New York based saxophonist Seamus Blake is making the jump to Gonzalo Rubalcaba’s 5passion label. Not much about his upcoming album Superconductor has been revealed aside that it features the core rhythm section of Rubalcaba on piano, Nate Smith on drums, and Matt Clohesy on bass as well as an 8 piece chamber music orchestra arranged and conducted by Vickie Yang. Catch the … [Read more...]
Gonzalo Rubalcaba – “The Making of XXI Century” (Full-length Documentary)
Three years ago, Grammy award winning pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba released an ambitious double album entitled XXI Century to critical acclaim. The album featured the pianist alongside his core rhythm section of Matt Brewer on bass and Marcus Gilmore on drums augmented by special guests Ignacio Berroa, Pedro “Pedrito” Martinez, Lionel Loueke and Gary Galimidi. The recording … [Read more...]