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Wayne Shorter Without A Net |
4 February 2013 Blue Note Records |
| The legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter has re-signed to Blue Note Records, and will release his first album as a leader for the iconic label in 43 years with the February 5, 2013 release of Without A Net, his searing new album with his long-running quartet featuring pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade. Shorter—who will be entering his 80th year in 2013—first recorded for Blue Note in 1959 as the precocious 26-year-old tenor saxophonist (and prolific composer) in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Shorter went on to make a spectacular run of classic albums for Blue Note between 1964-1970 including Night Dreamer, Juju, Speak No Evil, Adam’s Apple, Schizophrenia, and Super Nova during a period of time that also paralleled Shorter’s years with Miles Davis.
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Trichotomy Fact Finding Mission |
4 February 2013 Naim Jazz |
| Australian piano trio, Trichotomy unveil their brilliant new album, Fact Finding Mission, on which the core trio is joined by Tunji Beier on percussion, Linsey Pollak on reeds, and guitarist James Muller allowing the band to draw on influences including elements from the European and Indian Folk traditions. Fact Finding Mission shines with a bright vitality and an unbridled joy in music making. In many ways it’s the band’s most expansive recording but also one that really celebrates the unity of a band that have been playing together for 13 years. See Tour Dates for the band’s UK tour. Click here to download Press Release PDF www.trichotomymusic.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Vinicio Capossela Rebetiko Gymnastas |
11 February 2013 La Cupa/Warner Brothers |
| Described as ‘Italy’s greatest secret’ by the Sunday Times, and ‘Italy’s most intriguing musical traveller’ by Mojo, Vinicio Capossela’s new album Rebetiko Gymnastas (La Cupa/Warner) includes four unreleased tunes, one ghost-track and eight songs performed in rebetiko style. It has been recorded on analogic tape at the legendary Sierra Studios in Athens with some top rebetiko musicians such as Ntinos Chatziiordanou at the accordeon, Vassilis Massalas at the baglamas, Socratis Ganiaris at the percussions and the bouzouki giant Manolis Pappos.. Rebetiko Gymnastas also features Mauro Pagani, Marc Ribot, Ricardo Pereira and, as special guest, the singer Kaiti Ntali, huge star of rebetiko. The line-up is completed by two pillars of the Vinicio's band: Alessandro Asso Stefana at the electric guitar and Glauco Zuppiroli at the double bass. The cover artwork has been created by the great artist illustrator David Prudhomme (http://bderebetiko.blogspot.it/). The booklet includes the greek lyrics and gymnastic for who'd like to practice. Click here to download Press Release PDF For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Joe Lovano Us Five Cross Culture |
25 February 2013 Blue Note |
| On February 25th, 2013, living legend saxophonist and composer Joe Lovano will release Cross Culture, his 23rd Blue Note recording and the third consecutive release by his critically acclaimed quintet, Us Five. The album is an 11-track tour de force that presents 10 of Lovano’s original compositions along with a stunning interpretation of the Billy Strayhorn ballad 'Star Crossed Lovers'.
Augmenting his core group (pianist James Weidman, bassists Esperanza Spalding or Peter Slavov, and drummers Otis Brown III and Francisco Mela) with the daring West African guitarist—and fellow Blue Note artist—Lionel Loueke, Lovano delivers his most fully realized representation of a career-long quest to explore the notion of universal musical language. Click here to download Press Release PDF For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Scottish National Jazz Orchestra In the Spirit of Duke |
13 March 2013 Spartacus Records |
| The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra releases a brand new, real-deal tribute to the great Duke
Ellington, In the Spirit of Duke on Spartacus Records on March 13. Recorded on tour in Scotland during October 2012, In the Spirit of Duke captures the internationally acclaimed, award-winning orchestra in one of its best-ever performances as it delivers the
authentic Ellington experience across a repertoire that spans the jazz legend?s entire career. Following every last Ellington detail, including the stage set-up, using specially sourced period mutes and playing scores that in some cases were specially transcribed from Ellington performances, SNJO director Tommy Smith set out to give audiences as close to the Ellington orchestra sound as possible. And he succeeded. Audience responses were ecstatic and reviews enthused about the triumph in presenting the music
as both true to the spirit of the original and as if it was all newly minted. Click here to download Press Release PDF For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Portico Quartet Live / Remix |
25 March 2013 www.porticoquartet.com |
| Live/Remix is a double album offering a unique insight into two distinct parts of Portico Quartet’s personality. Live catches the band on tour in 2012 and features tracks from last year’s eponymous album, Portico Quartet, as well as new arrangements of old favourites Clipper and Dawn Patrol. Delivered with a powerful punch the album adds that extra drive and energy honed over years of live performance, and many pieces appear in dynamic new arrangements. East London based Swedish singer Cornelia joins for a truly epic version of their track Steepless. Remix, curated by Portico Quartet, features mixes of their music by some of the band’s favourite producers and DJs. Featuring Will Ward, SBTRKT, Luke Abbott, Scratcha DVA, LV, Capac, Konx-om-Pax and Luca Lozano. Click here to watch the new video of Steepless live at The Roundhouse, London Click here to download Press Release PDF For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Liane Carroll Ballads |
15 April 2013 Quiet Money Recordings |
| London born, Hastings raised, award-winning singer-pianist Liane Carroll is one of the UK greatest musical treasures. A soulful, emotive singer capable of reducing other singers and listeners alike to tears with her heartbreakingly ability to live a lyric or making them jump with joy with her breathless vocal virtuosity. Her new album Ballads, reunites her with Multi-Grammy nominated producer and trumpeter James McMillan, who also produced 2011’s critically acclaimed Up and Down. Hailed as Carroll’s first true ‘studio’ album, Up and Down, featured a wide range of settings for her spectacular voice, from the stripped back intimacy of piano and vocals to the rich warmth of strings and orchestral brass and it’s a formula utilised to even more devastating effect on Ballads with arrangements especially written for Carroll by Los Angeles based, critically acclaimed orchestrator/arranger Chris Walden. The result album is a blue-tinged, melancholic masterpiece that transcends genre and might just be Carroll’s richest artistic statement yet and one that marks her as one of the world’s greatest singers.
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