The new Stefon Harris + Blackout album 'Sonic Creed' is now available for pre-order. Listen to the single/pre-order the album: stefonharris.lnk.to/soniccreedID GRAMMY-nominated Stefon Harris & Blackout's first recording since Urbanis is a sonic manifestation and creed of family, community and legacy. Sonic Creed is a reflection of Black American life in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, in Harris's words "...the sounds of right now."
"Charenee Wade has the resume of a top-flight classic jazz singer. She came in 2nd place in the 2010 Thelonious Monk Competition. She’s a regular presence at Jazz at Lincoln Center, navigating the classic songbook with ease. She’s recorded with hard-swinging jazz stalwarts like bassist Rufus Reid and pianist Eric Reed. And, she teaches at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, passing on the tradition to a new generation of musicians.
But even with this traditional grounding, Wade is by no means a straight-laced jazz traditionalist. Instead, she uses her jazz background to explore a whole range of modern music. This Friday, Ms. Wade will perform at The Jazz Gallery with her new group, the Gil Scott Forum—a group that teases out the swinging undercurrents in the conscious music of Gil Scott-Heron." - jazzspeaks.org
Grammy award-winning bassist and bandleader Ben Williams presents his sophomore album on Concord Records "Coming Of Age" featuring guests who round out his beautiful compositions such as singer Goapele, W. Ellington Felton on rhymes, vibraphonist Stephon Harris and trumpeter Christian Scott.
Theo Crocker saves the love for the listeners in the form of joyful emotion and diversity in Jazz music with the release of his new Dee Dee Bridgewater-backed album "Afro Physicist". Enjoy the beautiful transitions of this LP as an exciting fusion of music is led by Theo's energetic performance on trumpet along with Dee-Dee's powerful contribution on vocals plus a cast of great guests such as Roy Hargrove and vibraphonist Stephon Harris.
Jazzcorner Interviews Stefon Harris + Tribute To Roy Ayers ft. Robert Glasper Experiment & Pete Rock
American Jazz vibraphonist Stefon Harris brings innovative talent and ability as one of the most promising new musicians to touch the vibes. As a recording musician and educator, Stefon explores the potentials of jazz composition and new approaches toward the vibraphone. His albums have drawn numerous accolades from the Jazz community, including the Blue Note sessions "Kindred", "Black Action Figure", "The Grand Unification Theory", "African Tarantella: Dances With Duke" and the Grammy-nominated release "Urbanus" on Concord. "If any single young artist is going to be a major star in the next few years, it's Harris." says the Los Angeles Times.
"Ninety Miles" which is the focus of an interview with Jazzcorner.com is a 2011 album release by Stefon Harris, one which draws heavy influence from the music and culture of Cuba. The CD/DVD was recorded in Havana with saxophonist David Sánchez, trumpeter Christian Scott and a collective of master Cuban musicians. Listen to music from the album and hear him share thoughts behind the recording process in his interview with JazzCorner below. The fusion of traditional Jazz and Afro-Cuban music on "Ninety Miles" is quite nice and shows the diversity between how different cultures interpret music.
Download/Stream - Jazzcorner Interviews Stefon Harris
Joined by Robert Glasper Experiment and Pete Rock, Stefon blesses the vibes for a tribute to one of his inspirations, the legendary Roy Ayers. This Revive Da Live event from April 2012 at Jazz a la Villette in France is professionally-filmed to catch all the big excitement between crowd and stage down to the the subtle nuances of each musician's performance. Sit back and enjoy about an hour of soulful live Jazz.
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