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Joao Roque: Roque

Read "Roque" reviewed by Chris Mosey


Joao Roque is a young Portuguese guitarist and this--cue in a fanfare--is his first album. It's a trifle hit and miss, Roque struggling to express himself. He writes his own material, so if he doesn't quite get there with one song, he starts over again with the next. Enough originality emerges to make the album worthwhile. Enthusiasm counts for a good deal. As does sincerity. Of his musical tribute to Lou Reed--the seventh track--Roque ...

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Performance / Tour

Japanese Jazz Piano Sensation Junko Onishi To Tour U.S. In Support Of Critically-Acclaimed Cd, “Baroque”

Japanese Jazz Piano Sensation Junko Onishi To Tour U.S. In Support Of Critically-Acclaimed Cd, “Baroque”

Source: Muse Media

"Onishi's luxurious, nearly 20-minute “The Threepenny Opera" features exemplary solos from most of the members, but it's Onishi who delivers the song's most revealing solo, marked with strides, glissandos, tremolos and other animated features."—Jazz Times “Baroque's expansiveness and variety make for what could be Onishi's most purely entertaining CD to date."—All About Jazz “Pianist Junko Onishi offers her fans a stunning program of compositions that are as versatile as the musical spectrum... BAROQUE is an exceptional recording that is sure ...

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Japanese Pianist Junko Onishi to release "Baroque" on September 14th

Japanese Pianist Junko Onishi to release "Baroque" on September 14th

Source: Muse Media

JAPANESE JAZZ PIANO SENSATION JUNKO ONISHI MAKES VERVE DEBUT WITH “BAROQUE" SEPTEMBER 14th CD features an all-star ensemble including Nicholas Payton, Wycliffe Gordon and James Carter “It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that blues and swing," states Junko Onishi, one of Japan's most prominent jazz pianists. And swing she does on her Verve debut, Baroque, set for release September 14th. “Since she began her recording career in 1992, Junko Onishi has distinguished herself as a forceful, original ...

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BRAVE NEW WORLD

Self Produced
2023

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Roque

Self Produced
2017

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