Strunz &
Farah – Tales Of Two Guitars
All new
material in Strunz & Farah's new studio recording, Tales of Two Guitars,
the latest chapter in the continuing story of the two virtuoso guitarists who
have created an original and enduring body of guitar music. Rhythmic and
colorful, and recorded with 11 guest musicians, Tales is a musical storybook of
a fully evolved style of playing and composing which has been highly
influential among guitarists everywhere. The new recording has 13 original
pieces, full of contrasts both compositionally and instrumentally, ranging from
the rhythmic to the romantic to the jazz-influenced, incorporating in varying
degrees their classic mix of Latin, Middle Eastern and Jazz influences.
Alain Mallet
– Mutt Slang
After
working 25 years as a busy pianist and composer, Alain Mallet finally decided
it was time to put out a CD that would truly capture his unique voice and
outlook. Mallet has been a sideman for such high-profile acts as Madeleine
Peyroux, Phil Woods, and Paul Simon, and his compositions have been recorded by
jazz greats like Gary Burton, Dave Samuels, and Paquito D’Rivera, among many
others. But until now, he’s never recorded his own CD as a leader. Mutt Slang is
a genre-bending, eclectic project suffused with the diverse cultural influences
that have shaped Mallet’s musically adventurous spirit. The project reflects
Mallet’s deep philosophical views on art and culture, and was influenced by
Miles Davis’ 1958 sessions, Jacques Brel, the Globe Unity Orchestra, Peter
Gabriel, Elis Regina, Keith Jarrett’s American quartet, Stevie Wonder,
Rachmaninov’s Third Concerto, and Salif Keita, to name just a few. The rhythm
section comprises some of the top players on the scene today, including veteran
percussionist JAMEY HADDAD (Dave Liebman, Simon Shaheen, Paul Simon), bassist Peter
Slavov (Joe Lovano), and drummer Abraham Rounds (Meshell Ndegeocello, Seal). Mutt
Slang is a two-CD set. The first CD is a standard, high quality, stereo
recording, while the second CD was engineered with additional audio channels
for surround sound by Elliot Scheiner, the multi-Grammy winning music producer
and engineer. This is a project that seemingly embraces the whole world, yet
it’s articulated with a decidedly American jazz accent by a masterful pianist
joined by a coterie of veteran and up-and-coming jazz luminaries.
Pete Malivererni Trio - Heaven
Pianist,
composer, educator Pete Malinverni has been a fixture on the New York City Jazz
scene since moving there in the early 1980s from his hometown of Niagara Falls,
NY, where he'd begun Classical Piano studies at the tender age of six. Since
moving to NYC, Pete has recorded fourteen times as a leader, including in solo
piano, trio, quartet, quintet, big band and choral contexts. All his recordings
have been received by critics and the public alike and have seen heavy airplay
on all platforms, from the radio to the internet. Throughout his time in NYC,
Pete has established performing, recording and inspirational contact with a
host of masters on the scene there, including Joe Lovano, Vernel Fournier,
Charles Davis, Mel Lewis, Dennis Irwin, Jon Faddis, Karrin Allyson, Steve
Wilson and many, many others. These collaborations have happened in studios and
on stages like the Carnegie Recital Hall, the Caramoor Festival, the Piccolo
Spoleto Festival, the Rome Music and Image Festival, the Santiago (Chile) Jazz
Festival and others, as well as in New York's great clubs, such as the Village
Vanguard, Birdland, the Blue Note, the Village Gate, Bradley's, Smalls and
Mezzrow. These experiences, along with his work in inspirational settings such
as the Devoe Street Baptist Church in Brooklyn (Minister of Music), the
Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale, NY (Pianist and Conductor) and the
Pound Ridge Community Church (Director of Music), have convinced him that music
must be treated as a sacred gift, to be passed on freely to fellow musicians
and listeners, with passionate control. www.jazznetworkworldwide.com
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