Jazz promo services

Jazz promo services

May 18, 2014

To: Listings/Critics/Features
From: Jazz Promo Services
Press Contact: Jim Eigo, jim@jazzpromoservices.com
www.jazzpromoservices.com

 sax logo                     tpc logo
 JAZZ at the

Turning Point Café

Piermont, N.Y.

 Within minutes of NYC, NJ, Westchester, CT, Orange in Rockland

TPC JAZZ series began Oct 2007. Please Support Live Jazz.

MAY JUNE Schedule

 Concert- Sunday May 18- 7:30pm

Jazz Poll Winner

  Add a description

Baritone Saxophonist

Gary Smulyan Trio

Ray Drummond, bass

Billy Drummond, drums

$20

one music charge for the evening/no minimum

garysmulyan.com

 

Other Upcoming Concerts-See Below

Thurs June 5- Bucky Pizzarelli-Gene Bertoncini-Ed Laub

Sun June 8- John Hart and Friends

Nyack Jazz Week-last week in July-stay tuned

 

MONDAY JAZZ SESSIONS

8pm-11:30pm

hosted by Saxophonist John Richmond

with :

Mon May 19- John Hart, guitar, Phil Palombi, bass

Tim Horner, drums

No session Mon May 26 Memorial Day observance

Mon Sessions are ON for June-July

These have been great Open sessions. All Music PATRONS,

Jazz instrumentalists, Jazz vocalists welcome.

$5/ no minimum

 recent NY Times piece by Phil Lutz

 NY Times Article by Phil Lutz

FOR UPDATES:

check itinerary- johnrichmondjazz.com

follow twitter @jrichmondjazz

or “like” FB page Like us on Facebook

 

  

 

 

 

Jazz sessions-customary format.

 

House band plays short set up front then session opens Immediately

 

We Hit At 8pm-Get There Early!

 

Hostess Kim and Chef Lou make it happen!

$5/ no minimum

 

 

 

Upcoming Concerts

Sunday May 18

7:30 pm

Downbeat Poll, Jazz Journalist Association Winner

Add a description

Gary Smulyan Trio

Gary Smulyan, baritone saxophone

Ray Drummond, bass

Billy Drummond, drums

$20

one music charge for the evening/no minimum

garysmulyan.com

 

Thursday June 5

7:30 pm

Guitarists

Bucky Pizzarelli, Gene Bertoncini, Ed Laub

 

$20

one music charge for the evening/ no minimum

 

 

Sunday June 8

7:30pm

Guitarist John Hart and Friends

Farewell to Rockland Concert

Bill Moring, bass, Tim Horner, drums

John Richmond, saxophone

and Special Guests!

$10

 

>>>FOR SESSION AND CONCERT UPDATES<<<

Please “Like”-FB PAGE- JAZZ at the Turning Point Cafe, Piermont, NY

TWITTER- follow- jrichmondjazz

 

 468 Piermont Ave. Piermont, N.Y. 10968

 (845) 359-1089

www.turningpointcafe.com      www.johnrichmondjazz.com

 

 

Nice short video piece on TPC Jazz Series at Nyack.Patch.com

 http://nyack.patch.com/articles/in-piermont-jazz-culture-isnt-hard-to-find#video-3037769 

 

Rockland World Radio Internet radio shows with interviews of

TPC Jazz Series artists -archived:

http://www.rocklandworldradio.com/program/jazz 

 

    

  Please forward this email to a friend-help support LIVE JAZZ!    

 

 

 

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Jim Eigo Jazz Promo Services T: 845-986-1677 E-Mail: jim@jazzpromoservices.com
http://www.jazzpromoservices.com/

HAVE A JAZZ EVENT, NEW CD OR IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE JAZZ COMMUNITY YOU WANT TO PROMOTE? CONTACT JAZZ PROMO SERVICES FOR PRICE QUOTE.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE

May 17, 2014To: Listings/Critics/Features
From: Jazz Promo Services
www.jazzpromoservices.com

Stefon Harris
performs with NYYS Jazz on
May 19 at JALC
New York Youth Symphony Jazz: Feelin’ the Vibes 
Stefon Harris, vibraphone
Matt Holman, directorMay 19, 2014, 7:30pm
The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Tickets and more information

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272 Ste Route 94 S #1  Warwick, NY 10990
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E-Mail: jim@jazzpromoservices.com
Web Site: www.jazzpromoservices.com/

HAVE A JAZZ EVENT, NEW CD OR IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE JAZZ COMMUNITY YOU WANT TO PROMOTE? CONTACT JAZZ PROMO SERVICES FOR PRICE QUOTE.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE

 

May 17, 2014To: Listings/Critics/Features
From: Jazz Promo Services
Press Contact: Jim Eigo, jim@jazzpromoservices.com
www.jazzpromoservices.com
40th Annual Jazz Record Collectors’ Bash
June 27th – 28th, 2014
AdmissionGeneral admission: $20.00 covers buyer’s admission for two days (Friday & Saturday).After 5:00 p.m. Friday (including Saturday reentry) and all day Saturday admission is $10.00.Early buyers will be admitted Thursday evening after 7:30 pm for $40.00.Doors open 8:00 a.m. on Friday & Saturday.
Special hotel room rate of $119 per night, Thursday through Saturday. For reservations, call hotel directly and mention Jazz Bash: 1-732-494-6200.

 

Rare vintage videos each day: Admission free with Bash admission or $5 for each film show only.

 

Friday:(4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m)

Ron Hutchinson, co-founder of The Vitaphone Project, will present a largely previously unseen collection of early sound jazz and vaudeville short subjects.  Ron  will be showing a new batch of rare 1929-38 musical British Pathetone talkie shorts and more early sound Vitaphone vaudeville, comedy and band shorts.
Saturday (8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.)

Jazz collector and film historian David Weiner will present two hours of rare film and TV clips, showcasing jazz and pop artists of the 1920s through the 1960s. Among the featured performers will be soloists Duke Ellington, Benny Carter, Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Bobby Hackett, Red Nichols, Rex Stewart, Joe Venuti, Thelonious Monk, Louis Armstrong, Earl Hines, Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart, Buddy Tate, Eddie Shu, Benny Goodman and Buddy Rich; the big bands of Harry James, Vincent Lopez, and Roy Fox; and vocalists Adelaide Hall, Jean Sablon, Lee Wiley, the Mills Brothers and Jimmy Durante.  Plus vintage cartoons and jitterbug dancing!

Vendors

Vendor space: All tables are 6 ft x 3 ft. Cost in advance is $75.00 per table for 2 days, $50 for Friday only or $35 for Saturday only. A 50% deposit is required. On or after June 26th, cost will be $85.00 per table (for 2 days) on a space available basis.
Dealer Setup: Dealers may set up on Thursday night after 7:30 pm. The room will not be available prior to that hour.
By car: Hotel is immediately off Garden State Parkway exit 131A.
By public transportation: NJ Transit (NEC line) to Metropark Station from Penn Station (New York),

Newark Liberty International Airport and Trenton.
From Philadelphia 30th Street Station, take SEPTA to Trenton and transfer to NJ Transit.

 

More information at:

www.jazzbash.net

or contact:

Art Zimmerman

P. O. Box 158

Jericho, NY 11753-0158

zimrecords@msn.com

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May 16, 2014To: Listings/Critics/Features
From: Jazz Promo Services
Press Contact: Jim Eigo, jim@jazzpromoservices.com
www.jazzpromoservices.com

 

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For Immediate Release
Jennifer M. Walden
Director of Marketing
Louis Armstrong House Museum
jennifer.walden@qc.cuny.edu
m: 718.909.5271
@ArtGalNYC
Just Announced: Louis Armstrong’s Birthday Party 
Kicks Off Hot Jazz / Cool Garden Summer Concert Series
NYC’s summer concert season just got very cool with the Hot Jazz / Cool Garden 2014. Three hot NYC jazz bands will play in Louis’s Garden this summer: Emily Asher’s Garden Party on Friday, July 4th – Louis Armstrong’s birthday, Bria Skonberg Quartet on Saturday, July 19th and Gordon Au & the Grand Street Stompers on Saturday, August 16th.  In true party tradition, concerts include complimentary red beans n’ rice based on Louis’s favorite recipe & sweet tea. And, since Louis always celebrated his birthday on July 4th birthday cake will be served during the Fourth of July concert! Hot Jazz / Cool Garden, now in its 8th year, is a highlight to the Louis Armstrong House Museum’s Summer with Satchmo season.Meet the Bands:Emily Asher’s Garden Party – Friday, July 4th @ 2:00 pm
Led by Asher’s tenacious trombone and sweet vocals, this band of All-stars from New York’s vibrant early jazz scene draws on a diverse repertoire of American standards and originals. From Louis Armstrong’s Enchanting Hot Fives and Duke Ellington’s sophisticated melodies to the funky and soulful music of New Orleans brass bands.  Garden Party plays regularly in New York, Boston, Pennsylvania, has three West Coast Tours under their belt and was a featured band at The 2013 Super Jazz Ashdod international Jazz Festival in Israel.  The Wall Street Journal calls Garden Party “a deliberately prosaic name deviously calculated to describe a very exciting combo” and named their recent EP, “Carnival of Joy” a “superior album.” Louis Armstrong biographer, Ricky Riccardi raves that Garden Party is ”simply extraordinary hot jazz played by some of the finest young musicians devoted to keeping this music alive today.”Bria Skonberg Quartet – Saturday, July 19th @ 2:00 pm
The Bria Skonberg Quartet is a powerhouse combination of emerging talent in the New York jazz scene. Leader Bria Skonberg is “poised to be one of the most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation” compliments the Wall Street Journal. This year she earned a Jazz Journalists’ Association nomination for “Up and Coming Jazz Artist of The Year”, is included in Downbeat Magazine’s Rising Star Critics‘ Poll, and was honored a NY Bistro Award for “Outstanding Jazz Artist”. Best known for her knowledge of classic jazz and instigative nature, she has created a style rooted in hot jazz, world percussion, soul and modern effects for her new album “Into Your Own” (Random Act Records 2014).  Bria brings with her Bassist Sean Cronin, a free spirited musical mastermind, Pianist Dalton Ridenhour who has been a featured artist at ragtime festivals since his early teens and Darrian Douglas on drums who moved to New Orleans in 2008 where he took over the drum chair in the Ellis Marsalis’ Quartet for the next four years.Gordon Au & the Grand Street Stompers – Saturday, Aug. 16th @ 2:00 pm
With one foot stomping in vintage tradition and the other in modern style, the Stompers featuring Gordon Au, trumpet; Matt Koza, clarinet; Jake Handelman, trombone; Nick Russo, banjo/guitar and Rob Adkins, bass delight audiences with everything from Louis Armstrong hits and New Orleans favorites to exciting originals, covers of famous classical themes, and even their own joyous adaptations of Disney, TV, film, and pop music. Their appeal to both young and old – to both swing dancers and sit-down music lovers, has earned them a devoted and diverse following in their hometown of New York City. The Stompers have been featured at the famed Cafe Carlyle, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Jazz Festival, the DIY Bushwick Music Festival, the New York Hot Jazz Festival; The Salon, Wit’s End, Shanghai Mermaid, Bobo’s Halloween Masquerade Ball, New Jersey Swing, along with other swanky, cool venues.Tickets for Hot Jazz / Cool Garden:
Advance tickets for Louis Armstrong House Museum’s Hot Jazz / Cool Garden include a complimentary Historic House Tour pass (good for 6 months).  Advance single tickets are $18. A series subscription is available for $45 and includes reserved VIP seats.  Tickets at the door are $20. Advance tickets can only be purchased online atLouisArmstrongHouse.org. Parking is available in the neighborhood and the museum is accessible by subway via the 7 train.

The Louis Armstrong House Museum is located at 34-56 107th Street in Corona, Queens, New York. The museum is open Tuesday – Friday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday/Sunday from 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm.  Travel directions and more atLouisArmstrongHouse.org or 718.478.8274.  Thanks to the vision and funding of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, the Louis Armstrong House Museum welcomes visitors from all over the world, six days per week, 52 weeks per year.

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Copyright © 2013 Louis Armstrong House Museum, All rights reserved.Our mailing address is:

Louis Armstrong House Museum

34-56 107th Street, Queens, NY

Queens, NY 11368

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Jim Eigo Jazz Promo Services T: 845-986-1677 E-Mail: jim@jazzpromoservices.com
http://www.jazzpromoservices.com/HAVE A JAZZ EVENT, NEW CD OR IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE JAZZ COMMUNITY YOU WANT TO PROMOTE? CONTACT JAZZ PROMO SERVICES FOR PRICE QUOTE.CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE
May 16, 2014To: Listings/Critics/Features
From: Jazz Promo Services
Press Contact: Jim Eigo, jim@jazzpromoservices.com
www.jazzpromoservices.com
Gary Lucas News/ Upcoming Shows
Gary Lucas      Lisbon Portugal   4/29/14          photo by Caroline Sinclair
GARY LUCAS is back in NYC now after headlining the Gouveia Art-Rock Festival in Portugal  with legendary Peter Hammill (Van Der Graaf Generator) on Sunday April 27th.
Their “OTHER WORLD” album (Esoteric/Cherry Red) continues to receive stellar reviews:
Feature in Guitar Player Magazine:
Cover of Guitar Player:
Cover of Classic Rock Society (UK):
New review of the duo’s debut live in London from PROG Magazine:
New review from All About Jazz:
New UNCUT review–7 out of 10:
New review from Classic Rock Radio:
“The Delicious Dark World of Peter Hammill and Gary Lucas”
Progressive Rock Central:
L3 Magazine:
4 Stars in Record Collector (UK):
Feature Article in Prog Magazine (UK):
Click on page and scroll down
Review from Some Came Running
http://Review from Some Came Running:
Review from You Are a Ghost (Spain):
Gary Lucas’ recent solo album “CINEFANTASTIQUE” (Northern Spy) continues to receive excellent reviews.
New review from Urban Graffiti:
Review from Burning Ambulance:
Review from The Big Takeover:
Best Guitar Album of 2013–Gapplegate Guitar and Bass Blog
One of the Top 10 Roots Albums of 2013–Philadelphia Citypaper
Cinefantastique web page:
New Gary Lucas station ID for Stress FM–Mihaly Vig’s music from Bela Tarr’s “Satantango”
This fall marks the 20th Anniversary of the release of JEFF BUCKLEY’s celebrated “GRACE” album–
the first two songs on the album “Grace” and “Mojo Pin” co-written and performed by Gary Lucas.
MOJO readers recently voted Jeff Buckley One of the Top 20 Most Important Music Artists of the Last 20 Years:
Lucas’ recent book “Touched By Grace–My Time with Jeff Buckley” (Jawbone Press), an in-depth look at their collaboration, continues to receive excellent reviews:
New clip about “Touched By Grace” from French filmmaker/actress Lena Friedrich:
New interview with Gary Lucas from Prepared Guitar.com:
Letter from Prof. Chris Opperman about Gary’s recent masterclass at Rutgers University School of Music:
UPCOMING APPEARANCES
Sat. May 17th
9pm
5-25 46th Ave, Long Island City
Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters (Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca and Jason Candler)
play a warm-up for their Silver Anniversary show June 27th at Le Poisson Rouge
at The Big Whirlygig–part of the Long Island City Arts Open
curated by Richard Mazda, with special guest Peter Zaremba
Sun. June 1st
6:30pm-10pm
Theater 80 St. Mark’s, NYC
Gary Lucas is a recipient of one of the 2014 Acker Awards for Achievement in the Avant-Garde,
curated by Clayton Patterson and Alan Kaufman
the awards are named for the late literary provocateur Kathy Acker
http://www.ackerawards.com

Fri. June 13th
9pm
Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
Gary Lucas plays solo acoustic at the Sync Summit,
an all-day event for music supervisors, publishers and labels
curated by Robert Singerman (on his sixtieth!)
Tues. June 17th–Fri. June 20th
DigitalPro Studios
Budapest, Hungary
Gary Lucas records a new album project with
Hungarian folk star Eniko Szabo
and saxophonist Toni Deszo
Fri. June 27th
8:00pm-10pm
Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters 25th Anniversary Show
featuring Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, and Jason Candler
with very special guests Jann Klose, Mike Edison’s and more to be announced
Mon. Aug. 18th
9pm
Knitting Factory, Brooklyn NY
Gary Lucas sits in with Hungarian experimental avant-jazz group DeBORT,
featuring saxophonist/leader Toni Deszo, Oscar Hannson, Andras Salyik, and Janos Bujdozo
Sun Sept. 7th
2pm
Baby’s Alright, Willamsburg NY
Gary Lucas takes part in a high-end listening session devoted to Jeff Buckley’s
“Grace” album as part of Colleen Murphy’s “Classic Album Sundays”
Sat. Sept. 13th
8pm
Marriott Burbank Hotel and Convention Center, LA
Gary Lucas performs his “Monsters from the Id” live music and film project
at SON OF MONSTERPALOOZA 2014
more surprises tba
Fri. Sept. 19th
8pm – 10pm
Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters perform
“Touched By Grace–A Tribute to Jeff Buckley”
featuring special guest vocalists tba

Fri. Oct. 3rd
9pm
BAM Cafe, NYC
Gary Lucas debuts his new “Fleischerei” project:
Music from Max Fleischer’s Betty Boop and Popeye cartoons,
 featuring Sarah Stiles vocals, arranged by Joe Fiedler
w/ Ron Jost, Jeff Lederer, and Michael Sarin
Thurs. Oct. 9th
8pm
Symphony Space Thalia Theater, NYC
Gary performs the NYC premiere of his live score accompanying Chinese silent classic “The Goddess”
(1934, d. Wu Yonggang, with Ruan Lingyu)
http://bit.ly/1e4VepJ“Gary Lucas has created a marvelous score for the great Chinese silent classic The Goddess that not only creates the perfect period ambience for the film but even more crucially adds a rich emotional texture to this tragic tale of a woman’s struggle for justice.”–Richard Peña, Director Emeritus, New York Film Festival & Professor of Film Studies, Columbia University

Fri. Oct. 31st Halloween
9pm
United Palace Theatre, Harlem NY
World premiere of Gary Lucas’ new live solo guitar score accompanying
James Whale’s 1931 “Frankenstein”
MORE DATES TBA

RIP H.R. GIGER 2/5/40–5/12/14
Gary performed “The Golem” in Giger’s honor at the 2005 Giger Retrospective,
National Technical Museum of Prague
photo of GL at the Giger Museum in Gruyeres by Gerald Zbinden:
New interview with Gary Lucas from Guitar Blog.com:
Prof. Chris Opperman re Gary Lucas’ recent Masterclass at
Rutgers University School of Music:
Roy Trakin on “Touched By Grace”  in HITS Magazine, scroll down to #4:
New interview with Gary Lucas and Peter Hammill from The Progressive Aspect:
New web page for Gary Lucas’ live score for “The Goddess”:
Tim Buckley collaborator Lee Underwood on “Touched By Grace”:

New updated bio:

New interviews with Gary Lucas-
Figure 8 Magazine (UK)
http://www.garylucas.com
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Jim Eigo Jazz Promo Services T: 845-986-1677 E-Mail:http://jim@jazzpromoservices.com
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May 16, 2014To: Listings/Critics/Features
From: Jazz Promo Services
Press Contact: Jim Eigo, jim@jazzpromoservices.com
www.jazzpromoservices.com
 sax logo                     tpc logo
 JAZZ at the

Turning Point Café

Piermont, N.Y.

 Within minutes of NYC, NJ, Westchester, CT, Orange in Rockland

TPC JAZZ series began Oct 2007. Please Support Live Jazz.

MAY JUNE Schedule

 Concert- Sunday May 18- 7:30pm

Jazz Poll Winner

  Add a description

Baritone Saxophonist

Gary Smulyan Trio

Ray Drummond, bass

Billy Drummond, drums

$20

one music charge for the evening/no minimum

garysmulyan.com

 

Other Upcoming Concerts-See Below

Thurs June 5- Bucky Pizzarelli-Gene Bertoncini-Ed Laub

Sun June 8- John Hart and Friends

Nyack Jazz Week-last week in July-stay tuned

 

MONDAY JAZZ SESSIONS

8pm-11:30pm

hosted by Saxophonist John Richmond

with :

Mon May 19- John Hart, guitar, Phil Palombi, bass

Tim Horner, drums

No session Mon May 26 Memorial Day observance

Mon Sessions are ON for June-July

These have been great Open sessions. All Music PATRONS,

Jazz instrumentalists, Jazz vocalists welcome.

$5/ no minimum

 recent NY Times piece by Phil Lutz

 NY Times Article by Phil Lutz

FOR UPDATES:

check itinerary- johnrichmondjazz.com

follow twitter @jrichmondjazz

or “like” FB page Like us on Facebook

 

  

 

 

 

Jazz sessions-customary format.

 

House band plays short set up front then session opens Immediately

 

We Hit At 8pm-Get There Early!

 

Hostess Kim and Chef Lou make it happen!

$5/ no minimum

 

 

 

Upcoming Concerts

Sunday May 18

7:30 pm

Downbeat Poll, Jazz Journalist Association Winner

Add a description

Gary Smulyan Trio

Gary Smulyan, baritone saxophone

Ray Drummond, bass

Billy Drummond, drums

$20

one music charge for the evening/no minimum

garysmulyan.com

 

Thursday June 5

7:30 pm

Guitarists

Bucky Pizzarelli, Gene Bertoncini, Ed Laub

 

$20

one music charge for the evening/ no minimum

 

 

Sunday June 8

7:30pm

Guitarist John Hart and Friends

Farewell to Rockland Concert

Bill Moring, bass, Tim Horner, drums

John Richmond, saxophone

and Special Guests!

$10

 

>>>FOR SESSION AND CONCERT UPDATES<<<

Please “Like”-FB PAGE- JAZZ at the Turning Point Cafe, Piermont, NY

TWITTER- follow- jrichmondjazz

 

 468 Piermont Ave. Piermont, N.Y. 10968

 (845) 359-1089

www.turningpointcafe.com      www.johnrichmondjazz.com

 

 

Nice short video piece on TPC Jazz Series at Nyack.Patch.com

 http://nyack.patch.com/articles/in-piermont-jazz-culture-isnt-hard-to-find#video-3037769 

 

Rockland World Radio Internet radio shows with interviews of

TPC Jazz Series artists -archived:

http://www.rocklandworldradio.com/program/jazz 

 

    

  Please forward this email to a friend-help support LIVE JAZZ!    

 

 

 

This E Mail Is Being Sent by:
Jim Eigo Jazz Promo Services T: 845-986-1677 E-Mail: jim@jazzpromoservices.com
http://www.jazzpromoservices.com/HAVE A JAZZ EVENT, NEW CD OR IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE JAZZ COMMUNITY YOU WANT TO PROMOTE? CONTACT JAZZ PROMO SERVICES FOR PRICE QUOTE.CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE
May 16, 2014To: Listings/Critics/Features
From: Jazz Promo Services
Press Contact: Jim Eigo, jim@jazzpromoservices.com
www.jazzpromoservices.com
Steven Kroon New CD
“On The One”
+
CD Release Event
@ The Jazz Standard
Tuesday, May 20th
Sets 7:30 & 9:30 pm

116 East 27th St.
between Park and Lexington
NYC 10016
(212) 576-2232
featuring
Steven Kroon, Congas & Percussion
Igor Atalita, Keyboards
Bryan Carrott, Vibraphone
Ruben Rodriguez, Bass
Craig Rivers, Flute
Diego Lopez, Drums

Special Guest:  Tim Ries, Saxaphone

(Kroonatune Records KTR 005) Street Date:  May 7, 2014
Available from CD Baby, iTunes, Casa Latina, Record Mart, Inc.

New York City is known as a cultural melting pot, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the broad palette of Latin music that fills the air.  Renowned percussionist Steven Kroon is a living embodiment of this rich substance, strikingly manifested by his latest album On The One – his fifth release on his own Kroonatune Records.  Following up on his highly acclaimed Without A Doubt, Steven brings back most of the same personnel, all of whom are regular members of his working ensemble.The outstanding array of musicians includes vibraphonist Bryan Carrott, flautist Craig Rivers, and a dynamic rhythm section of bassist Ruben Rodriguez, drummer Vince Cherico, pianist Igor Atalita (who is also co-producer of the album and musical director of the group) and of course, Kroon on congas and percussion.  The spirited cohesiveness and synergy of the ensemble vividly reflects their longstanding musical relationships, most of which extend back for over a decade.  Special guest tenor and soprano saxophonist Tim Ries brings his exemplary artistry to three tracks as well.Sterling musicianship, seamless interplay and complete fluency in the vernacular of the full spectrum of Latin music are essential to fulfill Steven’s imaginative musical vision. This ensemble is fully up to the challenge.  All of the musicians are given ample room to bring their extraordinary soloing skills to the journey, always fully absorbed in the music and never showy or ostentatious. The enthralling musical tales told here encompass forms and rhythms of Cuba, Brazil and Puerto Rico, all processed through the demanding expressive context of Kroon’s Nuyorican heritage.Of course, Steven’s deep experience with such heavyweights of jazz, blues and R&B – including Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Paul Butterfield, The Temptations, Ron Carter, Gary Bartz and so many others – have influenced him greatly.  But the music here is firmly rooted in the sounds that inspired him as a youth growing up in Harlem and Queens – Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez and Machito – all cast through the prismatic light of his 45+ year musical journey. A selfless leader, Steven never allows his virtuosity and consummate skills as a percussionist to eclipse the purpose of the musical excursion he’s planned for the listener.The repertoire was selected with loving care and although a broad variety of rhythms, forms and moods are employed, they are fully integrated into the unified theme that Kroon is expressing.  The nine compositions include a pair of Kroon originals (co-written with and arranged by his longtime collaborator Oscar Hernandez), two by the fine pianist/composer George Cables and an enchanting interpretation of an iconic classic standard.“On the one has been my signature phrase for whenever I sign off, it means to me being right on point, focused.  That’s how I feel about this recording.”
The Kroon/Hernandez title track opens the album, offering testimony to that statement, with the ensemble locking smoothly into its rumba and mambo forms.  Introduced by a heavily syncopated bass/piano line over sparkling percussion, the mellifluous melody is spun by tenor, flute and vibes.  Very liquid, marimba-like vibes, impassioned tenor and smoking congas help launch this CD most emphatically.Their second piece, I Know You Do, is a most infectious son montuno, nicely suspended and with an infectious tropical vibe, fueled by Rodriguez’s woody acoustic bass (he plays electric on the remainder of the album).  Carrott’s vibes solo evokes a steel pan sound and Ries’ joyous solo has a Rollins-ish St. Thomas feel.  A potent collective improv of vibes, flute and tenor leads into a vigorous congas solo stoked by Cuban piano and riffing horns.The Puerto Rican bomba is the flavor for Cables’ Phantom of the Island. Arranged by James Shipp, it’s an atmospheric and sprightly piece with a touch of calypso flavor on the bridge.  The unison blend of vibes and flute is delectable and the rhythmic density is enhanced by the addition of Camilo Molina’s guiro.  A buoyant bass solo, vibrant piano, swirling vibes and a climactic percussion extravaganza add to the jubilant mood.Bryan Carrott arranged Cables’ Camel Rise, a cha-cha with an airily suspended vibraphone opening and a soaring soprano sax break by Ries.  A funky groove reminiscent of Johnny Lytle’s Village Caller kicks in and sets the tone for a brilliant Atalita solo – a la Bobby Timmons in a decidedly Latin mode – and a very percussive Carrott over smoldering rhythm.A special delight comes from a genteel and tranquil version of Herman Hupfeld’s As Time Goes By, a song made immortal by Dooley Wilson in the timeless film classicCasablanca. Arranged by Atalita, it’s a bolero with Carrott’s vibes tenderly stating the melody and soloing in elegant serenity; then closing it out in a Bossa Nova bounce. Brazil remains in focus with a sambaDust Till Dawn, composed and arranged by Donald Vega.  A robust swinger with fluid and articulate solos by flute, piano and vibes, it climaxes with the theme going out on top of explosive percussion that includes the added rhythmic thrust of James Shipp’s pandeiro.

Atalita also arranged a pair of mambos. John Heart’s When There is Love opens gently, but is soon surging on all cylinders, fired by exciting vibes and flute solos.  The emphatically virile rhythms on Sonny Henry’s Roots frame the driving tenor/flute/vibes unison line.  Articulate, angular flute, fervent vibes and urgent tenor solos are all heated by riffs and pushed to incandescent heights by the roaring rhythm section.

This exceptional album closes with Touch, composed and arranged by an esteemed longtime veteran of New York’s Latin scene, Marty Sheller.  Evocative, multi-layered and darkly lustrous in an Afro-Cuban 6/8, this richly textured piece offers a fertile environment for adventurous solos.  Rivers’ full bodied flute, Carrott’s rhythmic and dulcet vibes and an exceptionally musical and stately congas solo by Kroon deliver on all counts.

Steven sums up this extraordinary album in his liner notes. “On The One is my 5thCD.  I always felt that there was a magic to the number 5, and I know that we have captured the magic in this recording.”

Indeed they have.

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