Bill Frisell has released his 2nd Blue Note album Valentine featuring his trio with bassist Thomas Morgan & drummer Rudy Royston. The guitarist discusses the new album—which was awarded a 5-star “Masterpiece” rating in DownBeat—on the latest episode of “First Look” with Blue Note President Don Was. The 13-song set was produced by Lee Townsend & mixes Frisell originals new and old, jazz standards, traditional songs & covers while exploring the creative freedom of the trio format & the profound relationship that exists between these three musicians after years of touring.
Four years after taking us to the heart of his years growing up on the NYC club scene with Uptown Jazz, legendary bassist/composer Tony Saunders delivers on his stated promise to “make the best, most pleasurable and sensually satisfying album yet” with the perfectly titled Sexy Somethin. Alternately bouncy and buoyant and dreamily sensual, the tracks are all infectiously melodic and roll deep in a groove-intensive pocket. Yet true to the diversity of Saunders’ expansive resume, he infuses stylistic and thematic surprises from track to track. While grounding everything on his trademark deep bass tones and delivering sparkling solos, he invites a vibrant all-star cast to help execute his multi-faceted vision – including Nils, Jeff Ryan, Paul Jackson, Jr., Paul Brown, Marion Meadows and Jeff Lorber. ~ smoothjazz.com
Capturing the same spirit as his dynamic live performances, 2019 marked the release of his third album, Blueprints – Figure One: Frameworks. The first of two volumes in partnership with OA2 Records, the majority of this album is comprised of his own compositions and ranges from duet to sextet, incorporating pieces featuring Cuban percussion, ballads, bop, West Coast Cool and swing. Markus began trumpet at the age of nine. His post-secondary musical studies took him to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Berklee College of Music and the University of New Orleans where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. Markus continues to partner with musicians locally and from around the globe. Open-minded and curious, his musical journey benefits from all that is new and unexpected, courtesy of his global collaborators. He performs, teaches and composes music from his home base in Chicago, Illinois.
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