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The members of Spoke bring strong musical backgrounds to the collective:
International award-winning trombonist Andy Hunter has lived in Shanghai, Cleveland, and New York and currently tours around the world with the Mingus Big Band and Mingus Dynasty ensembles. When in town, he also works steadily in some of NYC's top salsa bands.
Dan Loomis has become one of NYC's most in-demand bassists, peforming regularly with the Wee Trio and as a sideman in venues such as Lincoln Center and Birdland.
Danny Fischer moved to New York from Melbourne, Australia in 2004, where he was a top jazz drummer. Credits include performances with Diana Ross, Patty LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Chaka Kahn, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Sheila Jordan.
Justin Wood moved to NYC after growing up in rural Maine. He has performed around New York in venues such as Birdland and NJPAC. He performs regualarly with his own quartet, the Evan Mazunik's ZAHA, Martin Vejarano's Columbian jazz project, and Maquina Mono.
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SPOKE: (r)anthems
by Ernest Barteldes
On (r)anthems, the New York-based ensemble takes various pop classics and favorite World Music tunes and reinvents them into their own flavor, either going into a New Orleans-tinged feel or just improvising around the melody. An example is Stevie Wonder's “Tell Me Something Good," which is re-purposed here into a marching band-like vibe. The Beatles' “Blackbird" (incorrectly credited solely to Paul McCartney) begins with the original guitar line as a duet. The ensemble then improvises freely around the melody.
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by Dan Bilawsky
According to the members of SPOKE, this album--the band's third to date--"is both musical rant and anthem." So what does that mean? Well, it means that there's an intentional balancing act between the raw and refined, the focused and the untamed, and the grand and rowdy. Nothing ever goes off the rails and nothing is ever too sedate or bland, as the members of SPOKE continually switch gears and change hats. There's also enough stylistic diversity at play--pop, bop, spicy ...
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by J Hunter
In his liner notes to Spoke's self-titled debut disc, Matthew Lima wrote that this Brooklyn-based quartet is “constantly refining the art of the compromise... not into a concession or lowering of standards, but an intermediate between different things." He's half right: There are no concessions whatsoever on Spoke; however, the differences are what it's all about.
The thought that went into the set's twelve pieces is literally mind-bending. Classical music isn't just one of the musical sub-cultures Spoke visits on ...
read moreInterview: Deb Rasmussen on 'Unspoken'
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Deb Rasmussen is a singer from Calgary, Alberta, whose day job is in agricultural economics. But her occupation is hardly the stuff of milking cows and feeding chickens. This is big-league stuff. When I reached out to her initially, Deb was on her way to Mongolia to help the country maximize the potential of its land for food and clothing. So how does someone with this background switch gears and turn to jazz singing. As you'll soon learn, these two ...
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Joel Nichols Joins Kansas City Area Youth Jazz As Spokesperson, Emcee, Consultant
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Christopher Burnett
KC Area Youth Jazz is pleased to announce the addition of Media Relations Expert and Kansas City area Radio and Television Personality, Joel Nichols as an official Spokesperson, Concert Emcee, and Media Consultant. “I’ve known Christopher [Burnett] for many years and look forward to working with KC Area Youth Jazz,” Nichols said. “I’m looking forward to serving the organization as an official spokesperson, concert emcee, and consultant.” An assistant professor of broadcasting for 25 years, Nichols knows the value of ...
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Tony Adamo Singer/Spoken Word Artist Signs With Ropeadope Records
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Louis Marks CEO at Ropeadope Records signs singer/songwriter/spoken word artist Tony Adamo. Tony Adamo's music producer Mike Clark has also been signed to Ropeadope Records. Mike Clark is of Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters fame. Tony Adamo's first CD release on Ropeadope will be on October 19th, 2018. Jazz and the spoken word have always had a symbiotic relationship. Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti pioneered the beat poet landscape of the ‘50s and ‘60s. But what of modern ...
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Singer/Spoken Word Artist Tony Adamo Releases "Rain Man" Video
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
By Dick Metcalf, editor, Contemporary Fusion Reviews Look—up in th' sky; it’s a BIRD… it's a PLANE… ah, naw, mang, it’s just the “Rain Man”, my pal Tony Adamo, performin’ some of the absolutely COOLEST original music/lyrics he’s done to date! & I know, man… ’cause I’ve reviewed 100’s of his “hip- spoken-word” songs—most recently in issue #154, and I can tell you, peepz’, this is the coolest video I’ve seen from Tony yet! You should definitely read that review, ...
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Spoken Word Artist Tony Adamo Releases "Birth Of The Cool" Video
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Tony Adamo
"Tony Adamo harkens back to a day that, for most modern listeners, never was: a time in the 50s and 60s when a small but influential cast of artists in jazz, poetry and movies oozed a dangerous, irresistible force that men admired and women wanted. The Rat Pack sort of had it, but for each Sinatra or Martin, there were hundreds of underground artists who lived more dangerously and closer to their creative edge. With jazz as the centerpiece, Adamo ...
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Enter the "Dan Lehner's Memory Field - Spoken Migration" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Dan Lehner's Memory Field - Spoken Migration“ download giveaway starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on May 27th. Click here to enter the contest
(Becoming a fan of Dan Lehner at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)
Good luck! About Spoken Migration
Spoken Migration is the first EP from New York quartet Memory Field, led by trombonist/composer Dan Lehner. The online release features 5 ...
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Enter the "Aaron Diehl - The Bespoke Man's Narrative" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Mack Avenue Records “Aaron Diehl - The Bespoke Man's Narrative“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on April 23rd. Click here to enter the contest
(Becoming a fan of Aaron Diehl at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)
Good luck! Your Friends at Mack Avenue Records About The Bespoke Man's Narrative
“The idea for the metaphor was that the composition ...
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Pianist Aaron Diehl to Make Mack Avenue Records and Studio Debut with Captivating New Album, the Bespoke Man's Narrative, Available March 19
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DL Media
In fashion circles, the adjective “bespoke” denotes custom-made suits and shirts and signifies the person who designs and constructs them. On The Bespoke Man’s Narrative, his brilliant Mack Avenue Records debut, pianist Aaron Diehl extrapolates this notion to matters of musical invention. “The idea for the metaphor was that the composition and concept were specifically for these musicians,” Diehl says, referring to his working quartet of 30-ish all-stars – vibraphonist (and Mack Avenue artist) Warren Wolf, bassist David Wong and ...
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Hub and Spokes: The Key to Driving Fans to Your Band Website
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HypeBot
By David Dufresne, CEO of musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle In a previous blog post we talked about the importance of driving fans to your website. In this post, we'll go over the “Hub & Spokes" analogy and method to help drive traffic to your site using your social media profiles, and some of the best ways you can use content to do that. Hub & Spokes A lot of artists we work with, or meet at different events, are ...
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Jazz This Week: Bobby Broom and Deep Blue Organ Trio, Bonerama, Kirk Whalum, Spoke, Old Webster Jazz and Blues Festival, St. Louis Jazz Club Picnic and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's shaping up to be a busy weekend for live jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with several touring musicians and bands in town, plus some noteworthy free events that should appeal to those looking for some budget-friendly entertainment. Let's go to the highlights... On Thursday night, Chicago guitarist Bobby Broom, best known as a longtime sideman to saxophonist Sonny Rollins, and his Deep Blue Organ Trio will be in town for a one-nighter at Robbie's House of Jazz. ...
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