PETER HORVATH - ABSOLUTE REALITY
Contemporary jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer, Peter
Horvath has been perfecting his craft since the age of 6 when he began taking
classical piano lessons. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he attended the Bela Bartok
Conservatory of Music. At age 17, he won the National Jazz Combo Competition in
Gyor, Hungary and two years later moved to Austria to attend the Vienna
Conservatory of Music. In 1983, Peter moved to the United States, where he
studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has since performed,
recorded and toured nationally and worldwide with a long line of world-class
artist, including jazz greats Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, Richie Cole,
Ernie Watts, Eddie Henderson, Charles McPherson, Benny Maupin, the Victor
Bailey Group, Lenny White, Arturo Sandoval, Randy Brecker, Marcus Miller, Pee
Wee Ellis Funk Assembly, Bob Mintzer, Bob Sheppard, Craig Handy, Tiger Okoshi,
Lalah Hathaway, Melba Moore, Ledisi, Keith Washington, Rosie Gaines, Ray
Obiedo, Pete Escovedo and the Oakland Symphony. Peter composed for and
performed with David Garibaldi for his critically acclaimed Warner Brothers
video/CD series and recorded the tracks for Aretha Franklin's performance of
the National Anthem at the 1993 World Series. His new album, Absolute Reality has been in the making for some time now
and it's featuring some of the greatest names in jazz, like Bob Mintzer, Randy
Brecker, Victor Bailey, Lenny White, Dean Brown, the late Ricky Lawson, Ray
Obiedo, Larry Kimpel, Walfredo Reyes,Jr, Karl Perazzo, Peter Michael Escovedo,
etc... All original compositions, the music fuses a variety of elements from
hard hitting funk jazz with horns, to pieces with latin and straight ahead jazz
influences, along with some beautiful mid tempo tunes and ballads, even a solo
piano performance to close the album with. The sound represents the musical
diversity of the Bay Area along with the influence of years of touring and
recording with some of the greats in jazz and beyond. ~ Amazon
STEVE KUHN TRIO - AT THIS TIME
Any chance that one has to hear a master musician in his or
her preferred setting is a gift. For all the one-offs and ensemble by committee
type of gigs that spring up, it is the reunion with familiar collaborators for
a stint of a few nights that really becomes integral for the best performances. On his new recording, At This Time, pianist Steve Kuhn found
himself just in the right time and place to record a trio record that feels
timeless and truly inspired. The ensemble, which features legendary bassist
Steve Swallow and drummer Joey Baron, was happy to find itself in an extended
engagement at Birdland Jazz Club in New York in September 2015 and found time
to get into the recording studio before heading to Europe on tour. Of course, Kuhn has been one of jazz s foremost pianists for
over half a century. He has been fortunate to accompany some of the most
important voices of his generation, including John Coltrane, Sheila Jordan and
Kenny Dorham, but it is his work in the trio setting that has been where he has
made his name. Kuhn s current trio features a contemporary, and an
important innovator of a later generation. Steve Swallow has been at the
forefront of contemporary music for decades. Whether performing alongside Jimmy
Giuffre, Paul Bley or Carla Bley, Swallow has been one of the most important
figures on both the acoustic and electric bass. Though twenty years younger
than Kuhn and Swallow, drummer Joey Baron has cemented himself as one of the
most well rounded musicians, at home in the most classic of jazz ensembles and
in the most raucous of the avant-garde. ~ Amazon
CHRIS STANDRING - TEN
Chris Standring offers his tenth solo recording with a
dazzling soul infused groove-laden jazz set. Digging even deeper into creative
territory, Standring continues to stand out from the herd and blaze new trails
in the contemporary jazz world. Celebrating the remarkable milestone of album
number Ten, an ever evolving catalog that includes the 2011 re-issue of his
1989 first indie recording Main Course (The Early Tapes) - he's still got the
cool, trippy sonics happening via a colorful fusing of live instrument and DJ
sounds. But this time, while keeping his melodies, rhythms and arrangements as
infectious as ever, the British born, L.A. based hit maker fashions them as the
vehicle for him to unleash his deeper chops as a powerhouse jazz player and
improviser. Soloing with a wild abandon he's been holding back way too long, the
longtime Benedetto endorsee introduces us to the latest love of his musical
life, his new, gorgeous white Bambino archtop jazz guitar. Perfect combination?
Sounds like a perfect Ten. ~ Amazon
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