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Tomas Janzon Group Changes Music
Album
Experiences
Artist
Tomas Janzon Group Changes Music
Release Date
08/16/10
Buy Link
Buy and listen here.

Featuring:

Art Hillery-piano and organ

Jeff Littleton-double bass

Albert "Tootie" Heath-drums

Geof Bradfield Ensemble
Album
African Flowers
Artist
Geof Bradfield Ensemble
Release Date
07/22/10
Buy Link
Buy this CD from Origin Records (also available form Amazon, iTunes, etc)

 

"Bradfield's experiences in Africa play out vividly on the new disc in a continuous suite … A sleek swing undercurrent keeps African Flowers filed in the jazz bin, but the syncopated countermelodies coursing through Bradfield's compositions play like a musical travelogue" (Downbeat)

 

George Brooks Ensemble
Album
Raga Bop Trio
Artist
George Brooks Ensemble
Release Date
07/20/10
Buy Link
http://www.abstractlogix.com/xcart/product.php
A genre bending blend of jazz, rock, funk, afro-caribbean and Indian classical music featuring powerhouse drummer, Steve Smith and Carnatic guitar phenomenon, Prasanna.
George Brooks Ensemble
Album
Spirit and Spice
Artist
George Brooks Ensemble
Release Date
07/03/10
Buy Link
http://www.georgebrooks.com/george-brooks-music/spirit-and-spice/
The latest from George Brooks Summit, with special guests, Kala Ramnath, Swapan Chaudhuri, Zakir Hussain, Ronu Majumdar and Niladri Kumar
ETHEL
Album
OSHTALI: Music for String Quartet
Artist
ETHEL
Release Date
06/29/10
Buy Link
http://www.amazon.com/Oshtali-Quartet-Chickasaw-Student-Composers/dp/B003J21DV6
Recognized as the first album in history with solely works by American Indian student-composers, OSHTALI (trans. “divide into four parts”) is the latest CD to feature the ebullient string quartet, ETHEL. This 16-work collection showcases the contemporary classical music of students of the Chickasaw Summer Arts Academy in Ada, Oklahoma.
andrewyork
Album
Centerpeace
Artist
andrewyork
Release Date
06/20/10
Buy Link
Buy Centerpeace by Andrew York

Andrew York collaborates with Andy Summers, Mitsuko Kado and Allaudin Mathieu for this collection of composed and improvised works.

American Modern Ensemble
Album
Star Crossing: Music of Robert Paterson
Artist
American Modern Ensemble
Release Date
06/12/10
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American Modern Recordings

 

This recording contains seven chamber works by American composer Robert Paterson, performed by the New York City based American Modern Ensemble. This world premiere recording is the first recording dedicated entirely to Paterson’s music.

tamarprod
Album
Quintessential
Artist
tamarprod
Release Date
06/10/10
Buy Link
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/marcuslmiller4

A compilation of musical pieces reflecting the various stages of life we pass through.

Pathways
Album
Paul Beaudry & Pathways
Artist
Pathways
Release Date
06/01/10
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Paul Beaudry & Pathways

Paul Beaudry and Pathways is a group of veteran jazz musicians from New York City who have performed world wide and served as cultural ambassadors for the U.S. State Dept. The group's music is based on the jazz and blues tradition (i.e. Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock) and uses that as a starting point for musical exploration.