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Album Review

Jeff Richman: XYZ

Read "XYZ" reviewed by Jim Worsley


XYZ could perhaps reference any number of things. Sparing us that rabbit hole, in this case it references boundaries pushed to their fullest extent with some exceptional new music from fusion guitarist Jeff Richman. Richman's previous release, Sizzle (Nefer Records 2017) was/is a record that lives up to its name. There is something to be said about not putting out a record every eighteen months, twenty-four months, or any other calendar-driven period. It would seem that Richman threw away the ...

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Album Review

Staci Griesbach: My George Jones Songbook

Read "My George Jones Songbook" reviewed by William H. Snyder


Some might question why write an All About Jazz review of an album featuring songs made popular by George Jones? Duke Ellington had the answer when he said, “There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind ... the only yardstick by which the result should be judged is simply that of how it sounds. If it sounds good it's successful; if it doesn't it has failed." Staci Griesbach and her colleagues have made good music ...

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Johannes Luley: Qitara

Read "Qitara" reviewed by Friedrich Kunzmann


Having made a name for himself with recent and ongoing progressive rock formation Perfect Beings, Johannes Luley released his debut record Tales From Sheepfather's Grove in 2013. While said effort was of rather mesmerizing and ambient nature, strongly inspired by Jon Anderson's Olias The Sunhillow, the guitarists current outing Qitara reflects his continuing explorations of the jazz world and the many possibilities of guitar manipulation. With the support of an impressive cast of musicians Luley has crafted a versatile collection ...

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Otmaro Ruiz: Sojourn

Read "Sojourn" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose


The Chambers Dictionary describes the word “sojourn" as “a temporary residence or stay, as of one in a foreign land." Pianist Otmaro Ruiz's musical journey offers all the right cues for his Sojourn being so apt to document. Even though it gets somewhat personal at times, it is memorable for anyone interested in taking the journey with him. The obvious association of the word “Sojourn" is where all of Ruiz's simplicity ends. He has a truly complex character, in the ...

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Otmaro Ruiz - Sojourn (2008)

Otmaro Ruiz - Sojourn (2008)

Source: Something Else!

By PicoThese days, there's very little in the way of positive vibes coming out of Venezuela to U.S., so to balance things out, I'm going to offer up one: Otmaro Ruiz.Ruiz hails from Caracas, but his muse---not to mention his abilities on piano---brought him to the musically rich environs of Los Angeles as a young man. It wasn't long before he was landing quality gigs playing for the likes of John McLaughlin, Tito Puente, Arturo Sandoval, ...

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Recording

Otmaro Ruiz Announces Los Angeles Dates to Support Latest Album, "Sojourn"

Otmaro Ruiz Announces Los Angeles Dates to Support Latest Album, "Sojourn"

Source: Michael Ricci

Widely considered to be one of the most important jazz musicians working today, Venezuelan pianist and composer OTMARO RUIZ is known for his unsurpassed virtuosity and versatility at the instrument, as well as for the lyricism and complexity of his compositions. A true jazz giant, he is at ease in all styles of music, from straight-ahead jazz to pop, rock, salsa, Afro-Cuban and fusion. One of the most sought-after session keyboardists in Los Angeles, Ruiz has performed in virtually every ...

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Denise Donatelli and Otmaro Ruiz Trio This Thursday

Denise Donatelli and Otmaro Ruiz Trio This Thursday

Source: All About Jazz


Primary Instrument

Keyboards

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Clinic/Workshop Information

Offering different session formats focusing on Modern Creative Improvisation, Piano technique and Styles (modern language, brazilian, and south american elements)

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

XYZ

Blue Canoe Records
2023

buy

In2uition

Dash Hoffman Records
2022

buy

Long Beach

Self Produced
2022

buy

Gifts

Le Coq Records
2022

buy

My George Jones...

Staci Griesbach
2021

buy

Essência

Blue Canoe Records
2020

buy

XYZ

From: XYZ
By Otmaro Ruiz

One Finger Snap

From: Gifts
By Otmaro Ruiz

O Escultor De Sons

From: Essência
By Otmaro Ruiz

Small Hotel

From: In2uition
By Otmaro Ruiz

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