Dan Wilson has new album coming out May 19! Things Eternal was co-produced by Christian McBride and Wilson and will be available on CD and digital. This album is centered around the shock of losing a lot of people that were central to Wilson's upbringing. Wilsons says that navigating this grief brought back to the surface a hymn lyric that has always resonated with him: "Build your hopes on things eternal and hold on to God's unchanging hand." The first song on guitarist and composer Dan Wilson’s Things Eternal opens with a recorded voicemail from the late organist, personal mentor and dear friend Joey DeFrancesco, serving as a tribute, guiding light and mission statement. Throughout a curated selection of 12 songs, Wilson gathers hope and inspiration from ancestral wisdom, dedicated to the enduring quality of the human spirit. From unique takes on classics from The Beatles, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Michael Brecker, Freddie Hubbard and McCoy Tyner to original compositions, Wilson has crafted an impeccable statement for the world to take notice.
Touted by Carlos Santana as "a work of supreme creativity”, NYC artist Nevaris presents 'Dub Sol', the lead track from his 'Reverberations' LP, forthcoming via celebrated label M.O.D. Reloaded. Nevaris' third collaboration with Bill Laswell and this lineup of musicians, this album focuses on the dub aspects of their sound, combining dub, funk, Afro-Latin rhythms, turntablism and improvisation. Hailing from the Upper West Side of Manhattan, he is of European and Mexican descent with multi-generational roots in NYC and LA. Nevaris has recorded and performed with an evolving lineup of musicians under the name Loud Apartment, most notably Bernie Worrell of P-Funk and Talking Heads fame.
‘Feel the Spirit’ finds Lucas De Mulder as the newest bearer of the torch of deep funk and boogaloo guitar work. Produced by Eddie Roberts, bandleader and guitarist of the international funk group, The New Mastersounds, the album is a direct eulogium to Grant Green’s iconic 1962 record ‘Feelin’ the Spirit.’ De Mulder and Roberts connected while Roberts’ all-star soul project Matador! Soul Sounds was touring through Spain and the two found themselves at a jam session at The Intruso Bar where Roberts immediately recognized their simpatico style of playing and acute influence from Grant Green. A few weeks later, De Mulder sent Roberts a demo and was immediately invited to record a record at Roberts’ Color Red Studios in Denver, Colorado. The sessions featured fellow members of The New Mastersounds Joe Tatton (keyboards) and Simon Allen (drums) as well as Nate Edgar (bass) of The Nth Power. The joyful, imaginative spirit of Grant Green’s playing is kept alive in a new generation through De Mulder’s beyond-his-years wisdom and thoughtful navigation on his instrument.
After a series of edgy electric guitar driven Smooth Jazz albums featuring beachy and summery titles like C0ast Drive and Ride The Wave, multi-talented musician-composer Will Sumner got more personal with his 2021 release Ocean Street, which featured songs emotionally connected to his longtime former family home in Carlsbad, where his mother lived until her passing at 96. On this latest, truly innovative sonic excursion Meadowlark, Will keeps his trademark blend of buoyant funk/rock, sensual atmospheric balladry and breezy, piano-enhanced melodic grace flowing in loving homage to the beautiful working alfalfa farm in Apple Valley, California. owned by his grandmother in the 1960s and 1970s. The collection of infectious tunes brings to life grandma’s warmth and generosity, as well as the sweet nostalgia of his childhood summer vacations there. ~ www.smoothjazz.com
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