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Review: Kate Schutt Trio at World Café Live – 10/30/2008

Toronto-based Pennsylvania-born singer songwriter Kate Schutt brought magic (and a full house) to the World Café Live, Philadelphia PA last night.  

 

Kate (vocals and guitar) appeared with Alan Ferber on trombone, Ron Mahdi on bass, Justin Faulkner on drums which by itself is quite a unique combination of voices.  The evening began with four songs from her latest album The Telephone Game and gracefully transformed into a very intimate  acoustic “mini” set in which Kate performed with each individual band member showcasing her incredibly expressive voice and the strength of her songwriting talent.  The band performed music from Kate’s latest CDs “No Love Lost” and “The Telephone Game”, both released on the innovative new label ArtistShare.  The highlight of the set was a very creative version of “What’s Love Got To Do With It” by Tina Turner.  This was one night to remember for all in attendance.

ArtistShare Discovery Series - Jazz Bassist Bruno Raberg

Talented experimental/jazz bassist Bruno Raberg is today’s ArtistShare Discovery featured artist.  This Sweden born bassist has made six CDs and recorded 30 recordings as a sideman.  He has performed/recorded with Donny McCaslin, Ben Monder, Jerry Bergonzi, Sam Rivers, etc. 

 

His latest album “The Lifelines” received reviews from various sources such as Hartford Courant, All About Jazz, Jazz.com, etc.  Jerry D’Souza in All About Jazz describes the album,  “The improvisations are a study of the understanding between the four….the way each player nimbly threads his way into the spaces set by the others is quite astonishing…Raberg, as may well be expected, comes up with another delectable recording.”  Also, Bill Milkowski in JazzTimes states "For sheer output, it's astounding. And the depth of expression and degree of surprise represented here is remarkable."  Bruno Raberg is definitely an artist to check out.

Listen to his latest CD LifeLines here

For more reviews, please see the links below.

Review by Mark Saleski on Jazz.com

Review by Eyal Hareuveni in AAJ

Review by Jeff Dayton-Johnson in AAJ

Review by Richard Kamins in Hartford Courant

Don’t forget to check out Bruno’s website!

www.brunoraberg.com

Listen to April Suite and get the CD here!

Press Release: Jim Hall and the 51st Grammy First Ballot

ARTISTSHARE’S FALL SCHEDULE INCLUDES
JIM HALL/ BILL FRISELL DUO RECORDING
AND 51ST GRAMMY AWARD SUBMISSIONS

Hall’s fan-funded project already released to ArtistShare participants – Official release date 10/30/2008

Multiple Grammy winning ArtistShare label submits works of four new artists
for Grammy consideration

”I am consistently amazed at the quality of the music that is produced when the fans are directly funding the project.”  …….Brian Camelio, CEO, ArtistShare

(New York, NY. – October 22, 2008)  Legendary jazz guitarists Jim Hall and Bill Frisell will release the beautifully collaborated duo album Hemispheres in October through ArtistShare.  In this entirely fan-funded project, Hall and Frisell perform original compositions, jazz standards and even a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Masters of War”.  The CD will be a 2 disc set with the first disc focusing on the intimate duo setting and the second  disc adding Scott Colley on Bass and Joey Baron on Drums.   ArtistShare participants were treated to an early pre-release download on October 1st.  The official release date is set for October 30, 2008.  (Bill Frisell appears courtesy of Nonesuch Records)

Since the establishment of ArtistShare in 2001, the label’s artists have received four Grammy awards and eleven nominations including Maria Schneider’s Concert in the Garden which was the first recording in history to win a Grammy without being available in retail stores.  This year, for the 51st Grammy Awards, ArtistShare continues its tradition by submitting releases of four new artists. 

The latest album from John Lennon Songwriting Contest winner Kate Schutt (pronounced “shut”)  No Love Lost  has been submitted for consideration for “Best Jazz Vocal Album”. From the album, “Mary” has been submitted for “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance” and “How Much In Love” for “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)”.  Grammy award winner Maria Schneider describes Kate’s music “From the first notes I heard, I knew Kate was the real deal.  A huge talent.” 

Jazz guitarist and composer Torben Waldorff’s CD Afterburn, featuring Donny McCaslin (tenor sax) and Sam Yahel (organ), has been submitted for the “Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group” category. 

Tenor saxophonist Joel Miller’s Tantramar and alto saxophonist Jon Gordon’s Within Worlds both have been submitted for consideration for the “Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group” category.  Gordon’s Within Worlds has received 4.5 stars in DownBeat April issue this year. 

Flash player links:
http://grammy.artistshare.com/kateschutt
http://grammy.artistshare.com/torbenwaldorff
http://grammy.artistshare.com/joelmiller
http://grammy.artistshare.com/jongordon