Releases Filed Under: "Jazz"
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Preservation - An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall
Over the last year, more than 20 of American music s most exciting artists traveled to Preservation Hall in New Orleans to collaborate with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on classic New Orleans repertoire.
The end result is a timeless and joyous celebration of New Orleans music.
Proceeds from the sale of the project will benefit Preservation Hall and The Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program.
The complete roster of artists includes:
Louis Armstrong,
Andrew Bird,
Terence Blanchard,
Pete Seeger,
Dr. John,
Blind Boys of Alabama,
Brandi Carlile,
Cory Chisel,
Ani DiFranco,
Steve Earle,
Merle Haggard,
Richie Havens,
Jason Isbell,
Jim James,
Angelique Kidjo,
Amy LaVere,
Anita Briem,
Del McCoury,
Buddy Miller,
Paolo Nutini, and
Tom Waits.
Chicago Underground Duo
Boca Negra
Drummer Chad Taylor’s and cornetist Rob Mazurek’s intention with Boca Negra is to present the listener with “an emotional experience that transcends the idea of genre or label.”
The principle of inclusiveness starts with the recording location, Sao Paulo in Brazil, and continues through to the album’s packaging: the cover shot was taken on the shore of the Dead Sea, while the title, which means “black mouth,” comes from Tenerife in the Canary Isles (where it was coined to describe the crater of a local volcano).
The fifth Chicago Underground Duo album, it’s the first to have been recorded outside the group’s native city.
Filed under: JazzThrill Jockey
Pat Metheny
Orchestrion
Orchestrion is an adventurous “solo” recording that pairs the composer-guitarist with a phalanx of remarkable, custom-made instruments played via solenoid switches and pneumatics, resulting in the most original set of his career.
Filed under: Jazz