Fatoumata Diawara & Roberto Fonseca – At Home

Recorded in July 2014 at "Jazz in Marciac Festival", "At Home" is an album by Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca and Malian musician Fatoumata Diawara.(Source At Home | Roberto Fonseca – Official Site) Global A Go-Go On the surface they have little in common, but look closer: Fonseca’s last album Yo digs deep into West African music, Diawara has been collaborating with powerful jazz-influenced…

Happy Birthday Kenny G. ‘Super G’

This day (June 5, 1956), in Seattle, Washington, is born Kenneth Bruce Gorelick a.k.a Kenny G, an American contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Midnight Motion (1988) 2 . w/ Stevie Wonder – Besame Mucho (2009) 3 . w/David Foster & Friends - Love Theme From St. Elmo'S Fire (2008) 4 . w/ Yolanda Adams - I Believe I Can Fly (2004) 5 . The Moment 6 . w/ Michael Bolton - How Am…

Happy Birthday Gonzalo Rubalcaba. ‘Rubalcaba De Cuba’

This day (May 27, 1963), in Havana, Cuba, is born Gonzalo Rubalcaba, a Grammy Award-winning Cuban jazz pianist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . Joy, Joie (2019) 2 . Gitaneria (2018) 3 . w/ Anna Maria Jopek – Twe Usta Klamia (2017) 4 . Volcan Trio (2016) 5 . Joao (2014) 6 . Supernova (2012) 7 . Promenade (1999) 8 . Agua De Beber (1995) 9 . Giant Steps (1992) 10 . & Chick Corea – Inprovisation…

Omara Portuondo releases her nineteenth solo album : ‘Flor de Amor’ (2004)

Omara Portuondo's 'Flor de Amor' is her nineteenth solo album containing a collection of love songs and released on May 25, 2004 by World Circuit.1 . Tabu 2 . Tabú (w/ Roberto Fonseca) 3 . Mueve La Cintura 4 . Flor De Amor 5 . Flor De Amor 6 . Flor De Amor 7 . Juramento (w/ Waldo Mendoza) 8 . He Venido A Decirte 9 . He Venido 10 . Casa Calor Omara Portuondo - Flor de Amor Track Listing :…

Sixth ‘International Jazz Day’ happens in Cuba (2017)

April 30, 2017 - Ambrose Akinmusire, Melissa Aldana, Richard Bona, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling, Roberto Fonseca, Kenny Garrett, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Ivan Lins, Marcus Miller, Youn Sun Nah, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Antonio Sánchez, Esperanza Spalding, Chucho Valdés and many more are gathered at Gran Teatro de la Habana Alicia Alonso in Cuba for the 6th "International Jazz Day"

Happy Birthday Quincy Jones. ‘Today is ‘Super Q’s Day”

This day (March 14, 1933), in Seattle, Washington, is born Quincy Delightt Jones a.k.a. Quincy Jones, an American record producer, conductor, arranger, film composer, ..Tracklist : 1 . w/ Big Band – Moanin’ 2 . The 75Th Birthday Celebration Live At Montreux (2008) 3 . w/ Toots Thielemans, Patti Austin – Setembro (1996) 4 . Back On Block Live (1991) 5 . w/ Tamia & Babyface – Slow Jams 6 . w/…

The new Esperanza Spalding feels like Robert Wyatt in bed with Judy Garland. It has that organic intellectualism that implies ‘I put twelve spells on you because you’re mind’

Esperanza Spalding's '12 Little Spells' is her seventh album released on October 19, 2018 by Concord. Visual artist Ethan Samuel Young has directed the video version of the album. (Source Esperanza Spalding - 12 Little Spells | Official Site)Rolling Stone ...that will make your head spin with its exquisite intergenre oddity, like the prog-meets-pop-meets-spoken-word mini opus WBGO ..a word that…

Herbie Hancock leads a large band in Tokyo (2002)

August 25, 2002 - Herbie Hancock gathers a large band featuring Michael Brecker on saxophone, Naoko Terai on violin, Roberto Fonseca en piano, Niels Molvaer on trumpet and many more at "Tokyo Jazz Festival 2002" in Tokyo, Japan

Happy Birthday Marcus Miller. ‘Marcus Imperator’

This day (June 14, 1959), in Brooklyn, New York, is born Marcus Miller, an American bass player, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist.Tracklist : 1 . Trip Trap & Bitches Brew (2020) 2 . Laid Black (2019) 3 . w/ Kinga Glyck - Blast (2018) 4 . w/ Tom Ibarra - Tutu (2016) 5 . Solo (2013) 6 . Tightrope (2012) 7 . Blast (2008) 8 . Jean Pierre (2008) 9 . Come Together (2007) 10 . Bruce Lee…

This week In New Music Videos 42

Jim James, Hollow Coves, GLORIA, Neffex, Jimmy Eat World, Rod Stewart, Marilyn Manson, Hannah Williams, Roberto Fonseca, The Soul Rebels, Wisin and Yandel, HXXS are the performers of the twelve brand new songs that caught, this week, our interest and liking. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy!Tracklist 1 . Jim James . Back To The End Of The World More by the same : Official…

Bebel Gilberto releases ‘Tanto Tempo,’ her third album (2000)

Bebel Gilberto's 'Tanto Tempo' is her third studio album, produced by Suba and released on April 25, 2000 by Ziriguiboom1 . Tanto Tempo (on "KEXP") 2 . Samba Da Benção 3 . August Day Song (Vídeo Oficial) 4 . Sem Contenção 5 . Sem Contenção (Sziget, 2012) 6 . Mais Feliz (on "KEXP") 7 . So Nice (Samba De Verão) (Rio) 8 . Bananeira 9 . Samba E Amor (w/ Chico Buarque, Vídeo Oficial) 10 . Samba E…