THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER DANILO PEREZ - PANAMA 500

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• DANILO PEREZ - PANAMA 500
• NHOJJ - MADE TO LOVE HIM: CELEBRATING LOVE
• NEW RELEASES: RUBEN STUDDARD - UNCONDITIONAL LOVE; JOHN BUTLER TRIO - FLESH & BLOOD; CHARISSE - THE GOOD LIFE

DANILO PEREZ - PANAMA 500 Posted: 05 Feb 2014 09:53 AM PST In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama, becoming the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean and founding the first permanent European settlement in the Americas. Those events continue to resonate five centuries later as Panama celebrates the landmark anniversary. On his new Mack Avenue release Panama 500, favorite son Danilo Pérez adds his voice to the tributes with a stunning portrait of his native land, its storied history, rich culture and fierce struggles.    Panama 500 is Pérez' most ambitious project to date, the furthest evolution yet of what the pianist/composer calls "three-dimensional music." His blend of influences makes him the ideal musical chronicler of his country's history: already a land bridge between the Americas with a vibrant indigenous culture, Panama also began to absorb European culture into its own following Balboa's arrival. Pérez similarly weaves together jazz and Pan-American folkloric traditions with influences from European classical music.

THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER PIANIST KRIS BOWERS RELEASES HEROES + MISFITS ON CONCORD JAZZ

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1. PIANIST KRIS BOWERS RELEASES HEROES + MISFITS ON CONCORD JAZZ
2. OKEH RECORDS PRESENTS THE SOUND OF NEXT WITH SEVEN NEW SIGNINGS
3. ANTON SCHWARTZ - FLASH MOB, DUE JAN 28, 2014
4. RUBEN STUDDARD TO RELEASE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, DUE FEB. 2014 ON VERVE RECORDS

PIANIST KRIS BOWERS RELEASES HEROES + MISFITS ON CONCORD JAZZ Posted: 19 Nov 2013 01:43 PM PST Twenty-four-year-old pianist Kris Bowers has grown up in an era of highly accelerated technological advancement. Digital technology has afforded him and his contemporaries access to unprecedented levels of information and communication channels. In many respects, his generation is more powerful than any that has come before it. Bowers' awareness of this power and potential is at the heart of Heroes + Misfits, an ambitious debut album that positions him at the forefront of a talented sextet and showcases a musical and compositional style that – while clearly rooted in the jazz tradition – is also reflective of an eclectic musical age. Heroes + Misfits is set for release on March 4, 2014, on Concord Jazz Records.