Primarily a traditional, straight-up jazz outfit, the multi-cultural Earthsound ensemble combine Duke Ellington's rich sense of melody and Charles Mingus' sophisticated exploration on their accomplished debut jazz and fusion CD, "Movement." Citing such influences as Ellington, Jobim, and Paul Winter, the quartet's (piano, bass, flute, and percussion) border-less compositions range from piano-led meditations that recall Bill Evans to flute-dominated improvisations reminiscent of masters like Yusef Lateef and Herbie Mann. Leader and bassist, Jason Davis, much like fellow bass-playing bandleader Mingus, works in tandem with his Peruvian percussionist, Jorge Perez-Albela, to provide the perfect framework for Brazilian flautist, Fernando Brandão's flights of gravity-defying lyricism, even as pianist, Nando Michelin of Uruguay, fills the middle with chords as rich as they are light and dexterous. And like Mingus' groundbreaking opus, "Cumbia & Jazz Fusion," with its replication of nature sounds, Davis ably employs real nature samples less as affect than as an organic supplementation of the band's interplay. "Movement," Earthsound's excellent debut CD, is a terrific introduction for a jazz combo of real talent and vision.
-Rice B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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Hello New York Music Scene - Radioindy.com Team,
Will your readers be interested in a concert?
A Special Matinee with Yuto Miyazawa, the 9-Year Old YouTube Guitar Sensation
Yuto Miyazawa is a 9 year old Japanese guitar phenom from Japan and will be playing in NYC August 2nd at the Highline Ballroom. It is located at 431West 16th street (between 9th and 10th ave)
Showtime is 2pm and tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. This is an all ages show.
Here is the show info:
http://www.highlineballroom.com/bio.php?id=1090
Yuto Miyazawa is a Japanese child prodigy in music, Miyazawa was born on February 21, 2000, in Tokyo, Japan and currently lives there with his parents. Miyazawa has been named “The Youngest Professional Guitarist” by Guinness Book of World Records in August, 2008.
He has appeared at the following venues, Madison Square Garden, the famous B. B. Kings, The Cutting Room, and Rodeo Bar in New York City. Yuto has also had the opportunity to perform at many summer music festivals including Gathering of the Vibes, Bamboozle and Kidzapalooza.
In May 2009, Miyazawa appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where he performed Crazy Train with his guitar and vocals.
You can see him here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAB-SS-KCQE&feature=rec-HM-fresh+div
Looking forward to have your readers on the concert day. :)
~Mae C.
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