Japanese born Yuko Ito is an anomaly in the Brazilian field, her heart belongs to Brazil, yet she was born in Japan. Her previous albums Mania De Voce (09), O Cantador (14), and her latest Esperança (17) introduced the vocalist to the jazz and world listener as a seasoned craftsman of the Portuguese language in … Read more
The reggae band who call themselves Dojo is a collective of jazz and reggae musicians from London, Paris, Nigeria, and Lebanon that have combined together to bring us an uncanny collection of melodies, harmonies and reggae feels that are rich in the heritage from African, European, and American. Dojo formed in 2014 when punk Hammond … Read more
Dwiki Dharmawan is back with another outstanding release on MoonJune records, (meaning “the stone house” in Indonesian Bahasa language). The iconic keyboardist, composer, and producer, Dharmawan, brings sounds from jazz influences of tonal color and improvisation and then mixes it with his rich Indonesian cultural heritage, to create a sound that is unified and highly … Read more
Michael William Gilbert grew up in Connecticut and Brussels, Belgium. Gilbert has been composing and recording actively since the 1970’s with the goal of humanizing electronic music and using guitar, wooden flutes, percussion, and voice to complement synthesized sounds and textures. His compositions encompass many styles and sounds such as: world, jazz, contemporary classical, and … Read more
The sarod is a multiple stringed instrument that has a profound and percussive sound that is intimate and enthralling. It is a fretless instrument with sympathetic strings that resonant, the slides between notes known as meend (glissandi), are very important in Indian Classical music and that is one of the many beauties of the sarod’s … Read more
Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Mélissa Laveaux is a Canadian artist whose parents are originally from Haiti, and even though she grew up in Canada, the Haiti culture and sounds made an indelible impact on her psyche. Now as a songwriter and musician, she continues to explore the sounds of her heritage. Radyo Siwèl, is the … Read more
For fourteen years the California based reggae group Rebelution has been bringing their modern sound to the world of reggae with their special blend of rock, R&B and jazz stamped onto the traditional Jamaican reggae sound. The band is made up of: Eric Rachmany as the songwriter, lyricist, singer and guitar player, also Rachmany is … Read more
Dudi Kalish is an Israeli Hasidic singer and music producer that has been releasing remakes of popular Israeli and American songs in Hasidic Yiddish as well as his own original compositions for years. Kalish’s lyrics are Kosher reincarnations of pop hits, as well as his own music, filled with words of spiritual encouragement. The music … Read more
Veronneau is an acoustic ensemble that specializes in the world-jazz repertoire. The trio is populated by: French Canadian vocalist Lynn Véronneau, with guitarists Ken Avis and David Rosenblatt. Together they blend samba, French chanson, bossa nova and swing into a musical treat for their latest album, Love & Surrender. They present five original compositions, alongside … Read more
Guitarist, vocalist and composer Benji Kaplan explores the far-reaching range of his composing, orchestrating and guitar playing, with Chorando Sete Cores. Kaplan combines the colorful sounds of a wind quintet with his acoustic nylon-stringed guitar. The quintet is: Anne Drummond -Alto and C Flute, Remy Leboeuf – Clarinet and Bass Clarinet, David Byrd-Marrow – French … Read more