Jazz pianist Eldar, known as Eldar Djangirov during his high school years at Francis W. Parker here in San Diego, has released his new collection of live recordings "World Tour, Vol. 1" and it's one of 16 new releases to the Jazz 88.3 Music Library for the week of June 22, 2015. Here's the full list and later, links to the artist websites and more...
- ANTONIO ADOLFO – “TEMA”
- PERRY BEEKMAN – “S’WONDERFUL: PERRY BEEKMAN SINGS AND PLAYS GERSHWIN”
- HUGO CARVALHAIS - "GRAND VALIS"
- BRIAN CHARETTE – “ALPHABET CITY”
- CHARLIE DENNARD – “5 O’CLOCK CHARLIE”
- ELDAR – “WORLD TOUR, VOL.1”
- MACK GOLDSBURY / DUANE DURRETT – “SANDTOWN”
- THE KANDINSKY EFFECT - "SOMNAMBULIST"
- PAUL KEELING – “ANCIENT LIGHTS”
- SUSIE MEISSNER – “TEA FOR TWO”
- CRISTINA MORRISON – “BARONESSA”
- ABBEY RADER WEST COAST QUARTET - "FIRST GATHERING"
- JAMISON ROSS – “JAMISON”
- DIRIK SCHILGEN – “ON THE MOVE”
- TERELL STAFFORD – “BROTHERLEE LOVE”
- CHARENEE WADE – “OFFERING”
Your Jazz 88.3 hosts will be introducing you to these new releases all week, so Listen Long, Often, and LIVE at 88.3 FM San Diego and Worldwide at Jazz88.org! You can check out the debut of all the new releases each week on The New Jazz Thing with Vince Outlaw, Monday evenings 6-8pm PT.
READ THE FULL ARTICLE for links to artists websites, release reviews, and additional listening notes from the Jazz 88 Music staff....
ANTONIO ADOLFO – “TEMA”
- Jazz 88: Pianist, leading a session of Brazilian flavored, straight-ahead jazz.
PERRY BEEKMAN – “S’WONDERFUL: PERRY BEEKMAN SINGS AND PLAYS GERSHWIN”
- Jazz 88: Male vocalist/guitarist, honoring the great George Gershwin.
- S'Wonderful: One Sheet (PDF), Track-by-Track (PDF)
HUGO CARVALHAIS - "GRAND VALIS"
- Jazz 88: Portuguese bassist/composer leads a quartet that features some experimental and spacey music, but also accessible and structured.
BRIAN CHARETTE – “ALPHABET CITY”
- Jazz 88: Organist, leading a trio, performing all his originals.
CHARLIE DENNARD – “5 O’CLOCK CHARLIE”
- Jazz 88: Organist, leading a trio, performing funky originals and other tunes.
ELDAR – “WORLD TOUR, VOL.1”
- Jazz 88: Pianist, leading a trio, taken from various live performances.
MACK GOLDSBURY / DUANE DURRETT – “SANDTOWN”
- Jazz 88: Organ/sax quartet, recorded live, with a few vocal tracks.
THE KANDINSKY EFFECT - "SOMNAMBULIST"
- Jazz 88: A progressive Paris/New York-based trio blending jazz with elements of electronic music.
PAUL KEELING – “ANCIENT LIGHTS”
- Jazz 88: Pianist, leading a variety of ensembles, performing mostly original material.
- Interviewed on The New Jazz Thing, January 9, 2012 about his release "The Farthest Reach", his time spent in San Diego playing with Gilbert Castellanos, and more.
- San Diego Reader biography of Paul Keeling.
SUSIE MEISSNER – “TEA FOR TWO”
- Jazz 88: Female vocalist, backed by some all-stars, performing straight-ahead standards.
CRISTINA MORRISON – “BARONESSA”
- Jazz 88: Female vocalist, performing interesting arrangements on a variety of songs.
ABBEY RADER WEST COAST QUARTET - "FIRST GATHERING"
- Jazz 88: Drummer, debuting his West Coast Quartet that consists of San Diegans Peter Kuhn, Drew Ceccato and Kyle Motl, for an all-out free jazz explosion.
JAMISON ROSS – “JAMISON”
- Jazz 88: Female vocalist, performing a wide variety of material, some instrumental tracks.
DIRIK SCHILGEN – “ON THE MOVE”
- Jazz 88: Trumpeter, leading a quintet, performing all straight-ahead originals.
TERELL STAFFORD – “BROTHERLEE LOVE”
- Jazz 88: Trumpeter, paying tribute to Lee Morgan.
CHARENEE WADE – “OFFERING”
- Jazz 88: Female vocalist, paying tribute to Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson.
