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But surprisingly, some of his most winning moments came at his quietest, when he was singing his sweet tribute to Dizzy Gillespie, Every Day I Think of You. Sandoval and his skin-tight band were half a double bill that closed this year's ArtsNaples
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2013-05-13 Nearly two years after the fall of Cuba in 1959, Congress passed the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, which mandated an increase in governmental programs to enhance mutual understanding between the United States and other
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Click here to enter the contest ( Becoming a fan of Jeffrey Gimble at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! About Beyond Up High Vocalist Jeffrey Gimble's debut CD Beyond Up High is a mellow romp with an unusually broad selection
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2013-04-04 Producer Creed Taylor deserves enormous credit for the American bossa nova movement of the early 1960s. Instead of recording jazz artists interpreting the new Rio de Janeiro soundas many jazz producers at the time were doingCreed [pictured
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Vocalist Martin Beal has operatic training but counts Mel Torme, Sammy Davis Jr. and Bobby Darrin among his favorite singers. Those three had old-school swing in their blood, and based on Beal's new record, "Smile," he does too. Beal recorded the
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March 18, 2013 This CD is the culmination of Nilson Matta 's lifelong dream: to record his interpretation of the Orpheus music from the Brazilian play and movie of the 1950s. To make it happen, Matta enlisted fifteen superb players from Brazil and
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Tucked between these splendid bookends are such gems as Dori Caymmi 's beloved "O Cantador," which many will recognize as "Like a Lover." Introduced to North American audiences by Sergio Mendes and Brazil '66 , its lyrical melody and meaning are
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March 16, 2013 Many people think Maucha Adnet is the most soulful Brazilian vocalist performing today; certainly her voice is warm, textured, and sexy, and her delivery is passionate, classy, and informed by a keen musical intelligence. (Fellow
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March 1, 2013 In this day and age, when shock-and-awe maneuvers and new-thing sounds tend to get all the plaudits and press in jazz, it says a lot when a throwback duo date is widely admired by critics and fans alike. Such was the case with pianist
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February 22, 2013 Celebrating the release of Black Orpheus (Motema, 2013), bassist Nilson Matta brought his band into Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola on February 13, 2013. Along with pianist Klaus Mueller , percussionist Fernando Saci , drummer Alex Kautz and
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