Summer 2008

Updated April 28th, 2008

SUMMER THE VICTOR WOOTEN BAND VICTOR WOOTEN - el. bass & vocals REGI WOOTEN - guitar & vocals KARLTON TAYLOR - keyboards & vocals DERICO WATSON - drums SANDRA WILLIAMS - vocals ANTHONY WELLINGTON - el. bass & vocals New Cd will be released in April 2008 on Telarc / Heads Up. www.victorwooten.com THE YELLOWJACKETS featuring MIKE  STERN - see infosheet MIKE STERN  - guitar RUSSELL FERRANTE - piano, keyboards BOB MINTZER - sax, Ewi JIMMY HASLIP - el. bass MARCUS BAYLOR - drums Jazz titans Mike Stern and the Yellowjackets join forces for a historic collaboration that both harkens back to the roots of the band (guitarist Robben Ford was a founding member) and extends its already formidable reach into uncharted music that combines classic and contemporary jazz, fusion and hints of R&B. These musical monsters shared the stage at the 2006 Montreal Jazz Festival and worked so well together that they planned to record and tour together. Labelmates on Heads Up, Stern and the 'Jackets plan to release their collaborative recording by mid-2008. www.yellowjackets.com, www.mikestern.org TUCK & PATTI PATTI - vocals TUCK - guitar Tuck & Patti's first live concert DVD, recorded in Groningen, Holland "LIVE IN HOLLAND" has been released in SPRING 2006 and NEW CD "I REMEBER YOU", Love songs from the Great American Songbook, inspired by Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass,  will be released in January 2008 by Universal. www.tuckandpatti.com, www.erjn.it/mus/tuckpatt.htm   "GUITAR EVENING" with: PHIL DE GRUY PHIL DE GRUY - guitarp "Phil's approach to the guitar sounds like John Coltrane meets Mel Brooks at a party for Salvador Dali." - Steve Vai "The most original solo guitarist of the '90s." - Larry Coryell "Inspired...eccentric...gorgeous...genius."- Jazztimes, April 2005 http://guitarp.com/ & SCOTT HENDERSON BLUES BAND SCOTT HENDERSON  - guitar JOHN HUMPHREY  - el. bass ALAN HERTZ  - drums www.scotthenderson.net GIOVANNI BAGLIONI GIOVANNI BAGLIONI - ac. guitar Amazing acoustic guitar player his Live performances are a mix of original compositions and covers of Michael Hedges, Pino Forastiere, Erik Mongrain and Justin King.   BABA YOGA "MILES DAVIS 2008" GIANFRANCO SALVATORE  - oud, synthesizers, vocals DANILO CHERNI - keyboards, sampling, sequencers, vocals DANIELE TITTARELLI - alto and soprano saxes ARNALDO VACCA - percussions, vocals ADRIANO LO GIUDICE - el. bass JOHN ARNOLD - drums Miles Davis’ compositions ranging from the 50’s to the 80’s, arranged in a futuristic style. New CD "STOP THAT JAZZ" will be released in OCTOBER 2007 and distributed by MUSEA Records, France. http://gastonerecords.com/babayoga.php, www.erjn.it/mus/babayoga.htm   WAYNE SHORTER QUARTET  (Only Italy) WAYNE SHORTER  - s. & t. sax DANILO PEREZ  - piano JOHN PATITUCCI   - bass BRIAN BLADE  - drums & IMANI WINDS  VALERIE COLEMAN - flute TOYIN SPELLMAN-DIAZ - oboe   MARIA ADAM - clarinet        JEFF SCOTT - french horn  MONICA ELLIS - bassoon www.imaniwinds.com "The unknown territory where composition and improvisation convergence"   CASSANDRA WILSON  (Only Italy) CASSANDRA WILSON - vocals  JONATHAN BAPTISTE - keyboards, piano MARVIN SEWELL - guitar REGINALD VEAL - bass HERLIN REILY - drums LEKAN BABALOLA - percussion www.cassandrawilson.com   DIANNE REEVES (Only Italy) DIANNE REEVES - vocals PETER MARTIN - piano PETER SPRAGUE - guitar JAMES GENUS - bass KENDRICK SCOTT - drums www.diannereeves.com   BRAD MEHLDAU (Only Italy) BRAD MEHLDAU  - piano LARRY GRENADIER - bass JEFF BALLARD - drums www.bradmehldau.com   MICHEL CAMILO TRIO (Only Italy) MICHEL CAMILO - piano CHARLES FLORES - bass DAFNIS PRIETO - drums www.michelcamilo.com Hailing from the Dominican Republic, pianist Michel Camilo's career spans three decades, two hemispheres and a range of jazz and classical styles. Since joining the Telarc label, he has crafted brilliant recordings in the trio, solo and orchestral settings. Each of them has captured the essence and spirit of this ever-evolving artist at various points along his creative journey. Following up on the intimate 'Solo' in 2004 and the adventurous 'Rhapsody in Blue' in 2006, Camilo makes his triumphant return to the straightahead Latin jazz trio setting with 'Spirit of the Moment'. With sympathetic backing from Cuban-born bassist Charles Flores and drummer Dafnis Prieto, the leaner, three-man configuration allows plenty of room for the fiery keyboard work that has become Camilo's trademark.   McCOY TYNER TRIO feat. RAVI COLTRANE (Only Italy)        MCCOY TYNER - piano RAVI COLTRANE - sax GERALD CANNON - bass ERIC KAMAU GRAVATT - drums www.mccoytyner.com, www.ravicoltrane.com   SAXOPHONE SUMMIT (Only Italy) DAVE LIEBMAN - soprano sax JOE LOVANO  - tenor sax RAVI COLTRANE - tenor sax PHIL MARKOWITZ - piano CECIL McBEE - bass BILLY HART - drums AVAILABLE: JULY 1-16                       SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ COLLECTIVE  (Only Italy) JOE LOVANO  - tenor sax DAVE DOUGLAS  - trumpet MIGUEL ZENON - alto sax, flute ANDRE HAYWARD - trombone RENEE ROSNES - piano STEFON HARRIS - vibes MATT PENMAN - bass ERIC HARLAND - drums www.sfjazz.org/SFJAZZCollective/2008/band.asp AVAILABLE: JULY  17-30   ANAT COHEN QUARTET (Only Italy) Idiomatically conversant with modern and traditional jazz, classical music, Brazilian choro, Argentine tango, and an expansive timeline of Afro-Cuban styles, Anat Cohen has established herself as one of the primary voices of her generation on both the tenor saxophone and clarinet since arriving in New York in 1998. www.anatcohen.com   DAVID SANCHEZ QUARTET (Only Italy) DAVID SANCHEZ - sax LAGE LUND - guitar HANS GLAWISCHNIG - bass HENRY COLE - drums www.davidsanchezmusic.com   THE BAD PLUS (Only Italy) ETHAN IVERSON - piano REID ANDERSON - bass DAVID KING - drums New CD "PROG"  has been released in Maggio 2007 by Heads Up Records www.thebadplus.com   ERSKINE, LE, BENITA TRIO (Only Italy) NGUYEN LE - guitar MICHEL BENITA - bass PETER ERSKINE - drums www.nguyen-le.com, www.michelbenita.com, www.petererskine.com   HIROMI QUARTET (Only Italy) HIROMI - piano / keyboards DAVID "FUSE" FIUCZYNSKI - guitar TONY GREY - el. bass MARTIN VALIHORA - drums www.hiromimusic.com   ESPERANZA SPALDING TRIO (Only Italy) ESPERANZA SPALDIND - bass, vocals LEONARDO GENOVESE - piano LYNDON ROCHELLE - drums, percussion www.esperanzaspalding.com