When You Know - Rhonda Hamilton with Dianne Reeves

January 18, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

Add new comment | Filed under: bassist, dianne reeves, drummer, emotional depth, final touches, goodnight and good luck, grammys, greg hutchinson, guitarist, Interviews, josh jackson, love songs, minnie ripperton, pianist, rhonda, romero lubambo, s singer, sarah vaughan, spiritual connection, temptations just my imagination, veal

"It's what it is in that moment." That's singer Dianne Reeves' definition of jazz.
Dianne Reeves is on her way home to Colorado today. She has just finished the final touches of her new recording, When You Know.
It comes out April 15th - so pick up a copy when you drop off your taxes.
Dianne has won multiple Grammys - for her live recording, In the Moment. For her tribute to Newark's own Sarah Vaughan, The Calling (Dianne's favorite). For her soundtrack to the film Goodnight and Good Luck. And when it comes to matters of love, there are few singers in jazz with the emotional depth of Dianne Reeves. So it is not surprising that the new record is a cycle of love songs. When You Know ends with the title track, a song about Dianne's spiritual connection. It also includes jazz versions of The Temptations' "Just My Imagination" and Minnie Ripperton's "Loving You," innocent love songs that Dianne remembers as a child.
Can't wait until the record comes out? You're in luck. Dianne and her band (pianist Geoff Keezer, guitarist Romero Lubambo, bassist Reginald Veal, and drummer Greg Hutchinson) will debut the music live in concert - when else? - Valentine's Night at The Apollo.

Listen to Rhonda Hamilton's interview with Dianne Reeves.

- Josh Jackson

© 2008 WBGO

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Toast of the Nation New York - The Musicians

December 31, 2007. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

Add new comment | Filed under: bossa nova, brazilian food, brazilian styles, da fonseca, dizzy gillespie, freddie hubbard, jazz improvisation, jazz master, jazz musicians, kenny barron, maucha adnet, nilson matta, piano duets, romero lubambo, rutgers university, stan getz, thelonious monk, Toast of the Nation 2007/2008, tribute group, trio da paz, union square greenmarket

There's some serious talent on the stage tonight.

Trio da Paz are Romero Lubambo on guitar, Nilson Matta on bass, and Duduka da Fonseca on percussion. They are some of the best Brazilian jazz musicians on the scene. When you want samba, bossa nova, and other native Brazilian styles fused with jazz improvisation, these are your go-to guys. Singers Pamela Driggs and Maucha Adnet will each join the trio for a song before midnight.

Kenny Barron is a certifiable jazz master, for sure (it's time for the NEA to recognize this). He's played with Dizzy Gillespie, Jim Hall, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz and a slew of other great musicians. His work in Gillespie's 1960s Quintet with James Moody is outstanding. The final records with Getz are worth having, especially People Time, the sax and piano duets. The duet recording with bassist Charlie Haden, Night and the City, is a not-so-distant classic. Kenny Barron was also a part of Sphere, the Thelonious Monk tribute group that became its own thing.

Did I mention that he taught music at Rutgers University in Newark for 27 years? I'll leave the rest out for you to discover. There's plenty more.

Kenny Barron and his wife used to go to the Union Square Greenmarket on Saturday mornings. At noon, they'd visit a nearby café for Brazilian food and a great trio. Kenny was digging Romero Lubambo on guitar, Nilson Matta on bass, and Duduka da Fonseca on drums. aka Trio da Paz. In 2002, these four recorded a CD together. It's called Canta Brasil.

Kenny Barron and Trio da Paz have a lot of chemistry. Stay tuned.

Josh

© 2007 WBGO

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