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THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER GEOFF MCBRIDE - JOURNEY TO THE SOUL


THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER GEOFF MCBRIDE - JOURNEY TO THE SOUL

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    1. GEOFF MCBRIDE - JOURNEY TO THE SOUL
    2. DRUM LEGEND TERRY BOZZIO PRESENTS A SOLO MUSICAL PERFORMANCE ON WORLD'S LARGEST TUNED DRUM AND PERCUSSION SET ON 2014 TOUR
    3. INCOGNITO - AMPLIFIED SOUL
    4. SONNY ROLLINS - ROAD SHOWS, VOLUME 3
    5. SLY & ROBBIE - UNDERWATER DUB
      Posted: 09 Apr 2014 11:40 AM PDT
      You've heard him on "The Voice." Now get ready to hear the true voice of Geoff McBride as he takes a deeper, more expansive Journey To The Soul on his new independent full length recording.

      Two years after the powerhouse singer blew away millions of viewers – and judges Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green, who quickly swiveled around - with his explosive twist on Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground" during the blind auditions phase of NBC's mega-hit talent competition, McBride delivers on the promise and praise while taking listeners on an adventure that goes beyond strict genre boundaries and showcases the depth of his artistry.


      "With this album, I want to convey the essence of who I am as a vocalist and an artist," the singer says, "and my love for a variety of different kinds of music, from pop and R&B to gospel and rock. I connect deeply with each of these songs because they convey true life facts about love, happiness and human relationships. Though my foundation is in soul music, I am not just a soul singer. I believe that all music transcends together."

      McBride, whose rough video demo of Marvin Gaye's "What's Goin' On" got him in the door and who sealed the deal singing "Drift Away" for the show's executive producers, never viewed his time on the show as a competition - but rather an opportunity to share his gift. Having only returned to singing live professionally a few years ago after some years away from the industry, McBride's rekindled passion inspired his exciting decision to become a recording artist once again. A key part of this was the on-screen encouragement of Aguilera, who snagged McBride for her team in the Battle Rounds after a mini-battle for him with Green, and guest mentor Lionel Richie, who helped him master "Chain of Fools."

      Immediately after the singer wrapped "Higher Ground," Aguilera enthused, "The very first note you hit blew me away!" She also emphasized her amazement at his "amazing level of energy" that brought the audience to its feet. Richie was also dazzled by McBride's incredible vocal abilities. "When Geoff walked in…BOOM!" Richie exclaimed excitedly. "His delivery was unbelievable. It was not coming out of a microphone. There was no speaker. I love it." Judges Blake Shelton and Adam Levine echoed their colleagues with admiration for McBride after each of his appearances.

      With a rich vocal palette that taps as deeply into the church music traditions of his youth as it does the romantic power of legends like Seal, Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye and Al Green, the North Carolina raised, Florida based singer brings his uncanny storytelling ability – in the tradition of another of his heroes, James Taylor – to a collection of ten hand-chosen songs that convey where his musical heart thrives in 2014.  

      Showcasing a multi-layered sense of artistry that McBride only hinted at on "The Voice," these songs speak to the heart as celebrations of life, love, the human spirit while exploring the inner complexities of our relationships. In addition to creative re-imaginings of the Todd Rundgren penned "Love Is The Answer" (currently a rising sensation on urban jazz radio), "At Last" (which sneaks in a cool segue to Sam Cooke's "You Send Me") and "Feelin' Alright" (originally by Traffic, later popularized by Joe Cocker), Journey To The Soul features a sparkling batch of originals penned by Grammy winning songwriter Jerry Peters (the inspirational ballad "Wipe Away Your Tears") and two time Dove Award winner Sam Mizell, who wrote "My Angel", "You Got Lips", "When You Got Love", "Walk Away", and "Need".

      McBride, who lives with his wife Lisa and four children in Santa Rosa Beach on Florida's Panhandle, has been working with the Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center for a number of years, performing at various benefits, including two with Oscar winning actor Morgan Freeman. Founded in 1998, the Center – whose mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect, protect children and restore the lives of child abuse and neglect victims – is using "Wipe Away Your Tears" as a call to action song, posting McBride's video on its website; proceeds from the track will benefit the organization. McBride will also be giving away copies of Journey To the Soul and T-shirts to those who donate $35 or more – with a goal towards getting a million people to donate in 2014.

      Journey To The Soul was produced by renowned music industry studio veteran, keyboardist and recording artist Trammell Starks, owner of Studiomagic Recording Studios in Alpharetta, Georgia. Nearly two decades after they had last worked together, Starks reached out to McBride to sing on his cover version of "Summer Breeze." Their work on the track, which was released as a single in 2013, led to a deeper collaboration that accelerated with the singer's appearances on "The Voice." When the two decided to start a new album for McBride, the singer originally wanted to record some material he had written. Ultimately, in the service of choosing the best potential hit songs, he opted to "step out of the way" of his own ego to choose a group of songs that would best highlight the depth of his talents.

      If McBride seems very confident, self-assured and seasoned for an emerging talent, it's because he brings a unique history as a onetime Arista recording artist to the mix. After spending his teens in his small town near Lexington, North Carolina as front man for the popular Top 40 band Whisper Wind, he was inspired by a performance by the legendary Al Jarreau at a local venue called The Mosque to forgo college (and his initial dreams of being a pediatric surgeon) and head to Atlanta to pursue a musical career.

      A demo he worked on found its way to the brass at numerous labels, and McBride soon had offers for recording deals from Motown, Atlantic and Arista. Signing with Clive Davis' label, he soon found himself mingling with a roster that included Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Teddy Pendergrass and Lisa Stansfield. He also appeared on the competition juggernaut of its time, "Star Search." The lone album he recorded for the label, Do You Still Remember Love? was produced by the late Gerald Levert and spawned the Billboard R&B chart hit "No Sweeter Love." The singer later began recording a second project in the studio at Eddie Murphy's Bubble Hill mansion. Ultimately, however, McBride chose to leave Arista when he realized his vision for where he wanted to go as an artist wasn't matching up to the label's commitment.

      During a handful of years outside the industry, McBride worked at an Ace Hardware store, then started his own construction business. As if a talent like his could ever be on the sidelines for long, he eventually found his way back to music and started doing jingle work while performing regularly at Café 290 in Atlanta – a venue that was frequented often by member of Earth, Wind & Fire and jazz/gospel singer Jonathan Butler.

      The most important change in his life was meeting and marrying Lisa (in 2001) and starting a family. An opportunity for McBride to sing with the youth group BigStuf led him to move his family to the Panhandle in 2006. Since then, he's performed for locals and tourists alike at popular elite restaurants and clubs, including regular gigs at the The Vue, La Playa, The Ocean Club, 723 Whiskey Bravo, and many others.

      "Looking back on those early career experimentations," McBride says, "I was probably more interested in finding myself than the type of music I would eventually claim as my own. Although I didn't understand it at the time, those years of personal and professional discovery were a necessary part of my growth as an artist that, only now, I find paying off in this season of my career.

      My dad passed away when I was very young, and he was a gentle soul who used to sing to my mom in the kitchen. I learned from them about the power of music to heal and inspire as the universal language. With Journey To The Soul, I want to get back out there and tell the world that there is still real music sung by real singers. We're still around and still have the chops – so brace yourselves!"


      Posted: 09 Apr 2014 07:52 AM PDT
      Photo: Andre Ozga
      Drum legend Terry Bozzio, known for his work with Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, UK and his critically acclaimed solo ventures, celebrates the 50th anniversary of his first drum lesson with "An Evening With Terry Bozzio" coast-to-coast North American tour! During the course of this tour, Terry Bozzio will hit over 40 cities from San Diego to Jacksonville to Montreal to Vancouver to Los Angeles and everywhere in between. This will be a night of solo drumming and include compositions from throughout his career, as well as improvisation. It is by no means a clinic or a workshop. Enjoy an intimate evening of Terry Bozzio and his monster sculpture of a drum kit together for the first time in seated venues across North America.

      "TERRY BOZZIO - An Evening of Solo Drum Music" is a unique, intense, dynamic, spiritualistic, melodic, orchestral, atmospheric, and musical performance on the largest tuned drum & percussion set in the world. Unless you have seen Terry, you have no idea what you are in for. Bozzio is an enigmatic, evocative, and engaging musician whose instrument just happens to be the drums. Terry Bozzio is able to accompany himself with bass note patterns and, at the same time, melodically solo on top with highly developed coordination skills to express a complete musical statement on the drum set alone. Drawing from jazz, classical, & ethnic percussion styles from around the world, Terry Bozzio is "a storyteller," able to weave a hypnotic spell over audiences and enthrall them with an eclectic experience filled with contrast, variety, intimacy, excitement, & passion.

      Terry has had tremendous success with his last two Terry Bozzio solo drum performance tours in Europe (2012 included his headline show at the Jazz Festival Frankfurt – the oldest jazz festival in the world – and 2013 which included sold out performances in Sweden, Germany, Eastern Europe, and France). Please note that this is not a bombastic 2 hour drum solo. This is MUSIC on drums, "an evening with Terry Bozzio." In most of Bozzio's works, he accompanies himself with bass lines while soloing over it melodically on the tuned toms. There is space, classical forms & structures, ambient electronic loops, and atmospheric percussion effects, as well as some exciting & fiery drumming that brings audiences to their feet!

      An Evening with TERRY BOZZIO North American Tour Dates:
      Aug 15, 2014 - Mexicali, BC, Mexico - Lob Bar (Bol Bol)
      Aug 17, 2014 - Phoenix, AZ - MIM Music Theater
      Aug 23, 2014 - Denver, CO - Soiled Dove
      Aug 26, 2014 - Tulsa, OK - The Vanguard
      Aug 28, 2014 - Conroe, TX - Dosey Doe
      Aug 29, 2014 - Fort Worth, TX - McDavid Studio
      Aug 31, 2014 - Austin, TX - One World Theater
      Sept 04, 2014 - Orlando, FL - Plaza Live
      Sept 05, 2014 - Largo, FL - Largo Cultural Center
      Sept 10, 2014 - Washington, DC - The Hamilton
      Sept 11, 2014 - Wilmington, DE - World Café
      Sept 13, 2014 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Saint
      Sept 14, 2014 - New York City, NY - Iridium (2 shows – 8pm & 10pm)
      Sept 15, 2014 - New York City, NY - Iridium (2 shows - 8pm & 10pm)
      Sept 16, 2014 - Stafford Springs, CT - Stafford Palace Theater
      Sept 19, 2014 - Richmond Hill, ON, Canada - Cosmopolitan Music Hall
      Sept 21, 2014 - Buffalo, NY - Nietzches
      Sept 24, 2014 - Nashville, TN - 3rd and Lindsley
      Sept 26, 2014 - Newport, KY - The Southgate House Revival
      Sept 30, 2014 - Little Rock, AR - Juanitas
      Oct 05, 2014 - Chicago, IL - Martyrs
      Oct 06, 2014 - Chicago, IL - Martyrs
      Oct 14, 2014 - Calgary, AB, Canada - Orpheus Theatre
      Oct 16, 2014 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Imperial
      Oct 17, 2014 - Vancouver Island, BC, Canada - Tidemark Theatre
      Oct 19, 2014 - Seattle, WA - The Triple Door
      Oct 20, 2014 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
      Oct 23, 2014 - Oakland, CA - Yoshi´s
      Oct 25, 2014 - Los Angeles, CA - Catalina´s
      Oct 26, 2014 - Los Angeles, CA - Catalina´s

      In other news, Over the last four decades, drummer Terry Bozzio has built an extraordinary legacy based on his unique approach to rhythm and the diverse and acclaimed recordings to which he's contributed. On April 18, 2014 he'll go beyond genres into new mediums with the release of an art collection titled [RHYTHM] + [SKETCH]. Available exclusive at www.terrybozzioart.com, the collection is a fusion of artwork crafted over the last three decades mixed with new abstract visuals made from capturing rhythm.

      A project that began a year ago, [RHYTHM] + [SKETCH] is a highly limited release of artwork on canvas. The collection's visuals are a unique fusion of ink sketches Bozzio has made throughout his career, as well as his take on the new medium of rhythm-on-canvas, a process of creating abstract artwork through the documentation of rhythmic performance and light movement. To build the collection, Bozzio joined Los Angeles art team SceneFour in the creation process. SceneFour is the team responsible for the rhythm-on-canvas movement, working exclusively with the world's finest drummers to craft abstract artwork from performance. "Terry's collection is a remarkable step forward. His style is so unique that once captured the arcs and techniques he's mastered become crystal clear to a discerning viewer," SceneFour's Co-Founder Cory Danziger states. "The fusion of Terry's sketches into the rhythmic creations is a natural. His work behind the kit has similarities to the artwork done by hand. It's very telling of how his creativity is consistent even as it crosses platforms." In total, twelve different works are featured in Bozzio's collection, with a limited number of each piece available to the public on April 18, 2014. Each piece is numbered and signed individually by Bozzio. To join the interest list to learn more and see it before the release, sign up at www.terrybozzioart.com. Terry's stage setting for his upcoming solo drum tour will include large pieces of his [RHYTHM] + [SKETCH] work as a backdrop on the stage.

      "I just want to make music on the drums." - Terry Bozzio

      Posted: 09 Apr 2014 06:46 AM PDT
      "Amplified Soul", the 16th studio album from Incognito, consists of 16 new recordings soaked in soul, coated in jazz with more than a twist of funk and dance. Or as Bluey puts it: "This is a labour of love, a gift to those who have supported us over the years".

      Recorded and mixed at the legendary Livingston Studio in North London where The Buena Vista Social Club's eponymous multimillion selling first album was mixed and also Björk's 1993 debut album recorded and mixed, this album features singers Tony Momrelle, Vanessa Haynes and new addition Katie Leone who provide some of the best vocal performances ever recorded by the band. They are joined by legendary singer songwriter Carleen Anderson and Connecticut born funkstress Deborah Bond and the return one of the Incognito fans favourite Imaani, with the addition of a totally fresh voice on the scene in the form of the soulful 22 year old Australian debutant Chiara Hunter.

      Guitarist, main producer and band leader Bluey once again leads his tight rhythm section of Francis Hylton on bass, Matt Cooper on keyboards, Francesco Mendolia on drums and the young percussion sensation Joao Caetano to create a bed of soulful funky irresistible grooves that are punctuated by the trademark Incognito horns. At times on this album the band navigates towards a darker sound than on their previous works offering the listener a new adventure with wonderfully crafted songs wrapped in warm tones. At other times they just get joyously funky!

      There are guest performances by original Jamiroquai drummer Nick Van Gelder on two cuts, the awesome alto saxophonist Nigel Hitchcock, synthesizer wizard Ski Oakenfull, Elements Of Life percussionist Roberto Quintero, and Incognito regular contributor Richard Bull and many more. From the plaintive opening number "Amplify My Soul" you get echoes of a classic era that could be easily associated with Marvin Gaye or Stevie's offerings from the 70's, to the bubbly, bouncy, catchy number that is immediate and infectious "Hats (Make Me Wanna Holler)", the album unites all of Incognito's best character traits. If ever Incognito had a festival crowd anthem, then "Hands Up If You Wanna Be Loved" is it!

      Tracklist:
      1. Amplify My Soul (Part 1)
      2. I Couldn't Love You More
      3. Rapture
      4. Hands Up If You Wanna Be Loved
      5. Hats (Make Me Wanna Holler)
      6. Silver Shadow
      7. Deeper Still
      8. Amplify My Soul (Part 2)
      9. Something bout July
      10. Day Or Night
      11. Wind Sorceress
      12. Another Way
      13. I See The Sun
      14. Never Known A Love Like This
      15. The Hands Of Time
      16. Stop Running Away

      ~ Amazon UK

       

      Posted: 09 Apr 2014 06:29 AM PDT
      Since launching his Doxy label in 2006 with the Grammy-nominated studio album Sonny, Please, the great tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins has been turning to his vast archive of his own concert recordings to compile superior performances for release in Doxy's acclaimed Road Shows series. The selections in Volume 1 (2008) spanned nearly 30 years and included a trio track from the saxophonist's 50th-anniversary Carnegie Hall concert, while Volume 2 (2011) focused primarily on his epic 80th-birthday concert at New York's Beacon Theatre.

      Road Shows, vol. 3, to be released May 6 as part of a distribution agreement with Sony Music Masterworks and its jazz imprint OKeh, draws its six tracks from concerts recorded between 2001 and 2012 in Saitama, Japan; Toulouse, Marseille, and Marciac, France; and St. Louis, Missouri. "Patanjali," a recent-vintage Rollins composition, is given its debut recording on the new disc. The performances, says Rollins, "present parts of me I want to have presented."

      On May 5 at 12:00 noon EDT, Rollins will expand his forays into social-media territory (and CD promotion) by participating in an unprecedented video conference, "Sonny Rollins Meets His Fans," broadcast live on YouTube and Google+. Ten members of Sonny's global community of listeners and fellow musicians, chosen from the winners of a video contest on his Facebook page, will interact with Sonny, one by one, in real-time video, utilizing Google's popular Hangout platform. Immediately after the live broadcast, the program will be available for viewing on demand on Sonny's web site and Facebook page. In addition to the ten guests (each of whom will receive a copy of Road Shows, vol. 3), moderator Bret Primack will be choosing questions from Google+ viewers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOmclIi0CnU

      "As one of the few jazz musicians able to fashion a career exclusively as a concert artist," writes Bob Blumenthal in his CD notes, "[Rollins] has made his appearances events that blend the soul-baring seriousness of a 'classical' recital with the participatory release of a music that has always drawn on various kinds of call and response. At his best, which Rollins presents to us here and in the previous Road Shows, he rides the spontaneity of the moment into unique collections of moods, grooves, and feelings."

      Road Shows' material reflects an artist who has become as enthralled by narrative lines as melodic. Noel Coward's "Someday I'll Find You" - which he first recorded on 1958's Freedom Suite and then on Sonny, Please - takes him back to his boyhood days, when it was the theme for the long-running radio show, Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons.

      The infectious "Biji," introduced on the 1995 album, Sonny +3, was written "back in the days when guys had nicknames like Rahsaan and Famoudou. I adopted Brung Biji as mine. It was sort of African style."

      "Patanjali" is named after the sage whose Yoga Sutras, he says, "lay down everything you need to know" about a discipline and philosophy that "has helped me get through life and kept me trying to be a better human being."

      The nearly 24-minute rendering of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's masterwork, "Why Was I Born," is as moving as it is breathtaking - a monument to Rollins's emotional powers. He won a 2006 Grammy for his version of it on Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert, performing it in Boston five days after the terrorist attack on New York, which forced him to evacuate his apartment.

      "I've played it a lot," he says. "So I was wondering whether I should put it out again. I decided to because it captured me going in certain directions I felt needed to be put on record. I actually had two versions to choose from. On one of them, everything was quite clean. On this one, I played something I might be the only one who likes. But I liked the groove and a lot of other things. It represents Sonny Rollins at a certain point of creation." 

      Rounding out the program, there's an eight-minute, stand-alone cadenza taken from a 2009 St. Louis show and a brief, album-closing dose of his perennial crowd-pleaser, "Don't Stop the Carnival."

      Road Shows, vol. 3 was produced by Rollins and his longtime engineer, Richard Corsello. Trombonist Clifton Anderson and bassist Bob Cranshaw are heard throughout, joined on selected tracks by pianist Stephen Scott; guitarists Bobby Broom and Peter Bernstein; drummers Kobie Watkins, Perry Wilson, Steve Jordan, and Victor Lewis; and percussionists Kimati Dinizulu and Sammy Figueroa. "All of these people in my bands are top of the line in their own right," says Rollins. "It's a privilege and pleasure to play with them." 

      Twitter: @sonnyrollins


      Posted: 09 Apr 2014 06:23 AM PDT
      Following the successful "Blackwood Dub" from 2012 is the next chapter in the relationship of Sly & Robbie, the producer Alberto Blackwood and Groove Attack! Again studio time was booked at the legendary Harry J studio and recordings started with Mikey Chung, Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan, Daryl Thompson, Robbie Lyn, Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – but be warned – the album features a set of 10 tracks of analogue recording sessions and is a special listening experience for real – "Underwater Dub".

      Quotes:"Robbie & myself Sly – we always like to create & play music when we did the first dub album "Blackwood Dub" at Harry J recording studio, at the great hallmark studio known for so many Jamaican hit recordings, some of them we were a part of doing – now the second dub album "Underwater Dub", we just turn back the clock & came forward and started dropping the drum & bass, it felt so real so good – didn't want to stop, just like in the old days we had great fun doing this record and will have greater fun making the next one for Slam Records – nuff respect" – Sly Dunbar for Sly & Robbie

      - Available as CD (first 3000 copies include additional 16-page booklet of Harry J studio yard images) and as deluxe vinyl set LP+CD (180 gram, booklet & CD insert)
      - Track 10 features as hidden track (starting at 4:50) the Underwater Dub Version of 'Bed's Too Big' – for all of those who missed the same titled single (GAP117)
      - Follow-up album to "Blackwood Dub"
      - Recorded at Harry J studio in analogue recording sessions like back in the days

      Tracklisting:
      01. Dictionary
      02. Forward March
      03. French Woman
      04. Spray Belly
      05. Great Wall
      06. Stormy
      07. War Zone
      08. Daphne
      09. Melissa
      10. Thumb Drive (plus check at 4:50)



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