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Promoting artists of power and distinction since 2003

Wake Up Clarinet! is the first family release for Etkin, who was a featured performer on

Putumayo Kids‘ award-winning compilation album Jazz Playground earlier this year and

whose 2009 Motema debut, Kelenia, was named Best World Beat Album by the Independent

Music Awards. With Wake Up Clarinet,Etkin turns the spotlight on his innovative Tim-

balooloo method for enriching the innate musicality of young children. Etkin‘s method

effortlessly conveys sophisticated concepts in a fun musical language that kids of all

ages can understand.

Hailed by Down Beat as one of the most, “multi-dimensional keyboard players

on the scene today,” whose music reveals those multi-dimensions in sensual living

color, Marc Cary’s continual search for his musical identity has brought him to all

corners of the earth, quenching his thirst to bring forth indigenous musics in all of

their forms.

NEW Marc cary – Focus Trio - Live 2009 NEW

NEW OraN EtkiN – Wake Up Clarinet ! NEW

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FiND artist biOgraphiEs, prEss quOtEs, viDEO & auDiO NOW at MOtEMa .cOM

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While One Sky displayed the Guggenheim Fellow’s prodigious talents as a compo-

ser, Another Look takes a major leap towards showcasing the strength and depth

of Cohan’s gifts as a pianist and as an improviser. “While my previous recordings

centered more heavily on my writing, this project offers a perspective shift towards

spontaneous playing. We went into the studio immediately following several weeks

of touring in Europe to capture a live feel and the raw essence of my group. It was

the perfect opportunity to record”, said Cohan.

NEW ryaN cOhaN – Another Look NEW

After contributing six decades of musical genius, randy Weston remains one of the

world‘s foremost pianists and composers, a true innovator and visionary. Encompassing

the vast rhythmic heritage of Africa, his global creations musically continue to inform

and inspire. His new CD, The Storyteller, will be released by Motéma on November

9 and will serve as an historic sonic companion to Weston‘s much anticipated auto-

biography which will be released by Duke University Press in November as well. 2011

will mark Weston‘s 85th birthday and there are many great things in store this coming

year for this Jazz legend. Stay tuned...

NEW raNDy WEstON – The Storytel ler NEW

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grEgOry pOrtEr – Water a beautiful historic tribute to the Pope of Bossa Nova

A debut release it may be, yet Water flows with a sense of timelessness that reflects the seasoned talents of the giants of blues, gospel and soul that have influenced Porter throughout his career. Six months after the release of his debut album, Water, vocalist Gregory Porter has been nominated in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category of the 53rd Annual Grammy® Awards. Porter has received raves internationally for Water, which cracked the JazzWeek Top 10 radio chart shortly after its May release, and which has been selling briskly in the US and Europe. AllMusic.com called Gregory „an absolu-te showstopper of personalized soul“ and Straight No Chaser declared, „Simply put, Gregory Porter may be our next great jazz singer.“ Porter continues to gain consistent praise as one of the best male vocalists on the scene today, with comparisons to Joe Williams, Nat King Cole and Donny Hathaway. Water is also being singled out on several „Best Of 2010“ year-end lists.On this emotionally intimate debut, Porter bares his soul to reveal a performer and songwriter of unusual depth. His moving ballad, „Illusion,“ about the struggles one faces in relationships, releases this month as the first video single of the album.

“Gregory Porter has a voice and musicality to be reckoned with.”– BBC

“A voice that can caress or confront, embrace or exhort.”– allaBoutjazz.Com

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Feb 9ANTHOLOGY - SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO, CA

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Feb 18 / MUSIC MILLENNIUM (IN-STOrE APPEArANCE)POrTLAND, OrEGON, US

Feb 19 / TONY STArLIGHT’SPOrTLAND, OrEGON , US

FEB 22 / YOSHI‘S OAKLANDOAKLAND, CA

FEB 25 / CLUB HEIDEGGArrOTTErDAM, NETHEr-LANDS

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APr 8CAPE MAY JAzz FESTIVALCAPE MAY, NEW JErSEY, US

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Founded in San Francisco in 2003 and now based in New York City, Motéma Music is increasing ly being recognized for releasing some of the most vital new music coming out of the New York music scene today. Home to a growing roster of award-winning veteran and upcoming inst rumental and vocal art ist s , the label special izes in nurturing the careers of excit ing composer-performers of extraordinary merit who are innovators amd masters of the crafts of recording and performing l ive, improvised music . The projects on the label range in style from straight -ahead jazz to various fusings of world , pop, rock , classical , folk , experimental and ancient music; al l are unif ied by a commitment to art ist ic excel lence and emot ional integrity and impact . These releases now being introduced to the European market were selected to demonstrate the range in style as well as the quality of the imprint .

The music of guitarist/singer/songwriter KJ Denhert transcends genres and generations. The description - coined by Denhert herself - “urban folk and jazz artist” only begins to sum up the influences heard in her performances and compositions. KJ‘s “Album No.9” features acoustic versions of classics like Deep Purple´s “Smoke On The Water” and the Beatles‘ “Help”.

“KJ canalises her passion through intelligent lyrics, a soulful voice and an indescribable musical sense.” – jazzzeit.at

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k.J . DENhErt – Album No.9

Denhert recorded „Dal Vivo – Live at Umbria Jazz“ in a perfect atmosphere of the winter Jazz-Festival in Umbria / Italy. All songs are live recordings, inspired by the enthusiastic and lovely Italian audiences, which made this CD outstanding and takes the listener to a journey of emotions and groove, just like you were there...

“Dal Vivo” provides a superb introduction not only to her feisty…but also her formidable songwriting skills.” – jazz times

“Denhert‘s live performances showcase her earthy, vibrant personality as much as her genre-transcending music.” – all aBout jazz

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k.J . DENhErt – Dal Vivo A Umbria Jazz

It’s KJ Denhert’s phenomenal gift for live performance that has built her a loyal, world-wide fan base, and her concerts should not be missed. Now, with LUCKY 7, KJ’s winning ways shine on record as never before. The album radiates her irrepressibly larger-than-life personality, emotionally resonant voice and impeccable musicianship, which have won her an international cult following.

“This vocalist offers up robust, soulful, pop jazz that truly provides an enrapturing listening experience.” – smooth jazz.Com

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k.J . DENhErt – Lucky 7

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a beautiful historic tribute to the Pope of Bossa Nova

For the first time, Gilberto’s complete songbook is recorded to georgeous effect by two of Brazil’s finest talents. Koorax, deeply loved in her native Brazil and in Europe, has one of the loveliest voices in jazz. Moreira’s impeccable playing reveals clearly why he is the accompanist of choice for so many of Brazil’s top stars. Includes extensive historic notes. A MUST HAVE for lovers of Bossa Nova.

“Top Ten Vocal Releases of 2009” – All About Jazz, NY

“Fresh Water Beautiful...” – New York times

“Not only an album of gloriously elegant reverence but also a recording of essential importance.”

– jazz times“The duet format heightens the delicasy, intimacy and romance of these gorgeous compositions.”

– allaBoutjazz.Com

ithaMara kOOrax & JuarEz MOrEira – Bim BomThe Complete João Gilberto Songbook

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With his sixth outing as a leader and his Motéma and USA recording debut in 2008 Ciacca, gained major acclaim for his playing and for his sophisticated and swinging com-positions. Born in Germany, raised in Italy and now working in New York for Wynton Marsalis’s Jazz at Lincoln Center, Ciacca is known across Europe as a leader and for his work with jazz legends Benny Golson, Steve Lacy, Lee Konitz...

“Fans of the classic Blue Note sound will be ecstatic over this beaut!” – jazz week

“CIacca’s piano style hints of Horace Silver & Sonny Clark... a sprinkle of Jaki Byard’s zany wit.” – DowNBeat

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aNtONiO ciacca – Rush Life

A graduate of the Bologna conservatory with a degree in contemporary music, German born Italian pianist Antonio Ciacca is respected in Europe and the US as a leader and for his stellar piano work with jazz legends including Benny Golson, Steve Lacy, James Moody, Lee Konitz and Steve Grossman, to name a few. Grossman, who gained fame for his fiery playing on Miles Davis’ recordings in the 1970’s is the honored guest on this fine and swinging straight-ahead gem.

“With Grossman and Dillard onboard with a two-tenor sax lineup, Lagos Blues is a winner.... a project for any listeners on the outlook for some traditional jazz refreshment.”

– auDiophile auDitioN

“Ciacca’s title track wouldn’t have sounded out-of-place coming from the Horace Silver Quartet or Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers...It’s magic... Having Grossman along for the ride is the cherry on top of a very tasty dish.”

– all aBout jazz

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aNtONiO ciacca – Lagos Blues w/ Steve Grossman on Sax

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This fifth CD from NYC guitar guru roni Ben-Hur was heavily favored at jazz press and radio in the U.S., gained glowing reviews and features in most major jazz outlets and further established Ben-Hur as a leader of import. Ben-Hur’s romantic jazz includes straight-ahead and bop with Israeli, Spanish and other mediteranean flavors.

“Ben-Hur’s stock rises with each new CD release. On this well planned and beautifully executed set the full gamut of his talent is apparent.” – jazz jourNal iNterNatioNal

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rONi bEN-hur – Keepin’ It Open

This lush, romantic release from Ben-Hur and his all star ensemble (ronnie Mathews, Santi Debriano, Lewis Nash, Steve Kroon,) further confirms why he is so widely respected as part of the jazz elite. Guitarist russell Malone comments: “Eve-rything roni does is beautiful. He has the magic touch.” Fortuna gained critical raves from press and charted top 20 at Jazz radio for 20 weeks, peaking at #2.

“Another triumph for Ben-Hur.” – all aBout jazz

“This date is close to flawless.” – all musiC GuiDe

“A deep musician, a storyteller with an aluring way.” – Newark star leDGe

“Great feeling, taste his impeccable easy swing.... goes to the heart of the music. I wouldn’t want to be without this one.” – jazz jourNal iNterNatioNal

rONi bEN-hur – Fortuna Jazz infused with sephardic, Moorish and spanish melodies.

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His new recording on Motema Music, Out Front, is further confirmation that there is nothing typical about rufus reid, his music or his bands.Every tune on Out Front overflows with exuberance, collectively and individually. Put another way, on this brilliant new recording from rufus reid, you can hear and feel their smiles.

“Reid is the man to call for any musical situation that demands both the utmost kill and impeccable taste…his luscious sound and buoyant swing can levitate an ensemble clear off the bandstand.”

– the New Yorker

ruFus rEiD – Out Front

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Geri Allen & Timeline - Live, is the first „live“ recording of Allen‘s twenty-year career, and was recorded at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, and reed College, in Portland, Oregon. These two exciting live performances feature Allen‘s working quartet nimbly and ferociously interacting with each other reinventing the dialog between the dance and the drums. Timeline celebrates the dance and the music together as one.

“This album is a brilliant self-portrait.…it reveals deeper and more rewarding truths with each listen…” – DowNBeat

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Bass player Charnett Moffett throws a curveball with “Treasure”, an Album that not only escapes broad definitions and categorizations, but also provides a potent opporti-nity to explore his axe in its basic function as well as in a lead instrument capacity. In the process, Moffett puts on display his compsitional and arranging skills, which are noteworthy if not as phenomenal as his instrumental abilities. ... - ALAIN DrOUOT

„Treasure is a welcome addition to Moffett‘s recorded output. Once again, he continues to find fresh, innovative ways to bring the bass front-and-center.“ – allaBoutjazz.Com

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charNEtt MOFFEtt – Treasure

It is a sign not only of greatness but vitality when artists repeatedly challenge them-selves and their listeners through works that both affirm and expand the legacies of their art form. Geri Allen meets this standard.Flying Toward The Sound, is a monumental addition to the solo piano canon. Conceptually ambitious, virtuosic in its execution and spiritual in its essence, this deeply moving recording reveals Allen in visionary communion with two fine Fa-zioli pianofortes.

“Geri Allen conceived of this project in relation to three modern jazz pianists in whom she finds inspiration: Cecil Taylor, McCoy Tyner and Herbie Hancock. Allen does not play their music; instead she plays toward it, around it, through it to her own unique voicing... resulting in a flight of light and sound.” – Farah jasmiNe GriFFith

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gEri allEN – Flying Toward The Sound

On this stunning recording, London-born, New York-based singer Tessa Souter presents a multicultural musical banquet reflecting her conjoined African, Indian and English bloodlines. Her “crystal clear voice and diamond cut phrasing” (Philadelphia Inquirer), “direct, soulful sound” (Village Voice) and vivid imagination (her Califor-nia debut was praised as “one of the most imaginatively programmed vocal sets of re-cent memory,” by the L.A. Times,) have established her as “one of the few exceptional standouts in the crowded field of female jazz singers” (International review of Music).

“Utterly compelling and original... the CD is skip-proof.” – jazzwise maGaziNe

“The free spirited OBSESSION should introduce her to many new fans worldwide.” – all musiC GuiDe

“Striking, soulful, enchanting ... likely to rank high on “best of“ lists.”

– washiNGtoN post

SErTAB ErENEr has been among the most acclaimed female artists on the Turkish pop music scene for over 15 years. A conservatory-trained coloratura soprano, Erener’s versatility in opera, pop and Anotolian styles has won her an army of devoted fans and global sales of over four million records. DEMIr DEMIrKAN, one of Turkey’s most famous guitarists, serves as songwriter, arran-ger and lead producer for this international rock/pop/world project.

“More than a breath of fresh air, it’s one of the year’s unexpected pleasures.” – marketwire review “Musicianship throughout is extraordinary... a true Turkish delight. ” – all musiC GuiDe

paiNtED ON WatEr – Painted on Water rock/pop/world

self titled debut of the new anglophonic international pop project

led by turkish superstars sErtab ErENEr and DEMir DEMirka

tEssa sOutEr – Obsession Jazz vocals with pop & Mediteranean influences

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Elements of Malian music, klezmer & jazz intertwine as Oran Etkin defines a new pa-radigm for world-inspired jazz with his debut recording, Kelenia. Hailed as „a great

clarinetist“ and an „excellent improviser“ by The New York Times, twenty-five year old rising-star Etkin‘s release, “Kelenia,” reached #10 on the Jazzweek World Music radio Chart and has gained unanimous press raves.

The critics’ comments say it all for this fine recording:voted best World beat cD of 2009 by the independant Music awards.

“Ebullient” - New York times

“Sets a new standard for world music in the the 2000s” – all musiC GuiDe

OraN EtkiN – Kelenia a fresh fusion of Jazz, klezmer & Malian traditional music

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The additional items from Motema‘s existing U.S. catalog as well as upcoming new releases shall be made available in Europe in the coming months via Motema‘s pan-European distribution deal that was signed with Membran in January 2010.

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babatuNDE lEa - Suite Unseen: Summer Of The Ghost

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Drummer, percussionist, composer and bandleader Babatunde Lea seeks the spirits and does so with an optimistic sensibility that wraps around your brain, touches your heart with its warmth, and summons your own inner spirits.

“Babatunde Lea and his daring musical cohorts have conjured up the spirit and the audicity of Leon Thomas in this new time and in their own way and I for one am supremely grateful. Thank you all for this soulful tribute to a truly magnificent musician.” – Carlos saNtaNa

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Künstler / Artist: Gregory Porter

Titel / Title: Water

Label: Motéma Music

Genre: Jazz

VÖ / PD: September 2010

Format: 1 CD Digipack (Booklet: DE/EN)

Technik / Technique: DDD, Stereo

Katalognr. / Catalogue No.: 233170

EAN: 4011222331700

Price Code: 214

Label Code: 14832

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With a voice that can caress or confront, embrace or exhort, Gregory Porter exhibits such an incredible degree of vocal mastery that no less a jazz luminary than Wynton Marsalis has gone on record to call him „a fantastic young singer,“ which makes the fact that Water (out now from Motema Music) is his recording debut even more impressive. A debut release it may be, yet Water flows with a sense of timelessness that reflects the seasoned talents of the giants of blues, gospel and soul that have influenced Porter throughout his career. Some of the singers that Porter cites as influential are familiar - Nat King Cole, Joe Williams and Donny Hathaway - and others – such as the pastor of the church he attended as a child among them - may never realize their impact on his development as an artist.While the work of singers such as Hathaway or Cole obviously helped to shape Porter’s vocal styling, his own world view, as evidenced in his seven original compositions and his striking interpretation of classic songs such as „But Beautiful“ and „Skylark,“ adds an emotional intensity that makes each of the CD‘s eleven tracks speak so eloquently.

For the recording, Porter tapped a powerful cadre of strong players, among them the iconic alto sax player James Spaulding (Max Roach, Freddie Hubbard, and Bobby Hutcherson, et al) who plays a featured role on two tracks: “Wisdom” and “Black Nile.” The CD was produced by saxophonist, pianist and composer Kamau Kenyatta, who Porter refers to as his „best friend.“

In fact, it is Kenyatta who bears much of the responsibility for Porter‘s career trajectory, which can be traced back to Porter‘s early days singing in small jazz clubs in San Diego. He lived there while at San Diego State University which he attended on a football scholarship, as an outside linebacker, until a shoulder injury sidelined him permanently. Recognizing his talents, Kenyatta - along with saxophonist Daniel Jackson (Ray Charles, Buddy Rich, Art Farmer and more) - nurtured the burgeoning performer, and, as Porter says, „taught him what he needed to know.“

Kenyatta invited Porter to visit him in the studio in Los Angeles, where he was producing the flutist Hubert Laws‘ Remembers the Unforgettable Nat King Cole. Certainly Kenyatta was aware of Porter‘s childhood infatuation with Cole‘s music, and certainly he could hear the echoes of Cole‘s mellow baritone in Porter‘s own voice. What he could not have predicted was that when Laws heard Porter singing along when he was tracking the Charlie Chaplin-penned „Smile,“ the flutist would be so impressed with the young singer that he would choose to include a ‚bonus‘ track of Porter singing the song on the album.

The intimacy of Porter’s „Nat King Cole and Me,“ revealed a courageous thespian, who bravely shared his life story with his audience, so it‘s hardly surprising that many of the songs on Water come also from an emotional place

Born in Los Angeles, raised in Bakersfield, and now living in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, Gregory Porter has made the world his musical home. A frequent guest performer with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Porter also maintains a long-standing residency at Harlem‘s venerable St. Nick‘s Pub, and performs internationally.„I‘ve been to Russia about 17 times,“ says Porter. „I now can make a mean borscht.“

You can catch Gregory now in a featured role in Low Down Dirty Blues, a musical inspired by the jam sessions of Muddy Waters, Ma Rainey, Sophie Tucker, Howlin‘ Wolf and Pearl Bailey. The musical is currently running at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago and after July 17th will be transferred to the Florida Stage in Manalapan.

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1. I l l u s i o n ( 3 : 0 2 )

2. P r e t t y ( 6 : 1 9 )

3. M a g i c C u p ( 6 : 11 )

4. S k y l a r k ( 8 : 1 7 )

5. B l a c k N i l e ( 4 : 5 5 )

6. W i s d o m ( 9 : 3 0 )

7. 1 9 6 0 W h a t ? ( 1 2 : 2 6 )

8. B u t B e a u t i f u l ( 5 : 3 4 )

9. L o n e l y O n e ( 5 : 4 1 )

10. W a t e r ( 4 : 0 1 )

11. F e e l i n g G o o d ( 3 : 0 1 )

Total Time 68:57

Künstler : Geri Allen & Timeline

Titel: Live


Genre: Jazz

VVerö�entlichung: Oktober 2010

Format: 1 CD-Digipack

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Geri Allen & Timeliine – LIVE , ist das erste Live aufgenommene Album in Geri Allens zwanzig Jahre währender Karriere. Es wurde im Oberlin Konservatorium in Ohio und am Reed College in Portland, Oregon aufgenommen. Diese zwei wirklich großartigen Live-Performances unterstüt-zen Allen´s arbeiten in einer wirklich ausgezeichneten Art & Weise, die Interaktion von Musik, Tanz und Trommeln geben diesem Album seine Einzigartigkeit. Timeline zelebrieren den Tanz und die Musik als wären sie eins.

Diese Zusammenarbeit lässt verschiedene Stile zusammen�ießen und daraus etwas ganz Neues, unerwartet Großes entstehen. Die Ein�üsse des Bebob sind deutlich zu hören aber überraschen in dem Mix mit den Ein�üssen des Hip Hop. Eine wirklich großartige Gruppe die sich neben Geri Allen aus dem Meister am Bass, Kenny Davis, dem Drummer Kassa Overall und dem Steptänzer Maurice Chestnut zusammensetzt, bringt die Kunst jedes Einzelnen in einer ungewöhnlichen Form doch in höchster und überraschend aus-gezeichneter Qualität zur Geltung.

Dieses Album krönt die bisherige Arbeit von Geri Allen und wird ihre Türen weltweit noch ein bisschen weiter ö�nen.

Geri Allen, die in Pontiac, Michigan geboren wurde ist eine der ersten Musikerinnen ihrer Generation, die eine so unglaublich große Range besitzt, das sie graziös zu und von einem zum nächsten Jazz Universum spielen kann. Allen sagt „ Ich habe immer gewusst, dass ich das gesam-te Spektrum des Jazz umarmen kann und meinen Frieden damit habe“.

Ms. Allen ist Professorin für Jazz und zeitgenössische Improvisationen an der University of Michigan.

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Gerri Allen, pianoKenny davis, BassKassa Overall, drumsMaurice Chestnut, Tap percussion

Total Time 70:47

GERI ALLEN & TIMELINELive

Künstler : Charnett Mo�ett

Titel: Treasure


Genre: Jazz

Verö�entlichung: Oktober 2010

Format: 1 CD Digipack

Katalognr.: 233166

EAN: 4011222331663

Preiscode: 214

Technik : ADD, STEREO

Label Code: 14832

Für Musiker sind Kompositionen eine eindeutige Re�ektion ihrer Seele. Kleine Bilder von Emotio-

nen, Re�ektionen und Ideen, die menschlichen Ausdruck und Erfahrungen widerspiegeln. Jedes

davon erlaubt einem Musiker seine eigene Art der Kommunikation auf verschiedenen Wellenlän-

gen – bewusst oder unbewusst, einfach oder komplex, spirituell oder intellektuell.

Über die Dauer einer Karriere, die in einem wirklich jungen Alter des virtuosen Charnett Mo�ett

begann, erreichte er eine profunde musikalische Tiefe und erreichte allein dadurch, dass er sein

Instrument als seine Stimme benutzt, eine Weite in den Möglichkeiten der Jazz Kompositionen

und Performances die nicht vergleichbar ist. Sein Anspruch am „Musik machen“ und aufnehmen

kann eine wirkliche Herausforderung werden und scheint zuweilen unorthodox, doch wäre er

nicht Charnett Mo�ett so hätten wir auf diesem Album nicht eine Bandbreite von Songs, die sich

durch eine unbeschreibliche Leichtigkeit auszeichnen und auf Treasure, dem zweiten Album auf

Motema, überzeugen. Treasure beschert das thematische Yang zu dem Ying, dass sein von Kriti-

kern hoch gelobtes Motema Debut „The Art of Improvisation“ vorlegte.

Auch Treasure bietet etwas von den elektrisierenden Ein�üssen des Mittleren Osten und Asien

wie auch das vorangegangene Album, doch Mo�etts Konzentration liegt hier eindeutig bei sei-

nem „Swing-Impulse“, der ihm während seiner gesamten Karriere als einer der talentiertesten

und hoch angesehenen Bassisten, immer wieder Standing Ovations einbrachte.

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1. Swing Street 5:38

2. Celebration 7:59

3. The Things Of Swing 7:15

4.Say La 6:32

5. Beam Me Up 3:44

6.Praise 3:21

7.Country Blues 3:19

8.Down Up Blues 2:45

9.Say La La 3:59

10.Treasure 3:23

11.Sound Healing I 2:56

12.Sound Healing II 2:28

Total Time 53:49

Künstler / Artist: RUFUS REID

Titel / Title: Out Front

Label: Politur / Motema

Genre: Jazz

VÖ / PD: 30. Juli 2010

Format: Digipack 1 CD

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Booklet: 6 Seiten / 6 pages


EAN: 4011222331632

Price Code: 214

Label Code: 14832

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“Some bassists stand out for the strength of their walking lines, their fl uent technique or their expertise with the bow, or the musicality of their solo conception. Bassist/composer Rufus Reid has all of these covered, and much more. As a bassist, he is the total package. The same can easily be said for his skills as a composer and a bandleader.” – Grammy winning jazz journalist Bob Blumenthal. He has achieved “living legend status” as a man for all genres, and not just for his musical prowess, but because he lights up a stage, a classroom, everyone he meets, and most importantly, audiences around the globe. Not content to simply rest on these laurels, Reid chose to turn his focus towards the goal of excelling as a composer in formats ranging from solo bass to full orchestral scores. In a few short years, this “young” composer has gained major recognition and has landed numerous grants and awards.

His new recording on Motema Music, Out Front, is further confi rmation that there is nothing typical about Rufus Reid, his music or his bands. The title of the recording, and the special camaraderie and chemistry the bassist shares with pianist Steve Allee (Buddy Rich, John Clayton, The Randy Brecker Quartet, David “Fathead” Newman) and drummer Duduka Da Fonseca (Trio Da Paz, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astrud Gilberto, John Scofi eld, Lee Konitz, Joe Henderson, Nancy Wilson, Slide Hampton, Kenny Barron, Tom Harrell, amongst many others), is explained here by Reid: Out Front suggests several connotations. “In addition to being ‘out front’ as the leader, my playing in this setting is somewhat atypical in that this music stretches far beyond the bebop boundaries for which I have received recognition in the past. The interaction with these uniquely talented gentlemen and the outcome of this music is a direct result of my dedication to my own continuing compositional and harmonic growth and adventurous spirit. It is fueled by my desire to continue to stretch and grow artistically with every original piece I conceive and with every recording I make.” With Out Front, Reid, Allee and Da Fonseca have succeeded in a sonic experience that is likely to leave you with the desire to make repeated visits until the music reveals all the little things that combine to make it so very special.

Select Awards:2008 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship 2006 The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Composition Award - Presented to Reid for his big band work inspired by four sculptures of Elizabeth Catlett. 2006 ASCAP/ IAJE Commission for Established Jazz Composers 2005 Mellon Living Jazz Legacy Award 2001, International Society of Bassists Distinguished Achievement Award 2000 Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize – For Excellence and Creativity 1998 Jazz Educator Achievement Award – DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE1997 Humanitarian Award - The International Association of Jazz Educators1988 Congressional Achievement Award – In recognition of outstanding musicianship and contribution to the preservation of Jazz

Rufus Reid truly continues to be THE EVOLVING BASSIST.For More Info Visit: www.rufusreid.com RufusReid.com

1. Glory (6:49) – Rufus Reid/Myriad Ltd/ASCAP

2. Doña Maria (7:35) – Duduka Da Fonseca/Alanabella Music/ASCAP

3. Reminiscing (7:59) – Rufus Reid/Myriad Ltd/ASCAP

4. Ebony (6:46) – Steve Allee/AlleeOop Music Publishing/ASCAP

5. Caress the Thought (12:19) – Rufus Reid/Myriad Ltd/ASCAP

6. Dry Land (5:35) – Marcos Silva/XUT Music/BMI

7. The Rise of the Row (5:35) – Steve Allee/AlleeOop Music Publishing/ASCAP

8. If You Could See Me Now (9:04) – Tadd Dameron/EMI Music Publishing/ASCAP

9. The Crying Blues (4:42) – Eddie Harris/Seventh House Ltd/BMI

All songs by Rufus Reid (Myriad Ltd/ASCAP) except where noted.

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Künstler / Artist: KJ Denhert

Titel / Title: Album No. 9


Genre: Jazz

VÖ / PD: September 2010

Format: 1 CD Digipack (Booklet: DE/EN)

Technik / Technique: DDD, Stereo


EAN: 4011222331557

Price Code: 214

Label Code: 14832

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The music KJ writes, produces and arranges is always evolving. Recently she has been working on a new recording project featuring singular renditions of jazz and pop classics and has broken new ground with a new reggae anthem titled „Choose Your Weapon,“ available as a digital single download at www.kjdenhert.com. In addition to her moving original songs, she’s much loved for her own unique arrangements of others‘ material. „I like to get inside people’s heads with songs that everyone knows but that no one would ever expect in a jazz setting. I unveiled my rendition of ‚Smoke on the Water‘ at the Rochester International Jazz Festival this summer and the place went wild. Everyone was smiling and asking for the recording. I have to hurry up and record that too!” says Denhert.

A Grenadian-American with mixed West Indian roots, KJ Denhert was raised in the Bronx. A self-taught instrumentalist, her love of music first became evident at 10 years old, when she composed her first heartfelt song on a four-string guitar. An expert wordsmith whose lyrics tell deeply personal stories that communicate universal truths, KJ began to seriously hit her stride as an independent songwriter, recording artist and producer in 2004 with the release of her album GIRL LIKE ME. The song “Little Mary” off that album won first place at The Mountain Stage New Song Contest. “It was a breakthrough album for me artistically, which inspired me to leave my day job and focus on my music one more time,‘ she explains. She next released the impeccably produced and performed THE SONGWRITERS NOTEBOOK, on which she collaborated with fellow songwriter, Adam Falcon, also an accomplished guitarist. The CD opens with a soulful version of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Agua de Beber” arranged for two voices and two guitars. Closing the disc, KJ’s original song “Private Angel” won the Kerrville New Folk Song Contest that year and earned her second Independent Music Award nomination.

In 2006, she took home the Independent Music Award for “Best Live Performance CD”, which honored her fifth album “ANOTHER YEAR GONE BY, LIVE”.“They call me Lucky 7…lucky thing is I never give up…” These lyrics are pulled from the title track of her seventh album, LUCKY 7 (Motéma 2007). .“ Recorded in part with funds provided by a grant from Women in Music, Inc., and released by Motéma in 2008, this disc also received a nomination for an Independent Music Award in the live performance category.

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Album No.9The Shadow Of Your Smile 3:58

Alfie 3:33Pennies From Heaven 3:15

Shadow Of Your Smile (Bonus) 4:22Let It Go 4:20

Smoke On The Water 4:15Choose Your Weapon 4:44

Help 4:12 Chanson Baz Bar 3:20

Total Time 35:59

KJDENHERTAlbum No.9

Künstler / Artist: K.J. DENHERT

Titel / Title: dal VIVO a UMBRIA JAZZ

Label: Motema

Genre: Jazz

VÖ / PD: 25. Juni 2010

Format: Jewelcase 1 CD

Booklet: 8 Seiten / 8 pages


EAN: 4011222331007

Price Code: 214

Label Code: 14832

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Sie besticht durch ihre kraftvolle und zugleich gefühlvolle Stimme und ihr meisterliches Können als Sängerin und Leadgitarristin: die amerikanische Jazzmusikerin KJ Denhert.

Ihren Stil, der auch außerhalb der USA eine immer größer werdende Fangemeinde gewinnt, beschreibt sie selbst als eine Mischung aus urbanem Folk und Jazz. Dazu kommen ein bisschen R&B und Pop – zusammen mit ihrer einzigartigen Stimme und tiefsinnigen Texten sind das die Zutaten für ein Album, das durch seine Vielfalt begeistert. Diese musikalische Vielfalt basiert auf 30 Jahren Jazzerfahrung.

„Dal Vivo – Live at Umbria Jazz“ heißt ihr aktuelles Album, das in einem einzigartigen Ambiente während des Winter Jazz Festival in Umbrien live aufgenommen wurde. Dies bringt den Zuhörer in den Genuss KJ Denhert auch zu Hause live zu erleben, denn die Atmosphäre des begeisterten italienischen Publikums gibt dem Album den letzten Schli� und lässt den Zuhörer das wohl bekannteste italienische Jazz-Festival auch in der Ferne erleben.

Both as singer and lead guitarist, American jazz musician KJ Denhert captivates with her powerful, emotional vocals and masterly skills:

She describes her style, which is now enjoying a continually growing number of fans outside of the USA, as a mixture of urban folk and jazz – with just a little R&B and pop thrown in for good measure. Together with her unique vocals and profound lyrics, these are the ingredients for an album that has caused a stir thanks to its wide spectrum of musicality.This musical variety is based on thirty years of jazz experience.

„Dal Vivo – Live at Umbria Jazz“ is her latest album, which has been recorded in a perfect atmosphere of the winter Jazz-Festival in Umbria / Italy. All songs are live recordings, inspired by the enthusiastic and lovely Italian audiences, which made this CD outstanding and takes the listener to a journey of emotions and groove, just like you were there...

1 Enzo’s Intro 1:01

2 I Got Time 6:44

3 He’s Not Coming Home 435

4 Little Problems 6:21

5 All These Things 4:18

6 August Clown 5:41

7 Violet 6:29

8 I Like Your Face 5:53

9 Message In A Bottle

10 Ticket To Ride 7:30

11 Over the Rainbow 6:07

12 KJ’s Thanks - WMN Groove Out 3:23

Recorded live at the Umbria Jazz Festival

PHOTO: LISA SANDAGATANEW YEARS DAY 2008, 3AM

3. He’s Not Coming Home © KJ Denhert [SESAC]

More than he had money,More than he had fameHe heard the whisper of angel voices in the rainThey said heíd be all rightTo heed the call againGave his regards to old BroadwayGave his number out again

I watched as his penciled nameFaded on the padI said goodbye to the best friendI never really hadSome men are made to moveMe, Iím a wanna be nomad

Thereís no country for this manHeís not coming home again.

What weariness of mindIt gives me just to watchI want to hold him hereI need my friend so muchStill thereís a great wide worldI hope we stay in touchAs the day arrives

How very strange it isThe mindset he rejectsHeíll write some letters

That heíll probably forget to send

No better reasonthan thereís

no reason to stayNo ties that bind could ever make this man a slave

And I said Thereís no country

for this manHeís not coming

home again

All of my life waitingStars in the night,

like dreams for the takingClosing my eyes and waiting

My lust for adventure is abating

4. Little Problems © KJ Denhert

Everybody needs alittle problem sometimes If only, to get up in the morning and fight for your rightYour right to not be lonely and stillI can find better pill, some inspiration in kind, from wanting

To make a better life for me and These crazy dudes that I loveTo fit my hardened heart insideThe house of love

Still everybody needs a little problem sometimes If only, to have a turn to tell your tawdry tales of woeI wish I could fly like a bird on the wingAll I would do is sing bop shí doobyGive it to me real straight and good lord keep it grooving

When all the cards are stacked up,And my motherís on the phoneShe says there ainít no use in dreaming girlItís not a dream anymore more, more, no, no

Settle up my tab now, Iíve got to keep moving

Iíve been down this road, enough to know

No oneís gonna save me, just cause Iím behaving

I was the first on line and Iíll be the first to go

I will be the first to go

5. All These Things© KJ Denhert/ San Glaser [GEMA]

Because of all these thingsI got to know

What winter time is likein New York

I came last spring now Iím remembering

The loveliness of wanting all these things

I was right on time to catch the Hudson River line

Every stop along the way was new

But the spring became the fall You were distant when I called

And by wintertime I wondered if our love was through

With those big brown eyes so sensitive and wiseItís no surprise I fell in love with you so soonNow I try to run away but my heart just wonít obeyAnd on every street I wander I want you

Because of all these things I got to knowWhat wintertime is like in New YorkI try to run away but my heart just wonít obeyBecause of you me and all these things

6. August Clown© KJ Denhert [SESAC]

I been up I been downThereís no reason to push me aroundIíve seen more than Iíd like to see

Wonít you turn down thevolume

Singing in bars with big TVs in little townsI ainít got no guarantee címon címon look at me nowStanding on my own two feet when itís time to get down

Oh then it comes, the quiet timeWe can dance one dance to the old time songsMemories sublimeIf we dance one dance to the old time songs

Girl like me I used be the August ClownÖHave a lovely afternoon baby Have a lovely life

7. Violet © KJ Denhert [SESAC]

She's waiting and she's fighting for things beyond her reachShe's walking in the wind upon a beachShe says wash away these footprints take them out to seaGather up my fondest and my hard-earned memories

This CD was recorded at the Umbria Jazz, Winter Festival held in Orvieto Italy from December 28th 2007 through January 1st 2008. This was my fourth invitation to Umbria Jazz. All songs were recorded live, inspired by the enthusiastic and lovely Italian audiences. Our esteemed percussion-ist ì Bujoî Kevin Jones was added to tracks 6 & 9 during the mixing process because he was unable to tour at the time. The spoken Italian introduction is the voice of my dear friend Enzo Capua. No other music, instrumental or vocal performance was added.

I was so delighted to feature Aaron Heick on saxophone that I decided to record all nine shows. Aaron wasnít invited because I wanted to add saxophone, I wanted Aaron Heick! When you reach the end of the CD I expect that youíll understand why and that this is not a simple platitude. I think of Aaron as a second vocalist, working across the whole body of work Iíve chosen for you from this series of concerts. Our sound is built upon years of performing together with open arrangements and open solos. We welcome back from Lucky 7, co- producer Bennett Paster on keys and John Caban (Live, Girl Like Me, Lucky 7) on electric guitar, with my venerable rhythm section of over ten years, Mamadou Ba and Ray Levier on bass and drums respectively.

I realize that i-pod shuffle mode is the way many of us experience music in the 21st century, and Iím not complaining but I do hope that youíll play the disc from beginning to end to experience the art of the journey. I open and close the disc with excerpts from the suite of tunes called Whatís My Name, (WMN Groove) because this is my favorite musical destination, that is to say, if you think of songs as journeys, and I do. Thanks so much for listening, it means the world to me. Enjoy the ride! Ciao ñ KJ

Mamadou Ba Photo: Stan Tomczak Aaron Heick Photo: Stan Tomczak

Ray Levier Photo: Stan Tomczak Bennett Paster Photo: Alyssa Lazzaro

John Caban Photo: Lisa Sandagata

Kevin Jones Photo: Alonza Robertson

on that big screen TVI fill it up then I give it up

I tell you stories about the life I lead

All these thingsthat really matter to me

Blown by the four winds to the seven seas

Girl like me I used to be the August Clown

Singing in bars with big TVs in little towns

Iíll take the slow road, Iíll tell you what

I can fit my treasure in the trunk of my carHave one more drink at the end of the bar

Mesdames et Monsieurs je voudrais vous presenter

I wanted to be humbleWanted to be bad

I put myself under so muchstress and pressure

Almost gave up the best thing that I ever had

Girl like me I used be the August Clown

1. Enzo’s Intro © KJ Denhert [SESAC]

2. I Got Time © KJ Denhert [SESAC]

I walked backwards this afternoonThereís no doubt you appeared

Wearing that grin let me in, Iíll be goodI am not scared, any longer

Sixteen days in a ballroom gownIím as tired as my shoes

Learning the dance of no chance Iím invited to lose

Darling do you get the picture?

I got timeIím not addicted to some bitter love

Iím glad to know that you think that itís fine, fine

Seems like I was dancing so much faster than my courage

Just the same I will leave it all behind

Donít underestimatethe fist for the glove

Inch yourself back from the lineIím going nuts itís a rut

Can we leave it all behind?Darling do you get the Picture?

Artist Notes

Oh Violet, do you have a song for me

I've been feeling so much bettercan't you seeBe my pilot

Show me all that's left to see

I'll be by your sideSteady like the tide

Waiting for your company

We wanted to be lovers like sunrise and the sea

We waded in like infants undressed but with dignity

In the swells we swamSplashing with our feet 'til the waves came crashing

We were wildbut we were free

8. I Like Your Face© KJ Denhert [SESAC]

At the turning point of misbegotten love

There's nowhere else that we could goI was intoxicated

by your simple smile

You touched my hand and I was aglow

We crept like church mice down a corridorInto an open door and found a place to kissNo matter how hard I denied ittried to fight itI knew we'd end up here like this

Darling let's be daring, because I'm real scaredTo let the pieces fall in place,I like your face, I like your faceYou know I really like your face

Better get ready for a change hereThis is no infatuationIf it's wrong to know I want you like I want youThen all I know is what I want is really, really wrong

9. Message in a Bottle © Sting [BMI]

10. Ticket to Ride © Lennon & McCartney [BMI-PRS]

11. Over the Rainbow © H.Arlen & E.Y. Harberg [ASCAP]

12. KJís Thanks WMN Groove Out © KJ Denhert [SESAC]

Stan Tomczak

Art Direction: KJ DenhertDesign: Kaitlin Doorley

Logo on Cover: Danny DiPaola

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Künstler / Artist: Roni Ben-Hur

Titel / Title: Keepin’ It Open

Label: Politur Jazz

Vertrieb / Distribution:International: Membran InternationalD / A / CH: SPV GmbH

Genre: Gitarrenjazz / Guitar Jazz

VÖ / PD: 10. Oktober / October 2008

Format: 1 CD Digipack (Booklet: EN)


ISBN: 978-3-86860-022-3

EAN: 4011222325372

Price Code: 215

Label Code: 14832

Der aus Israel stammende Gitarrist Roni Ben-Hur zählt seit Jahren zu den ganz Großen des amerikanischen Jazz. Mit „Keepin‘ It Open“ veröffentlicht er nun sein fünftes Album, und gibt damit gleichzeitig sein Debüt auf dem Label „Politur Jazz“ von Membran.

Die amerikanische Presse singt Lobeshymnen auf dieses Album, das sehr vielseitig ist: „‚Keepin’ It Open’ ist ein Wunderwerk an Geschmack, Melodiefülle und Klangfarbigkeit.“ (Michael Hochanadel, Daily Gazette) – „Ein Vergnügen von Anfang bis Ende!“ (Mike Joyce, Jazz Times)

Balladen, gefühlvollen Bossa Nova oder feurigen Bebop spielt er wie kein anderer, seine Leidenschaft für den Old School Jazz ist dabei unüberhörbar. Die zehn Albumtitel stehen in der Tradition von großen Jazzgitarristen wie Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell und Grant Green, aber auch von Tenorsaxophonist Sonny Rollins.

Ein „swinging“ Titel – „My Man, Harris“ – ist seinem Mentor Barry Harris gewidmet. Weitere Highlights sind Ben-Hurs Interpretation von Thelonious Monks „Think Of One“ und „Indian Summer“, das einst Frank Sinatra und Tommy Dorsey zum Besten gaben.

Seit seiner Kindheit ist Musik die ganz große Leidenschaft von Roni Ben-Hur – hörbar auf „Keepin‘ It Open“!

Guitarist Roni Ben-Hur comes from Israel and has belonged to American jazz’s true greats for many years. Keepin’ It Open is his fifth album and, at the same time, his debut on Membran’s “Politur Jazz” label.

The American press has sung the praises of this extremely varied album: “Keepin’ It Open is a marvel of taste, tunefulness and tone.“ (Michael Hochanadel, Daily Gazette) – “A delight from start to finish!” (Mike Joyce, Jazz Times)

Roni Ben-Hur plays ballads, emotional bossa nova and fiery bebop in his inimitable style – and his passion for Old School Jazz is obvious while doing so. The ten album tracks are in keeping with the traditions of great jazz guitarists like Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell and Grant Green – but also tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins.

A “swinging” track – My Man, Harris – is dedicated to his mentor Barry Harris and further highlights are Ben-Hur’s interpretation of Thelonious Monk’s Think Of One and Indian Summer, once so brilliantly performed by Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey.

Music has been Roni Ben-Hur’s passion ever since his childhood years – something that can certainly be heard on Keepin’ It Open!

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1. CAN‘T WE BE FRIENDS (Paul James / Kay Swift) 4:242. ESHKOLIT (Traditional Sepharadic Melody) 4:563. THINK OF ONE (Thelonious Monk) 5:254. My MAN, HARRIS (Roni Ben-Hur) 4:445. LIKE A LOVER (Dorival Caymmi, Nelson Motta) 4:556. BACK WHEN (Roni Ben-Hur) 5:547. ONE SECOND PLEASE (Elmo Hope) 4:108. INDIAN SuMMER (Al Dubin, Victor Herbert) 5:499. ANDALuzA (Enrique Granados) 5:4310. RECADO BOSSA NOVA (Djalma Ferreira) 6:09Total Time: 52 Min.

RONI BEN-HuR, guitar – JEREMy PELT, trumpet – RONIE MATHEWS, piano – SANTI DEBRIANO, bass – LEWIS NASH, drums – STEVE KROON, percussion

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Künstler / Artist: Antonio Ciacca Quintet

Titel / Title: Rush Life

Label: Politur Jazz


Genre: Piano-Jazz / Piano Jazz


Format: 1 CD Digipack (Booklet: EN)


ISBN: 978-3-86860-021-6

EAN: 4011222325365

Price Code: 215

Label Code: 14832

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Der in Deutschland geborene und in Amerika lebende Italiener Antonio Ciacca ist ein begnadeter Jazz-Pianist und Bandleader – zu hören auf seinem neuen Album „rush Life“. Es ist sein viertes Studioalbum und das erste, das auf Politur Jazz bei Membran erscheint.

Kein Geringerer als Wynton Marsalis ist der Grund, warum Ciacca von der Klassi-schen Musik zum Jazz wechselte. Ihm ist der erste Track „Squazin“ gewidmet. Ciaccas eigentliche „Ausbildung zum Jazzpianisten“ begann, als er mit dem Tenorsaxophoni-sten Steve Grossman und anderen Jazzmusikern durch Europa tourte – für Grossman schrieb Ciacca den Titel „Flat 5 Flat 9“, mit einem Hauch Hardbop und dem feurigen Sound eines Art Blakey und der Jazz Messengers. Inzwischen spielt Antonio Ciacca mit den amerikanischen Größen des Jazz wie Benny Golson auf Augenhöhe und ist seit 2007 Programmdirektor der Jazzabteilung des New Yorker Lincoln Centers für Darstel-lende Künste.

„rush Life“ – Track wie Album – ist eine Momentaufnahme von Ciaccas noch „jun-gem“ Leben als New Yorker – vielschichtig und fein nuanciert. Absolut hörenswert!

The Italian Antonio Ciacca was born in Germany but lives in America – he is a extremely gifted jazz pianist and bandleader to be heard on his new album, Rush Life. It is his fourth studio album but the first to be released on Membran’s “Politur Jazz” label.

No one less than Wynton Marsalis prompted Ciacca to move his focus from classical music to jazz – and the first track, Squazin, is dedicated to Marsalis. Ciacca’s true “training as a jazz pianist” began when he started touring Europe with tenor saxophonist Steve Grossman and other jazz musicians; Ciacca wrote Flat 5 Flat 9 for Grossman – a track with a touch of hardbop and the fiery sound of an Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Meanwhile Antonio Ciacca ranks alongside American jazz greats like Benny Golson and was appointed programme director of the jazz department of New York’s Lincoln Center for Performing Arts in 2007.

Rush Life – the album’s title and title track – is a musical snapshot of Ciacca’s still “young” life as a New Yorker; multi-faceted and full of nuances. Definitely worth a listen!

Antonio CiACCA Quintet

Rush life

1. sQuAzin (Antonio CiACCA) 5:502. ChipewhA (Antonio CiACCA) 7:243. i RemembeR CliffoRd (benny Golson) 5:334. flAt 5 flAt 9 (Antonio CiACCA) 6:485. on GReen dolphin stReet (KApeR-wAshinGton) 7:106. Rush life (Antonio CiACCA) 7:387. RiveRdAle (Antonio CiACCA) 5:488. pRinCe of newARK (Antonio CiACCA) 7:209. without A sonG (youmAns-Rose-elisCu) 6:41totAl time: ca. 55 min.

Antonio CiACCA, piAno – KenGo nAKAmuRA, bAss – Rodney GReen, dRums stACy dillARd, tenoR sAxophone – Joe mAGnARelli, tRumpet

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Künstler / Artist: KJ Denhert

Titel / Title: Lucky 7

Label: Politur Jazz


Genre: Jazz


Format: 1 CD-Digipack (Booklet: EN)


ISBN: 978-3-86860-020-9

EAN: 4011222325334

Price Code: 215

Label Code: 14832

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Sie besticht durch ihre kraftvolle und zugleich gefühlvolle Stimme und ihr meisterliche Können als Sängerin und Leadgitarristin: die amerikanische Jazzmusikerin kJ Denhert. „Lucky 7“ heißt ihr aktuelles Album, das erstmals auf „Politur Jazz“ bei Membran erscheint.

Ihren Stil, der auch außerhalb der USA eine immer größer werdende Fangemein-de gewinnt, beschreibt sie selbst als eine Mischung aus urbanem Folk und Jazz. Dazu kommen ein bisschen R&B und Pop – zusammen mit ihrer einzigartigen Stimme und tiefsinnigen Texten sind das die Zutaten für ein Album, das durch seine Vielfalt begei-stert. Diese musikalische Vielfalt basiert auf 30 Jahren Jazzerfahrung – „Lucky 7“ ist ein Querschnitt von Denherts bisherigem Schaffen, und ein eindrucksvolles Statement ih-res Könnens. Und damit man als Noch-nicht-aber-bald-Kenner einen Eindruck davon bekommt, wie klasse kJ Denherts Live-Auftritte sind, schließt das Album mit dem Live-Track „Rivera“.

Übrigens: In diesem Sommer begeisterte kJ Denhert auf dem Umbria Jazz Festival als „warm up act“ von Alicia Keys. Ihre Konzerte zu verpassen ist eine Sache, dieses Al-bum nicht zu kennen eine ganz andere!

Both as singer and lead guitarist, American jazz musician KJ Denhert captivates with her powerful, emotional vocals and masterly skills: her latest album is called Lucky 7 and is the first to be released on Membran’s “Politur Jazz” label.

She describes her style, which is now enjoying a continually growing number of fans outside of the USA, as a mixture of urban folk and jazz – with just a little R&B and pop thrown in for good measure. Together with her unique vocals and profound lyrics, these are the ingredients for an album that has caused a stir thanks to its wide spectrum of musicality.

This musical variety is based on thirty years of jazz experience. Lucky 7 is a cross-section of Denhert’s creativity to date and an impressive statement of her talents. And to give those who are not yet familiar an idea of the excellence of KJ Denhert’s live gigs, the album closes with the live track Rivera.

Incidentally: KJ Denhert caused a stir at this summer’s Umbria Jazz Festival as “warm up act” for Alicia Keys. It’s one thing to miss her concerts – to miss out on this album would be a different kettle of fish altogether!

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1. Little Problems 3:57 2. Lucky 7 3:27 3. Over the Rainbow 5:47 4. He’s Not Coming Home 4:195. What’s My Name I 2:29 6. What’s My Name II 2:29 7. What’s My Name III 6:10 8. I Got Time 5:419. Beautiful 4:33 10. Man As a Man 3:59 11. Sad Song 3:01 12. Rivera 4:45Total Time: ca. 50 Min.

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Künstler : Oran Etkin

Titel: Wake Up, Clarinet!

Label: Documents

Genre: Jazz

Verö�entlichung: 29. April 2011

Format: 1 CD-Digipack

Booklet EN

Katalognr.: 233277

UPC: 885150332771

Preiscode: 214

Technik : DDD, STEREO

Label Code: 12281

„Wake Up Clarinet!“ ist die erste Kinder-CD von Oran Etkin, dessen Debut-

Album „Kelenia“ von der Jury zum besten „World Beat Album“ bei den

Independent Music Awards gewählt wurde. Auf „Wake Up Clarinet“ nutzt

Etkin die innovative „Timbalooloo“ Methode, um die musikalische Ent-

wicklung von Kindern auf spielerischem Wege zu fördern. Etkins Methode

vermittelt ausgereifte Konzerte in einer, auf Kinder ausgerichtete Sprache, die

Kinder aller Altersstufen verstehen können.

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ORAN ETKINWake Up, Clarinet!

1. Intro to High Low 2. High Low

3. Wake Up, Clarinet! 4. All I Really Want to Do is Dance

5. Little Lamb Jam 6. Intro to Eh La Bas: The Story

of King Louis XIV

7. Eh La Bas 8. Intro to Jammin' on High Low

9. Jammin' on High Low

Total Time 22:35

Oran Etkin vocals, clarinet, saxophone Charenee Wade vocals Jason Marsalis drumsFabian Almazan piano Garth Stevenson bass Curtis Fowlkes trombone

Belgium Tour 2011:

March, 24: Liège (RTBF) March, 25: Ixelles( Théâtre Molière) March, 26: Mons (Auditorium Abel Dubois) March, 26: Rossignol (Centre Culturel) April, 1: Ans (Centre Culturel) May, 14: Liège (Jazz Festival)