Trombonist and composer Jared Dubin releases “The Breaks,” whose inspiration and name comes from the continuous string of bad luck and negative situations he experienced when first arriving in Brooklyn.
Trombonist and composer Jared Dubin releases “The Breaks,” whose inspiration and name comes from the continuous string of bad luck and negative situations he experienced when first arriving in Brooklyn.
An introspective exploration of deep, almost existential thoughts realized in a hopeful idiom with dashes of melancholia (and with nods to the wordless singing and smooth trumpet lines of Norma Winstone and Kenny Wheeler), “We Will Find” is contemplative jazz with a modern sensibility.
"Uitwaaien" is the first single from bassist and composer André Carvalho 's new song cycle and album "Lost in Translation."
“Ben’s bass playing has been a fixture in the bands of his generation’s biggest torchbearers: Joel Ross, María Grand, Veronica Swift and Immanuel Wilkins to name a few.”
“The Long Middle” from Sam Blakeslee & Wistful Thinking features an introspective journey of pastoral melodies and compositions in a chamber-jazz setting, akin to the small bands of Kenny Wheeler and Bob Brookmeyer. The music draws emotions from globally heightened feelings of distance, both geographically and socially.
Described as “a magical, musical alchemist of hip hybrids” (Hartford Courant) and “a major force in the world of jazz composition” (Dan Bilawsky, AllAboutJazz.com), MacDonald’s inexhaustible commitment to the jazz art form reveals itself in his performing, composing and teaching.
