“I feel like the album captures the seed of something on its way to becoming more honest and beautiful, and I think there’s a certain “magic” to that that makes it special to me.” –John Raymond “Electrifyingly new and strangely familiar at the same time…with his mix of modern sounds and old-fashioned feeling, Raymond is […]
Continue ReadingWith fourteen acclaimed albums and four Grammy nominations over her nearly 25-year career, Karrin Allyson could simply coast through a recording session and release a respectable album. But what makes us eagerly anticipate every new release from Allyson is her consistently inventive selection of repertoire, arrangements and collaborators, as well as the confidence that, regardless […]
Continue ReadingLong-time jazz educator, head of Jazz Studies at the University of Minnesota, renowned arranger for the Glenn Miller Orchestra and more, Dean Sorenson is also an accomplished trombonist and bandleader who finally found his way to the recording studio. With esteemed Twin Cities colleagues (Steve Kenny on trumpet, David Milne on sax, Chris Lomheim on […]
Continue ReadingLong-time jazz educator, head of Jazz Studies at the University of Minnesota, renowned arranger for the Glenn Miller Orchestra and more, Dean Sorenson is also an accomplished trombonist and bandleader who is not heard on the bandstand often enough. Dean recently came out of the classroom with a newly assembled sextet of local veterans, played […]
Continue Reading“He had bounce in his rhythm that would bounce off the floor and carry the music up to the ceiling. He had this ethnic sound – the continent of Africa – but with grace. He has a dignity and the flavor of Africa, and of metropolitan cities, all with the element of surprise.” –Wayne Shorter […]
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