new releases 2009
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trioVD
Fill it up with Ghosts |
9th November 2009 Babel |
| trioVD roar out of Leeds with a visceral attack
on your ear drums, sounding like nothing you’ve heard before. Their
rocking live shows have become the stuff of legend - with their trademark
mix of machine-gun drumming, unfettered saxophone improv, electronics and
spiky guitar, blowing audiences in to the corners of every venue in which
they play. trioVD is Chris Sharkey, Chris Bussey and Christophe de Bézenac. Click here to download the press release PDF. For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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The Monterey Quartet,
feat Dave Holland, Chris Potter , Jason Moran, and Eric Harland
Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival |
9th November 2009 Concord Jazz |
| This recording documents the first time that
this all-star group ever collaborated together as a quartet, and its premiere
at the Monterey Jazz Festival's 50th anniversary. The recording
consists of all new material composed specifically for the project, featuring
two songs by each of the participants. Click here to download the press release PDF. Click here to view details of the quartet’s appearance at this year's London Jazz Festival, under the name, ‘the Overtones. www.concordmusicgroup.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Jim Hart’s Gemini Narrada |
9th November 2009 Loop Records |
| Vibraphonist Jim Hart is one of the fastest rising stars of the UK jazz scene. Narrada is the latest album from his band Gemini, part of London’s Loop Collective and features wonderful altoist Ivo Neame alongside a fine new rhythm section of bassist Jasper Hoiby and drummer Dave Smith. Hart’s
music mixes powerful melodies with free improvisation and some killer grooves.
Whilst lyrical and accessible, the music is driven by raw energy and is awash
with creativity and a sense of freedom. Click here to download the press release PDF www.jimhart.co.uk For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Matthew Halsall Colour Yes |
9th November 2009 Gondwana |
| Manchester based trumpeter Matthew Halsall is fast carving out a reputation as one of the UK’s brightest talents. A sublimely gifted trumpeter with a beautiful, expressive tone, Drawing on his love of the transcendental spiritual and modal jazz of Alice and John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, as well as the glories of ‘60s British jazz, Halsall’s music is thoughtful, elegiac and explorative.
Colour Yes delivers six brand new compositions and features some of Manchester’s finest musicians including wonderful saxophonist Nat Birchall.
Click here to download the press release PDF www.matthewhalsall.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Various - The Very best of Prestige Records Celebrating 60 years of Prestige - 2nd November 2009 This collection celebrates the 60th anniversary of Prestige Records. Founded in 1949, as a tiny independent record label it has grown to become iconic in documenting an era when jazz was in its golden age. Standing at the cutting edge of modern jazz, it has recorded such giants as Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Eric Dolphy, Thelonious Monk, the Modern Jazz Quartet, and John Coltrane, and went on to became the leading purveyor of acid jazz with Jack McDuff, Charles Earland, and others. This recording features the very best from the labels first two decades; 1949–1969 when jazz made great evolutionary strides, from bebop to soul jazz. Click here to download the press release PDF. |
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Prestige Records: The Album Cover Collection
Produced in celebration of Prestige’s 60th anniversary, this deluxe, limited-edition coffee table book showcases the most memorable, and some of the rarest Prestige album covers. Its introduction tracks the genesis and evolution of the label and the concurrent evolution of the design aesthetic that defined its covers. For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Gerard Clayton Two-Shade |
2nd November 2009 Emarcy |
| A buzz has been steadily building about this
young lion whose talent as a composer, command of the piano, and luminous
mix of melody and improvisation has earned his thrilling debut huge critical
acclaim in the US. Despite his young age, Clayton has worked
with the likes of Roy Hargrove, Lewis Nash, Clark Terry, Mulgrew Miller
and Diana Krall, to name a few, and his new album, a set of sparkling
originals and two standards demonstrate his belief that tradition
and innovation in jazz can peacefully coexist. Click here to download the press release PDF. Click here to view details of Gerald's London Jazz festival performances. www.geraldclayton.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Portico Quartet Isla |
19th October 2009 Real World Records |
| Portico Quartet signed to Real World
Records in February of this year and release their label debut, Isla, on October
19th. Produced by John Leckie (Doves, Radiohead, The Stone Roses) at Abbey
Road, Isla is the eagerly anticipated follow up to their critically acclaimed
debut Knee Deep In The North Sea. Click here to download the press release PDF www.realworldrecords.com For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Gretchen Parlato In a Dream |
19th October 2009 ObliqSound |
| Gretchen Parlato is New York’s new
sensation. Coming four years after her self-titled debut, In a Dream finds
Parlato embarking on a beguiling journey deep into the heart of both her
own compositions and classic material by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Duke
Ellington, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and others. Click here to download the press release PDF www.obliqsound.com For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Zeep People & Things |
12th October 2009 Crammed Discs |
| People & Things is the wonderful new album
from Zeep, aka London-based musicians Nina Miranda and Chris Franck. Together
they have crafted a fresh, immediate pop album that dips its elegant toes
into every musical pool they have previously explored as Smoke City and Da
Lata, as well as delving into exciting new waters Click here to download the press release PDF www.crammed.be For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Terrance Blanchard Choices |
12th October 2009 Concord Jazz |
| Choices is the new recording from eminent
trumpeter Terence Blanchard, and addresses the choices we all make in life – both
as a society and on a personal level. Recorded in Blanchard’s
hometown of New Orleans it also serves as a celebration of all that has
survived from Hurricane Katrina. Guest artists include guitarist Lionel
Louke, writer, speaker, and activist Dr. Cornel West,
and singer, musician and composer Bilal. Click here to download the press release PDF. Click here to view webisodes of the making of choices. www.concordmusicgroup.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Michael Olatuja Speak |
28th September 2009 ObliqSound |
| British/Nigerian bassist Michael Olatuja debuts
his vision as producer, composer, arranger and performer on Speak. The album
features musical influences and guests from each spot Olatuja has hit around
the globe, including his childhood in London and Lagos, Nigeria, and professional
years in London and New York. Click here to download the press release PDF www.obliqsound.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Stefon Harris and Blackout present Urbanus |
28th September 2009 Concord Jazz |
| Harris is widely recognized for his passionate
artistry, energetic stage presence, innovative compositions and astonishing
virtuosity. Here he returns to his ‘Blackout’ project
, featuring the scintillating ensemble that’s as versed in modern
jazz as it is with the rhythms, melodies and soundscapes associated with
R&B, pop, hip-hop and funk. Click here to download the press release PDF www.concordjazz.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Empirical Out 'n' In |
September 28th 2009 Naim Jazz |
| Produced by Jason Yarde, and featuring special
guest Julian Siegel, Out ‘n' In is Empirical’s much anticipated
follow up to their self-titled debut album, released on Courtney Pine’s
Destin-E label in 2007. Out ‘n' In pays tribute to Eric
Dolphy’s musical legacy through nine Dolpy-inspired original compositions
and two new arrangements of his work: Hat and Beard and Gazzelloni. Click here to download the press release PDF www.myspace.com/empiricalmusic For further information please contact Helen Maleed, helen@greendesk.demon.co.uk | ||
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Yaron Herman Trio Muse |
September 21st 2009 Laborie Jazz |
| Israeli-born, resident in France, serial award-winner
Yaron Herman and his trio (featuring bassist Matt Brewer and American drummer
Gerald Cleaver) have taken the European jazz scene by storm, touring intensively
across the continent and further afield. On Muse, the three partners, now
closer than ever after an intensive period touring, take us on a tour-de-force
journey through jazz, pop and improvisation. With powerful re-workings
of Bjork’s Isobel alongside Dizzy Gillespie’s Con Alma and music
from Jewish song-writers Alexander Argov and Naomi Shemer as well as original
music from Herman and Brewer. Live at The Barbican, Friday 10 July 7.30pm, £10/£15
With support from Hiromi + Tineke Postma Quartet featuring Geri Allen. Click here to download the press release PDF www.yaron-herman.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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George Benson Songs & Stories |
21st September 2009 Concord Records |
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Songs and Stories is a collection of
tunes penned by some of the most prolific songwriters of our
time, including James Taylor, Smokey Robinson, Lamont Dozier,
Bill Withers, and several others. Some written specifically for
this recording, while others are covers picked by Benson for
their ability to convey universal truths about the human experience. Produced
by Marcus Miller, guests include Lee Ritenour, Norman Brown,
Patti Austin, Lalah Hathaway Tom Scott and more. Visit the George Benson website to view ‘The George Benson Sessions: The Making of Songs and Stories’ , a series of short videos taking a behind-the- scenes look at he making of the album, featuring interviews with Benson and many of the cast. New clips will be posted each week from now, until the end of August. Click here to view the first; an overview. Click here to download the press release PDF www.georgebenson.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Claire Martin A Modern Art |
September 14th 2009 Linn Records |
| Fresh from a hugely successful run at New York’s
Oak Room, which had the New York Times lauding her “Subtle, beautifully
acted interpretations” and the New York Observer acclaiming “Run,
don’t walk to the Algonquin”, Claire Martin is set to release
A Modern Art on Linn Records on September 14th. And it’s
an album which Martin firmly insists “is my best ever, the album
which defines me as a jazz singer in the 21st century”. Produced
by her long-running musical partner, bassist Laurence Cottle and featuring
pianist Gareth Williams, and some of the UK’s very finest players, it
finds Martin tackling the thorny subject of jazz as a contemporary art
form – one
routed in tradition but as relevant and vibrant as ever. A Modern Art will
be launched at Ronnie Scott’s and toured nationally. Click here to download the press release PDF www.clairemartinjazz.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Robert Glasper Double-Booked |
August 31st 2009 |
| Double-Booked, pianist Robert Glasper’s
third album for Blue Note, following up Canvas (2005) and In My
Element(2007) unites his two worlds, featuring his world-class acoustic
trio and his electric, hip-hop-oriented Robert Glasper Experiment. Indeed
the album is based around his two bands being booked for two different
gigs on the same night….. with conflicting voicemail messages from
Terence Blanchard and Roots drummer Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson, each pulling
for a different Glasper band. Click here to download the press release PDF www.robertglasper.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Willie Nelson American Classic |
August 24th 2009 Blue Note Records |
The title of Willie Nelson’s solo debut on Blue Note Records, American Classic, refers as much to the man himself as to the storied Tin Pan Alley repertoire he explores on this elegant new set. On American Classic, he’s joined, on vocals and piano, by Diana Krall in an intimate rendition of “If I Had You” and by Norah Jones on “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” Backing musicians include such notable jazzmen as pianist Joe Sample, bassist Christian McBride, Krall guitarist Anthony Wilson, and drummer Lewis Nash; Nelson’s longtime sidekick Mickey Raphael, Blues, plays harmonica Click here to download the press release PDF www.willienelson.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Robben Ford Soul on Ten |
August 24th 2009 Concord |
Soul on Ten captures guitarist Robben Ford’s unique style, combining yet transcending his roots in jazz, fusion, blues, soul and rock. Eight of the ten tracks were recorded live in San Francisco with material ranging from past recordings, three brand-new compositions plus a couple of covers. The album features Robben’s road-tested band, drummer Toss Panos bassist Travis Carlton, son of jazz great Larry Carlton, and organist Neal Evans on B3. Click here to download the press release PDF www.robbenford.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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John Patitucci Remembrance |
August 17th 2009 Concord Jazz |
Regarded as one of the worlds best bass players and one of the finest t composers and arrangers in jazz today, acoustic and electric bassist John Patitucci delivers this remarkable outing of straight-ahead-to-funky-to-classical-tinged originals. Featuring an astounding trio, which Patitucci describes as “his dream band” - saxophone maestro Joe Lovano and drummer Brian Blade. Almost every tune on ‘Remembrance’ is dedicated to a musical hero including, Rollins, Hubbard, Henderson, Monk, Brecker and more. Click here to download the press release PDF www.concordmusicgroup.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Traincha This Girl's In Love With You |
August 3rd 2009 Blue Note |
This Girl’s In Love With You introduces us to the beguiling sound of Traincha, and her wonderful versions of some of Bacharach’s greatest songs. Drawn from her two multi-platinum albums in Holland, it confirms Traincha (Trijntje Oosterhuis) as one of the great man’s finest interpreters. Indeed so taken was Mr. Bacharach with her charming, winsome style that not only does he play piano on several tracks (Waiting For Charlie, This House Is Empty Now and Who’ll Speak For Love) but he also composed Who’ll Speak For Love especially for her, together with lyricist Tim Rice. Click here to download the press release PDF www.bluenote.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Kurt Elling 'Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman’ |
July 31st 2009 Concord |
Undoubtedly, one of the highlights of the 2009 London Jazz Festival was Kurt Elling’s sensational tribute to John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman and the album they made together in ’63, hailed as one of the greatest jazz vocal albums ever made. This live collection was recorded this year at the Lincoln Centre and features an all-star cast of musicians including saxophonist Ernie Watts, and the Laurence Hobgood Trio. Click here to download the press release PDF www.concordmusicgroup.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Bill Frisell Disfarmer |
July 20th 2009 Nonesuch |
The original compositions on this album were inspired by the life and works of an unusual Arkansas photographer named Michael Disfarmer. Accompanying Frisell on the album are longtime collaborators, Jenny Scheinman (violin), Greg Leisz (steel guitar, mandolin), and Viktor Krauss (bass). For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Tony Bennett & Bill Evans The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings |
July 20th 2009 Concord Jazz |
A sublime 2-CD collection that spotlights the iconic song stylist in duet with the legendary jazz pianist from their two albums recorded in 1975 & 1976. Venerated as gorgeous gems of jazz grace, the two LPs combine originally issued recordings, bonus tracks and alternate takes. www.concordmusicgroup.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Gwyneth Herbert All The Ghosts |
July 6th 2009 Naim Edge/Monkey Wood |
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Gwyneth Herbert is inspired as much by Janis Ian and Joni Mitchell, as by Billie Holliday or Nina Simone. In 2007 her Seb Roachford produced album was picked up by Blue Note. Her latest collection, All The Ghosts (Naim Edge/Monkey Wood) features ten terrific songs, populated by a living, breathing cast of beaten-down dreamers, jaded city-dwellers, and women in a quandary. These, simply, are songs about people, about life, as the singer has precociously learnt to understand them at her tender age. Click here to download the press release PDF www.gwynethherbert.com For further information please contact jim@ampersandpr.com | ||
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Troyka Troyka |
July 6th 2009 Edition Records |
Troyka are Chris Montague (guitars and loops), Joshua Blackmore (drums) and Kit Downes (organ). A multi-textured trio with a febrile imagination where no role is pre-defined, their music twists and mutates in an ongoing dialogue inspired by a shared love of Aphex Twin, the angular world of iconclastic New York saxophonist Tim Berne and the blues-jazz-rock groove of legendary Steely Dan and Billy Cobham guitarist Wayne Krantz. Click here to download the press release PDF www.editionrecords.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Fred Simon Since Forever |
June 29th 2009 Naim Jazz |
Since Forever reunites Fred Simon with multi-reedist, Paul McCandless (Oregon) bassist Steve Rodby and adds drummer Mark Walker. Together they have conjured a gentle, beautiful chamber-jazz album of real poise. Mostly written by Simon (the exception is a lilting cover of In A Silent Way), the album’s title track is a tribute to Pete Seeger, and elsewhere Simon has conjured evocative music in memory of friends and family and reworks his classic Simple Psalm for the new band. Click here to download the press release PDF www.naimlabel.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Spiro Lightbox |
June 22nd 2009 Real World Records |
They might bear the tools of the folk musician and be partial to the odd traditional tune, but Spiro claim to have closer affinities to the worlds of contemporary classical and dance music than they do to the folk scene. Their first recording for Real World is sweeping, majestic and cinematic, marking them out as kindred spirits with Steve Reich, Michael Nyman and the Penguin Café Orchestra. Click here to download the press release PDF www.realworldrecords.com/spiro For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Zed-U Night Time on the Middle Passage |
June 15th 2009 Babel |
Debut album from three-piece Zed-U, consisting of bassist Neil Charles, reedsman Shabaka Hutchings and drummer Tom Skinner. They have produced what Jazzwise calls something "fresh and exciting" and have already gained a strong word-of-mouth reputation on the London scene. Mixing improv with electronica, and even dub reggae, these boys rock! Click here to download the press release PDF www.myspace.com/zumusik For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow, Antonio Sanchez Quartet Live! |
June 15th 2009 Concord Jazz |
| Quartet Live! is a
revisited edition of the classic Gary Burton Quartet, featuring three original
members; jazz legends vibraphonist Gary Burton, guitarist Pat
Metheny and bassist Steve Swallow alongside new
member, and perhaps one of the most prominent drummers of his generation, Antonio
Sanchez. At heir reunion gig in 2005, their rapport
and freshness of playing so energizing that hey toured Japan and the US,
where this album was recorded. Featuring compositions by Chick Corea,
Carla Bley, Keith Jarrett, and of course, Burton, Swallow and Metheny. Click here to download the press release PDF www.concordmusicgroup.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Neil Cowley Trio The Revolution EP |
June 9th 2009 Cake |
The ultimate in ‘uncoverable’. Here the trio exercise complete freedom in reworking the Beatle infamous experimental track, ‘Revolution No 9’, originally conceived for Mojo Magazine. Also included are three previously unreleased tracks which show the many sides of the trio –from downtempo ballad to a spirited romp! Released to coincide with their June 4th date at Ronnie’s – see ‘Tour Dates’. Click here to download the press release PDF www.neilcowleytrio.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Freddie Hubbard Without a Song: Live in Europe 1969 |
June 1st 2009 Blue Note |
In December 1969, Blue Note Records recorded several concerts of the all-star Jazz Wave tour. The resultant double album including a sole cut from Hubbard, an exquisite version of "Body And Soul". Last year, Blue Note went digging and came up with another hour's worth of great performances featuring Roland Hanna, Ron Carter and Louis Hayes much of it recorded at the Colston Hall in Bristol and RFH in London. www.bluenote.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Roberto Fonseca Akokan |
May 25th 2009 Enja/Montuno Records |
Pianist, composer Roberto Fonseca’s highly anticipated new album, “Akokan”, was recorded at the end of 2008 in the Egrem Studios in Havana, Cuba, and features guest vocals for Mayra Andrade and Raul Midon Recorded in only four days, the musicians’ creative freedom and the mutual chemistry that exists between them have meant that Roberto’s new compositions transport us to countries and cultures in the manner of a film. Launch date at ICA on May 21st. www.robertofonseca.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Julian Argüelles with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, feat. Gwilym Simcock Momenta |
May 25th 2009 Basho Records |
Multireedist, composer and arranger, Julian Argüelles is one of the country’s most inventive, expressive and distinctive artists with an ability to surprise with his ever-changing formats. Momenta is Argüelles’ return to a big band setting. Recorded live in concert with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, and featuring Gwilym Simcock, it is a collection of new arrangements of Argüelles compositions, both old and new. It also includes two new compositions, one specifically composed for Simcock, whose “emotional quality and romanticism” Arguelles particularly wanted to capture. Click here to download the Press Release PDF www.bashomusic.co.uk For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Chick Corea & John McLaughlin with Christian McBride, Kenny Garret and Vinnie Colaiuta Five Peace Band |
May 25th 2009 Concord Records |
Five Peace Band is the supergroup assembled by two legendary musical explorers and virtuosos Chick Corea and John McLaughlin. This is the double –album recorded during their European tour in autumn 08, capturing Corea and McLaughlin’s inspired duets as well as all five members presenting an eclectic mix of acoustic jazz, jazz/rock/funk, and nods to Miles and Joe Zawinul with an exhilarating performance of ‘In a Silent Way’. Click here to download the Press Release PDF www.fivepeaceband.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Zoe Rahman Trio LIVE (with special guest Idris Rahman) |
May 11th 2009 Manushi Records |
Pianist Zoe Rahman has been hailed as one of the UK’s brightest talents. LIVE features her fabulous trio (bassist Oli Hayhurst and drummer Gene Calderazzo) and special guest Idris Rahman kicking back in the relaxed setting of a live performance and exploring some of Zoe’s key influences with luminous readings of music from Abdullah Ibrahim and Joanne Brackeen, Phineas Newborn, her own Last Note and intriguing covers from Mario Langinha and Hemant Mukherjee. www.zoerahman.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Ted Sirota’s Rebel Souls Seize The Time |
May 11th 2009 Naim Jazz |
Chicago-based drummer Ted Sirota has been leading his avant-garde post-bop group Rebel Souls since 1995 and over the course or three cracking albums; Rebel Roots (1996), Propaganda (1998) and Vs The Forces of Evil (2001) has refined his bands unique formula: Drawing on afro-pop, funk, reggae, ska, hip-hop and the rebellious jazz and socially-aware improv of the 1960s they have what the Chicago Reader describes as "immediately recognizable sound and Seize The Time is their best outing yet and is “dedicated to the many musicians who stood up boldly in the face of oppression and injustice and refused to surrender or back down despite harsh consequences” Ted Sirota. www.thenaimlabel.co.uk For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Casandra Wilson Closer To You: The Pop Side |
May 4th 2009 Blue Note |
| Cassandra Wilson won the Grammy for best jazz
vocal album for her last Blue Noye album, Loverley, but Closer To You:
The Pop Side celebrates the finest pop covers from her seven Blue Note
albums. Her smokey, silk-laced vocals and unique phrasing transform each
of the songs she selected to record in her own style, while honouring the
originals. Including songs by U2, Bob Dylan, Glen Campbell, The Band, Sting,
Van Morrison, Neil Young, Ann Peebles, Cyndi Lauper, The Monkees and The
Wallflowers.
www.cassandrawilson.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Joe Lovano US Five Folk Art |
May 4th 2009 Blue Note |
On Folk Art, recorded in December after a preparatory week at New York’s famed Village Vanguard, Lovano presents a collection of nine original compositions for himself on tenor saxophone, straight alto saxophone, alto clarinet, tarogato, aulochrome, and percussion; James Weidman on piano; Esperanza Spalding on bass; and Otis Brown and Francesco Mela on—as Lovano likes to put it—drums and cymbals. He explores a wide spectrum of “colours, sounds, and feelings,” organizing the flow into passages for quintet, quartets, trios, duos, and solos within the unit, exploiting to the fullest the various rhythm section possibilities afforded by the two-drummer format. Click here to download the Press Release PDF www.joelovano.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Julian Lage Sounding Point |
May 4th 2009 EmArcy |
Dubbed as Gary Burton’s “latest guitar find” this 20 year old virtuoso guitarist, composer and arranger has received recognition from some of the most respected names in contemporary music. Sounding Point is Lage’s debut and incorporates multiple influences and genres with an eclectic mix of musicians including Bela Fleck and Chris Thile, the renowned mandolin player performing in a bluegrass tradition. Julian returns to the UK in May for two gigs – see tour dates for more info. Click here to download the Press Release PDF Click here to watch the ten minute EPK of the making of the album. www.emarcy.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Priscilla Ahn A Good Day |
April 27th 2009 Blue Note |
| Priscilla Ahn, Blue Note's latest
discovery, is a wonderful folksy Asian-American singer-songwriter with a fine
ear for a poppy hook.. who also plays banjo, ukulele, piano, harmonica, guitar
and even harpsichord. She caused something of a stir when she opened
for Ray Lamontagne recently, and tours in late April (Bush Hall
April 29th, Glee club Birmingham 30th, Bodega Notts May 2nd and Oran Mor Glasgow
on the 3rd). www.priscillaahn.com National press enquiries to Kas Mercer, Mercenary Publicity kas.mercer@mercenarypublicity.com For local press please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Avishai Cohen Aurora |
April 27th 2009 Blue Note |
New Blue Note signing, renowned bassist Avishai Cohen remains a composer above all. Over the years his exploration of his roots, his history and the blending of his influences has become deeper, denser and more moving. Returning to Tel Aviv, he surrounded himself with several choice associates, including Oud player Amos Hoffman and with his new album Aurora, Avishai Cohen has reached a certain essence of expression, using voice as a direct and powerful vehicle for his emotions. He now sings – in Hebrew, English and Ladino. His music draws its source in the earth of his home country, at the crossroads of many cultures. Arab-Andalusian and Hebraic, it tells the story of Bedouins of the desert and speaks of life, love, youth and freedom. Click here to download the Press Release PDF. www.avishaimusic.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Laurence Hobgood When The Heart Dances |
April 27th 2009 Naim Jazz |
| Introducing Naim Jazz the exciting new imprint from renowned hi fi manufacturers and superlative audio and jazz label, Naim. Pianist, composer and arranger Laurence Hobgood has long been a great friend of Naim, recording two two highly acclaimed albums for Naim in the last ten years. Described by Dave Brubeck as “one of the most incredible pianists I have ever heard”, Hobgood has been Kurt Elling’s MD for over 15 years and this superlative recording features Elling as a guest vocalist on three tracks and brilliant bassist Charlie Haden. Click here to download the Press Release PDF. www.thenaimlabel.co.uk For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com | ||
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Sarah Gillespie Stalking Juliet |
April 13th 2009 SAM Productions |
| Stalking Juliet is a debut collection of original material by Greenwich-born songstress Sarah Gillespie. Musically it is a melting-pot of urban-folk and middle-eastern blues, the lyrically driven cascades conveyed with a powerfully sensuous voice and deft finger-picking guitar. With her distinctive delivery, Gillespie is a passionate and formidable storyteller – wrestling with the toils of life, love and yearning. The album is produced, and also features, Gilad Atzmon. Click here to download the Press Release PDF. See the tour dates section for details of Sarah's forthcoming live shows. www.sarahgillespie.com For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Soothsayers Meet The Red Earth Collective One More Reason |
April 6th 2009 Red Earth Records |
| Noted for their blistering shows, South London collective Soothsayers have been kicking up a live storm with their organic mix of reggae, afro-beat, funk and urban jazz for over a decade. But where their debut Lost City drew on jazz and African music and acclaimed follow-up Tangled Roots channelled funk and hip-hop alongside afro-beat and reggae, One More Reason brings their love of dub to the fore – harnessing some deep dub grooves to perfectly compliment their pulsating Afro-beat rhythms and mighty horn arrangements. Click here to download the Press Release PDF. www.myspace.com/soothsayers For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Gareth Williams Power Trio Shock! |
Mar 23rd 2009 Linn Records |
| One of the most intensely creative, dynamic and exciting performers and a key member of Claire Martin’s band and Iain Ballamy’s Anorak, Williams has also worked with the likes of Art Farmer, George Coleman and Dave Liebman. His own music. So dramatically revealed here draws on a diverse range of influences from the Welsh tenors to Thin Lizzy, Mahler, Free, McCoy Tyner, James Brown, The Jam, Keith Jarrett and DH Lawrence. Shock is launched at Ronnie Scott’s March 19-21 – see tour dates for more info. Click here to download the Press Release PDF. www.myspace.com/garethwilliamspianist For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Wynton Marsalis He And She |
Mar 23rd 2009 Blue Note |
| Wynton Marsalis’ fifth Blue Note recording, He and She. It’s an ambitious effort, combining spoken word and music. Featuring some formidable charts the album is tempered with flashes of humour and plenty of swing. He and She is about that eternally compelling and most elemental of subjects, the relationship between a man and a woman. Marsalis hasn’t merely crafted a love story, but a life story – a bittersweet rumination about the evanescence of life as well as the elusiveness of romance. Down load press release here. Click here to download the Press Release PDF. www.wyntonmarsalis.org For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Elan Mehler The After Suite |
Mar 23rd 2009 Brownswood Recordings |
| The After Suite is pianist & composer Elan Mehler’s second recording for Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label. Featuring his now trademark wistful, brooding, introspective sound, he chooses this time to include both drums and vocals, both absent on his critically acclaimed 2007 debut. The album features the stunning vocals of Becca Stevens, who is at once delicate and expressive yet edgy. Also featuring the folky sound of singer-songwriter Adam McBride-Smith. Click here to download the Press Release PDF. Elan returns to London for dates in March – see tour dates for more info www.brownswoodrecordings.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Paul Clarvis/Liam Noble Starry Starry Night |
Mar 2nd 2009 Village Life Records |
| With glistening, melodic arrangements, Clarvis’ gentle brush-work
exquisitely compliments the melodies played by Noble on this beautiful
collection of standards. Songs range from Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag,
Ellington’s Mood Indigo and George and Ira Gershwin’s Embraceable You to Don
Maclean’s Vincent (Starry Starry Night), Paul Simon’s So Long, Frank Lloyd
Wright and Moondog’s Paris. Click here to download the Press Release PDF. www.villagelife.co.uk For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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The Bird And The Bee Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future |
Feb 2nd 2009 Blue Note Records |
| A wonderful mash-up of ‘60s pop, and Brazilian Tropicalia, Ray Guns keeps the LA duo’s quirky sounds and lithe melodies but adds a trippier harder edge that makes their wind swept sound even more irresistible. Perfect. www.thebirdandthebee.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Nathan Riki Thomson Under Ubi’s Tree |
Feb 2nd 2009 Naim Label |
| Nathan Riki Thomson is a UK based, Australian bassist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, with a focus on acoustic and traditional instruments. Best known here for his work with guitarist Antonio Forcione, he has collaborated and performed with musicians from many parts of the world and has a special interest in Africa. It is this love of Africa and its music that gives Thomson’s debut as a leader, Under Ubi’s Tree, such melodic warmth and charm, which coupled with his own supple, rich bass playing and dexterous use of the continents myriad instruments gives the music here a real international flavour. Click here to download the Press Release PDF . www.nathanthomson.net For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Jane Monheit The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me |
Feb 2nd 2009 Concord Records |
| A sumptuously sung passionate collection of songs by some of Jane’s favourite songwriters past and present. Featuring songs by Fiona Apple, Corrine Bailey Ray and Ivan Lins, as well as the classics from the Great American songbook. www.janemonheitonline.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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David Benoit Jazz For Peanuts – A Retrospective of the Charlie Brown TV Themes |
Feb 9th 2009 Peak Records |
| Jazz for Peanuts is the culmination of Benoit’s ongoing passion for the Charlie Brown theme tunes and a celebration of original composer Vince Guaraldi’s impact on several generations of jazz musicians. This retrospective includes new tracks from Benoit featuring Christian Scott and Taylor Eigsti – two of Concords bright young stars, as well as tracks from Wynton Marsalis, Dave Brubeck and Dave Gruisn recorded in the mid 80’s. Click here to download the Press Release PDF . www.concordmusicgroup.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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ShivaNova Secret Chants |
Feb 9th 2009 SNPP2008 |
| Secret Chants is the sixth album from ShivaNova, lead by pianist and
composer Priti Paintal. ShivaNova's music brings together virtuoso
improvising musicians from Europe, Asia and Africa who integrate elements of
jazz, classical and Asian styles to create the band’s trademark unique
sound. Cinematic in feel this is a hauntingly beautiful album and features
amongst others Ros Stephen on violin and Jean Toussaint on sax. Click here to download the Press Release PDF. For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Benny Golson ‘new times, new ‘tet |
Feb 16th 2009 SNPP2008 |
| Benny Golson celebrates his 80th anniversary with the debut recording of his new “jazztet”, an all-star sextet that revives the legendary groups three-horn front-line. The album is a uniquely engaging suite of songs, linking the classical music tradition to the post bop jazz era, and features classic compositions by Golson, Monk and Rollins as well as new repertoire. Members of the jazztet include Eddie Henderson (trumpet), Steve Davis (trombone) and Buster Williams (bass) with special guest appearance by Al Jarreau. www.concordmusicgroup.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Bill Frisell The Best of Bill Frisell Volume 1: Folk Songs |
Feb 23rd 2009 Nonesuch |
| On February 23 Nonesuch launches an ongoing series of Bill Frisell ‘best of’ discs, each designed to focus on a specific aspect of Frisell’s astonishingly varied catalogue. This inaugural collection, with liner notes by Elvis Costello, documents Frisell’s excursions into what can broadly be called folk music, his highly personal take on country, bluegrass, blues, and Americana. Click here to download the Press Release PDF www.nonesuch-uk.com For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Leon Ware Moon Ride |
Feb 23rd 2009 Stax Records | >
| Soul legend Leon Ware has been making music for four decades, creating a huge body of classical and seminal recordings for some of soul music’s greatest artists including Donny Hathaway, Minnie Ripperton, and most notably for his writing and production credits on Marvin Gaye’s classic, ‘I Want You’. Moon Ride is his new recording on the iconic Stax label and stays true to his highly romantic signature style thus brimming with soulful intimacy. Special guests include Amp Fiddler and James Ingram. www.concordmusicgroup.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Joshua Redman Compass |
Released Jan 12 2009 Nonesuch |
| The follow-up to Back East sees Redman joined by four peers - Brian Blade,
Larry Grenadier, Gregory Hutchinson and Reuben Rogers who become a rotating,
and intertwining, pair of trios. The result is an album’s worth of original
compositions by Redman and his collaborators (with the exception of
“Moonlight”), performed and recorded in both traditional and non-traditional
trio formats. Click here to download the Press Release PDF www.nonesuch-uk.com For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Julian Arguelles Inner Voices |
Jan 19 2009 Tone of a Pitch Records |
| Julian Argüelles has long held the reputation of being one of the UK’s most
expressive, distinctive and innovative musicians. He has composed and performed in a variety of settings - duo, trio, quartet, octet, and big band, and now for his new release he presents a solo recording. Inner Voices is a multi-tracked recording comprising a mix of improvised and arranged pieces, and features studio devices as well as what Arguelles calls “saxophone percussion” – the tapping, banging and scraping parts of the saxophone or reeds to give a rhythmic texture. Click here to download the Press Release PDF Argüelles embarks on a UK tour with his trio in January – see Tour Dates for more information www.julianarguelles.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Blue Note 7 Mosaic |
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Released Jan 26 2009 Blue Note |
| Blue Note kick-start the celebrations of their 70th anniversary with an all-star band playing some of the label’s greatest hits. Featuring Nicolas Payton, Ravi Coltrane, Bill Charlap and others playing classic tunes from the likes of Joe Henderson, Horace Silver and Herbie Hancock. www.bluenote.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Janette Mason Alien Left Hand |
Jan 26 2009 Fireball Music |
| The follow up album to the critically acclaimed Din & Tonic. Inspired and named after the phenomenon 'Alien Left Hand Syndrome', an unusual neurological disorder in which one hand seems to have a life of its own. The album has a stellar line up including Julian Siegel, Tom Arthurs, Martin Shaw, Lea DeLaria and of course Janette on piano and organ. www.fireballmusic.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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THE FLUID PIANO™ LAUNCH EVENT 'The musical equivalent of splitting the atom' The Guardian After ten years of what has been a professional and personal struggle, inventor, musician and composer Geoff Smith will be unveiling and showcasing his historic invention, the first ever Fluid Piano™. The invention of the Fluid Piano™ enables musicians to alter each note individually and separately by precise microtonal intervals per note, before or during performance. This liberates the instrument from the restrictions of ‘western’ tuning to make the Fluid Piano™ the first ‘multi-cultural’ Acoustic piano. The event will include performances by the inventor, composers/pianists Matthew Bourne, Nikki Yeoh and Pam Chowhan. Click here to download the press release PDF 28th Nov at 7pm - PATS Studio One, Surrey University For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Matthew Halsall
Manchester based trumpeter Matthew Halsall is fast carving out a reputation as one of the UK’s brightest talents. A sublimely gifted trumpeter with a beautiful, expressive tone, Drawing on his love of the transcendental spiritual and modal jazz of Alice and John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, as well as the glories of ‘60s British jazz, Halsall’s music is thoughtful, elegiac and explorative. He tours here in support of his new album Colour Yes with some of Manchester’s finest musicians including wonderful saxophonist Nat Birchall. Click here to download the press release 24th Oct Band On The Wall. Manchester, 11pm 29th Oct Vibe Bar, Brick Lane, London E1, 8pm 22nd Nov Dingwalls, London 12 noon (Gilles Peterson all-dayer) For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Christian Scott Though only 22, hip, young trumpeter Christian Scott has already created his unique signature sound. With his warm sound and slow phrasing, Scott is equally at home performing in the jazz tradition as he is with punchy backbeats, and distorted guitar lines, a perfect choice then to join Marcus Miller and Gary Husband in their presentation of ‘Tutu Revisited’. 22nd Nov - The Barbican – London Jazz Festival For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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The Overtones Aka The Monterey Quartet Feat Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Eric Harland and Jason Moran In 2007, the Monterey Jazz Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary, and made musical history by bringing together this all-star group for the first time for a one-of-a-kind performance. So successful was their performance that the quartet now brings their show to the London Jazz Festival, presenting all new material composed specifically for the project. 20th Nov - Queen Elizabeth Hall – London Jazz Festival For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Gerald Clayton
This dynamic cool cat with a skilful, fresh, and distinctly original approach performs tracks from his debut album, Two-Shade, which, Jazz Times notes presents his “refined touch, beautiful sense of dynamics and natural ease with swinging, steeped in a classy old-school tradition of jazz as practiced by the likes of Oscar Peterson, Errol Garner”. Yet this is distinctly the music of today. 20th Nov - Royal Festival Hall (opening for Madeleine Peyroux) – London Jazz Festival For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Gretchen Parlato Rising star vocalist, Gretchen Parlato makes her UK debut in support of her wonderful debut album, In A Dream. Hailed by the likes of Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter she appears here with a fine band featuring drummer Mark Giuliana (Avishai Cohen) and pianist Gerald Clayton (Roy Hargrove). 15th Nov – Pizza Express Jazz Club – London jazz Festival For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Emile Parisien Quartet Emile Parisien saxophone, Julien Touery, piano, Ivan Gélugne double-bass, Sylvain Darrifourcq drums. Making their Uk debut here, the Emile Parisien Quartet is one of the most exciting band on the European jazz scene. Since 2004, these young musicians have amazed their audience with spirit and maturity. " Their music is built on intense explorations of familiar musical materials; that of Coltrane and Wayne Shorter of course, but also Hector Berlioz, Igor Stravinsky and Arnold Schoenberg. But their collective empathy drives their singular exploration of this rich heritage with every note, every bar played with the expressiveness of those urged to transmit their passion. 15th November - Charlie Wrights - London Jazz Festival For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Robert Glasper Few musicians’ move as readily between acoustic jazz and hip-hop as the sublimely talented Mr Glasper. His luminous piano playing ignites his world-class trio while a wealth of experience MD-ing for the hip-hop greats informed his funk-edged Glasper Experiment. Expect both sides of his music to shine through in tonight’s gig which features hip vocalist Bilal. 15th Nov – Queen Elizabeth Hall – London Jazz Festival For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Aaron Parks Sublimely gifted pianist and composer who brings a wide imagination to his filmic compositions as heard on his startlingly brilliant Blue Note debut Invisible Cinema. 13th Nov – Pizza Express Jazz Club – London Jazz Festival For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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trioVD trioVD roar out of Leeds with a visceral attack on your ear drums, sounding like nothing you’ve heard before. Their rocking live shows have become the stuff of legend - with their trademark mix of machine-gun drumming, unfettered saxophone improv, electronics and spiky guitar, blowing audiences in to the corners of every venue in which they play. trioVD is Chris Sharkey, Chris Bussey and Christophe de Bézenac. 7th Nov Seven Arts , Leeds 14th Nov Purcell Room (part of the London Jazz Festival) For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Roberto Fonseca One of the most exciting, vibrant pianists in the world, Fonseca mixes the lyricism and adventure of jazz with the earthy melodies and driving rhythms of his native Cuba and he appears here with support from Mayra Andrade. Unmissable! Roberto Fonseca is also at the heart of DJ and producer Gilles Peterson’s latest project, Havana Cultura, a double CD celebration of contemporary Cuban musical culture featuring the work of over 20 musicians and artists recorded across 28 tracks. The double CD album is a celebration of Cuba’s freshest musical talent from latin, afro jazz and fusion to hip hop, funk, reggae and R&B. The album includes a collection of new material written and recorded in Havana by undiscovered local street and urban musicians such as vocalist Danay (described by Gilles Peterson as “Cuba’s Jill Scott”) and Doble Filo as well as international award winning artists such as rapper Kumar and pianist Roberto Fonseca. Havana Cultura is released on Gilles Peterson Brownswood label on October 26th. For review copies or further information please contact gerry@glpr.co.uk 21st Oct Shirley Hall, The King's School Canterbury Festival 13th Nov Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton 14th Nov – Royal Festival Hall – London Jazz Festival For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Jim Hart’s Gemini – ON TOUR Vibraphonist Jim Hart is one of the fastest rising stars of the UK jazz scene. In just a few short years he has carved out a reputation as one of the worlds most talented young composers and musicians garnering praise from the likes of John Surman and Joe Locke. He tours here in support of his brilliant new Gemini album, Narrada, with an ace band featuring wonderful altoist Ivo Neame alongside a fine new rhythm section of bassist Jasper Hoiby and drummer Dave Smith. Click here to download press release. 5th Nov - The Spin – Oxford 01865 741909 15th Nov - JCR Clare College Cambridge www.clarejazz.co.uk 17th Nov – The Vortex - ALBUM LAUNCH - LJF 020 7254 4097 18th Nov- Dempseys – Cardiff 029 20496802 19th Nov - Bonnington theatre – Nottingham 0115 956 0733 20th Nov - Eden Gardens. – Derby 01332 370911 26th Nov - Yardbird – Birmingham 0121 212 2524 27th Nov - Millenium Hall – Sheffield Tickets on the door 30th Nov - Con Cellar Bar – London Tickets on the door For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Claire Martin Fresh from a hugely successful run at New York’s Oak Room, which had the New York Observer proclaiming “Run, don’t walk to the Algonquin”, Claire Martin is back to tour her critically acclaimed show throughout the UK. Anyone who has seen Claire Martin will know that she is incomparable when it comes to live shows and on this tour she will be singing material from her new album, A Modern Art (out 14th September on Linn Records). 3rd September Chequer Mead Theatre, East Grinstead 8pm/ £13/ 01342 302000 11th September Brighton Jazz Club 8pm/ £15/ Box Office: 01273 709709 14-15th September Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Soho London 8.30pm/ £15 - £30/ 020 7439 0747 19th September Sage, Gateshead 8pm/ £13.50/ Box Office: 0191 443 4661 27th September The Stables, Wavendon 8pm/ £16/ Box Office: 01908 280800 10th Oct Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury 7.45pm/ £15/ Box Office: 01227 769075 31st Oct Trinity Arts Theatre, Tunbridge Wells 8pm/ £15/ Box Office: 01892 678 678 4th Nov Jazzland, St James Social Club, Swansea 7.30pm 7th Nov Cambridge Arts Centre, Cambridge 7.45pm/ £10-£20/ 01223 503333 13th Nov Komedia Theatre, Bath 7pm/ £10 - £24/ Box Office: 0845 293 8480 For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Gilad Atzmon with Strings UK Tour featuring the Orient House Ensemble and the Sigamos String Quartet “…the music here is subtle, ambiguous, often beautiful - and features a saxophonist playing deep from the heart.” The Times Charlie Parker with Strings is one of the biggest selling jazz albums of all time. This special homage features adaptations of tunes such as Everything Happens to Me, April in Paris, I Didn’t Know What Time It Was, and If I Should Lose You, from Parker’s original 1949 Verve recording, as well as especially composed new works. These all feature on Atzmon’s most recent album In Loving Memory of America which was released earlier this year to rave reviews. The combination of Atzmon’s unparalleled bebop virtuosity with the easy swing of the Orient House Ensemble's expert rhythm section and stunning string arrangements led one critic to declare the project as perfect a jazz marriage as you could wish for. 29th Oct - RNCM Manchester 7.30pm/ £15/£12/ 0161 907 5555 30th Oct - Belfast International Queens Jazz Festival 8pm/ £15/ £12/ 028 9097 1197 31st Oct - Sage Gateshead 8pm/ £113.50/ 0191 443 4661 6th Nov - Cadogan Hall, London 7.30pm/ £20/ 020 7730 4500 28th Nov - Norwich Playhouse 7.30pm/ £17.50/ 01603 598598 For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Portico Quartet & Sweet Billy Pilgrim A unique double-bill featuring two Mercury Prize nominated bands. Hailed as darlings of the left field jazz scene, Portico Quartet sound like nothing you have ever heard before, catch them here in a unique double bill with Mercury nominated Sweet Billy Pilgrim as they tour in support of their new album, Isla, released on Real World in Oct. For further information please contact Press Sian sian@riotsquadpublicity.com/020 7223 7456 Radio/TV Chris chris.young@nurturemusic.co.uk/0797 687 9232 Online: Kevin kev@cannonballpr.com/07799 060348 6th Nov MIDDLESBROUGH Town Hall Crypt 01642 729 729 visitmiddlesbrough.com 7th Nov BIRMINGHAM CBSO Centre 0121 767 4050 cbso.co.uk 8th Nov BRIGHTON & HOVE The Old Market 01273 736222 theoldmarket.co.uk Portico Quartet only 16th Nov NORWICH Arts Centre 01603 660352 norwichartscentre.co.uk 21st Nov COLCHESTER Lakeside Theatre 01206 873261 visitcolchester.com 22nd Nov CAMBRIDGE The Junction 01223 511511 junction.co.uk 23rd Nov LIVERPOOL The Kazimier thekazimier.co.uk or in person at MelloMello Café 24th Nov NOTTINGHAM The Rescue Rooms dealmakerrecords.com |
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Fringe Magnetic Rory Simmons trumpet & flugel horn, Robin Fincker - clarinet, Tori Freestone - flute, James Allsopp - bass clarinet, Kit Massey - violin, Natalie Rosario - cello, Jasper Hoiby - bass, Ivo Neame - piano, Ben Reynolds - drums, Elisabeth Nygaard - voice and Andrew Plummer - guest vocalist Left-field trumpeter Rory Simmons leads his tricksy, brilliant, ten piece Fringe Magnetic as they debut material form their forthcoming album Empty Spaces due out in February 2010. Featuring musicians from the innovative LOOP collective, Fringe Magnetic aims to fuse chamber, orchestral palettes and shapes with the vibrant energy of cutting edge jazz and improvised music and the ensemble features some of the most exciting and dynamic young musicians from the London jazz, classical and improvised scene. On Fringe Magnetic, Simmons draws on the jaggedy free-imrpov of Tim Berne, with the hypnotic pastoral beauty of Christian Wallumrod as well as the quirkiness of Django Bates and Hanne Hukkelberg. 23rd November, Live at Ronnie Scotts, LOOP Collective Night also featuring Dog Soup, Dave Mannington's Riff-Raff and Jim Hart's Gemini For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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EDITION RECORDS FESTIVAL 09 Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean street, Soho, W1 3-5 Nov 2009 3rd Nov Ivo Neame (with Jim Hart) | Bourne Davis Kane | Curios 4th Nov Neil Yates’ 5 Countries | Geoff Eales | Mark Lockheart 5th Nov Dave Stapleton’s Catching Sunlight | Keith Tippett | Dave Stapleton Quintet Over the last eighteen months Edition Records has built a reputation as the most exciting new jazz label in Britain. Headed up by pianist/composer Dave Stapleton and photographer Tim Dickeson they have released 13 highly acclaimed albums featuring the likes of legendary pianist and composer Keith Tippett, Loose Tubes and Polar Bear saxophonist Mark Lockheart and the cream of the younger generation from Stapleton himself, Dave Kane, Troyka to maverick keyboardist Matthew Bourne. The festival not only includes music from releases over the last eighteen months but also features work from two new Edition signings including pianist Ivo Neame, whose sublime debut Caught in the Light of Day is released in Nov and Tom Cawley’s Curios who will debut material from their new album due out in Spring 2010. Click here to download press release. For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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F-IRE FESTIVAL 2009 - Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean street, Soho, W1 Four nights of contrasting double bills - 14-17 OCTOBER 2009 14th Oct Barak Schmool's Méta Méta / Jonathan Bratoeff Quartet 15th Oct Jasper Hoiby's Phronesis / Porpoise Corpus 16th Oct Stéphane Payen's Thôt / The Teak Project 17th Oct Seb Rochford, Ingrid Laubock + Pamelia Kurstin / Tom Arthurs + Richard Fairhurst play 'Postcards from Pushkin' Founded in 1998, the F-IRE (Fellowship for Integrated Rhythmic Expression) Collective has been one of the prime driving forces behind the creative expansion of London’s fertile, imaginative music scene. Originally founded by saxophonist Barak Schmool, it was partly inspired by Django Bates’ Delightful Precipie (or which Barak was a member) and Loose Tubes as well as Barak’s experimental community bands Akwaaba drum orchestra, Méta Méta and Rhythms of the City. Initial members included the likes of Eska Mtungwazi, Robert Mitchell, Tom Skinner, Iian Pattinson, Nick Ramm, Tom Herbert, Leo Taylor and David Okumu. While others were drawn to F-IRE for a varity of reasons; Ingrid Laubrock, Ben Davis and Jonny Phillips through their interest in studying African rhythms; Maurizio Ravalico and Finn Peters through their involvement in the Afro-Cuban Music of Méta Méta; Pete Wareham and Seb Rochford through their connection with Tom Herbert; Justin Quinn, Tom Arthurs and Jonathan Bratoëff through their involvement with F-IRE jazz workshops led by Stéphane Payen who performs a rare London show here. This four night min-fest presents many of the founder members in new collaborations, alongside concerts from some of the capitals most creative bands and presents premieres from Ingrid Laubock and Tom Arthurs, while a rare London show from Stéphane Payen highlights the collective’s strong links with similar musicians in Paris. Individually and collectively the festival presents an unmissable snap shot of creativity and the beauty of collective music making. Click here to download the press release For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Gwyneth Herbert
Hailed as ‘super talented’ by the Daily Telegraph and ‘very good indeed’ by the Times. Gwyneth Herbert’s finely crafted vignettes and witty tales as featured on her latest album, All The Ghosts, have seen her compared to Lennon & McCartney. You can catch her and band at the Purcell Room on September 29th and on tour nationally with ace guitarist Al Cherry. 29th Aug Over The Wall – Alton, Hampshire 13th Sept Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath 25th Sept Glee Club, Birmingham 29th Sept Purcell Room, London 6th Oct Brook Theatre, Chatham 9th Oct Lichfield Arts Centre, Lichfield 10th Oct Ropewalk, North Lincolnshire 15th Oct The Lot, Edinburgh, Scotland 16th Oct Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool 17th Oct Band On The Wall, Manchester For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis returns with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra for their last one-off concert before the Orchestra begins its long-term relationship with the Barbican as an International Associate. The LCJO, anchored in the usual Marsalis rhythm section of Dan Nimmer (piano), Ali Jackson (drums) and Carlos Henriquez (bass) is one of the most accomplished big bands in the history of jazz, and includes many world-class soloists in the horn sections, including legendary Scottish expatriate Joe Temperley. Marsalis himself is an established master of the trumpet, with a big, burnished sound and an apparently inexhaustible fund of ideas. His new Blue Note CD with his small group, He and She, explores the relationship between man and women in a rich suite of words and music. 24th July Barbican Centre Further information from Alex Webb Barbican Press Office awebb@barbican.org.uk |
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Robben Ford Dubbed one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century” by Musician magazine, Ford is widely recognized by peers and critics alike for his mastery of the guitar. Ford returns to London to perform tracks from his forthcoming recording, Soul on Ten which highlights his style of transcending jazz, fusion, blues, soul and rock. 17th & 18th July The Jazz Café, London For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Leon Ware Soul legend, songwriter and producer, Leon Ware has been making music for four decades, creating a huge body of classical and seminal recordings for some of soul music’s greatest artists including Donny Hathaway, Minnie Ripperton, and most notably for his writing and production credits on Marvin Gaye’s classic, ‘I Want You’. A brilliant artist and performer in his own right, Ware performs an exclusive date in London, performing tracks from his current release Moon Ride on the iconic Stax label. 16th July The Jazz Café, London For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Spiro This four-piece contemporary ensemble takes a meticulous approach to composition and performance, creating a sound much greater than their parts would suggest. Their music – as heard on Lightbox, their new album for Peter Gabriel’s Real World Records – is sweeping, majestic and cinematic, marking them out as kindred spirits with Steve Reich, Michael Nyman and the Penguin Café Orchestra. 30 May - Wychwood Festival, Cheltenham 21 June - The Big Session Festival, Leicester 27 June - Glastonbury Fields of Avalon 10 July - Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Wales 25 July - WOMAD Charlton Park 1st Aug - Cambridge Folk Festival 30st Aug - Shambala 5th September – Festinho, Sudbury Hall, Suffolk For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Gareth Williams Power Trio From melancholy ballads to biting funk, this band maintains its ethos: never compromising on intensity or integrity when veering from the hard-hitting to the meltingly beautiful and bringing a powerful focus and lyrical power to all that they play. This is the power of jazz played by three kindred spirits searching for the heart of the music. Click here to download the Press Release PDF. 18th March Swansea Jazzland, St james Social Club, Swansea 19th -21st March Ronnie Scott's London 27th March Fleece Jazz, Suffolk 3rd April Komedia Theatre, Brighton 7th April 606 Jazz Club, London 24th April Millenium Hall, Sheffield 17th July Cinnamon Club, Altrincham For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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The Yaron Herman Trio Hiromi There's a rapidly developing buzz on the jazz grapevine around three contrasting artists making their Barbican debut. Israeli-born, resident in France, award-winning pianist Yaron Herman leads a trio that burns with creative energy, re-inventing music from Bjork, Britney Spears and Scriabin as well as his own compositions. Herman performs music from his forthcoming release ‘Muse’. Supporting Herman on solo piano is the musical whirlwind that is Japanese pianist Hiromi. Citing influences from Bach to Oscar Peterson to King Crimson, she's an original talent that has made a massive impact in recent years. Following Hiromi’s critically acclaimed ‘Duet’ recording with Chic Corea comes a live DVD release of the pair in concert, schedule for release soon. Also on the bill is Dutch saxophonist Tineke Postma featuring Geri Allen and Terry Lyne Carrington. 10th July The Barbican, London For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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George Benson Guitarist, vocalist, and one of the worlds greatest living legends returns to London’s Royal Labert Hall to perform his array of hits alongside new music from his forthcoming album, Songs & Stories released later this summer. 2nd July Royal Albert Hall For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Portico Quartet Portico Quartet are four young musicians from East London whose unique music draws on classical, jazz, world and folk in equal parts and sounds like nothing you ever heard before. Their debut album Knee-Deep In The North Sea was a Nationwide Mercury Music Prize Album Of the Year 2008. 1st May Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance 2nd May The Tolmen Centre, Constantine 3rd May Town Hall Pillar Room, Cheltenham Jazz Festival 4th May The Croft, Bristol 5th May Plymouth Barbican Jazz Festival 6th May The Old Market, Hove 15th May Pacific Road Arts Centre, Liverpool 20th May Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 21th May Ruby Lounge, Manchester 22th May Taylor Johns, Coventry 23th May Bath International Music Festival, Bath 2nd June Crisis Hidden Gig, London (with Star Sailor and Bombay Bicycle Club) www.crisis.org.uk/hidden 11th July Lounge On the Farm, Canterbury 12th July Loop festival, Brighton 18th July Durham Brass Festival 26th July WOMAD festival For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Sarah Gillespie Live Dates 2009 Performing material from her stunning debut album Stalking Juliet, Sarah Gillespie is a passionate and formidable storyteller. Expect lyrically driven cascades conveyed with a powerfully sensuous voice and deft finger-picking guitar. Her dynamic band not only includes the album’s producer Gilad Atzmon on accordion, clarinet and sax, but also features drummer and percussionist Asaf Sirkis, with Ben Bastin on double bass, Billy Adamson on guitar, Sameer Makhoul on violin and oud and John Turville, piano. 31 Mar - The Musician, Leicester 30 Apr - Concert for MAP, 606 Club, London 8 May – Dartmouth Music Festival 17 Jun – Vortex, London 22 Jun - Appledore Jazz Club Appledore 23 Jun - St Ives Jazz Club, Cornwall For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Stacey Kent One of Blue Note’s biggest contemporary stars and a multi award winning singer, Kent has an extensive UK tour this spring and summer, including a concert with the BBC Big band on April 8th. 8th April Cadogan Hall with the BBC Big Band 9th April Leeds Town Hall 10th April Lancaster Grand Theatre 11th April Middlesbrough Town Hall 16th April Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells 17th April Loughborough Town Hall 18th April St Donats Arts Centre, Cardiff, Wales 25th April Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham 29th April Landmark Arts Centre UK Teddington 30th April Portsmouth Theatre Royal 1st May Broxbourne Civic Hall 2nd May Oak Hall (Rhosygilwen Mansion), Cardigan, Wales 3rd May Regents Centre, Christchurch 9th May Newbury Corn Exchange 10th May Bury St Edmunds Festival 17th May Cambridge Arts Theatre 13th June Dinton Jazz Festival 25th June Queen's Theatre Hornchurch For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Joe Lovano Us5 US tenor saxophone great plays a rare intimate date in support of his 21st Blue Note recording Folk Art with a stunning quintet featuring rising bass star Esperanza Spalding. 23rd & 24th May Live at Ronnie Scott’s For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Roberto Fonseca Cuban piano sensation Fonseca plays an intimate showcase in support of his brilliant new album “Akokan”. He’ll be joined by his brilliant band Javier Zalba saxes, clarinet and flute, Omar Gonzalez double bass, Joel Hierrezueklo percussion and Ramses Rodriguez drums. 21st May ICA, London For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Julian Arguelles Following on from his January tour, Julian Arguelles performs with his trio featuring two of the biggest names in cutting-edge contemporary jazz, downtown experimental New York drummer Tom Rainey and bassist Michael Formanek. He is joined by special guest the innovative US guitarist John Abercrombie, known for his work with Jack DeJohnette and the Brecker brothers. Arguelles performs as part of double-bill with one of the most exciting and virtuosic guitarists in jazz, Pat Martino. 1st May, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, The Everyman Theatre For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Julian Lage Virtuoso guitarist, arranger and composer, Julian Lage performs music from his debut recording for EmArcy, Sounding Point. Though Julian encompasses many traditions in his playing, including bluegrass, folk, and classical, it’s easy to pin the jazz label on him. Lage has played on two Grammy-nominated jazz albums and having been discovered by Gary Burton, is set to follow in the footsteps of his other discoveries, such as Metheny and Scofield! Click here to download the Press Release PDF 12th May, Charlie Wrights, London 13th May, Charlie Wrights, London Click here to watch the ten minute EPK of the making of the album. For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Lea DeLaria The Smoke Tour The Smoke Tour finds the inimitable DeLaria doing what she does best; tearing her way through the Great American Songbook in a small intimate night club with a cracking band in tow. Her group on this tour features one of the UK’s finest pianists the stellar Janette Mason, bassist Simon Little and drummer Mark Fletcher. Featuring material from DeLaria’s critically acclaimed Live Smoke Sessions you can expect such timeless standards as You Don’t Know What Love Is, Night And Day and Come Rain Or Come Shine, all delivered with an irresistible élan!. Click here to download the Press Release PDF 18th & 19th March Pizza Express Jazz Club London (with special guest Ian Shaw both nights and Alan Barnes first night only) 28th March Pizza Express Music Room Maidstone, Kent 29th March The Brunswick Hove 3rd April Dean Clough Halifax 17th April Fleece Jazz at Kersey Mill Kersey, Suffolk 19th April The Royal Hotel Isle Of Wight 24th April The Hawth Studio Crawley, West Sussex 29th April Daffodil Cheltenham – Cheltenham Jazz Festival 1st May Front Room, QEH, SBC, London - Various Voices festival 7th May The Old Market Hove 23rd May Queer Up North Festival Manchester 28th May The Met Bury 29th May Hull Truck Theatre Hull 31st May Southport Melodic Jazz Club Southport For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Priscilla Ahn Priscilla Ahn, Blue Note's latest discovery, is a wonderful folksy Asian-American singer-songwriter with a fine ear for a poppy hook.. who also plays banjo, ukulele, piano, harmonica, guitar and even harpsichord. She caused something of a stir when she opened for Ray Lamontagne recently, and tours in late April . her debut album, A Good Day, is released on April 27th. 29th April Bush Hall, London 30th April, Glee club Birmingham 2nd May, Bodega Notts 3rd May, Oran Mor Glasgow National press enquiries to Kas Mercer, Mercenary Publicity kas.mercer@mercenarypublicity.com Local press enquiries please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Tribute to Dinah Washington Dee Dee Bridgewater ‘s daughter China Moses is an MTV host, singer and author who is signed to Blue Note in France where her album ‘This One’s for Dinah’ has been a huge hit. Live at Ronnie Scott’s April 13th – 14th (opposite Rosario Giuliani) For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Elan Mehler Sextet Elan Mehler performs tracks from his new Brownswood recording, The After Suite - a collection of deep, thoughtful reflective pieces in what has now become his trademark style. A style summed up by the Guardian as “dreamy, beautifully executed music…like classical music played with a jazzers spontaneity”. Elan performs with vocals for both dates. Click here to download the Press Release PDF. 29th March The Red Hedgehog, Highgate, London (duo performance with Adam McBride-Smith) For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Gilad Atzmon with Strings Tour Charlie Parker with Strings is one of the best-selling records in the history of jazz. Now, in the esteemed company of the Sigamos String Quartet, award-winning jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer Gilad Atzmon steps into the mighty Bird's shoes to celebrate his mercurial genius and play material from his new album In Loving Memory of America due out in March. March 29th – Brighton Dome BRIGHTON For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Lionel Loueke Trio Rising Blue Note Records star, and Herbie Hancock regular, Lionel Loueke is a jazz guitarist and singer from Benin in West Africa, who studied in Ivory Coast and Paris, then enrolled at Berklee in Boston, where he first met the other members of his fine trio, bassist Massimo Biolcati and drummer Ferenc Nemeth. Without doubt one of the most startlingly original figures in contemporary jazz, Loueke is a musician who reminds us that Africa as well as America and Europe is at the cutting edge of the art form. Click here to download the Press Release PDF Wed 18 Mar - BIRMINGHAM The Glee Club Thu 19 Mar - BRISTOL St George’s Bristol Fri 20 Mar - GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead Sat 21 Mar - LONDON Vortex For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Joshua Redman Trio with Reuben Rogers and Greg Hutchinson Apart from his many accomplished albums to date, Joshua Redman's onstage charisma has won him many fans and makes him a compelling live performer. After the success of his latest album on Nonesuch, Compass, this is a chance to see Redman with his current trio make his debut at this year's Gateshead International Jazz festival as well as in the familiar environs of Ronnie Scotts. Ronnie Scotts - March 19th, 20th & 21st The Sage, Gateshead - March 22nd For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Buffalo Collision: Tim Berne/Ethan Iverson/Hank Roberts/Dave King The album ‘DUCK’ released February 2nd on Screw Gun records. Comprising two generations of improvisors – long-time collaborators Tim Berne and Hank Roberts are legends of the NYC Downtown music scene while Ethan Iverson and Dave King are members of The Bad Plus who grew up listening to Berne and Roberts. Their music, all improvised, has a definate character of it’s own and they display an uncanny musical synergy creating funky, fractured and beautiful music that is unforgettable. 'The Buffalos veer from fragmented abstraction to near-funky Philly grooving, working on an engaging tension between these two traits, each constantly jostling for dominance' AllAboutJazz "This is is a quartet that's hard to conceive of, until you hear it - they combine the tight, spiky contemporary jazz impulses of cult covers band The Bad Plus with those of New York downtown saxophonist Tim Berne." The Guardian Friday 30th January - Vortex Jazz Club, Gillett Square, N16 8JH First show 8.30pm £15, LATE SHOW 11.30pm £10 For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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The Julian Argüelles Trio Julian Arguelles embarks on a UK tour with his trio featuring two of the biggest names in cutting-edge contemporary jazz, downtown experimental New York drummer Tom Rainey and bassist Michael Formanek. Of their 2004 London date, The Guardian commented, “This is an uncompromising situation, but in Formanek and Rainey, Arguelles could hardly have found more responsive partners… a startled audience was won over by the trios obvious appetite for risk………Brave, muscle-stretching music, sprung from distinctive composing.” 23rd Jan Komedia, Brighton 24th Jan Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham 26th Jan The Vortex London 28th Jan Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff 29th Jan St Georges, Bristol 30th Jan Millennium Hall, Polish Catholic Centre, Sheffield 31st Jan Black Box, Belfast 1st Feb JJ Smyths, Dublin For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Marc Ducret Trio One of the most unconventional ensembles on the French contemporary music scene – guitarist Marc Ducret with Bruno Chevillon (bass) and Eric Echampard (drums). Noted for his collaboration with saxophonist Tim Berne, Decret’s playing has been likened to ‘a synthesis of Derek Bailey and Jimi Hendrix’ – and he has performed with David Friedmann, Didier Lockwood, Joey Baron, and numerous others. Wednesday 28th January 8.30pm - Vortex Jazz Club, Gillett Square, N16 8JH For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Janette Mason Janette Mason packs a mighty punch. Performing tracks from her dynamic new album, Alien Left Hand, expect crescendos, catchy hooks, and driving swing balanced with delicate ballads. 28th January - 606 Club, 90 Lots Road, Chelsea SW10 For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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other projects 2009
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reissues 2009
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John Coltrane Side Steps |
2nd November 2009 Prestige |
| Prestige was the place where Coltrane cut his
teeth and developed his individual voice before fully developing into the
John Coltrane who would become one of the most important and influential
artists in the history of jazz. ‘Side Steps’ is
a 5-CD box set capturing Coltrane’s session work
as a Prestige sideman to a host of jazz luminaries from mid-1956 to early
1958, including Sonny Rollins, Gene Ammons, Red Garland, Tadd Dameron and
others. The set includes extensive liner notes by jazz historian Ashley
Kahn.
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RVG reissues - 2nd November 2008 Legendary jazz recording engineer, Rudy Van Gelder, remasters a series of essential modern jazz classics on which he was the original engineer on the recording sessions. Each CD includes original and new liner notes, and 24-bit remastering.
"I remember the sessions well” says Van Gelder, “I remember how the musicians wanted to sound. I feel strongly that I am their messenger." |
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The Red Garland Quintet with John Coltrane: dig it! |
Sonny Rollins with Thelonious Monk + Kenny Dorham: Moving Out |
Thelonious Monk Quintet: Monk |
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Miles Davis & Sonny Rollins – ‘The Classic Prestige Sessions, 1951 – 1956’ |
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Johnny Griffin The Best of johnny Griffin |
July 20th 2009 Prestige |
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 On the heels of the recent Droppin' Science compilation, and to the delight of crate-diggers everywhere, come these treasures from deep in the Blue Note vaults. The artists featured here created soulful, and funkified sounds that decades later became the source of grooves, vamps, and beats for today's most heralded DJs and hip-hop producers, from Jay-Z to Beastie Boys to The Roots. |
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Eddie Henderson Heritage |
Bobbi Humphrey Fancy Dancer |
Jeremy Steig Howlin' For Judy |
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The Three Sounds Elegant Soul |
The Three Sounds Soul Symphony |
Reuben Wilson Set Us Free |
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 March 2009 Blue Note introduced the highly-successful Rudy Van Gelder (RVG) Series in 1999, giving Van Gelder the opportunity to lend his precise hand and ears to the process of remastering in 24-bit many of the great Blue Note sessions that he himself had originally engineered. RVG editions contain bonus tracks as well as rare session photographs and expert liner notes. |
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Grant Green Grant's First Stand |
Jackie Mclean One Step Beyond |
Leo Parker Rollin' With Leo |
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Paul Chambers Quintet |
Stanley Turrentine A Chip Off The Old Block |
Horace Parlan Up & Down |
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Baby Face Willette Stop And Listen |
Grachan Moncur III Some Other Stuff |
Grant Green Street Of Dreams |
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Horace Silver Tokyo Blues |
Jackie McLean Bluesnik |
Tony Williams Spring |
| Rudy Van Gelder Remasters April 2009 Legendary jazz recording engineer, Rudy Van Gelder, remasters a series of essential modern jazz classics, originally released on Prestige Records in the 50’s and 60’s, on which he was the original engineer on the recording sessions. Each CD includes original and new liner notes, and 24-bit remastering. "I remember the sessions well” says Van Gelder, “I remember how the musicians wanted to sound. I feel strongly that I am their messenger." Click here to download the Press Release PDF |
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Sonny Rollins – Worktime (1955) |
Miles Davis – Collectors’ Items (1953, 1956) |
John Coltrane – Standard Coltrane (rec 1958, rel 1962) |
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