Irrepressibly Charming
Rupa & The April Fishes Extraordinary Rendition (Cumbancha, 2008) The San Francisco-based Rupa & The April Fishes’ release of their debut recording Extraordinary Rendition on…
Billy Cobham Spectrum Band Will Perform at Jazz Alley in Seattle
The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents Pan-American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader Billy Cobham for four nights April 24-27, with Brian Auger…
Partying and Hardships
Various Artists The Rough Guide to the Music of Hungarian Gypsies (World Music Network, 2008) As the interest in Gypsy (Roma) music increases, labels have…
Blues: Back to the Source, with Otis Taylor and Bassekou Kouyate at Barbican in London
London, UK – Two fascinating musical projects which explore the roots of the Blues from America to Africa as parf of Barbican’s Contemporary Music Programme…
Austin’s Powers
Grupo Fantasma – Comes Alive (Airesol Records ASCD007, 2006) Brownout – Homenaje (Freestyle Records FSRCD033, 2007) Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada – The Alchemist…
Reissue CDs Revisit Wildly Infectious Rhythms
On the eve of famed Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart’s upcoming 20-city tour this summer with guitarist Steve Kimock, bassist George Porter, Jr.,vocalist Jen Durkin…
Celebrating Ecuador’s Mestizo Culture
Alex Alvear Equatorial (Colorao Music, 2006) Ecuadorian guitarist celebrates the three cultures that define Ecuadorian culture. On the outstanding Equatorial, Alvear treats the ears with…
Tanghetto the Electrotango Band Releases El Miedo a La Liberta
Tanghetto the most important electrotango band from Argentina just released their long awaited album El Miedo a La Libertad and will start a world tour…
Witty and Provocative Stellar Collection of O’Brien Songs
Tim O’Brien Chameleon (Proper American Recordings, 2008) I have always felt that the mark of any worthy musician is whether he or she exudes an…
Oregon will Perform at Jazz Alley in Seattle in April
The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents jazz quartet, Oregon, for two nights touring in support of their recent Grammy-nominated release 1000 Kilometers…