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  Skybound from Laurent Ziliani Release Date:  August 18, 2025 Website:  https://www.laurentziliani.com Composer-pianist Laurent Ziliani pays tribute to his friend and violinist Ben Powell on his single "Skybound".  The piece resounds with all the qualities Ziliani discerned in Powell's music, crafting sound passages that move gracefully and effortlessly, filled with warmth and quiet brilliance.  Bringing his vision into physical form are Nicholas Daley on trombones, Peter Erskine on drums, Nick Mancini on vibraphone, Kyle Newmaster on trumpet and flugelhorns, Darius Scheider on guitar, Michael Valerio on upright bass, Leah Zeger on violin, and Zac Zinger on saxophones, alto flute and clarinets with Ziliani on piano.  The instruments glide breezily, choreographed into a panoply of elegant crescendos and balladry sways.  French born, Ziliani is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and now resides in Los Angeles.  His imaginings have a heavenly te...

Album:  Cambio Artist:  Neff Irizarry Label:  Blue Canoe Records Website:  https://neffirizarry.com An exploration of textures and rhythms, guitarist-composer Neff Irizarry features these two facets openly throughout his 2024 recording Cambio , making for soundscapes that mobilize the listener's mind and perception.  Influences of classical and improvisational training are prevalent in Irizarry's delivery while he is accompanied by bassist Jimmy Haslip, vibraphonist Martin Fabricius, and percussionist Ricardo Padilla.  Produced by Jimmy Haslip, Irizarry offers an assortment of original works that fuses world music with improvisational jazz and classic Latin rhythms. The recording jumps off with a celebratory mood, shaped by a flutter of animated shimmies filamenting "Adelante (Come Forward)," then change course through "Cuatro Minutos (Four Minutes)," laden in the lowlit sparkles of Fabricius's vibes.  The rhythm section threaded by Haslip and Padilla ...