Podcast appearances and mentions of Mack Avenue Records

В 1993 году канадский пианист-виртуоз Oscar Peterson перенес инсульт, который ослабил его левую сторону и вывел его из строя. Однако музыкальный гигант не продержался долго. Он вернулся к игре в следующем году. Часть его большого возвращения была запечатлена в новом концертном альбоме под названием City Lights: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Munich, 1994. После года восстановления и реабилитации Питерсон вышел на сцену в Мюнхене, чтобы доказать своим коллегам, поклонникам и себе самому, что титул Махараджа клавиатуры, дарованный ему Дюком Эллингтоном, по-прежнему звучит правдоподобно, - поясняется в пресс-релизе. На этом концерте к Oscar Peterson присоединились: гитарист Lorne Lofsky, барабанщик Martin Drew и басист Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. Датский контрабасист был участником групп Питерсона с 1972 по 1987 год, следуя за великим Рэем Брауном. У него была самая феноменальная техника в сочетании с невероятным гармоническим восприятием и безупречным ритмом, - сказал Питерсон, после его смерти в 2005 году. Сам маэстро дожил до 2007 года. Биография коротко - https://t.me/discor/4419 Концерт 1964 - https://t.me/discor/6926 Oscar Peterson Trio (Live at the Tivoli Gardens, May 29th 1965) [Restauración 2023] Концерт 1971 - https://t.me/discor/6661 Концерт 1987 - https://t.me/discor/6306 СЛУШАТЬ АЛЬБОМ - https://lnk.to/citylights1994YT Лучший трек альбома в плей-листе JAZZ по-русски 8 на AppleMusic и Spotify Поставь лайк ❤️ и подпишись на канал JAZZ по-русски https://t.me/discor #jazz

Новый альбом пианиста и композитора Christian Sands называется Embracing Dawn и следует за его работами, которые я обозревал - 2023 года Christmas Stories и Be Water 2020 года. Но, он в корне отличается и это радует. Основные музыканты те же - на барабанах его младший брат, на басу хорошо знакомый Yasushi Nakamura и блюзовый гитарист с предыдущих альбомов. На пяти из девяти треков альбома играет струнный дуэт, на двух есть приглашенные вибрафон и контрабас, а на титульной губная гармошка. Все имена музыкантов будут указаны в следующем посту. Отличается альбом разнообразием стилей, ритмов и задумчивых мелодий. Дело в том, что автор размышляет над потерей. И как он говорит это потеря не только любви, но и утрата верности и надежды. Так же, эту запись можно представить, как исцеление после болезни. Здесь есть бибоповые навороты, которые показывают мастерство и взаимопонимание музыкантов. Одним словом свежий, контрастный и современный альбом. На самом деле я не хотел записывать такую пластинку, - говорит Сэндс. Это было больно. Я переживал и мое разбитое сердце не знало, что делать. Но, понял, что я не одинок в таких чувствах. Так почему бы не создать безопасное пространство, куда люди могли бы пойти, когда у них возникает, что то подобное, когда у них возникают такие же мысли или вопросы? Поэтому я решил перевести мои эмоции в музыку.  Embracing Dawn - Принимая рассвет - это не что иное, как кинематографическое повествование о этапах горя, созданное одним из лучших молодых композиторов джаза. Конечно эта пластинка о расставании - написанная, когда он переживал боль, которую вызвало внезапное отсутствие любви. Но, это и гораздо больше. Вдумчиво собранные пьесы содержат сеанс групповой терапии, руководство по исцелению и понимание того, что глубоко личная тоска автора может быть применима к любому человеку, потерявшему партнера, работу, любимого человека, возможность, и этот список можно продолжать. Другими словами, этот альбом для всех нас. СЛУШАТЬ АЛЬБОМ - https://album.link/i/1753957946 CHRISTMAS STORIES - https://t.me/discor/6932 BE WATER - https://t.me/discor/5648 Лучший трек альбома в плей-листе JAZZ по-русски 8 на AppleMusic и Spotify Поставь лайк ❤️ и подпишись на канал JAZZ по-русски https://t.me/discor #contemporaryjazz

durée : 00:59:40 - Christian Sands "Embracing Dawn" - par : Nicolas Pommaret - Le pianiste et compositeur américain nommé aux Grammy, Christian Sands, revient avec “Embracing Dawn”, un album qui marque sa cinquième sortie chez Mack Avenue Records.

durée : 00:59:40 - Christian Sands "Embracing Dawn" - par : Nicolas Pommaret - Le pianiste et compositeur américain nommé aux Grammy, Christian Sands, revient avec “Embracing Dawn”, un album qui marque sa cinquième sortie chez Mack Avenue Records.

All music used with permission by Dan Wilson and Dan Bruce. West Coast Blues - Montgomery Oh! Lady Be Good! - Gershwin James - Metheny Smiling Eyes - Wilson Fotografia - Jobim Solo - Wilson Beatles Medley - Lennon/McCartney Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans? - DeLange/Alter Dan Bruce graces our stage regularly now – but he spent a number of years cutting his teeth in Chicago where guitar duo jam sessions were commonplace.   They're a little bit less common in Cleveland – so we knew we were in for a special night when he teamed up with Akron native – Joey DeFrancesco touring guitarist and Mack Avenue Records recording artist Dan Wilson for a night of two guitarist doing what they do best. We know this because the first performance we aired during Season Three of the program was so good, they came back and performed for us, and for you, again.   From a sold out show on July 1st, 2023 here are Dan Bruce and Dan Wilson – Live at the Bop Stop.   Live at the Bop Stop is made possible by The Music Settlement – serving Northeast Ohio by offering music instruction, music therapy, and early childhood education since 1912. The Music Settlement's mission is to welcome all to our music and arts community to learn, create, inspire, and heal.   This program is recorded at the Robert Conrad Studios at the Bop Stop in Cleveland, Ohio, and the studios of WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.   The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.   For extended versions of all of our shows, our Live at the Bop Stop podcast can be found on your favorite podcast app or visit our website at www.themusicsettlement.org and click the Bop Stop link.   To reach out directly, email liveatthebopstop@gmail.com. I'm Daniel Peck. Join me again next time... Live at the Bop Stop. Want to Support The Bop Stop?  Donate here!   Contact us here

Maggie speaks with four-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist, performer, composer, conductor, arranger, producer, a composer for recordings and film, as well as one of the most celebrated acoustic and electric bass players in the world, Stanley Clarke. Stanley and Maggie discuss his forthcoming new album, as well as some of the upcoming highlights of his 2024 tour, stopping at the 67th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Saturday September 29, 2024.MJF 67 September 27-29 2024Stanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status during his over 50-year career as a bass virtuoso. He is the first bassist in history who doubles on acoustic and electric bass with equal ferocity and the first jazz-fusion bassist ever to headline tours, selling out shows worldwide. A veteran of over 40 albums, he won the 2011 Best Contemporary Jazz Album Grammy Award for The Stanley Clarke Band. Clarke co-founded the seminal fusion group Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Lenny White. In 2012 Return to Forever won a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Forever. Four-time Grammy Award winner Stanley Clarke is thrilled to be back on the road with his exciting new band 4EVER. Already in 2022/2023 the tour has played international and domestic venues with immense success. The Stanley Clarke N•4EVER tour's emphasizes Clarke's jazz fusion legacy. As expected, for this tour Clarke will be performing exciting new and sophisticated arrangements. True to the evolution of jazz fusion, expect a powerful combination of jazz harmony and improvisation with rock, funk, R&B, hip-hop and electronic music influences. Joining Clarke, 4EVER's young band members bring a dynamic, youthful energy and freshness to the music. All extraordinarily consummate musicians and performers, the 4EVER band includes Jeremiah Collier on drums, Beka Gochiashvili on piano and keyboards, Colin Cook on guitar, Emilio Modeste on saxophone and, of course, Stanley Clarke on acoustic and electric bass. This band is a true concert band with a big jazz band sound. They excel in creating an electrifying performance, always pushing the boundaries of their instruments.https://stanleyclarke.com/stanley/https://broadstage.org/tickets-shows/calendar/future-sounds-of-jazz/https://montereyjazzfestival.org/?utm_source=kpfk&utm_medium=referralhttps://mackavenue.com/Host Maggie LePique, a radio veteran since the 1980's at NPR in Kansas City Mo. She began her radio career in Los Angeles in the early 1990's and has worked for Pacifica station KPFK Radio in Los Angeles since 1994.Support the Show.

Ранее неиздававшийся альбом Con Alma: The Oscar Peterson Trio – Live in Lugano, 1964. Это концертная запись на пике творчества самого удачного трио по мнению критиков под руководством знаменитого пианиста (пять лет сотрудничества). Лугано - расположенный в южной части Швейцарии, в италоязычном регионе, где культурное разнообразие образует уникальное богатство публики. Запись была сделана на хорошем оборудовании - это миктрофоны Neumann и магнитофоны Studer.  Шесть композиций сыграны со свингом и высоко-профессионально. Душа радуется, когда слышишь, как музыканты выкладываются с особым энтузиазмом. Концертная запись всегда имеет особый дух, атмосферу и заряжает, передает энергетику не только музыкантов, но и публики. Коротко в День рождения - https://t.me/discor/4419 Oscsr Peterson Live 1971 - https://t.me/discor/6661 Oscar Peterson Live 1987 - https://t.me/discor/6306 СЛУШАТЬ АЛЬБОМ - https://album.link/i/1702942233 Лучший трек альбома в плей-листе JAZZ по-русски 7 на AppleMusic и Spotify Поставь лайк ❤️ и подпишись на канал JAZZ по-русски https://t.me/discor #bebop --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/konstantins/message

Veronica Swift's new eponymously titled album, her third for Mack Avenue Records, is a masterful coming-out story. On her previous albums, Confessions (2019) and This Bitter Earth (2021), she ascended to the upper echelon of early 21st century jazz singers because of her virtuosic brilliance, interpretive ingenuity, bracing songwriting, and keen arrangements. Simply put, Swift is not only one of the most dazzling singers to emerge in her generation, she's one of the most versatile. While her first two albums solidified her position in modern jazz, Veronica Swift shows that she's more than a jazz singer, exploring French and Italian opera, European classical music, bossa nova, blues, industrial rock, funk, and vaudeville. She pulls the feat off without the results sounding callow or pastiche. Swift's expansive artistic voice remains firmly intact regardless of genre. Swift describes this personal artistic statement on her new album as “transgenre.” “I grew up immersed in the culture of jazz music, blessed to have had some of the greats as mentors, and I felt a deep familial duty to uphold that” she says, reflecting on her parents - jazz singer and educator, Stephanie Nakasian, and bebop pianist, Hod O'Brien. “But as rooted in jazz as I've been, there's a uniquely visceral power in rock and soul music that's always fueled my creative passion, and rather than mask or confine that part of my identity, the people I admire most show themselves unabashedly and that's the kind of tradition I want to be a part of.     Veronica's Info  https://www.veronicaswift.com   Beachland SEP 20TH-23 Tickets https://www.beachlandballroom.com/e/13405078/veronica-swift    

Два оригинала и десять отличных аранжировок: The Beatles, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Michael Brecker и McCoy Tyner тчательно подобраны на новом альбоме Вечные вещи - Things Eternal гитариста Dan Wilson. Открывает альбом запись голосового сообщения от покойного органиста, личного наставника и дорогого друга Joey DeFrancesco. Которое служит данью уважения, его путеводной звезде и говорит о том, что Дэну нужно выбраться из своей комнаты. Это было в 2014 году, когда ДеФранческо пригласил Дэна присоединился к своей группе и гастролировать с ней. С этого началась его карьера джазмена, после длительной игры в церкви.  Примечательно, что здесь есть вокальные партии четырех персон, а также, кроме основного органа Fender Rhodes, есть еще один приглашенный органист на двух треках. Титульный оригинал так же отличается приятным женским вокалом. Разнообразность треков, их современная подача и простота восприятия, дают хорошие шансы этому альбому попасть во многие топы. СЛУШАТЬ АЛЬБОМ - https://album.link/i/1677817917 MORE MUSIC - https://t.me/discor/6188 День, когда умер Joey DeFrancesco - https://t.me/discor/6495 Лучший трек альбома в плейлисте JAZZ по-русски 6 на AppleMusic и Spotify Поставь лайк ❤️ и подпишись на канал JAZZ по-русски https://t.me/discor © 2023 Mack Avenue Records II Dan Wilson - guitar Glenn Zaleski - Fender Rhodes Brandon Rose - bass David Throckmorton - drums Theron Brown - organ 11, 12 Nigel Hall - vocals 12 Durrell LeGrair - vocals 8, 12 Tommy Lehman - vocals 8, 12 Jessica Yafanaro - vocals 6, 8, 12 Producers: Dan Wilson & Christian McBride © 2023 Mack Avenue Records II Marketed & distributed worldwide by Brother Mister Productions Released May 19, 2023 #contemporaryjazz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/konstantins/message

Признанный критиками пианист и композитор Billy Childs записал альбом The Winds of Change. Предыдущую его работу я обозревал в 2020 году, а так же был на его концерте на джазовом фестивале 2018 года в ирландском городе Корк. Пять оригинальных композиций и две замечательные аранжировки: Crystal Silence с одноименной записи Chick Corea 1972 года с вибрафонистом Gary Burton, и The Black Angel - пьеса Kenny Barron 1970 года на альбоме с трубачом Freddie Hubbard. Выбор этих стандартов не случаен, - говорит автор. Это дань уважения моим учителям, не только как пианистам, но и мастерам - создателям не умирающих произведений. Чик был моим близким другом и это одна из самых красивых его композиций. Я давно мечтал работать с Ambrose. Он играет на трубе композиционно, и, конечно же, он невероятный композитор. Мне нравится его звук - он приглашает вас войти и обволакивает вас. Брайан такой же в отношении ударной установки - это то же самое, что Равель в оркестровке. Он всегда знает, как улучшить композицию. © 2023 Mack Avenue Records Billy Childs - piano Ambrose Akinmusire - trumpet Scott Colley - bass Brian Blade - drums All songs written & arranged by Billy Childs • Lunacy Music (BMI), administered by Modern Works Music Publishing except: “Crystal Silence” by Chick Corea • Litha Music Co./Universal Music Corp (BMI) “The Black Angel” by Kenny Barron • Hubtones Music Co. (BMI) Producer Billy Childs Released March 17, 2023 #bebop --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/konstantins/message

Второй альбом басиста Christian McBride с проектом New Jawn называется Prime. Восемь композиций, три из которых каверы на темы Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman и Larry Young. Два трека написал лидер и по одному от каждого участника квартета. Предыдущий альбом вышел в 2018, я его слушал но, он меня не впечатлил. Другие его проекты: концертный с квинтетом Inside Straight, биг-бэнд и квартет Round Again, мне понравились и они есть на канале. Самое начало альбома страшное, в плане импульсивных фри-джазовых соло, но в общем это замечательная работа и прогресс группы ощутимый. Чувствуется как улучшилось мастерство и главное есть свежие произведения и аранжировки стандартов. Альбом больше для любителей хард-бопа и не для начинающих. Изюминка это басовый кларнет на трех треках, работа смычком и фанковые рифы на контрабасе. Титульная композиция попадает в мой плэйлист как лучшая. Кому нравятся определения стиля типа: пост-боп, авангард, нео-джаз, фри-джаз, то это ваше, но я отмечу, как всегда более просто. © 2023 Mack Avenue Records II Christian McBride - bass Josh Evans - trumpet Marcus Strickland - tenor sax 2,4,6-8 & bass clarinet 1,3,5 Nasheet Waits - drums Produced by Christian McBride #bebop --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/konstantins/message

Oscar Peterson очень рано был признан клавишником-виртуозом, друзья называли его Королем свинга, a Duke Ellington Махараджей клавишных. Вместе с Errol Garner и Bud Powell, он входит в мою тройку лидеров с самой интересной манерой игры. Поэтому, когда я увидел ранее неизданный концерт Live in Zurich, сразу добавил его в очередь на прослушку. Этот концерт очень хорош тем, что партнеры имеют богатый опыт сыгранности и настолько хорошо звучат вместе, что порой не понять, кто из них лидер. Стандарты аранжированы так, что в них слышится совершенно новая мелодия и ритм, а соло музыкантов звучат как тезис - делай как я, делай лучше меня. Азарт соревнования между ними задает высокий уровень импровизации - чувствуется стремление каждого улучшить произведение. Да, Оскар разумеется задает основные темы, но он явно дает и даже требует от коллег выложиться по максимуму, с целью сыграть еще лучше, чем на предыдущем концерте. И это у ребят получается превосходно - мы слышим джаз очень высокого уровня. © 2022 Mack Avenue Records Oscar Peterson – piano Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass Louis Hayes – drums Recorded at Zurich Kongresshaus – Zurich, Switzerland • November 24, 1971 by Radio Zurich ℗ 2022 SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen under exclusive worldwide license from Two Lions Records to Mack Avenue Records II, LLC. #bebop #swing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/konstantins/message

Oct 15, 2021 In this episode of SOMETHING came from Baltimore, I chat with Joey D about his new recording, "More Music".    There is a Youtube exclusive interview also on this site where he chats about Questlove and Christian McBride...and we go down memory lane and chat about Philly's Orlieb's Jazzhauz.   Bio On Joey D.! Raised in Philadelphia, this is where the foundation of his musical roots in Jazz, Blues and other musical art forms were born. To hear Joey DeFrancesco today, his music embodies the traditional art form infused with a distinct modern approach, just part of what makes his music unmistakably his own.  " He has dominated the instrument and the field as no one of his generation has.” – Chicago Tribune  “Mr. DeFrancesco is a deeply authoritative musician, a master of rhythmic pocket, and of the custom of stomping bass lines beneath chords and riffs.” - New York Times   Joey DeFrancesco's emergence in the 1980s marked the onset of a musical renaissance. Organ jazz had all but gone into hibernation from the mid-'70s to the mid-'80s until DeFrancesco reignited the flame with his vintage Hammond organ and Leslie speaker cabinet. The son of "Papa" John DeFrancesco, an organist himself, the younger DeFrancesco remembers playing as early as four-years-old. Soon after, his father began bringing him to gigs in Philadelphia, sitting in with legendary players like Hank Mobley and Philly Joe Jones, who quickly recognized his talent and enthusiasm. With a natural gift for music, DeFrancesco also swiftly picked up on the trumpet after a touring stint with Miles Davis as one of the two youngest players ever recruited for any of Davis' ensembles.  DeFrancesco has recorded and/or toured with his own groups as well as numerous renowned artists that include Ray Charles, Van Morrison, Diana Krall, Nancy Wilson, George Benson, James Moody, John Scofield, Bobby Hutcherson, Jimmy Cobb, John McLaughlin, Larry Coryell, David Sanborn and many more. The four time Grammy® Award-nominee, with more than 30 recordings as a leader under his belt, has received countless Jazz Journalist Association awards and other accolades worldwide, including being inducted into the inaugural Hammond Organ Hall of Fame in 2014, the Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame in 2016 as well as topping the Critics Polls in DownBeat Magazine eleven times over the past fifteen years and the Readers Polls every year since 2005. DeFrancesco also hosts a weekly program on SiriusXM Radio's Real Jazz channel titled "Organized."    More Music, due out September 24, via Mack Avenue Records, is “more” in every conceivable way. It offers up ten new DeFrancesco originals, brought to life by a scintillating new trio. And the master organist, who has long supplemented his keyboard virtuoso with his skilled trumpet playing, here brings out his full arsenal: organ, keyboard, piano, trumpet, and, for the first time on record, tenor saxophone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/somethingcame-from-baltim/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/somethingcame-from-baltim/support

Broadcast veterans Neil Tesser and Mark Ruffin join host Rick Mitchell for a freewheeling analysis of what the results of the 2022 JJA Jazz Awards reveal about the current state of jazz, and jazz journalism.  Mark Ruffin is the program director of Sirius XM's Real Jazz channel. Neil Tesser is a longtime print journalist and jazz radio programmer currently heard on KSDS in San Diego in the series Jazz Across America. Rick Mitchell is the producer of the syndicated weekly radio program Jazz in the New Millennium as well as a longtime print journalist.  This podcast contains excerpts from the tracks "Comes Love" by Sheila Jordan (Comes Love: Lost Session 1960; Capri Records), and "For Art's Sake" by Kenny Garrett (Sounds from the Ancestors, Mack Avenue Records)

Vocalist Michael Mayo is a dazzling interpreter, improviser and musician.  He comes from brilliant musical stock in the form of his parents Scott Mayo and Valerie Pinkston-Scott is currently Sergio Mendes musical director and Valerie has lent her vocals to artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Diana Ross. But Michael will tell us more about his parents during the course of our conversation. Michael grew up in Los Angeles, studied at the New England Conservatory and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, and now lives in New York. He's recorded with Ben Wendel, performed with Shai Maestro, and toured with Herbie Hancock. His much-anticipated debut album “Bones” came out on Mack Avenue Records in 2021 and it did not disappoint. Show Notes: Tracklisting: - You and You - Hold On - Burning Bright (With Ben Wendel, Live) - 20 20 - Old Devil Moon (With Matthew Sheens) Bones is available now on Mack Avenue Records Theme music by The Respect Sextet Follow The Jazz Session on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Subscribe to The Jazz Session's YouTube Channel Support The Jazz Session by becoming a member at Patreon. For $5 a month you'll get a weekly bonus episode called Track of the Week, plus early access to every show. For $10 a month you get all that plus an extra monthly bonus episode of “The Insider”, a spin-off interview series where Nicky chats to jazz industry insiders (broadcasters, artist agents, label heads, journalists) about the nuts and bolts of the business.

Vocalist Michael Mayo is a dazzling interpreter, improviser and musician.  He comes from brilliant musical stock in the form of his parents Scott Mayo and Valerie Pinkston-Scott is currently Sergio Mendes musical director and Valerie has lent her vocals to artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Diana Ross. But Michael will tell us more about his parents during the course of our conversation. Michael grew up in Los Angeles, studied at the New England Conservatory and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, and now lives in New York. He's recorded with Ben Wendel, performed with Shai Maestro, and toured with Herbie Hancock. His much-anticipated debut album “Bones” came out on Mack Avenue Records in 2021 and it did not disappoint. Show Notes: Tracklisting: - You and You - Hold On - Burning Bright (With Ben Wendel, Live) - 20 20 - Old Devil Moon (With Matthew Sheens) Bones is available now on Mack Avenue Records Theme music by The Respect Sextet Follow The Jazz Session on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Subscribe to The Jazz Session's YouTube Channel Support The Jazz Session by becoming a member at Patreon. For $5 a month you'll get a weekly bonus episode called Track of the Week, plus early access to every show. For $10 a month you get all that plus an extra monthly bonus episode of “The Insider”, a spin-off interview series where Nicky chats to jazz industry insiders (broadcasters, artist agents, label heads, journalists) about the nuts and bolts of the business.

Yacht Rock! Love Is A Drag! Foreign affairs! Bandleader and trumpeter, Mike Sailors fires on all cylinders as the consummate jazz musician. In our chat, we discuss our mutual admiration for curating involved shows for an audience, a record off the beaten path with a fascinating history, and a castle gig that needed more than a little magic to satisfy the guests. FEATURED RELEASE:The New Alchemy Jazz Orchestra“Let's Duel” (2019) Getting to Know: Mike Sailors Mike Sailors has performed around the world in Japan and Europe, as well as throughout the United States and Canada. He has appeared at venues such as the Blue Note (Tokyo, Sapporo and New York), Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, The Jazz Standard, Yoshi's, The Jazz Standard, The Jazz Kitchen, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, the Bowery Ballroom, Smalls Jazz Club as well as the Tokyo Blue Note Jazz Festival, the EFG London Jazz Festival, the Detroit Jazz Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival. Mike was also a featured guest artist at the 2015 North Carolina Music Educators Conference, as well as a featured guest artist and composer at the 2013 Brevard Music Festival. Sailors has worked as a sideman for bands and artists including the Birdland Big Band, Bobby Sanabria and The Multiverse Big Band, the Fat Cat Big Band, the Baby Soda Jazz Band, the Hot Sardines, the Captain Black Big Band led by Orrin Evans, The Jason Marshall Big Band, Cynthia Sayer and The Mingus Jazz Orchestra. His past experience also includes performances with The Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Jon Hendricks, McCoy Tyner, Marcus Belgrave, Willie Nelson, Dale Watson, Rodney Whitaker and John Clayton. He's also appeared as a featured soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra and the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. Mike also was an active Trumpet player in the NYC Broadway scene. Past shows include Beautiful - The Carole King Story, Be More Chill and The Prom. Along with an active performing career, Sailors has maintained a busy career in composition. His first commission, dating back to 2005, came from the North American Saxophone Alliance (N.A.S.A). The piece featured the late Dewey Redman and was later recorded and featured on Redman's last commercial recording “Live with Dewey Redman”. Since then, Sailors has been hired by the likes of Mack Avenue Records, Decca Records, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra as well as a host of internationally known musicians including Ryan Kisor, Sean Jones, Rodney Whitaker, Pete Bernstein, Jimmy Cobb and many others. He has also written for TV, most recently for TD Ameritrade. His band, The New Alchemy Jazz Orchestra, recently released an album featuring his compositions. The self-tilted album features originals penned by Sailors, and is distributed by Outside In Music.Originally from Charleston, South Carolina Mike grew up playing in his local church. He went on to attend the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2001, Michigan State University in 2007 and The University of Texas in 2010. In 2019, Sailors joined the faculty of The University of Texas Butler School of Music, where he leads the Jazz Trumpet Studio and mentors young artists looking to build careers in music. He currently splits his time between New York City and Austin, Texas. In Austin, he spends his time leading bands for a variety of different occasions, as well as touring nationally and internationally. Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel here!

In this episode of SOMETHING came from Baltimore, I chat with Joey D about his new recording, "More Music". There is a Youtube exclusive interview also on this site where he chats about Questlove and Christian McBride...and we go down memory lane and chat about Philly's Orlieb's Jazzhauz. Bio On Joey D.! Raised in Philadelphia, this is where the foundation of his musical roots in Jazz, Blues and other musical art forms were born. To hear Joey DeFrancesco today, his music embodies the traditional art form infused with a distinct modern approach, just part of what makes his music unmistakably his own. " He has dominated the instrument and the field as no one of his generation has.” – Chicago Tribune “Mr. DeFrancesco is a deeply authoritative musician, a master of rhythmic pocket, and of the custom of stomping bass lines beneath chords and riffs.” - New York Times Joey DeFrancesco's emergence in the 1980s marked the onset of a musical renaissance. Organ jazz had all but gone into hibernation from the mid-'70s to the mid-'80s until DeFrancesco reignited the flame with his vintage Hammond organ and Leslie speaker cabinet. The son of "Papa" John DeFrancesco, an organist himself, the younger DeFrancesco remembers playing as early as four-years-old. Soon after, his father began bringing him to gigs in Philadelphia, sitting in with legendary players like Hank Mobley and Philly Joe Jones, who quickly recognized his talent and enthusiasm. With a natural gift for music, DeFrancesco also swiftly picked up on the trumpet after a touring stint with Miles Davis as one of the two youngest players ever recruited for any of Davis' ensembles. DeFrancesco has recorded and/or toured with his own groups as well as numerous renowned artists that include Ray Charles, Van Morrison, Diana Krall, Nancy Wilson, George Benson, James Moody, John Scofield, Bobby Hutcherson, Jimmy Cobb, John McLaughlin, Larry Coryell, David Sanborn and many more. The four time Grammy® Award-nominee, with more than 30 recordings as a leader under his belt, has received countless Jazz Journalist Association awards and other accolades worldwide, including being inducted into the inaugural Hammond Organ Hall of Fame in 2014, the Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame in 2016 as well as topping the Critics Polls in DownBeat Magazine eleven times over the past fifteen years and the Readers Polls every year since 2005. DeFrancesco also hosts a weekly program on SiriusXM Radio's Real Jazz channel titled "Organized." More Music, due out September 24, via Mack Avenue Records, is “more” in every conceivable way. It offers up ten new DeFrancesco originals, brought to life by a scintillating new trio. And the master organist, who has long supplemented his keyboard virtuoso with his skilled trumpet playing, here brings out his full arsenal: organ, keyboard, piano, trumpet, and, for the first time on record, tenor saxophone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/somethingcame-from-baltim/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/somethingcame-from-baltim/support

El multifacético músico estadounudense Joey DeFrancesco nos visita en el 2 de uno de hoy con su producción mas reciente: para Mack Avenue Records en este 2021, More music.

All music is used with permission from Dan Bruce and Dan Wilson. Track listing Wheatland - Peterson My Shining Hour - Coltrane Corcovado - Jobim Yesterday - Lennon-McCartney You Never Give Me Your Money - Lennon-McCartney Come Together - Lennon-McCartney Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans - DeLange/Alter It's Alright With Me - Porter Scramble - Suzuki Dan Bruce graces our stage regularly now – but he spent a number of years cutting his teeth in Chicago where guitar duo jam sessions were commonplace. They're a little bit less common in Cleveland – so we knew we were in for a special night when he teamed up with Akron native – Joey DeFrancesco touring guitarist and Mack Avenue Records performer Dan Wilson for a night of two guitarist doing what they do best. From a sold out show on May 13th, 2021 here are Dan Bruce and Dan Wilson – Live at The Bop Stop. This program is recorded at the Robert Conrad Studios at the Bop Stop in Cleveland, Ohio with additional production by Graham Rosen and editing for WOBC and WNPA provided by Dr. Pete Naegele and for our podcast and other affiliates by Shawn Gilbert and Carsen Gilbert at GilAzar media.   The executive producer is Daniel Peck. For extended version of all our shows –our Live at The Bop Stop podcast can be found on your favorite podcast app.   Want to Support The Bop Stop?  Donate here! Contact us here  

Full episode notes are at https://Patreon.com/theLFShowCrip Camp is a Peabody Award-winning documentary from Netflix and Higher Ground Productions that tells the story of Camp Jened, a summer camp in the 1960s where disabled youth could be themselves. The film follows several former campers who went on to be leaders of the Disability Rights Movement. Laura speaks with the directors and producers of Crip Camp about how they are using the film to advance the next step in the revolution: Disability Justice, a movement that centers the leadership of disabled queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, and people of color. If the inclusive culture of Camp Jened could help transform American society in the second half of the 20th century, what could a truly intersectional Disability Justice Movement change for us all today? Plus thoughts from Laura on interdependence.   Music Spotlight:  “Badass and Blind” the title track of Raul Midon's album released on Mack Avenue Records.  While mainstream media or money media keeps you in a bubble, we're committed to popping that bubble by continuing to bring you radical, intersectional media! Can we depend on you to chip in? Go to https://LauraFlanders.org/donate and join our team by making a donation today. Thanks

Episode 7 of "Hey Baltimore" It's Warren Wolfe Live! Say NO to Ticketmaster! Say YES to Local Musicians, Local Pubs, Bars, Concert Halls, and Parks Warren's Contact Information Website: http://www.warrenwolfmusic.com/ Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Wolf_(Musician) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warrenwolf1 Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/warrenwolf1 Mackavenue Records: https://www.mackavenue.com/ Watch this concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwcdhQ7yE-8&t=265s Blue House Productions: https://bluehouseproductions.com/ Through his three prior Mack Avenue Music Group releases and his attention-grabbing work with the likes of Christian McBride, Bobby Watson, Karriem Riggins, Jeremy Pelt, and the SFJAZZ Collective, Warren Wolf has established himself as the foremost straight-ahead vibraphonist of his generation, a bop torchbearer well equipped to carry the mantle of forebears like Bobby Hutcherson and Milt Jackson. On his latest album, however, Wolf reveals an entirely different side to his multi-faceted talents. As the title implies, Reincarnation (due out February 28 via Mack Avenue Records) represents a rebirth of sorts for the Baltimore vibesman. In part it frees Wolf to indulge his love for the R&B and soul hits that served as the soundtrack to his formative years in the 1990s. It's also a celebration of a new lease on life, a happiness and contentment that he's discovered through a new marriage and his five beloved children. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/somethingcame-from-baltim/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/somethingcame-from-baltim/support

Una niña prodigio del Jazz, ahora a sus 26 solo ha mostrado una parte de todo lo que puede ofrecer: Veronica Swift con This Bitter Earth, su segundo disco para Mack Avenue Records y con una paleta de géneros en esta producción del 2021, es la invitada al 2 de uno de hoy. Joya de disco.

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with New York Jazz Singer Veronica Swift on the 2021 CD This Bitter Earth and this pandemic world we have been living in. On this new album, she takes on the topics of Domestic Abuse, Racism and Other Social Issues .. This is a follow-up to her 2019 Mack Avenue Records debut, Confessions. We covered a lot of ground in this conversation about her career, the album, COVID and much more .. Enjoy…Click here to listen.Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. You can now catch Neon Jazz on KOJH 104.7 FM out of the Mutual Musicians Foundation from Noon - 1 p.m. CST Monday-Friday at https://www.kojhfm.org/. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Rising jazz phenom Emmet Cohen joins Tim to talk about a music, jazz and how he's part of the larger continuum of the jazz lineage. He describes how the music is timeless and has appeal for generations to come. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/Emmet_Cohen_auphonic.mp3 Photo Credit: Taili Song Roth When you listen to Emmet Cohen play jazz piano, he'll take you back to another time. Never mind that that time was well before his own. Emmet is a millennial, a generation that has embraced a myriad of musical genres, but they aren't known for their love of jazz. Emmet is not only an exception, but he just may be one of the reasons new generations will rediscover the beauty and artistry of jazz music in years to come. Gratitude and Credits Our thanks to Emmet Cohen and Mack Avenue Records for providing Emmet's music tracks for this episode. All are from his album "Future Stride." Credits to Taili Song Roth for all of the photography of Emmet Cohen used here. Links Emmet Cohen (website) Review: Ragtime and much more from jazz pianist Emmet Cohen, AP Jazz Pianist's Emmet Cohen's Keys to Success, New Jersey Monthly About this Episode's Guest Emmet Cohen Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is in the vanguard of his generation's advancement of music and the related arts. A recognized prodigy, Cohen began Suzuki method piano instruction at age three, and his playing quickly became a mature melding of musicality, technique, and concept. Downbeat observed that his "nimble touch, measured stride and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he's above any convoluted technical showmanship." Cohen notes that performing jazz is "about communicating the deepest levels of humanity and individuality; it's essentially about connections," both among musicians and with audiences. He leads his namesake ensemble, the "Emmet Cohen Trio," is a vibrant solo performer, and is in constant demand as a sideman. Possessing a fluid technique, an innovative tonal palette, and an extensive repertoire, Cohen plays with the command and passion of an artist fully devoted to his medium. Emmet Cohen is committed to the intergenerational transfer of the knowledge, history, and traditions of jazz. His signature professional undertaking is the "Masters Legacy Series," a celebratory set of recordings and interviews honoring legendary jazz musicians. He serves as both producer and pianist for each album in the series. This landmark, ongoing project provides musicians of multiple generations the means to share the unwritten folklore that is America's unique artistic idiom. Cohen has observed that jazz "is enriched immeasurably by connecting and studying with jazz masters, forging backward to the very creation of the art form." Four volumes of the "Masters Legacy Series" have been released, spotlighting Cohen's collaborations with Jimmy Cobb, Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Tootie Heath, and George Coleman. Emmet Cohen is the winner of the 2019 American Pianists Awards and the Cole Porter Fellow of the American Pianists Association, and Artist-in-Residence at the University of Indianapolis. He placed first in both the 2014 American Jazz Pianists Competition and the 2011 Phillips Piano Competition at the University of West Florida and, as a finalist in the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition, he was received in the Oval Office by President Obama. Cohen has appeared in varied international jazz events, including the Newport, Monterey, Detroit, North Sea, Bern, Edinburgh, and Jerusalem jazz festivals, as well as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia. He has also performed at the Village Vanguard, the Blue Note, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Birdland, Jazz Standard, London's Ronnie Scott's, Jazzhaus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Lincoln Center's Rose Hall, the Cotton Club in Tokyo, and Washington's Kennedy Center.

Rising jazz phenom Emmet Cohen joins Tim to talk about a music, jazz and how he’s part of the larger continuum of the jazz lineage. He describes how the music is timeless and has appeal for generations to come. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/Emmet_Cohen_auphonic.mp3 Photo Credit: Taili Song Roth When you listen to Emmet Cohen play jazz piano, he’ll take you back to another time. Never mind that that time was well before his own. Emmet is a millennial, a generation that has embraced a myriad of musical genres, but they aren’t known for their love of jazz. Emmet is not only an exception, but he just may be one of the reasons new generations will rediscover the beauty and artistry of jazz music in years to come. Gratitude and Credits Our thanks to Emmet Cohen and Mack Avenue Records for providing Emmet's music tracks for this episode. All are from his album "Future Stride." Credits to Taili Song Roth for all of the photography of Emmet Cohen used here. Links Emmet Cohen (website) Review: Ragtime and much more from jazz pianist Emmet Cohen, AP Jazz Pianist's Emmet Cohen's Keys to Success, New Jersey Monthly About this Episode’s Guest Emmet Cohen Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is in the vanguard of his generation's advancement of music and the related arts. A recognized prodigy, Cohen began Suzuki method piano instruction at age three, and his playing quickly became a mature melding of musicality, technique, and concept. Downbeat observed that his "nimble touch, measured stride and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he's above any convoluted technical showmanship." Cohen notes that performing jazz is "about communicating the deepest levels of humanity and individuality; it's essentially about connections," both among musicians and with audiences. He leads his namesake ensemble, the "Emmet Cohen Trio," is a vibrant solo performer, and is in constant demand as a sideman. Possessing a fluid technique, an innovative tonal palette, and an extensive repertoire, Cohen plays with the command and passion of an artist fully devoted to his medium. Emmet Cohen is committed to the intergenerational transfer of the knowledge, history, and traditions of jazz. His signature professional undertaking is the "Masters Legacy Series," a celebratory set of recordings and interviews honoring legendary jazz musicians. He serves as both producer and pianist for each album in the series. This landmark, ongoing project provides musicians of multiple generations the means to share the unwritten folklore that is America's unique artistic idiom. Cohen has observed that jazz "is enriched immeasurably by connecting and studying with jazz masters, forging backward to the very creation of the art form." Four volumes of the "Masters Legacy Series" have been released, spotlighting Cohen's collaborations with Jimmy Cobb, Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Tootie Heath, and George Coleman. Emmet Cohen is the winner of the 2019 American Pianists Awards and the Cole Porter Fellow of the American Pianists Association, and Artist-in-Residence at the University of Indianapolis. He placed first in both the 2014 American Jazz Pianists Competition and the 2011 Phillips Piano Competition at the University of West Florida and, as a finalist in the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition, he was received in the Oval Office by President Obama. Cohen has appeared in varied international jazz events, including the Newport, Monterey, Detroit, North Sea, Bern, Edinburgh, and Jerusalem jazz festivals, as well as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia. He has also performed at the Village Vanguard, the Blue Note, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Birdland, Jazz Standard, London's Ronnie Scott's, Jazzhaus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Lincoln Center's Rose Hall, the Cotton Club in Tokyo, and Washington's Kennedy Center.

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Cuban Pianist & Composer Harold-López-Nussa .. We caught up with him in Fall 2020 during the heat of the Coronvirus Lockdown to talk about his latest 2020 CD 2020 CD Te Lo Dije - Imagine yourself walking down the streets of Havana hearing music from people’s homes, parties being thrown and paladares or night clubs filled with patrons dancing: this is the soul of Cuba. His vibrant and spirited third recording for Mack Avenue Records captures those moments with a marriage of jazz and Cuban pop music, joyfully standing up for that ambitious vision. His story is about music and hope ... Enjoy…Click to listen.Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. You can now catch Neon Jazz on KOJH 104.7 FM out of the Mutual Musicians Foundation from Noon - 1 p.m. CST Monday-Friday at https://www.kojhfm.org/. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

El pianista cubano Alfredo Rodríguez, de sólida formación clásica pero con corazón latino y pasión por el Jazz, nos acompaña en el 2 de uno de hoy con su producción Tocororo para el sello Mack Avenue Records en el 2016.

Today we are featuring the award winning pianist and composer, Emmet Cohen. The National YoungArts Foundation recently featured Emmet for his weekly live stream concert series called Live from Emmets place. Emmet does this with his trio every Monday night at 7:30PM Eastern and you can tune in and watch via Emmet’s facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/heyemmet/). In this episode, I talk to Emmet about his experience with live streaming and some of the unique challenges that can come up during the process. We also talk about Emmet’s exclusive website membership and what you get when you sign up (https://emmetcohen.com/exclusive), as well as Emmet’s upcoming debut release on Mack Avenue Records. More on Emmet: Emmet Cohen is the winner of the 2019 American Pianists Awards and the Cole Porter Fellow of the American Pianists Association, and Artist-in-Residence at the University of Indianapolis. He placed first in both the 2014 American Jazz Pianists Competition and the 2011 Phillips Piano Competition at the University of West Florida and, as a finalist in the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition, he was received in the Oval Office by President Obama. Cohen has appeared in varied international jazz events, including the Newport, Monterey, Detroit, North Sea, Bern, Edinburgh, and Jerusalem jazz festivals, as well as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia. He has also performed at the Village Vanguard, the Blue Note, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Birdland, Jazz Standard, London's Ronnie Scott's, Jazzhaus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Lincoln Center's Rose Hall, the Cotton Club in Tokyo, and Washington's Kennedy Center. He is Hammond B-3 organist-in-residence at Harlem's SMOKE jazz club.

Music has been an integral part of Dan Wilson's life since his beginnings in gospel music. Upon hearing a Wes Montgomery record in a relative's basement, Dan decided to pursue a career as a musician. Since then, he has spent more than a decade honing his craft.   His debut album, To Whom It May Concern was released in 2012 and is a product of an intense study of many different musical styles and concepts. His most recent album, Balancing Act was recorded live in his hometown of Akron, Ohio.   Dan has been touring nationally and internationally with three-time Grammy nominated jazz organ legend, Joey DeFrancesco. Dan's composition, "Who Shot John" was featured on Joey's 2015 release, "Trip Mode." Dan received a Grammy nomination for work on "Project Freedom," by Joey Defrancesco & The People, released in 2017. Dan can also be heard on Van Morrison's "You're Driving Me Crazy," and "The Prophet Speaks."  In April of 2017, Dan joined  legendary bassist Christian Mcbride's "Tip City." In June of 2019, Dan recorded an album for Mack Avenue Records entitled "Vessels of Wood and Earth," which featured Jeff "Tain" Watts, Christian Sands, Marco Panascia, and Joy Brown. The album is to be released during spring of 2020.   Dan, talks Dealing with the COVID -19 out break, His musical journey, his time on the road with Joey Defrancesco, meeting George Benson and Quincy Jones, guitar techniques, hunting, recording with Van Morrison, and how music is a langue and we learn to play just as we learn to speak!   Dan is playing Virtual shows Cle Sunday April 26th, 8PM Show link https://www.facebook.com/virtualshowscle/   Dan's Info https://www.danwilsonguitar.com/

Jutta Treviranus pushes back against cultures, policies, and technologies designed only for those deemed "normal." As founder and director of the Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University in Toronto, Treviranus works to challenge and improve the way we build software, make large scale decisions, and govern. If only the majority matters, she says, innovation is stifled and there will always be people left marginalized.  Music in the Middle:  “If I Could See” by Raul Midon from his upcoming album The Mirror to be released on Mack Avenue Records this year.To become a member and for episode notes go to: https://Patreon.com/theLFShow

Raul Midon, the endlessly talented vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, walks us through his new album, The Mirror, track by track. The Mirror was released on March 13 on Mack Avenue Records. For more info, visit mackavenue.com or raulmidon.com. Thanks again to all of our sponsors. Links to products described in the podcast can be found here: Qobuz.com: qobuz.com/signup Mack Avenue Records: mackavenue.com Smoke Sessions Records: smokesessionsrecords.com The Master Sessions: themastersessions.com Nandan Gautam: nandangautam.com Vanquish Studios: vanquishstudios.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brian-zimmerman/support

On this special holiday edition of JAZZIZ Backstage Pass, guitarist and vocalist Jonathan Butler joins the podcast to discuss his new album, Christmas Together, which was released on October 4 on Mack Avenue Records. The album is a festive affair, featuring contributions from Dave Koz, Keiko Matsui, Kirk Whalum and other musicians he counts as friends. Butler also tells about his holiday traditions as a kid -- he grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, which meant he celebrated Christmas in the summer! -- and shares some of his favorite Christmas recipes and gift ideas. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brian-zimmerman/support

Trumpeter Marcus Hubbard, a New Orleans native now based in Houston, is a veteran member of The Soul Rebels, a brass band fusing sounds from trad-jazz to N’awlins funk to contemporary trap music. The Soul Rebel’s new album, Poetry In Motion, is available now on Mack Avenue Records. In this episode, we talk about the making of the new album, the history and current role of brass bands in New Orleans culture, the musicality of Metallica and the best place for catfish in The Big Easy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brian-zimmerman/support

Rick Scott is the PR genius behind Olympians, Hall of Famers and world champions such as Sarah Hammer and Dotsie Bausch, and many musicians including repping Earth, Wind, Fire for 9 years - a band that has sold over 90m albums. Rick also goes by the name #veganhockeyplayer and is an elite athlete in ice hockey, he combines his passion for music, cycling and hockey, with wellness and nutrition. Rick talks to Ed Andrew about his behind the scenes life of a PR master and his journey through life, his passion for wellness and nutrition and how at 54 he is fitter than ever, still training and mentoring College Hockey players.  Rick designs and executes full-service publicity campaigns for recording artists, concert tours, festivals, music theme cruises, record labels, athletes and a variety of music, entertainment and sports entities, brands and special events on the national, regional and local levels, including specialty markets (i.e. jazz, urban, adult pop, cycling, triathlon, etc.). He has worked with hall of fame legends, major and independent record labels, Olympians and international brands such as “American Idol,” AEG, Viagra, Cheerios, Sony, Warner Brothers, Capitol, Blue Note, Entertainment One Music, Mack Avenue Records, Maverick, Mercury and Matador Records.  

With her debut Mack Avenue Records album CRIME ZONE (available October 12), next generation Los Angeles pianist Connie Han has created an edgy blend of modern and traditional jazz. Han’s parents, both practicing classical musicians, instilled an appreciation for music and a strong work ethic in Han very early on, enrolling her in piano lessons at the age of five. “Learning the piano as a child was a gift. By the time I became interested in jazz at the age of 14, I had great technical proficiency on my instrument allowing me to focus all my energy on the more sophisticated elements of jazz music. More importantly, I was able to tackle the social equation of learning how to play with others. It takes a lot of time and patience to internalize the essence and heartbeat of jazz.” The 22-year-old’s connection to jazz began at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts where she met and was mentored by drummer Bill Wysaske, who produced CRIME ZONE and has also become the musical director of her trio. Han shares her LACHSA alumni status with several major players in the entertainment industry such as Josh Groban, Jenna Elfman, Christina Milian and GRAMMY® Award-nominated jazz pianist and composer Gerald Clayton. After a three-week stint at UCLA, Han immediately began her professional piano career at 17-years-old; a step that Han believes gives her an overall edge against many players her age. “Because I never received training from a formal jazz piano teacher, most of my musical perspective actually came from interacting with a professional drummer when I was just a youngling, trying to hang on for dear life. I think that experience has given me a unique edge which informs the heavily percussive elements of my playing.  

Trumpeter Sean Jones joined the Berklee faculty as chair of brass last year, adding to an already very long list of striking careeer accomplishments as a recording artist, educator, and artistic director of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh jazz orchestras. He has performed and/or recorded with Joe Lovano, Jimmy Heath, and Nancy Wilson, as well as with Marcus Miller, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter in the 2011 Tribute to Miles tour. He has released seven albums as a leader on the Mack Avenue Records imprint. Jones was originally a drummer but discovered the trumpet at the age of 10 upon hearing Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue and Amandla. Soon after earning his master’s degree from Rutgers University, he was named lead trumpeter for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra—a position he held for six years while continuing to tour, perform, and record regularly. Jones performs on July 31, 2015 at the Newport Jazz Festival with the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra.

Big band leader, trumpeter and composer Gerald Wilson was a jazz treasure for more than 6 decades. JazzCorner.com's Lois Gilbert spent several hours with Gerald on his 89th birthday during the Detroit Jazz Festival. Gerald Wilson died on September 8, 2014; 4 days after his 96th birthday. This very special JazzCorner.com InnerView is brought to you by Mack Avenue Records. https://www.mackavenue.com

KENNY GARRETT  DEBUTS HIS NEW CD PUSHING THE WORLD AWAY    For his third Mack Avenue Records release, Pushing the World Away, alto/soprano saxophonist,  composer/bandleader Kenny Garrett literally had to “push away” a steady flow of distractions to get to the  inner core of the album, shifting priorities in his schedule and diving deep into the essence of the music.    “I'm always writing, so coming up with the music wasn't a problem,” says Garrett, who is arguably the most  imitated alto saxophone player in jazz. “But I had been traveling a lot with my band, and I don't rehearse new  material on tour. Yet to record an album requires a lot of preparation and to conceptualize the music I had to  push away to receive the blessings and gifts from these songs.”    On Pushing the World Away, Garrett continues to mature as a composer. As the late Mulgrew Miller, his  close friend for many years, noted in a DownBeat feature on the saxophonist last year: “Kenny has always  had a great sound from the beginning. He had his own unique sound, but [thanks to his compositions] that  sound has transformed into a more captivating and lyrical voice.”    Garrett, in turn, nods to the pianist who he had known for more than 30 years on the jaunty, upbeat and at  times explosive opening track of the album, “A Side Order of Hijiki,” which is decidedly not about the hijiki  culinary seaweed. “No seaweed,” says Garrett who takes an expansive alto flight on this track. “It's actually  the word that Mulgrew used to describe my playing style. He would say, ‘I hear you playing that hijiki'.” 

Jason Crane interviews drummer Carl Allen. He and Rodney Whitaker have just released their second CD for Mack Avenue Records, titled Work To Do. Allen has been on the jazz scene since joining Freddie Hubbard's band in college, and he's served as the mentor for many jazz musicians, most notably Christian McBride. In this interview, Allen talks about why he and Whitaker chose the music they did for the new CD, his relationship with McBride, and whether the academy can replace the bandstand. Find out more at CarlAllen.com. If you'd like to buy this album, you can help support The Jazz Session by buying it via the link below: