THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER JAVON JACKSON - EXPRESSION FEAT. ORRIN EVANS / CORCORAN HOLT / MCCLENTY HUNTER

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1. JAVON JACKSON - EXPRESSION FEAT. ORRIN EVANS / CORCORAN HOLT / MCCLENTY HUNTER
2. COMPOSER/BASSIST ALEXIS CUADRADO PRESENTS POETICA AT SEEDS BROOKLYN
3. NEW RELEASES: NICOLA CONTE - FREE SOULS; SHEILA E - ICON; THE OMAR HAKIM EXPERIENCE - WE ARE ONE
4. VINCENT HERRING - THE UPTOWN SHUFFLE FEAT. CYRUS CHESTNUT / BRANDI DISTERHEFT / JOE FARNSWORTH
5. BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL 2014: OVER 150 PERFORMANCE AT MORE THAN 15 VENUES THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY
6. SARA SERPA & ANDRE MATOS - PRIMAVERA
7. HAROLD MABERN - RIGHT ON TIME FEATURING JOHN WEBBER / JOE FARNSWORTH
8. JOSE JAMES READYING NEW ALBUM "WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING" SET FOR JUNE RELEASE

JAVON JACKSON - EXPRESSION FEAT. ORRIN EVANS / CORCORAN HOLT / MCCLENTY HUNTER Posted: 20 Mar 2014 11:38 AM PDT In 25 years as a recording artist, tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson had never made a live record as a leader...until now. With his new Smoke Sessions title Expression, the wait is finally over. To an instinctive perfectionist like Jackson, live recording presents a different set of challenges from a studio session, but he did learn first-hand from none other than Art Blakey, after all, to prepare, prepare, prepare and then leave it all on the stage. In fact, Jackson opens the record with Wayne Shorter's "One by One" which famously appeared 50 years ago on one of Blakey's many live recordings, Ugetsu. The results have a natural energy and relaxed quality that are difficult to capture in the studio. This record documents some of Jackson's personal favorites and he credits the live atmosphere for delivering what he feels are his definitive versions. He includes modern classics like Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing," Donnie Hathaway and Roberta Flack's hit "Where is the Love," and the timeless "When I Fall in Love," that are trademark Javon-accessible but enlightening. The quartet, called the Javon Jackson Band, features bassist Corcoran Holt, drummer McClenty Hunter and, for the first time, Orrin Evans. One of the busiest pianists in Philadelphia or in New York, Evans fit in with the group instantly and Jackson valued the fresh approach and playing that he brought to the music. A striking example of their rapport is the groove they strike on George Cable's '70s classic "Think on Me." It's a certifiable hit but there is simply a lot of great music on Expression. With a record this good, it's a safe bet that Jackson won't wait another 25 years to make the sequel. JavonJackson.com

THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER MARCUS CORBETT - STRUNG DEEP

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1. MARCUS CORBETT - STRUNG DEEP
2. NEW RELEASES - SOIL & PIMP SESSIONS, ALIFIC, ALEXIS CUADRADO
3. GREGORY PORTER RELEASES VIDEO TO LIQUID SPIRIT + TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
4. ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT ANNOUNCE DELUXE EDITION OF BLACK RADIO 2

MARCUS CORBETT - STRUNG DEEP Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:41 PM PDT Much to the excitement of music enthusiasts worldwide, Folk-World music artist Marcus Corbett has released his highly anticipated debut album Strung Deep. Based between Marlborough and Oxford in the UK and Pune in India, and having gigged the length and breadth of the UK and on the western coast of India, Marcus has quietly been gaining an esteemed reputation for his esoteric, unique blend of Indian classical music and British folk. Says Marcus, "I have studied Indian Classical Music because it is (for me) an undeniably beautiful and compelling musical genre. In my composition, I do not try to play it directly as my music is mine and mine alone." Marcus started to travel to India in the mid '70s and has since spent the following decades continuing to cultivate an ongoing relationship with Tabla and Indian Classical Music. As Corbett puts it – "I traveled first to India as a wide eyed 18 year old and I heard a Tabla solo by the river Ganga. All I can say is my world changed; but it was the vocal that really hooked me – the voice in the music found an echo in me."