Israeli born, NYC-based pianist and composer Daniel Meron, a Berklee College of Music graduate who studied under the tutelage of Danilo Perez, Hal Crook, and Joe Lovano, is set to release Embracing Wild, his fourth album as a leader, August 2nd via Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit Records. A global celebration of sorts, rooted in modern jazz and drawing from North African, Middle Eastern, … [Read more...]
Tomoko Omura “Roots” Quintet – “Kono Michi” Live at Studio Radio 45 (Video)
Violinist Tomoko Omura is one of those violinists you need to know. Her 2014 album, Roots, is a pure delight, expanding Japanese folk songs into new creations and she's still going strong. Check her out along with the rest of her Roots quintet of pianist and husband Glenn Zaleski, guitarist Jeff Miles, bassist Pablo Menares, and drummer Jay Sawyer play the song "Kono Michi", … [Read more...]