Jaleel Shaw

February 8, 2008. Posted by Angelika Beener.

Add new comment | Filed under: ascap foundation, Birthdays, blown away, composer award, happy birthday, international jazz competition, jaleel shaw, Jazz Alive, Jazz Community, jazz composer, Jazz Education, kendrick, Live Music, recipient, thelonious monk, young lions

This is another up-and-coming artist that I'm really excited about. Jaleel Shaw is one of the most talented and interesting young players that has come along in the latest wave of young lions. I first met Jaleel around 2002 - he was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition that year as well. I was completely blown away by this cat. This year, he is a recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award, along with another great young talent, Kendrick Scott.

Check him out

Oh, and Happy Birthday too!

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Mike Moreno - Studio Session

February 6, 2008. Posted by Angelika Beener.

Add new comment | Filed under: awe, culture music, drums, fabulous guitarist, Jazz Alive, john ellis, kendrick, Live Music, lyricism, music release, musician, saxophonist john, Studio Sessions, synergy, tunes, world culture

If you checked out the list of my Top 10 favorite albums of 2007, you remember that Mike Moreno was among them. For those of you who are not familiar, here's your chance to check out this fabulous guitarist. The synergy and fire that this band brings is reminiscent and fresh at the same time, as is Moreno's brilliant playing. Saxophonist John Ellis' tone is one of the sweetest I've ever heard, and Moreno's tunes are classics in the making. Don't be surprised if you see them popping up in various musician's repertoires in the near future. Kendrick Scott's lyricism and dynamics on the drums are awe-inspiring, as usual.

Hear the studio session with WBGO's Josh Jackson. And if you dig it as much as I do, be sure to grab his World Culture Music release, Between the Lines. Let me know what you think!

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Eliane Elias at J&R - Something For You

January 29, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

Add new comment | Filed under: bassist, bill evans, billy hart, drummer, eliane elias, Listening Post, Live Music, marc johnson, music

Eliane Elias and her trio - bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Billy Hart - played the music of Bill Evans at J&R, and we broadcast it live.

If you missed it, you can listen to some selections from the live concert here.
-Josh

PS Some great Bill Evans quotes collected here.

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