Oct 27, 2018
PLEASE CONSIDER THESE ARTISTS IF AND WHEN YOU VOTE.
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DAVE ZINNO
River of January
- Improvised Jazz Solo
- Instrumental Composition
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ERIC WYATT
Look to the Sky
- Improvised Jazz Solo
- Jazz Instrumental Album
- Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- Instrumental Composition
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DORI RUBBICCO, JOHN HARRISON QUINTET
Stage Door Live!
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BENITO GONZALEZ, GERRY GIBBS, ESSIET OKON ESSET
Passion Reverence Transcendence
- Improvised Jazz Solo
- Jazz Instrumental Album
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JAY RODRIGUEZ
Your Sound
- Instrumental Composition
- Contemporary Instrumental Album
- Jazz Instrumental Album
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DINO GOVONI
The Circle Game
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FRED FARELL, DAVE LIEBMAN, RICHIE BEIRACH
Distant Song
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MONIKA HERZIG
SHEROES
- Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- Jazz Instrumental Album
- Instrumental Composition
- Improvised Jazz Solo
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DANNY BACHER
Still Happy
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Oct 25, 2018
Whaling City Sound has had at least one release on the JazzWeek chart for over 52 consecutive weeks.
#30 Monika Herzig SHEROES, peaked at 6, 25 weeks
#46 Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Essiet Passion Reverence Transcendence, peaked at 8, 23 weeks
#69 Jay Rodriguez, Your Sound, peaked at 9, 25 weeks
#74 Eric Wyatt, Look to the Sky, peaked at 16, 24 weeks
October 26: watch for new CLASSICAL release, Telemann Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord Dorian Komanoff Bandy, Paul Cienniwa. Telemann (1681-1767) was one of music’s great mavericks: an aesthete with a restless mind and cosmopolitan tastes. During his nearly seven-decade career, he sampled every conceivable genre, idiom, and national style, and incorporated a dizzying number of them into his music. The violin sonatas on this disc are so wide-ranging in both idiom and expression that, heard together, they constitute a microcosm of Telemann’s art. Where many performances of these works include cello, Dorian Komanoff Bandy and Paul Cienniwa perform them in their original form, as duos that highlight the textural and expressive capacities of each instrument. The disc also includes the first-ever recording of one of Telemann’s early violin sonatas, a work he never published and whose manuscript is signed George Melante (a nearly anagrammatic pseudonym). These seven works are among the most adventurous, daring, and extraordinary in Telemann’s entire output.
Danny Bacher/Still Happy It’s evident from the get-go that Danny Bacher is an ascendant star. His humor, his delivery, his talent, his joie de vivre appear instantly and plentifully on his new album Still Happy, a rather odd title, considering he’s just arrived on the scene and that he’s, well, pretty happy already, it seems. Bacher honed his chops in the New York City jazz world, and he brings with him the confidence of someone who’s weathered the storm and is now better for it. His performance on the new album is seasoned and all-pro, a mix of youthful vigor and finger-popping vet. He bounces from oldies and goodies to classic takes on the Great American Songbook, all the while infusing them with dazzle and style. Produced by Jeff Levenson, the session features top talent, including Allen Farnham on piano, Dean Johnson on bass, Alvester Garnett on drums, Rolando Morales-Matos on percussion, and horn players Charles Caranicas and Harry Allen. Surrounded by quality, Bacher’s voice and soprano sax truly rise to the occasion, especially on the predominantly upbeat material, like “Laughing at Life,” Bernstein’s “Lucky to Be Me,” “Hooray for Hollywood” and the title track. Bacher is always at home on the stage and presents his case with elegance and class, not to mention a little laughter.
#46 JazzWeek Debra Mann/Full Circle; The music of Joni Mitchell Watching Joni Mitchell morph from acoustic chanteuse to sophisticated interpreter of jazz, accompanied by geniuses like Pastorius, Shorter, Metheny and Brecker, among others, truly floored Debra Mann. The piano/voice teacher (Brown University and Wheaton College), and Berklee grad seized on the idea of taking Mitchell’s material further into jazz and began trying it out at clubs. It captivated her audiences in the same way it did Mann herself. “Joni’s lyrics, combined with her gorgeous melodies, carried on the wind of her unique voice, struck deep chords of feeling within me, and helped to frame that world with colors and sounds and meaning that I could understand and relate to.” “Full Circle” reflects on a lifetime of admiration for an artist who has been uncompromising in her approach to music and in writing, and this on the occasion of Mitchell turning 75 years old this year. “Not only is it really incredible material to work from,” says Mann, “it amazes me how universal Joni’s music is and how so many people respond to it.” On Full Circle, Mann and her sidemen — saxophonist Dino Govoni, guitarist Jay Azzolina, bassist Dave Zinno and drummer Marty Richards — reimagine some of Mitchell’s most popular tunes, holding onto the timeless melodies while overlaying it with an irrepressible swing feel, especially on songs like “Black Crow,” “Big Yellow Taxi” (from 1970’s Ladies of the Canyon) and the haunting “Blue,” the title track from her epic 1971 disc rendered in bossa nova style. “I’ve tried to keep it very recognizable by not changing it up so much, but still putting a jazz lens on it.” For Mann, that’s mission accomplished.
Sep 28, 2018
Whaling City Sound celebrates release #110 today, Sept 28, 2018! “Still Happy” by singer-saxophonist Danny Bacher
Join us at release show this Sunday (9/30) at The Cutting Room NYC
For details see https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1740946
Danny Bacher and his All-Star Band: Album Release Event Still Happy
The Cutting Room
44 E. 32nd St. New York, NY
Sun, September 30, 2018
Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
$25.00 – $35.00
TICKETS
“The secret of serious fun is not to take it too seriously, especially if it involves playing jazz.
That attitude is something that the easygoing singer and saxophonist Danny Bacher, knows in his bones.”
– The New York Times
Singer-Saxophonist
DANNY BACHER
A new voice in jazz-steps out-and man, does he swing!
(Get ready to shake your tuchas!)
Still Happy
In the meantime,
Debra Mann/Full Circle The music of Joni Mitchell is #46 on 10/1/18 Radio Chart
Sep 14, 2018
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CHARTBOUND!
Sunday, Sept. 16. Debra Mann Record Release Concert. Debra Mann celebrates the much-anticipated release of her new recording, “Full Circle,” on Whaling City Sound. “Full Circle” features the music of Joni Mitchell, in celebration of her 75th year. $22 ; $25. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7.
FALL RIVER — On Sunday, Sept. 16, Debra Mann returns to the Narrows Center for the Arts to celebrate the much-anticipated release of her new recording, “Full Circle,” on the Whaling City Sound label. “Full Circle” features the music of Joni Mitchell, in celebration of her 75th year. Mann and her band of world-class jazz musicians, Dino Govoni (sax); Jay Azzolina (guitar); Dave Zinno (upright bass); and Marty Richards (drums) interpret the iconic music of one of the most influential and revered songwriters of the 20th century.
Mann is widely recognized as Rhode Island’s premier jazz pianist, composer, and vocalist. She has performed extensively over three decades throughout New England at jazz clubs, concert halls, and festivals.
Tickets are $22 in advance and $25 on the day of the show. Doors open at 6 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m.
Narrows Center for the Arts is located at 16 Anawan St., Fall River, For details, visit www.narrowscenter.org or call 508-324-1926
http://www.heraldnews.com/entertainment/20180911/debra-mann-to-debut-album-at-narrows
November 16 will see the Debra Mann Quintet take the stage with Dino Govoni on sax/flute, Jay Azzolina on guitar, Dave Zinno on bass and Marty Richards on drums. They’ll be celebrating the release of their latest CD, Full Circle, which features the music of Joni Mitchell.
Publicity:Ken Franckling’s Jazz Notes, Midwest Record, Sippican Week
Tish Adams/Vocalists and Localists/WRIU 90.3 FM 9/6/18; Steve Bianchi/Jazz Brunch/WBLQ 1230 AM; aired 9/9/18 between 1-3p, Steve Klamkin/Saturday Morning News, WPRO
Visit Debra’s page for campaign updates