THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER THE COOKERS SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM "TIME AND TIME AGAIN" SEPT. 16, 2014

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1. THE COOKERS SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM "TIME AND TIME AGAIN" SEPT. 16, 2014
2. New Releases: David Binney - Anacapa; Renaud Garcia-Fons - Beyond The Double Bass; Mario Pavone - Street Songs
3. New Releases: John Coltrane - Afro Blue Impressions; Sten Sandell & Paal Nilsson Love - Jacana; Angles 9 - Injuries
4. Blue Note Records Continues 75th Anniversary Celebrations with Nationwide ‘Blue Note Authorized Dealer’ Retail Program
5. Smokey Robinson to Release "Smokey & Friends" Featuring Duets with Contemporary and Classic Artists such as Elton John, James Taylor, Mary J. Blige, Aloe Blacc, Jessie J, Miguel, CeeLo, Ledisi and More

THE COOKERS SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM "TIME AND TIME AGAIN" SEPT. 16, 2014 Posted: 14 Jul 2014 12:59 PM PDT After seven years together, The Cookers, who "embody the serious-as-death commitment that it took to thrive on the New York scene some four decades ago" (Andrew Gilbert, The Boston Globe), entered the studio earlier this year to record their fourth album, Time and Time Again, the follow up album to their three critically-acclaimed recordings, Warriors, Cast The First Stone and Believe. On Time and Time again the incredibly high level of musicianship has only increased with the latest offering of fresh, challenging, boundary-pushing music from these legendary, revered, veteran improvisers.  Available on Motema Music, September 16, 2014. The Cookers will be touring the globe in support of the album, see dates below.

THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER GUITARIST OSCAR PENAS - MUSIC OF DEPARTURES AND RETURNS - FEATURES ESPERANZA SPALDING, GIL GOLDSTEIN, PAQUITO D'RIVERA

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1. GUITARIST OSCAR PENAS - MUSIC OF DEPARTURES AND RETURNS - FEATURES ESPERANZA SPALDING, GIL GOLDSTEIN, PAQUITO D'RIVERA
2. THE COOKERS LIVE AT THE IRIDIUM: APRIL 19/20, 2014
3. JAMIE SAFT / STEVE SWALLOW / BOBBY PREVITE - THE NEW STANDARD
4. 69 ANNEE MELODIQUE - FEATURES DALIDA, SERGE GAINSBOURG, JANE BIRKIN, MICHEL COLOMBIER AND OTHERS...
5. JC SANFORD ORCHESTRA – VIEWS FROM THE INSIDE
6. NEW RELEASES: VANESSA DA MATA – SEGUE O SOM; MARTINHO DA VILA – ENREDO; PIERRE DORGE & THE NEW JUNGLE ORCHESTRA – TJAK TJAKA TCHICAI
7. NEW RELEASES: MANU DIBANGO – AFRICADELIC; MOUNTAIN MOCHA KILIMANJARO – ICHI NI SAN SHI GO ROKU; THE KUTI MANGOES – AFRO-FIRE
8. NEW RELEASES: GILBERTO GIL – SAMBA; EMILIO SANTIAGO – COMIGO E ASSIM / O CANTO CRESCENTE / GUERREIRO CORACAO; CAETANO VELOSO – MULTISHOW AO VIVO ABRACAO
9. NEW RELEASES: BRIAN BLADE & THE FELLOWSHIP BAND – LANDMARKS; THE GETUP – STRAIGHT FROM THE HOB; MAGIC DRUM ORCHESTRA - MDO
10. NEW RELEASES: STANTON MOORE – CONVERSATIONS; THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS – THERAPY; NICOLE MITCHELL’S BLACK EARTH ENSEMBLE – INTERGALACTIC BEINGS

GUITARIST OSCAR PENAS - MUSIC OF DEPARTURES AND RETURNS - FEATURES ESPERANZA SPALDING, GIL GOLDSTEIN, PAQUITO D'RIVERA Posted: 15 Apr 2014 12:14 PM PDT Catalan guitarist, composer and bandleader Oscar Peñas´ fourth album and second release in the United States, Music of Departures and Returns, includes a Brazilian choro and a tribute to flamenco master Paco de Lucia; a jazz standard and a classic from the Cuban Nueva Trova songbook; and music by the great Catalonian composer Frederic Mompou. Yet this is neither a music sampler nor a showcase of Peñas´ talents in different settings and styles. "This is more or less who I am. I'm not trying to push boundaries, prove anything or show off in any way," explains Peñas. "It's a collection of pieces, some mine, some by other composers that I have always admired, that I felt had a common mood, a certain sound that reflects my personality and where I come from." Music of Departures and Returns features his quartet, comprised of his long-standing rhythm section featuring six-string electric bassist Moto Fukushima, drummer Richie Barshay, and violinist Sara Caswell. The band is augmented by special guests such as bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding, reedman Paquito D'Rivera and pianist, producer and arranger Gil Goldstein who appears on accordion.