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Angel Roman & Mambo Blue: Festive Interplay

Read "Festive Interplay" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


Latin Jazz as presented by guitarist Angel Roman, is a combination of Afro Latin rhythms from a variety of sources, but when blended with Brazilian, pop, and fusion the music results in a new stew which, while recognizable, has different flavours, fragrances and textures. Delivering this mélange is the band Mambo Blue, whose membership ebbs and flows depending on Roman's residency. This iteration is composed mainly of musicians from Austin, Texas, and they have delivered on their talents with a ...

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Angel Roman: Mambo Blue

Read "Mambo Blue" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci


Latinos know that there is no such thing as generic Latin music, although you can find common rhythmic patterns, melodic motifs, instrumentation and harmonies spread across the Caribbean, Mexico, central and South America . So if you are looking for “typical" Latin stuff, you will not find it here. Although to a nonexpert ear, there is something distinctly Boricua (Puerto Rican) about Mambo Blue, even if it was conceived in Austin, Texas. The music scene there is probably about as ...

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Justin Vasquez: Triptych

Read "Triptych" reviewed by Phil DiPietro


Young saxophonist Justin Vasquez acquits himself assertively on this 2009 debut, adapting the model of the tough Texas tenors to his own assiduous Austin alto. But that convenient alliterative to Vasquez's lone star origins belies his true lineage in the modern, slashing altoist mold carved out by the likes of David Binney,Greg Osby, Steve Coleman and Kenny Garrett.

Possessing all the firepower necessary to fuel an over-the-top debut, Vasquez upped the ante by exercising restraint, pulling together a band full ...

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Anton Chekurov
saxophone, alto

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Mambo Blue

Self-Produced
2021

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Festive Interplay

Self Produced
2021

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Triptych

Triptych Works
2009

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