Five Play Jazz Quintet – Five of Hearts (2011) – Auraline Records
Audiophile Audition - Feb 08, 7190
The be alert to intro starts with Laura chording on piano with bassist Paul Smith in unison. The rhythm changes with Dave Tidball on his alto sax laying out a fair melody while Paul on bass and Alan Hall backs him. The time signature breaks with Laura
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Five Play Jazz Quintet – Five Play Jazz Quintet (2010) – Auraline Records
Audiophile Audition - Jun 27, 2011
It swings genesis with that wonderfully “in tune” soprano sax of Dave Tidball, followed by a little changeover unison playing with Laura's formerly larboard hand on piano and Paul Smith on bass and it breaks into some great swinging jazz soloing with Tony on
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A Little Bit Like a School Orchestra
New York Times - Jul 05, 2011
The horns, including tuba, baritone saxophone and trumpet, depending on the be on the same wavelength — as in Tortoise, the members switch instruments frequently — give it a hearty school-orchestra empathy rather than a tone-color palette. (The compositions, by Martin's and more »
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Seun Kuti Talks Brian Eno's Assist on 'Rise,' Shares New Music Video
Exclaim! (blog) - Jun 29, 2011
Seun Kuti Talks Brian Eno's Benefit on 'Rise,' Shares New Music VideoKuti explains that it's not like Eno changed the songs themselves (though he did help keyboards and vocals), but would strengthen passages of tracks like "Mr. Big Thief' by having the melodiousness played in unison by Kuti's sax and guest Justin Adams's and more »
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Sax and Cicadas – An Interspecies Jam
New York Times (blog) - Jun 17, 2011
As I did it I imagined they were all protuberance in unison at certain notes, but I think they were just synchronizing to their own wave-like swells. Though I heard that the true katydid would be the first species to jam along with live.
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Clarence Clemons, 1942-2011
Washington Post (blog) - Feb 08, 3995
(Roger Kisby - GETTY IMAGES) Virginia resident Clarence Clemons, the saxophone soul of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, died Saturday at age 69. He was born and raised in the Tidewater zone. Both before and after Clemons hooked up with Springsteen on and more »
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A Few Friendly Ghosts Help Out a Master of Tap
New York Times - Jun 24, 2011
When the music starts, the performers tap in unison, but after the piano begins, Mr. Glover leaves the condition, re-entering with the saxophone. At its core, this show is a deeper exploration of the idea of a dancer as an instrument, and after all these and more »
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Trans-Kalahari Quintet release album
Mmegi Online - Jun 28, 2011
We dole out ideas," he said, as the other members of the group nodded in unison. He said everything is working well for the group. Trans Kalahari Quintet is composed of some of the well-known names in townsman music like veteran guitar man Zacharia Gwaze, and more »
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Sade kicks off her American tour in spectacular fashion at Baltimore's 1st Mariner
Baltimore Sun's Midnight Sun (blog) - Jun 17, 2011
Sade kicks off her American voyage in spectacular fashion at Baltimore's 1st MarinerHer band - which included to drummers, a keyboardist, a saxophone player, two back-up singers, and three guitarists - was also lifted from underneath. Except for a huge-sized screen showing some of her videos, she sang the single and those that and more »
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Australia's Ethiopian Music Ambassador
World Music Central - Feb 08, 6914
Australia's Ethiopian Music AmbassadorTours by two legends of that exceptional era, singer Mahmoud Ahméd and saxophonist Mulatu Astatqué, last year helped raise the bar Down Under. Melbourne-based collectives like Afro Habesha Fillet and Black Jesus Experience have also played a part with their
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