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February 8th, 2009 Edition #513 Previously 
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This Week at CafeJazz.ca ... ... it’s Pete Gitlin in the spotlight with Full Circle and The Great Temptation. There’ll be three great tracks and we have those cued & ready as part of the showcase feature. Then be sure to stay with us for Fresh Trax with all the latest and best in new music. Headlining this edition are Walter Beasley & Patrick Yandall; also appearing is Yaron Gershovsky, while debuting we have Galaxy Lounge and The Bahama Soul Club. Later in the hour, there's a set of retro classics - this time that includes Michael O’Neill, Dotsero, Rick Braun, and Pamela Williams - while the remainder of the show is glittering with the likes of Althea Rene, Norman Brown, and Warren Hill! |
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| Fresh Trax: Part One | |
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Mellow Mood - Yaron Gershovsky: Graduating from Boston's prestigious Berklee College of music with highest honours, Yaron Gershovsky is a veteran pianist with a lengthy resume. His highest profile gig may well have been touring and recording as the music director for Manhattan Transfer, but Gershovsky has also worked with the likes of Wayne Shorter, Steve Gadd, and The Count Basie Orchestra. He's played Carnegie Hall, some of his arrangements have been used on the Broadway stage and, additionally, Gershovsky has recorded on his own. Personal Notes from a few years back is the most recent and from that release, we have the incredible groove of a tune entitled Mellow Mood! CD: Personal Notes (2005) Label: Dorron Music Site: Yaron Gershovsky ; YG/Space |
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As She Goes - Walter Beasley: A native of California, Walter Beasley played in a few regional bands before heading to Berklee in Boston in the early 80s. Shortly after graduating, he turned around and joined the teaching faculty - what was supposed to be a short-term placement has stretched into a 20-year gig with Beasley balancing his responsibilities as an educator, with the demands of a career as an artist. He released his self-titled debut in 1987 and in the time since he's grown to become one of the top ten selling saxmen worldwide. Free Your Mind is now his third and current release on the Heads Up record label. From that effort, we have the first single to radio in Steady As She Goes! CD: Free Your Mind (2009) Label: Heads Up International Site: Walter Beasley ; WB/Space ; WB/Concord |
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| Fresh Trax: Part Two | |
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Am There - Patrick Yandall: Hailing from Bay City Michigan and raised the son of a jazz musician, Patrick Yandall relocated to California in the early 80s. After establishing himself on the LA-San Diego session circuit, Yandall launched his career as a front man with the release of his debut in 1994. Over the years, he's issued a series of well-received releases all the while demonstrating many flashes of brilliance along the way! We here at The Café have been hip to the San Diego axe-man for quite some time, a period during which Yandall has become firmly entrenched as a perennial favourite on our humble show. In recent years, Yandall's output has become nothing short of prolific with the recently released A New Day bringing his tally to five projects within the past five years alone. In spite of the cd title, this album fortunately delivers more of Yandall's patented groove nicely layered with elements of jazz and blues, which have long been hallmarks of his music. From that release, we've selected the assertive and feisty I Am There and in keeping with the song title, I too am right there in groovin' along with Patrick to this one!
CD: A New Day (2009) Label: Zangi Records Site: Patrick Yandall ; Yandall/Space |
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Wes - Galaxy Lounge: Hailing from Granite City, Illinois, Jon Grindstaff is the guiding light for Galaxy Lounge. Moving to NYC when he was 25, it took some time for Grindstaff to land on his feet, but after writing commercials and playing in a variety of bands around town, he eventually settled into studio work, where creating music for TV and radio ads became his primary focus for the better part of 20 years. Following a five-year hiatus from a career that saw him compose for and play with artists from Dr. John and Kiss to Miss Piggy and The Village People, Grindstaff makes a triumphant return to music with a project that must be more than just a bit fulfilling in Welcome to The Party. Sprinkled with roughly equal measures of smooth & chill and then spiced with a healthy dash of ambience, the tune Heading Wes is an excursion into the spaciousness of the musical cosmos! CD: Welcome To The Party (2008) Label: Independent Site: Galaxy Lounge ; GL/Space |
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Rich Rhythms - The Bahama Soul Club: Taking a giant step well outside the ordinary is The Bahama Soul Club! The project is the latest effort from Oliver Belz; Belz started in music as a drummer and has been operating on the German scene for the past 30-plus years as a composer, engineer, and producer. Following on the success of The Juju Orchestra a couple of years back, The Bahama Soul Club is the logical next step in the evolution of a musical concept unlike any other. When performing live, The BSC sports up to a 12-member line-up with a variety of guest djs sitting in. Rhythm Is What Makes Jazz Jazz is their debut and from that effort, we have 6-minutes, rhythmic & rich, filled with But Rich Rhythms - a co-effort of former-Ottawa-now-residing-in-Milan-dj, Miss Emily Jones! CD: Rhythm Is What Makes Jazz Jazz (2008) Label: Buyú Records Site: OBelz ; EJones |
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| Street Beat ... on this edition we're takin' it to the streets with another of our theme shows and calling it the Street Beat special as every track has the word street in its title. So stay tuned if you will for selections such as High Street, Morning Street, and Easy Street and so on. Opening things we have Jim Adkins and he's followed by Jason Weber, the hip & funky band known as Bona Fide, as well as Bob Mamet and Sean Grace. Set #2 begins with saxlady Jessy J and continues with David Benoit, Gerald Veasley, and Richard Elliot with the selection for which we named this segment. While wrapping it up are Dean James, Dan Siegel, Eric Marienthal, Marcus Johnson, and Les Sabler! |
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