jazz2love

  An Italian naval officer Ferdinand Magellan sailed around the globe in the early 16th century, as a traveler of the seven seas.  Florentine astronomer Galileo Galilei discovered the celestial bodies canvassing the Earth's solar system, the Milky Way, in the early 17th century, known to be a traveler of the stars.  Swiss apothecary Albrecht Höpfner invented various shades of blue in the late 18th century, noted as a traveler of colors.  Polish-French chemist Marie Curie discovered radium in the early 20th century, being a traveler of energy waves.   In the vane of such notable explorers, Barcelona-born pianist Marina Albero has made discoveries of her own in the early 21st century.  Creating new melodic formations using string and keyboard instruments.  The title of her 2024 release A Nomad of Sound reflects her explorative nature.  For the recording, she traveled from her home in Seattle, Washington, which she resettled to in 2014, and fou...

Album:  Living In A Daydream Artist:  Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion Label: Self-Released Website:  miguelespinozafusion.com Living in a Daydream is Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion’s third full length album, featuring original compositions by leader and guitarist Miguel Espinoza.  Along with Espinoza is cellist Dianne Betkowski and bassist Randy Hoepker at the group's core.  Also performing on the recording are guest musicians Howard Levy on harmonica and piano, Andy Skellenger on tabla, cajon, and vocals, Mario Moreno on congas, timbales and percussion, Linda Richardson on castanets, and Nabin Shrestha on tabla and vocals. The stimulating fusion of flamenco guitar with jazz improvisation, Latin dance grooves, and folkloric soul is an exciting blend that breeds merriment and liveliness through the swirling rustles of the strings from Espinoza's guitar, Betkowski's cello, and Hoepker's bass traversing across "Nagi Yaté."  Like celestial bodies sparkling in...

Album:  What I Was For You: re.think Artist:  Nancy Goudinaki Label:  Self-Released Website:  http://jazzynancyg.com The easy listening tracks of What I Was For You: re.think from singer, songwriter and guitarist Nancy Goudinaki blend flamenco with soul, blues, and jazz improvisation.  Born in Greece, Goudinaki lives in New York City and performs around the world where her music has found a home.  Soothing, meditative, and cerebrally stimulating, Goudinaki's strumming and plucking is aesthetically pleasing and sonically elevating. The sleek whisking and refined whipping in her fretwork across "Fuoco" seeps into listeners thoughts, affecting them beneficially.  The soothing wisps of her guitar strings trundling along "Re-think" are layered in the silky wails of JD Allen's tenor sax, making for an emotive experience.  "Nereids," written by Goudinaki and her bassist Richie Goods is a lush soundscape that lifts listeners up, transporting them into a ...

Album:  Something Here Inside Artist:  Benji Kaplan Label: Wise Cat Records Website:  https://www.benjikaplan.com/home A blending of soulful flamenco, ambient jazz, balmy meditations, and breezy torchlight musings, guitarist Benji Kaplan performs solo on his latest release Something Here Inside .  Inspired to be a painter by his mother, Kaplan applied his skills using the hues of the rainbow spectrum to the sounds of the music spectrum.  The pastoral textures, twirling patterns, and tranquil moods he projects convey a message to  listeners that he shares without inhibition. Using a swing jazz palette fringed in swathes of Latin accents on "Anything Goes," Kaplan brings a freshness to Cole Porter's track, viewing the classic melody with a contemporary set of eyes.  The gliding strokes of his fingers have a lulling effect on listeners along "Easy To Love" and  rather uniquely, he pervades a soothing, Hawaiian-like caress along "But Not For Me."...

Album:  Midnight Sun Artist:  Bryan Lubeck Label:  Vineyard Music Productions Website:  www.bryanlubeck.com Midnight Sun is the follow up to bandleader, composer and multi-instrumentalist Bryan Lubeck’s recording Tuscan Sky , featuring a potpourri of musicians who each infuse shards of elegance into the tracks. A confluence of scripted phrases and spontaneous flights, the release demonstrates Lubeck's keen sensibilities as a smooth jazz artist. Best known for injecting a flamenco tint into his music, Lubeck works with a diverse palette that acts as a elixir on the senses.  "If You Only Knew" is trellised in bopping grooves surrounded by fluttering horns and caressing guitar riffs, moving into the title track's succor-rich swells.  The storytelling phrasing of Lubeck's guitar chords ruminates gently across "Sun Dress," immersing the listener in a beachside landscape. Lubeck's meanderings on the guitar emblazon "Till I'm Found" with a re...

Album:  Solis Artist:  Eddie Paton Label:  Race of Tan Records Website:  www.eddiepaton.com A mixture of flamenco guitar, ambient jazz, and world music, Solis , the debut solo release from guitarist, composer and arranger Eddie Paton stimulates the senses. This is a recording that arouses positive sensations from the tingling riffs of "Cafe Salsa" to the meditative swells of "Del Mar." Comprised of original works and a cover of The Police's hit single "Message In A Bottle," Solis is filled with intricate tooling that builds the tracks landscape and depth. The hypnotic and rhythmic strokes of Paton's guitar strings exude charisma across "Marisol," creating melodic patterns that dazzle the listener then whisk one away along the smooth sails of "At Paradiso."   The dreamy texture of Paton's guitar strings exhibit a serenity that elicits peace of mind in the listener. Switching gears, the electronica elements of "In Th...