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Yes! Trio: with Ali Jackson, Aaron Goldberg and Omer Avital release 'Spring Sings'

Yes! Trio: with Ali Jackson, Aaron Goldberg and Omer Avital release 'Spring Sings'

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity

Four years after the success of Groove du Jour, named best album of the year in 2019 by the French Academie du Jazz, Yes! Trio is finally back! Strengthened by their differences, these musicians, who never seemed predisposed to meet—a drummer, scion of the great African-American jazz family; a hippie bassist with Yemenite and Moroccan roots; a bon ton Bostonian with a Harvard degree pianist—united by thirty years of love of swing continue to embrace jazz with the same happiness, ...

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The Aaron Bennett Trio Release 'Plays for Lovers' on Soundarts

The Aaron Bennett Trio Release 'Plays for Lovers' on Soundarts

Source: adbsound

Recorded at Guerilla Studios in Oakland on May 5th, 2022, Plays for Lovers features the trio’s unique renditions of jazz classics by Monk, Porter, Van Heusen, Berlin and Rollins as well as two original compositions by the leader; Aaron Bennett. Lead by saxophonist Aaron Bennett, this recording harkens back to a day when every jazz musician had a unique voice all their own. The playing here is personal and passionate. The manner in which this album was recorded was in ...

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Saxophonist Aaron Liddard (Prince, Amy Winehouse & Maceo Parker) releases 'Nylon Man' on October 7, 2022

Saxophonist Aaron Liddard  (Prince, Amy Winehouse & Maceo Parker) releases 'Nylon Man' on October 7, 2022

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations

October 7, 2022 Release Date: Nylon Man Nylon Man is the new album by saxophonist-keyboardist-arranger-composer Aaron Liddard, released on 7th October on the British independent label Havis House. Featuring a plethora of guest contributions from the likes of Carleen Anderson, Omar Puente and Miss Baby Sol, Nylon Man is 12 tracks of jazz by a UK-based artist, influenced by music of Europe, North and South America, the Caribbean and Africa. In his prolific and wide-ranging career, saxophonist-keyboardist-arranger-composer Aaron Liddard has ...

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Guitarist/Bassist Aaron Germain Displays Monumental Compositional, Instrumental Achievement With 'Bell Projections,' Arriving May 14 On Aaron Germain Music

Guitarist/Bassist Aaron Germain Displays Monumental Compositional, Instrumental Achievement With 'Bell Projections,' Arriving May 14 On Aaron Germain Music

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity

Aaron Germain’s aptitude for both string instruments and haunting compositions reaches stunning new heights with Bell Projections, set for a May 14 release on his own Aaron Germain Music imprint. The album’s 17 pieces were written and arranged for guitar quartet—but on the recording, it’s Germain who plays all four guitar parts. It was never intended as a solo showcase. Best known as a bassist, Germain’s ambition was to challenge himself as a composer. “I was downloading tons of classical ...

Video / DVD

StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: In the tradition with Aaron Diehl

StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: In the tradition with Aaron Diehl

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring pianist Aaron Diehl, who's coming to St. Louis to perform on Friday, January 31 at the 560 Music Center. The event is a solo piano recital presented by Washington University as its “Annual Carlin Concert," honoring the legacy of Seth Carlin, the internationally renowned pianist who taught at Wash U for 37 years. Carlin was a classical pianist who also enjoyed listening to jazz, and so in keeping with the ...

Interview

Interview: Aaron Diehl

Interview: Aaron Diehl

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Pianist Aaron Diehl has a way of making you think about what you're hearing. This happens on the ballads Single Petal of a Rose and Blue Nude from his The Bespoke Man's Narrative (2013). But Aaron also can make you think when turning up the heat with staggering command, as he does on Uranus and Broadway Boogie Woogie from Space, Time and Continuum (2015). His ballads tend to have a Charles Mingus-like brooding quality while his up-tempo works exhibit an ...

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"Chapter Five," Fifth Album By The Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington Bicoastal Collective, Due May 19 From Oa2 Records

"Chapter Five," Fifth Album By The Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington Bicoastal Collective, Due May 19 From Oa2 Records

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity

Since joining forces in 2008 as the Bicoastal Collective, trumpeter Paul Tynan and baritone saxophonist Aaron Lington have recorded a series of outstanding albums ranging in instrumentation from tentet to quintet to sextet to a quintet featuring a Hammond B-3 organist. Chapter Five, their fifth album and the first with a full 18-piece big band, adds a sumptuous new volume to the duo’s already impressive discography. The new CD will be released May 19 by OA2 Records. As on its ...

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Event

Elio Villafranca With All-Star Band & String Quartet - March 31 At Aaron Davis Hall - "Cuba - Senegal: Letters To Mother Africa II"

Elio Villafranca With All-Star Band & String Quartet - March 31 At Aaron Davis Hall - "Cuba - Senegal: Letters To Mother Africa II"

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations

CUBAN PIANIST ELIO VILLAFRANCA- ALL-STAR BAND WITH STRING QUARTET & MORE. HEADLINES AT AARON DAVIS HALL ON MARCH 31ST Cuba- Senegal: Letters to Mother Africa II, acclaimed pianist-composer's ode to Cuba and Africa! City College Center for the Arts on Friday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. Piano sensation Elio Villafranca heads to the City College Center for the Arts on Friday, March 31, with the latest in his popular “Letters to Mother Africa" concerts. The last one was named one ...

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George DeLancey - Self-Titled Debut CD - With Aaron Diehl, Lawrence Leathers, Stacy Dillard & More!

George DeLancey - Self-Titled Debut CD - With Aaron Diehl, Lawrence Leathers, Stacy Dillard & More!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations

Rodney Whitaker's Protégé GEORGE DELANCEY Self-Titled Debut CD NYC Release Gig: September 28- Smalls Jazz Club CD Features All-Star Band Including: Aaron Diehl, Lawrence Leathers, Stacy Dillard and more! Straight Ahead Hard Swingin'! Bassist/composer/bandleader George DeLancey busted out with his self-titled debut CD July 9, 2016 to critical acclaim and nationwide airplay. He features an all-star lineup of young musicians crossing the spectrum of the New York jazz scene. Together they create a tight program of ...

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Bay Area Meets Chicago For A New Quartet CD Release With Aaron Bennett, Darren Johnston, Lisa Mezzacappa And Frank Rosaly - "Shipwreck 4"

Bay Area Meets Chicago For A New Quartet CD Release With Aaron Bennett, Darren Johnston, Lisa Mezzacappa And Frank Rosaly - "Shipwreck 4"

Source: NoBusiness Records

Shipwreck 4 celebrates the first quartet meeting of jny: San Francisco Bay Area improvisers Darren Johnston, Aaron Bennett and Lisa Mezzacappa with jny: Chicago drummer Frank Rosaly. Johnston, a major figure in the Bay Area music scene, has nonetheless retained close ties to Chicago’s jazz community, and made the introductions here—the group assembled to play a set at a San Francisco Monday night music series, and decided right afterwards to book a recording session that weekend. Fueled by the combination ...

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