 2010. In this episode, Felipe shares his background, education, and musical journey. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at www.improvexchange.com

A remembrance of Karl Berger, the stunning new album by Magos Herrera [pictured], and a whole bunch of projects you can find along the Johannesburg-New York-Chicago expressway. The playlist features also Sam Butler; Kirk Knuffke, Jay Anderson, Matt Wilson; Gretchen Parlato, Lionel Loueke; Magos Herrera; Ken Stubbs; Asher Gamedze; Good Intentions; Scree; Malcolm Jiyane Tree-o & Grandmaster CAP. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17442424/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Surrender Is Easier Said Than Done"). Happy listening!

Después de más de 20 años de amistad y colaboración mutua, su primer álbum en conjunto: Gretchen Parlato y Lionel Loueke con Lean in, producción 2023 para Edition Records en el 2 de uno de hoy.

La estadounidense Gretchen Parlato y el beninés Lionel Loueke con su disco 'Lean in' ('Akwê', 'Muse', Lean in', 'Astronauta'); la mexicana Magos Herrera con su disco 'Aire' ('Samba em preludio', 'Choro de lua', 'Aire'); la canadiense Janet Bunnett con las cubanas de Maqueque en el disco 'Playing with fire' ('Daniela´s theme', 'A god unknown', 'Human race') y el Tropical Jazz Trio con 'When love is new' de su disco 'On peut parler d´autre chose'.Escuchar audio

Un viaje desde la exquisita arpa de Brandee Younger y las colaboraciones de artistas como Gretchen Parlato y Lionel Loueke. Además, las voces de Madison McFerrin y Melissa Laveaux, o la fusión de géneros de Eliza, entre otros. Love Struggle. Brandee Younger  Brand New Life. Brandee Younger y Mumu Fresh  If Its Magic. Brandee Younger  Lean in.Gretchen Parlato y Lionel Loueke, con Mark Guiliana  (Please Don't) leave me now. Madison McFerrin  God Herself. Madison McFerrin  Stop Rewind. Slim y Ella Mae Sueref  Don't Unplug My Body.Daymé Arocena  Mercy.Lacecia Benjamin y Dianne Reeves  Midnight Rose. Eliza  Needle in the Hay. Melissa Laveaux  Virgo.Meshell Ndegeocello con Brandee Younger y Julius Rodríguez  Escuchar audio

Mario Canonge Trio ('A fleur de terre'), Mirla Riomar ('Iworô', 'Canto do mar', 'Mulheres da minha terra'), Stefano Bollani ('Un giro per Bahia'), Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke ('Akwê', 'I miss you', 'Muse'), Musica Nuda ('Guardami', 'Ridere', 'Un semaforo blu') y Paolo Fresu & Omar Sosa ('Father yambú'). Escuchar audio

'Ole & Gard' es el segundo adelanto, tras 'From the mountains', del próximo disco de Pat Metheny 'Dream box'. Del primer disco del carioca Tunico los cortes 'Galope', 'Decolagem' y 'Saudade do sucupìra'. Del disco que acaban de publicar Gretchen Parlato y Lionel Loueke, 'Lean in', los temas 'Akwé' y 'Astronauta'. También el pianista italiano Stefano Bollani con 'Un giro per Bahia', de su disco en solitario 'Blooming', y As Madalenas con 'Todas as coisas', 'Arvore de Familia' y 'Parto'. Escuchar audio

durée : 00:52:50 - Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke - par : Alex Dutilh - Collaboration très attendue entre la chanteuse Gretchen Parlato et le guitariste Lionel Loueke, "Lean In" raconte l'histoire de 20 ans de connexion, d'inspiration et d'amitié entre deux âmes sœurs de la musique. Sortie le 19 mai sur Editions Records. - réalisé par : Fabien Fleurat

INTRO : Hi JazzzNebrasko : Underground Canopy,Benson's Rider: George Benson QuartetFenytola Featuring Doug Carn & Ray Obiedo : IntuitTito : Red AstaireOpen :WaanTregua: Da LataDay Of Spirit Man: Monk Hughes & The Outer RealmThe Pressure (Frankie Knuckles Classic Mix):Ann Nesby/Sounds Of BlacknessEgo Killah:Ezra CollectiveA Love Supreme Pt. II - Resolution (Take 6 / Breakdown):John Coltrane QuartetGanjam : Kansas Smitty'sButterfly Version : by Lionel Loueke, Gilles PetersonFootprints : Wayne Shorter

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Saxophonist-composer Jeremy Rose leads a multi-dimensional career spanning a dozen releases of original music with collaborative and solo projects across the world, including The Earshift Orchestra, Jeremy Rose Quartet, and The Vampires. Rose is the founder and director of the Earshift Music record label and festival. Rose has performed at festivals, venues, and concert halls throughout Australia, Europe, and the UK, including recently touring Europe with guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel and collaborating with Benin-born Blue Note guitarist Lionel Loueke. Rose has been described as “one to watch on the Australian jazz scene” (Jazzwise, UK), “one of the most creative and restless musicians in the Australian jazz scene” (Australianjazz.net), “a brilliant jazz composer and instrumentalist, a young man with a social purpose” (The Australian), and “a bold, emerging Aussie voice” (Limelight Magazine).Rose has received recognition through nominations for the ARIA Awards, three AIR Awards, Australian Music Prize short-listing, two Jazz Bell Awards, the APRA Professional Development Award for Jazz, a four-time finalist for the AMC Art Music Award for Excellence in Jazz, and runner up at the National Jazz Awards saxophone competition. As a label director of Earshift Music, Rose has fostered a community of creative musicians throughout Australasia, which NYC Jazz Records describe as “hell-bent on pushing the very definition of jazz.”Lean more about Lyte.Find more great podcasts from Osiris Media, the leading storyteller in music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saxophonist-composer Jeremy Rose leads a multi-dimensional career spanning a dozen releases of original music with collaborative and solo projects across the world, including The Earshift Orchestra, Jeremy Rose Quartet, and The Vampires. Rose is the founder and director of the Earshift Music record label and festival. Rose has performed at festivals, venues, and concert halls throughout Australia, Europe, and the UK, including recently touring Europe with guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel and collaborating with Benin-born Blue Note guitarist Lionel Loueke. Rose has been described as “one to watch on the Australian jazz scene” (Jazzwise, UK), “one of the most creative and restless musicians in the Australian jazz scene” (Australianjazz.net), “a brilliant jazz composer and instrumentalist, a young man with a social purpose” (The Australian), and “a bold, emerging Aussie voice” (Limelight Magazine).Rose has received recognition through nominations for the ARIA Awards, three AIR Awards, Australian Music Prize short-listing, two Jazz Bell Awards, the APRA Professional Development Award for Jazz, a four-time finalist for the AMC Art Music Award for Excellence in Jazz, and runner up at the National Jazz Awards saxophone competition. As a label director of Earshift Music, Rose has fostered a community of creative musicians throughout Australasia, which NYC Jazz Records describe as “hell-bent on pushing the very definition of jazz.”Lean more about Lyte.Find more great podcasts from Osiris Media, the leading storyteller in music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

durée : 00:54:21 - Aziza, en direct de Jazzdor - par : Alex Dutilh - En public et en direct de la Cité de la Musique & de la Danse à Strasbourg dans le cadre de Jazzdor 2022. - réalisé par : Fabien Fleurat

durée : 00:54:21 - Aziza, en direct de Jazzdor - par : Alex Dutilh - En public et en direct de la Cité de la Musique & de la Danse à Strasbourg dans le cadre de Jazzdor 2022. - réalisé par : Fabien Fleurat

Jeff Denson has released 16 albums as a leader or co-leader and toured extensively throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe with both his own groups and others at some of the world's most prestigious venues and festivals such as the Village Vanguard, Birdland, The Kennedy Center, JVC Jazz Festival Paris, Montreal Jazz Festival, Berlin Jazz Festival, and SFJazz to name a few. Jeff has worked with some of jazz's finest artists such as Brian Blade, Joe Lovano, Chris Potter, Jane Ira Bloom, Dave Douglas, Walter Smith III, Rachel Z, Omar Hakim, Gerald Cleaver, Warren Wolf, Leo Genovese, Edward Simon, Paul McCandless, Cuong Vu, Ralph Alessi, Dan Weiss, Lionel Loueke, Romain Pilon, and Mimi Fox, among many others and had an ongoing relationship with the legendary Lee Konitz for over a decade until his passing in 2020. Jeff has been ranked in the DownBeat Rising Star Critic's Poll ten times in the Bass, Electric Bass, and Male Vocalist categories, and was voted #1 Rising Star Electric Bassist in 2021. Jeff is the Founder and Artistic Director of Ridgeway Arts, Inc., a 501c3 arts nonprofit organization, and the Dean of Instruction at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley. Jeff shares his background, education, and musical journey in this episode of Improv Exchange. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at www.improvexchange.com

When Lionel Loueke was coming of age as a young guitar player in his home country of Benin in West Africa, there were no music stores of any kind. He would have had to travel to Nigeria, the next country over, just to get his hands on some new strings. So he made due with what he had, cleaning and soaking, reusing his strings and even going so far as to tie knots in them when they broke.  Loueke's story is the stuff of legend. After finally getting his hands on a guitar as a teenager, he put together enough technique and understanding to get himself to the Ivory Coast to attend music school, and then managed to get to Paris for further musical study. Eventually he went to Berklee College of Music in Boston, and then to the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA in Los Angeles, now called the Herbie Hancock Institute, where he had the opportunity to study and work with luminaries like Hancock, Terence Blanchard and Wayne Shorter. Soon he began to work with those same mentors, appearing on albums by Blanchard and Hancock. Since then, he has gone on to play with an incredible list of the most creative and influential players alive. Today he lives in Luxembourg, teaches at the Jazz Campus in Basel, Switzerland, and in non-COVID times, tours and records relentlessly.  A brief scan of his recent solo work tells the story: In 2019 he released an ambitious album aptly named The Journey — the title referring to his odyssey while also mirroring his musical development. He followed that up in 2020 with a much more intimate album called HH, featuring solo guitar performances, punctuated by vocals and vocal percussion, of Herbie Hancock compositions. And last year saw the widespread release of Close Your Eyes, originally issued only on vinyl several years ago; it's a more loosely structured blowing record of classic repertoire, in musical conversation with bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland.   Loueke tells me that after trying as hard as possible to remove the African influences from his playing and sound more like his jazz heroes, he ultimately realized that they were all compatible, and began to reintroduce more of the sounds of his childhood into his approach. The result is a very personal, musical, and emotional sound. I think maybe that's what makes him such an appealing collaborator. His voice is so identifiable and personal, but you can feel the road that he has traveled in his playing.  In fact, he ends up telling me exactly that. “Our story is what we play,” he says, “the story of somebody from the beginning to the time they play; that's what we are presenting.” We spoke recently about growing up in Benin; discovering the guitar, and eventually jazz, by way of a George Benson record; making his way out of Africa, through France, to America; finding his voice and his style; how he sees his contribution as a teacher; and much more. This is the final in a month of encore episodes as part of a new partnership between The Third Story and WBGO Studios. In June, new episodes will drop every other week.  www.wbgo.org/studios www.third-story.com