Jazz music is alive and well and showing it's worldwide inspirations and influences in the 20 new releases being added to the Jazz 88.3 Music Library the week of June 1, 2015. And there are several local connections with vocalist Gillian Margot ("Black Butterfly") having performed in San Diego back in April 2015 (and making an appearance on The New Jazz Thing back in November 2014) and Trifolia ("Le Refuge") performing this coming June 12 at the La Jolla Athenaeum. 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.
- AGUANKO – “INVISIBLE”
- JD ALLEN – “GRAFFITI”
- THE BAD PLUS / JOSHUA REDMAN – “THE BAD PLUS JOSHUA REDMAN”
- KENNY CARR – “IDLE TALK”
- JOAN CHAMORRO / ANDREA MOTIS – “FEELING GOOD”
- STEVE DAVIS – “SAY WHEN”
- AARON DIEHL – “SPACE TIME CONTINUUM”
- JEFF HACKWORTH – “THE HEART OF THE MATTER”
- SCOTT HAMILTON – “PLAYS JULE STYNE”
- KU-UMBA FRANK LACY & MINGUS BIG BAND – “MINGUS SINGS”
- GILLIAN MARGOT – “BLACK BUTTERFLY”
- GARY McFARLAND TRIBUTE BAND – “CIRCULATION: THE MUSIC OF GARY McFARLAND”
- PAQUITO D’RIVERA & QUINTETO CIMARRON – “AIRES TROPICALES”
- PEARL DJANGO – “TIME FLIES”
- BRIANNA THOMAS – “YOU MUST BELIEVE IN LOVE”
- THROTTLE ELEVATOR MUSIC – “JAGGED ROCKS”
- TIEMPO LIBRE – “PANAMERICANO”
- TRIFOLIA – “LE REFUGE”
- KAMASI WASHINGTON – “THE EPIC”
- JEFF “TAIN” WATTS – “BLUE, VOL.1”
READ THE FULL ARTICLE for links to artists websites, release reviews, and additional listening notes from the Jazz 88 Music staff....
AGUANKO – “INVISIBLE”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Latin rhythms.
JD ALLEN – “GRAFFITI”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Saxophonist, leading a pianoless trio in some edgy grooves.
- LISTEN LIVE TO: Progressive Nights Free Time (Thurs 10pm-Midnight PT) / Friday 10pm-Midnight with Miff Mole
THE BAD PLUS / JOSHUA REDMAN – “THE BAD PLUS JOSHUA REDMAN”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Mostly accessible sounds by the trio, plus saxophonist.
- LISTEN LIVE TO: Progressive Nights Free Time (Thurs 10pm-Midnight PT) / Friday 10pm-Midnight with Miff Mole
KENNY CARR – “IDLE TALK”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Saxophonist, leading a quartet, in straight-ahead originals.
JOAN CHAMORRO / ANDREA MOTIS – “FEELING GOOD”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Female vocalist, with a bassist, performing gypsy style versions of standards.
- July, 2013 Release. What took us so long? ;)
STEVE DAVIS – “SAY WHEN”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Trombonist, leading a quintet/quartet, in a tribute to J.J. Johnson.
AARON DIEHL – “SPACE TIME CONTINUUM”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Pianist, leading a variety of ensembles, performing all his originals.
JEFF HACKWORTH – “THE HEART OF THE MATTER”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Saxophonist, backed by a guitar/organ trio, performing originals, jazz tunes and standards.
SCOTT HAMILTON – “PLAYS JULE STYNE”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Saxophonist, leading primarily a quartet, performing a slice of the Great American Songbook.
KU-UMBA FRANK LACY & MINGUS BIG BAND – “MINGUS SINGS”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Trombonist, taking a vocal turn to honor the music of Mingus.
GILLIAN MARGOT – “BLACK BUTTERFLY”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Female vocalist, with contemporary takes on songs.
- Gillian stopped by Jazz 88 studios with Geoffrey Keezer in November, 2014, to chat about their performance in San Diego and about Gillian's career.
GARY McFARLAND TRIBUTE BAND – “CIRCULATION: THE MUSIC OF GARY McFARLAND”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Quintet, headed by Bruce Barth and Michael Benedict, in a straight-ahead tribute to the composer.
- AXS.com: Gary McFarland Legacy Ensemble pays tribute to the late arranger/composer: "...genius of Gary McFarland."
PEARL DJANGO – “TIME FLIES”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Gypsy jazz swing from the Seattle-based group.
PAQUITO D’RIVERA & QUINTETO CIMARRON – “AIRES TROPICALES”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Clarinetist/saxophonist, with string players, doing Latin songs.
BRIANNA THOMAS – “YOU MUST BELIEVE IN LOVE”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Female vocalist, with mostly ballad interpretations of a variety of songs.
THROTTLE ELEVATOR MUSIC – “JAGGED ROCKS”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Wildly progressive, electric sounds.
TIEMPO LIBRE – “PANAMERICANO”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Hard-core Latin vocal grooves.
TRIFOLIA – “LE REFUGE”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Keyboard, with bass and drums, performing originals. An upcoming performer at the Athenaeum (June 12, 2015...info+tix).
- "Friday, June 12, brings a California debut by the Quebec-based Marianne Trudel Trifolia trio, featuring Marianne Trudel on piano, accordion, and voice; Étienne Lafrance on bass; and Patrick Graham on percussion. Trudel has been called “the hottest young pianist on the Montréal jazz scene” by Canada’s The Globe and Mail, having been frequently featured on the city’s international jazz festival, one of the world’s most prestigious jazz events. Her group Trifolia features original compositions that combine the influences of jazz, romantic music, and global rhythms, including the rich folk heritage of Quebec. The trio’s album Le Refuge was the winner of the Prix Opus 2012–2013 for jazz CD of the year. The Ottawa Citizen wrote, “If Trudel’s not one to follow the more usual jazz-tune structures to the letter, her way of doing things is remarkably accessible."
KAMASI WASHINGTON – “THE EPIC”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Saxophonist, with a 3-disc set of eclectic sounds, from straight-ahead, to progressive to contemporary, with some vocals.
- LISTEN LIVE TO: Progressive Nights Free Time (Thurs 10pm-Midnight PT) / Friday 10pm-Midnight with Miff Mole: "check kamasi washington because of hype"
JEFF “TAIN” WATTS – “BLUE, VOL.1”
- Jazz 88 Music Directors: Drummer, with special guests, leading a mostly progressive session.
