Sons
of Sound eNews: Thanksgiving 2005 |
In This Issue…
1. Artist Spotlight: Anthony
Branker breaks with two releases
2. Gigs: Low Standards at
the Jazz Standard is a good thing
3. Distribution Update: Koch
Entertainment picks up Sons of Sound
for Canada
4. Happy New Year: What's ahead
for 2006
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 Artist
Spotlight…
Sons of Sound is proud to announce that
composer, arranger, and trumpet player Anthony
Branker has joined the label to release
two albums of outstanding writing and performance.
Branker has received numerous awards and
his compositions have been featured by jazz
groups around the world. He was music director
of the Spirit Of Life Ensemble, is head of
the jazz program at Princeton University
and a member of the jazz faculty at the Manhattan
School of Music.
 Set
for release on January 17, 2006 on
compact disc is Spirit
Songs, featuring eight original compositions
performed by Mr. Branker's ensemble Ascent: Antonio
Hart (alto and soprano saxophone), Ralph
Bowen (tenor and soprano saxophone), Clifford
Adams (trombone), Jonny King (piano), John
Benitez (bass), and Ralph
Peterson (drums). In the spirit of
Oliver Nelson and Duke Ellington, Branker conducts
this all-star band in a program of infectious
songs that blend culturally diverse musical
styles with modal jazz harmony. Displaying
a unique sense of lyricism and rhythmic groove,
Branker brings together Brazilian, Cuban, African,
and Jamaican music with a variety ofjazz influences.Spirit
Songs will uplift and touch every listener.
Please read the press
release or  download
the one-sheet.
And from the vaults, Mr. Branker has produced
a 1980 album of his own compositions that features
the earliest recorded work of guitarist Stanley
Jordan, recorded while both men were
studying music at Princeton University. For
The Children is now available for
the first time and exclusively in digital format
for download from the iTunes Music Store.
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Gigs…
Jazz
Standard raises its already high standards
for Steve
Shapiro and Pat
Bergeson's Low
Standards on Monday, November
28th,
116 East 27th Street New York, New York
10016, for two shows beginning at 7:30 & 9:30
pm. Named "Best Jazz Club" by New
York Magazine, Jazz Standard presents
an extraordinary lineup of world-class
artists, warm hospitality, perfect sound,
and comfortable seating -- and earlier
sets so you can drop in after work. And
the food is excellent! Barbecue 212-447-7733
| Jazz 212-576-2232 (reservations recommended)
(adm. $15)
  Steve
Shapiro - vibes
Pat Bergeson - guitar & harmonica
Clint deGanon - drums
featuring
Annie Sellick - vocals
Dave Mann - saxophone
and special guest artist MARC JOHNSON on
bass
 "…it's
the arresting, quirky singer — Annie
Sellick's catchy, smart-as-a-fox alto — that
steals the show…. On Low Standards,
Bergeson and vibist Steve Shapiro lead their
low-key band through Latinized classics and
lush, leisurely originals with lucid grace….
When they back Sellick on shorter alternating
tracks, they ease into overdrive for her insinuating
smears and hints of Diana Krall and savvy Carmen
McRae snap."
— DownBeat, October 2005 [more
reviews]
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 Distribution
Update…
Sons of Sound is pleased to announce the
signing of an exclusive distribution agreement
for the territory of Canada with Koch
Entertainment. Thanks to Cyril Kaye and
Mark Costain for their support of this label
and independent jazz. |
Happy New Year…
We're going to hit it early in 2006. In
addition to Anthony Branker, the new year
will see a pair of projects for guitarist Bob
Sneider: his duo with pianist Paul
Hofmann produces Escapade,
a follow-up to 2003's Interconnection,
and Fallen Angel from
the Bob Sneider/Joe Locke Film Noir
Project. Mike
Holober will release his second
quintet recording entitled Wish
List, with John Patitucci,
Brian Blade, Tim Ries and Wolfgang Muthspiel.
Also in the pipeline is It Don't
Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing from Fred
Wesley and the Swing 'N Jazz All-Stars,
a studio jam celebrating the annual golf
tournament and concert series in support
of The
Commission Project, a music
education nonprofit supported by Sons of
Sound. Rounding out the forward calendar, Akira
Tana and the Secret Agent Men
will finally unveil their favorite Bond girl
on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. |
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