LUCIANA SOUZA – Live @ Tiny Desk Concert (2024)

Felix Contreras, May 17, 2024 | I’m not the first to say it: jazz and Brazilian music are like very close first cousins. There is a historical DNA connecting the two traditions, but also linked by harmonic construction, ample room for improvisation and plain old swing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49zIojl1CM4 In Luciana Souza’s performance, all of the above… Continue lendo LUCIANA SOUZA – Live @ Tiny Desk Concert (2024)

NATURAL INFORMATION SOCIETY – Moonlight Chorus / Is

Natural Information Society is a music ensemble described as “ecstatic minimalism”. The group formed in 2010 and is led by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joshua Abrams. NPR called the group a "staple" of the underground music scene in Chicago. Their performances often include the paintings of Lisa Alvarado. Wikipedia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCxoynJgi9k&list=OLAK5uy_nwQgVnmHEilPOrIew0-IarPo1vl-g6E1M According to Musicworks, Natural Information Society's performances… Continue lendo NATURAL INFORMATION SOCIETY – Moonlight Chorus / Is

KOKOROKO – Boiler Room X Friday Late @ Victoria & Albert Mvsevm, London | Fvll concert (2017)

Kokoroko (stylised as KOKOROKO) is a London-based eight-piece musical group led by Sheila Maurice-Grey, playing a fusion of jazz and Afrobeat. In February 2019 they were named "ones to watch" by The Guardian, after their track "Abusey Junction" garnered 23 million views on YouTube. In February 2020 they won Best Group at the Urban Music… Continue lendo KOKOROKO – Boiler Room X Friday Late @ Victoria & Albert Mvsevm, London | Fvll concert (2017)

SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS – I’ve Found A New Baby

Squirrel Nut Zippers is an American swing and jazz band formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by James "Jimbo" Mathus, Tom Maxwell, Katharine Whalen, Chris Phillips, Don Raleigh, and Ken Mosher. The band's music is a fusion of Delta blues, gypsy jazz, 1930s–era swing, klezmer, and other styles. Wikipedia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FxiJWEKUtk&ab_channel=SquirrelNutZippers-Topic I've found a new… Continue lendo SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS – I’ve Found A New Baby

BILL FRISELL TRIO – Live @ Leverkusener Jazztage (2023)

William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist. He first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts, notably as a participant in the Downtown Scene in New York City, where he… Continue lendo BILL FRISELL TRIO – Live @ Leverkusener Jazztage (2023)

JOHN SCOFIELD – Live @ Leverkusener Jazztage (2023)

Germany’s Rockpalast shared full-show video of guitar great John Scofield’s November 9 performance at the 2023 Leverkusener Jazztage Festival in Leverkusener, Germany. The set saw Scofield offering both covers and originals from his October 2023 album, Uncle John’s Band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkPfmW84lnU&ab_channel=WDRRockpalast Accompanied by renowned jazz players and collaborators drummer Bill Stewart and bassist Vicente Archer, Scofield… Continue lendo JOHN SCOFIELD – Live @ Leverkusener Jazztage (2023)

DAVID KRAKAUER – Klezmer à la Bechet

David Krakauer (born September 22, 1956) is an American clarinetist who performs klezmer, jazz, classical music, and avant-garde improvisation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTYKT9hGJeQ&ab_channel=DJY0gi Krakauer's performance career focused on jazz and classical music before he joined The Klezmatics in 1988. He sees klezmer as his "musical home," saying "I can write music within klezmer, improvise, do experimental stuff, be… Continue lendo DAVID KRAKAUER – Klezmer à la Bechet

ZEV FELDMAN & ANDY STATMAN – Gypsy Hora & Sirba

Zev Feldman is an internationally recognized, GRAMMY-nominated independent record producer and the Co-President of Resonance Records in Los Angeles. He is also a consulting producer of archival and historical recordings for Blue Note Records. He's been dubbed "the Indiana Jones of Jazz" in Stereophile magazine and is widely known as the "Jazz Detective." Over the… Continue lendo ZEV FELDMAN & ANDY STATMAN – Gypsy Hora & Sirba

FANFARE CIOCARLIA & ADRIAN RASO – Swing Sagarese | Live @ Montreal Jazz Festival (2016)

Fanfare Ciocărlia is a twelve-piece Romani Balkan brass band from the northeastern Romanian village of Zece Prăjini. They are known for their fast, high-energy music with complex rhythms and high-speed staccato clarinet, saxophone, and trumpet solos. Wikipedia The Montreal International Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest… Continue lendo FANFARE CIOCARLIA & ADRIAN RASO – Swing Sagarese | Live @ Montreal Jazz Festival (2016)

FANFARE CIOCARLIA & ADRIAN RASO – Live @ Montreal Jazz Festival | Fvll concert (2016)

Fanfare Ciocărlia is a twelve-piece Romani Balkan brass band from the northeastern Romanian village of Zece Prăjini. They are known for their fast, high-energy music with complex rhythms and high-speed staccato clarinet, saxophone, and trumpet solos. Wikipedia The Montreal International Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest… Continue lendo FANFARE CIOCARLIA & ADRIAN RASO – Live @ Montreal Jazz Festival | Fvll concert (2016)