Highlights
Hour One
Where To? - Edda Borg:
Hailing from Iceland,
we have Edda Borg. A keyboardist who was classically trained Edda is a
multi-faceted performer who is also known for her jazz and pop vocals,
In that regard there's just a bit of irony in the album title, No Words
Needed. From that release - and supported by some of the most celebrated
musicians from the land of fire and ice, we have a selection that's simply
solid from beginning to end!
*Featured performers on the track include Fridrik
Karlsson - guitar; plus a brass section with Ari Bragi Karason - trumpet
and flugelhorn, Samuel Jon Samuelsson - trombone, and Sigurdur Flosason
- tenor sax.
CD: No Words Needed (2015)
Label: Edda Borg
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Eternal - The Smooth Jazz Alley:
A San Francisco
project that's been nearly a dozen years in the making, The Smooth Jazz
Alley is the collaborative effort of Stan Evans on guitar and Marco Montoya
on keys. The two had been longtime bandmates in the Latin fusion Grupo
Caribe and then followed that with a recording born out of several jam
sessions. In the ensuing period, they've honed a chemistry that is readily
apparent with drummer Miguel Melgoza and the bass work of Kenny Franklin
filling out the sound of the combo. The aptly titled Been A Long Time
Comin' is the debut - from an initial effort that's nothing short of auspicious,
we've selected the ever-lasting sounds of a track called Eternal.
*There's more TSJA in the second half of After
Hours with C-Funk!
CD: Been A Long Time Comin'
(2016)
Label: The Smooth Jazz Alley
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Morning in Beerse - Lawrence Blatt:
Lawrence Blatt
is an award wining artist with a passion for travel and for sharing his
impressions of those locals though his original compositions. Having played
for over 30 years, the San Francisco native decorates his melodies with
layers of guitar work and many soothing percussive sounds. His latest
project entitled Longitudes and Latitudes was produced by Will Ackerman
and from that effort we have an acoustic gem entitled Morning in Beerse.
CD: Longitudes and Latitudes
(2016)
Label: LMB Music
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For Sure - Al Gomez:
The well-travelled
Gomez started on trombone in high school in the late 70s but later switched
to the guitar. Having backed a wide variety of performers, the versatile
guitarist released his Casa Groove debut in 2014. Now based back in his
home state of Texas, Gomez recently issued the EP Catchin' a Vibe. From
an x-ceptional sophomore effort we have the musical certainty of a terrific
track called For Sure.
* For sure you'll wanna catch After Hours for
more Gomez greatness and Catchin' a Vibe the title track!
EP: Catchin' a Vibe (2016)
Label: Shade Records
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Hour Two |
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Good Ole' Jim - The JT Project:
The JT Project is
a multi-dimensional tour de force spearheaded by the talents of Jacob
Webb (keys & bass) and Todd Schefflin (saxes). The Project had previously
issued four independent releases before striking a deal with Trippin N'
Rhythm/Sony Music Entertainment. This led to Moments of Change, the 5th
and most recent effort. Backed by the talents of many of the top jazz
and soul musicians in NYC, Moments of Change spawned the single Overdrive
which soared to the top of Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Charts. Even
so, we've chosen a track that soars on its own; it's the spunky Good Ole'
Jim, an expressive offering featuring the full-bodied flugelhorn of an
artist identified only as S.O.A.R.
CD: Moments of Change (2016)
Label: Trippin N' Rhythm Records
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When I'm With You - JJ Sansaverino:
Mention the name
JJ Sansaverino and if you are in the know what springs to mind is a not
only a highly extensive but a highly impressive resume. An accomplished
composer, arranger and musical director, who grew up in and around NYC,
JJ was playing trumpet and violin by the age of eleven and the guitar
by thirteen. He's toured Europe, he attended Berklee in Boston to study
Big Band, he worked with George Clinton and Shabba Ranks, he was a regular
on NBC's Today show, and he continues to perform worldwide with reggae
legend Maxi Priest. Now a veteran of the music wars for over 25 years,
JJ's welcoming mix of styles is ready to take the world by storm. Having
previously issued a pair of projects under his own name, When I'm With
You is his latest single and a harbinger that the best is yet to come!
Single: When I'm With You (2016)
Label: Innervision
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Featured are Patrick Bradley, Steve
Watson and Jay Rowe, while new to the show are The Jazz Holdouts and
Dave Bradshaw. But stay tuned - there's a second full hour with Mark
Barrios, Will Sumner and reprise appearances by many of our Blue Moon
favorites! 
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