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Meet Dr. Rita Hargrave
by Cheryl K.
In this hour, an interview with filmmaker, director, producer, and writer Dr. Rita Hargrave. Her third collaboration with trombonist, arranger, and owner of Patois Records, Wayne Wallace, is Salsa de la Bahia Vol. 3: Renegade Queens. Also, new music from pianist Claire Cope, French horn player Abe Mamet, and saxophonist Greg Abate. Playlist Kali Z. Fasteau “Whispersong" from Comraderie (Flying Note) 6:10 Claire Cope's Ensemble C “The Light of the Dark" from Every Journey (Claire Cope) 4:23 Abe ...
Continue ReadingWayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet: The Rhythm of Invention
by Angelo Leonardi
Da qualche tempo anche il latin jazz di matrice afro-cubana cerca nuove forme d'espressione, pur rispettando i suoi caratteri tipici. In questo nuovo lavoro il quintetto di Wayne Wallace amplia quanto iniziato nel precedente Canto America dove coniugava ritmi del folklore caraibico e motivi del tipico latin jazz con orchestrazioni per archi. La produzione attuale è meno ambiziosa della precedente dov'era coinvolta l'Orquestra Sinfonietta—una nutrita formazione da camera per un totale di trenta musicisti—ma sempre efficace. Ora ...
Continue ReadingFreddie Hubbard and Bennie Moten
by Joe Dimino
Beginning show number 608 with some Latin flair and doing those honors is veteran trombone cat Wayne Wallace with the tune “All The Things You Are" off his latest 2019 CD Rhythm of Invention. From that rousing point, we go into Freddie Hubbard, then Akiko Hamilton Dechter “Moment's Notice" and the great Ben Webster. We profile a new jny: Kansas City cat in B.J. Jansen and visit the old KC days with Bennie Moten. As the show carries on, we ...
Continue ReadingTrombonist Wayne Wallace racking up Grammy nods with distinctive record label
by David Becker
Usually when a musician starts a record label, it's with no intent beyond releasing his own music. Not so with San Francisco-based trombonist Wayne Wallace. Since forming Patois Records (Motto: “Promoting improvisation") more than a decade ago, Wallace has used the label as a vehicle to promote both his own Latin jazz work and music of fellow free spirits performing everything from salsa to big-band jazz. Along the way, the label has picked up a handful of Grammy nominations, including ...
Continue ReadingJames Nadal's Best Releases of 2016
by James Nadal
Having had the honor and pleasure to review over eighty records in 2016, choosing a dozen is a difficult task. There are featured blues and soul vocalists, which are maintaining the significance of these genres alive with the authentic talent and dedication required. Included are stimulating offerings from innovative fusion and experimental artists, as well as diverse instrumental and vocal performances from Africa and the Caribbean. My sincere appreciation to all the musicians, producers, promoters, publicists and friends who send ...
Continue ReadingMichael Spiro, Wayne Wallace, La Orquesta Sinfonietta: Canto América
by Angelo Leonardi
Impegnati da decenni nella valorizzazione del jazz di matrice afro-cubana, Michael Spiro e Wayne Wallace operano qui una fusione tra ritmi del folklore caraibico, motivi del tipico latin jazz e orchestrazioni classiche per archi. Un progetto ambizioso che può sembrare nuovo ma rinnova un incontro lontano. “La musica latina della tradizione ha sempre avuto saldi legami con la tradizione classica per archi--dicono i due musicisti nelle note--Entrando negli anni settanta però, quell'estetica è stata accantonata e la maggioranza dei progetti ...
Continue ReadingWayne Wallace: Latin Jazz Jazz Latin
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Trombonist Wayne Wallace and his Latin Jazz Ensemble have a well-oiled record-making machine that seems incapable of turning out a subpar album.Therein lies the mystery. The ingredients that Wallace and his bandmates pour into the machine are eminently predictable--a studiously well-sampled array of Latin rhythms, didactically specified in the liner notes; a mixture of strong original compositions and Latin settings of jazz standards; tight ensemble playing by the quintet with plenty of space to breathe; a smattering of ...
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