5 You may know that David Leonhardt has 38 years of professional experience with many of the top names in jazz from Benny Carter to Stan Getz. You may not know: he played for twenty five years with David “Fathead” Newman recording and arranging 5 CDs ; spent four years as musical director for jazz vocalist Jon Hendricks touring the world; spent twelve years freelancing in New York City, Broadway to the Today Show, jazz clubs to dance halls, Bar Mitzvahs and weddings to cabaret clubs and Lincoln Center, jingles to jazz records; since the 80’s has baked up a host legendary master tap dancers and is musical director for The Shelley Oliver Tap Dancers; has decades of experiences as a jazz educator in universities, colleges, clinics and workshops with ten years of presenting “Jazz For Kids” to literally tens of thousands of children; his first jazz experience was playing piano as a teenager with jazz educator Jamey Aebersold in concerts, clubs and schools in Louisville, KY; his first road experience with a southern rock band touring Dixie age 16; his first professional engagement at the age of 14 in a teenage rock band. As a leader David Leonhardt’s 40 years of professional experience includes recordings, T.V. and radio, concerts and festivals throughout North and South America, Europe, the Middle and Far East with some of the biggest names in jazz. He has over twenty CDs as a leader and is widely known as a creative improviser and educator. Alvester Garnett is a rising star of the jazz drums. He has performed or recorded with Betty Carter, Abbey Lincoln,Cyrus Chestnut, Regina Carter, James Carter, Teddy Edwards,Stefon Harris, Roy Hargrove, Benny Golson,Al Grey, Wynton Marsalis, Lou Donaldson, Lonnie Smith, Jackie Terrason, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kevin Mahogany, Clark Terry, Pharoh Sanders, Jimmy Witherspoon, Milt Hinton, Greg Osby and Ellis Marsalis. Matthew Parrish is a leading young jazz bassist and has performed or recorded with Clark Terry, Regina Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Ravi Coltrane, Mickey Roker, Bobby Durham, Shirley Scott, Marion McPartland, Al Grey, Stefon Harris, and Greg Osby. Bach To The Blues—Improvisations on Classical Themes In a creative improvisational approach to classical themes The David Leonhardt Trio interprets the Great Composers like you’ve never heard them before. From Beethoven to Aaron Copeland, Bach to Chopin, and Shubert to Erik Satie this fantastic group of jazz improvisers takes the audience on a melodic and rhythmic exploration of these timeless musical themes. Critics and audiences alike are raving about “Bach To The Blues”. Improvisation historically had been part of the classical music tradition but has been lost in modern times. For years David Leonhardt has performed improvisations on classical music as part of his concerts. This CD is a culmination of that experimentation and study with the trio. True to the spirit of great improvisers like Bach and Chopin this recording uses a jazz attitude to explore musical landscapes only suggested by the original compositions. Upcoming Appearances: Sunday Jazz For Yoga 6:30 Yoga class & 7:30 Performance at Easton Yoga $20 Yoga Class and Performance or $15 performance only Leonhardt originals from three CD series “Jazz For Yoga Easton Yoga, 524 Northampton St., Easton, Pa. 610-923-7522 Playing original compositions, the David Leonhardt Jazz Trio of piano, bass, and drums performs music perfect for yoga/movement/breathing/meditation—with vibrant musical landscapes, transporting rhythmic journeys, and compelling melodic adventures accompanying a 45-minute led yoga class with Easton Yoga owner Alicia Rambo Wozniak. The evening will conclude with a 45-minute performance by the David Leonhardt Jazz Trio and Potluck dinner. All ages and levels are welcome. https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/home.asp Saturday w/ Houston Person sax jazz legend w/ The David Leonhardt Trio- Deer Head in Poconos 7-11:00 Here is a fantastic video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mvcuL4IuLk Sunday Jazz For Yoga at Hot Yoga New Jersey 4:00 PM $30 for the jazz and yoga set concert set afterward free 246 Third Ave Westwood, NJ 07675 1-202-594-yoga http://www.bikramyogannj.com/ Additional Exciting News: Leonhardt can be heard on the radio on David “Fathead” Newman’s posthumously released CD “The Blessing” arranged by David Leonhardt w/ two of Leonhardt’s originals. Rapidly approaching #1! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_dbrUzHaSY The David Leonhardt Jazz Group plays songs from the new CD "Bach To The Blues" to be released Jan. 2!</b> Improvisations on Classical themes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx4FYkhNh3Q Coming up: Gigs w/ Jazz legend Houston Person, More Shelley Oliver Tap Dancers, Allentown Symphony Hall, Muhlenberg College, Smoot Theater, Bordentown Concerts, Bucks County, Flushing Town Hall Queens NY. Yoga Nine NJ more! true 13011 2009-11-07T11:52:44-05:00 25299 true 20 2009-11-07T11:52:44-05:00 2009-11-07T11:52:44-05:00 Improvisations on Classical Themes

In a creative improvisational approach to classical themes The David Leonhardt Trio interprets the Great Composers like you’ve never heard them before. From Beethoven to Aaron Copeland, Bach to Chopin, and Shubert to Erik Satie this fantastic group of jazz improvisers takes the audience on a melodic and rhythmic exploration of these timeless musical themes. Critics and audiences alike are raving about “Bach To The Blues”. Improvisation historically had been part of the classical music tradition but has been lost in modern times. For years David Leonhardt has performed improvisations on classical music as part of his concerts. This CD is a culmination of that experimentation and study with the trio. True to the spirit of great improvisers like Bach and Chopin this recording uses a jazz attitude to explores musical landscapes only suggested by the original compositions.

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5 Jim Santella of L.A. JAZZ SCENE MAGAZINE digs Adamo’s strong original style and says, “He sings with the bold character of a man who knows how to entertain, recalling pop singers Tom Jones, David Clayton-Thomas and Brook Benton, as well as jazz singers Al Jarreau and Mark Murphy.” true 17915 2009-11-07T01:41:07-05:00 25297 true 20 2009-11-07T01:41:07-05:00 2009-11-07T01:41:07-05:00

Review from L.A. Jazz Scene Magazine

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5 Brenda Earle shows that she has a mind of her own on her latest CD, Songs For A New Day. Produced by Earle, the album features an array of standards, original compositions, and cover tunes of modern pop staples. In the songs, her vocals move in long, graceful strides hovering over her piano keys which rove through a succession of well-thought out verses sometimes marking the melodies with bold punctuations and sometimes taking a reposing stance. She matches the tone of the piano keys to the mood of the songs flexing a breezy saunter in “The Waltz” and embedding deep accents in the lifts of Cole Porter’s classic tune “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To.” Earle has her own vision about how to wheedle a song to fit her dimensions. She does not resort to other artists interpretations of classics like Hammerstein and Kern’s melody “Nobody Else But Me” or Neil Finn’s popular single “Don’t Dream It’s Over.“ She hears these songs the way that she wants to play them, and polishes them to a new gleam like in “So I Say.” The ruffles in the phrasing of her piano keys truss a bubbly swing-jazz momentum that bodes well with the upbeat tempo in her vocals as she skips across the melodic folds with glee permeating from every angle. In her original compositions like “A Few Lines” and “Standing,” Earle has a relaxed approach in her treatments turning to a soft definition in her piano keys, which contrast the rapid spins of the piano keys looping around “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To” augmented by deep accents and tight, whipping drumbeats. The airy riffs of “Is It Any Wonder” are elongated as phrases soar and recede in gradual stages. The shadows made by the nuances of Lauren Riley-Rigby’s cello infuse celestial figures moving in the background of the piece as Earle’s piano keys cover the upper register. The track is followed by the melancholic shading of “The Waltz” reflected in the gentle rises and falls made along the chord progressions as Earle’s vocals turn to a pensive tone. The Latin rhythm of “Vallo La Pena” has a catchy cha-cha beating, which transforms to whispery glides across “All These Questions” donning the silky texture of Jesse Lewis’ guitar strums and enshrouding the song with a contemplative cast as Earle ends with the lyric, “What is it you’re waiting for?” The album picks up from the bluesy mood of “All These Questions” with the title track which has a showtunes vibe. Written by Earle and saxophonist Joel Frahm, the song has shavings of pop and jazz elements with sparks made from Earle’s outstretched glissandos and Frahm’s brightly beaded notes which create a blousy effect. Keeping with the pace are the jumping swing grooves of “Nobody Else But Me” as Lewis’ comfy guitar pizzicatos and Earle’s bouquet of buoyant keys become embroiled in a heady exchange. Tracks from Songs For A New Day show that Brenda Earle was justly named a finalist at the 2007 Mary Lou Williams Jazz Piano Competition. Citing Pete Yorn, Neil Finn and Elvis Costello in addition to classical composers like Brahms and Whitacre as her influences, Brenda Earle is a blend of coffeehouse balladry and swing jazz soul with a peppering of Latin-pop. A Canadian artist, Earle has written hundreds of arrangements and compositions for choirs, small and large ensembles, bass quintet, string quartet, and orchestra. She is an artist who is diversified in her talents and ability to interpret songs to give them a new luster. She has her own way of writing music that meshes fine with modern jazz esthetics, true 13087 2009-11-06T04:14:32-05:00 25296 true 20 2009-11-06T04:14:32-05:00 2009-11-06T04:14:32-05:00 Songs For A New Day

Album review for Brenda Earle's CD, Songs For A New Day

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5 T.K. Blue with the TK Blue Quintet celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Lenox Lounge located at 288 Lenox Ave bet .124th and 125th Sts in Harlem, NY this Friday and Saturday, November 6-7th. The band features Benny Powell on trombone. First set is at 8:30.pm. Call club.for cover and drink minimum at (212) 427-0253. true 16215 2009-11-05T10:52:10-05:00 25292 true 123 2009-11-05T10:52:10-05:00 2009-11-05T10:52:10-05:00 Saxophonist & Flutist TK Blue to Perform at Historic Harlem Club for Two Nights in November.

T.K. Blue with the TK Blue Quintet celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Lenox Lounge located at 288 Lenox Ave bet .124th and 125th Sts in Harlem, NY this Friday and Saturday, November 6-7th. The band features Benny Powell on trombone. First set is at 8:30.pm. Call club.for cover and drink minimum at (212) 427-0253.

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5 Recently, the office of esteemed U.S. Congresswoman Diane Watson of the 33rd Congressional District in Los Angeles posthumously awarded a memorial certificate of recognition to jazz pioneer Louie Bellson, whom Duke Ellington described as “the greatest musician of all time.” The Jazz Joy and Roy syndicated radio show spotlights Bellson’s album entitled “The Sacred Music of Louie Bellson and The Jazz Ballet,” which has garnered positive reviews around the globe. “I applaud the decision that the office of Congresswoman Watson made,” said Roy Gray, host of the popular jazz program, adding that the award was formally presented to Bellson’s widow, the delightfully indomitable Francine Bellson in San Jose, California by petitioner W. Steve Stevens, attorney at law. Jazz Joy and Roy has interviewed many jazz fans about Louie Bellson and has reported on the air that people who have met Bellson admired Bellson’s “sweet” personality as much as the drummer’s historic and assorted musical gifts. According to LouieBellson.net, the late Johnny Carson called Bellson “a superb artist,” noting that Bellson was also “a sweet, nice man.” true 18480 2009-11-04T17:01:30-05:00 25266 true 123 2009-11-04T17:01:30-05:00 2009-11-04T17:01:30-05:00 Congresswoman Diane Watson's recognition of Louie Bellson captures the attention of radio host

Air personality shows some love for congresswoman's jazzy award

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5 Blue Soul Tribe Episode 4 -Albert King, Cadillac Assembly Line, Blues, Solo Music U.K. -John Lee Hooker, Please Don’t Go, Guitar Lovin’ Man, Membran -The Orioles, Baby Please Don’t Go, 45 RPM, Jubilee -Plume Latraverse, Le blues de la betise humaine, Le lour passe de Plume Latraverse Vol. IV, Disques Dragon -Renaud, Le blues de la porte d’Orleans, Renaud 1975-1983, -Les 100 Plus belles chansons, Polydor -Arthur H, Cool Jazz, Arthur H, Polydor -Bloodshot Bill, Monsters Everywhere, Zombie Night In Canada, Stumble Records -The Butchers’ Orchestra, Everybody’s Got The Devil Inside,Thee Butchers’ Orchestra, Voodoo Rhythm Records -Jimi Hendrix, Voodoo Chile Blues, Blues, MCA -Steppenwolf, The Pusher, Easy Rider Soundtrack, MCA -Alexis Korner's Blue Incorporated, Up-Town, R&B from the Marquee, Castle -The Birds, You're On My Mind (1964 demo) - ISSS5 Yellow Street Boutique, Dig the Fuzz -Buster Brown, Fannie Mae, The UK Sue Label Story Vol.2, Ace Laver Baker, You Better Find Yourself Another Fool , 45 RPM, Atlantic -Knights Brothers, Love, Twistin' Rumble, Crypt -Arthur Alexander, Another Shot Of Rhythm And Blues, 45 RPM, Dot -Rufus Thomas, It's Aw'rite, 45 RPM, Stax -Mary Wells, Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right, 45 RPM, Motown -J.B. Troy, Live On, Soul Allnighter, Metro Doubles -Bobby Marchan , Shake Your Tambourine, Soulin' vol.2, Blue Soul Tribe Records -Johnny Copeland, No Puppy Love, For Dancers Forever, Kent Become one of our Facebook fans: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Blue-Soul-Tribe/133291008322 true 17899 2009-11-03T21:56:11-05:00 25263 true 123 2009-11-03T21:56:11-05:00 2009-11-03T21:56:11-05:00 Become one of our Facebook fans!!!

The Blue Soul Tribe Podcast is a radio show decicated to Jazz, Blues and Soul. Our fourth episode is online: http://bluesoultribe.co.nr http://ecard.gareaugorille.netne.net

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5 This group started out accidently becoming a drum group. During 1992 in June,Reggie Workman, Steve Habib and Marvin Bu Ga Lu Smith were talking about a performance at Visiones in NYC. The result was Habib and Smith co produced the session and it was recorded by Jon Rosenberg and Thomas Tedesco. CeCil McBee was the bass player along with Kirk Lightsey on piano,Kevin Lager,trumpet,Jim Finn soprano/tenor and Marvin Bu Ga Lu Smith on drums. Both Habib and Smith arranged all the music and some original work Habiba by Kirk Lightsey and The Peacemaker by Cecil McBee were also part of the original recordings of the 5 day festival. Marvin's original name for the group was The Experience but it evolved into Melting Pot Drum Group as everyone started to motivate us to form an all drum group that could play songs without other instruments. Thomas DeSteno and Tom Tedesco took an interest in the concept and recordings were made with everyone from Hugh Brodie on soprano/tenor and Steve Cohen on piano along with Kevin Jones and many others all over a period of time from the start of The War during 2001 right up to the present time. The group did perform in Montclair's Luna Space with Thomas DeSteno,Marvin Bu Ga Lu Smith,Steve Habib and Tom Tedesco and was very well received by a large audience. Little has been done to promote the group and their concept and most of the players have been involved with other projects as hard times have forced everyone to do whatever they had to do to survive. The group is ready to go now. An example of the group's instrumentation protocol is Habib being the bass player,walking and doing what a regular bass player would do but Habib uses Timpani and floor tom toms as a bass player. The group sounds like it has a conventional bass player. Today, Melting Pot Drum Group is an entity that many bands have wanted to add to their trios,quartets,quintets or larger groups,having an entire self contained drum unit that adds multi dimension to the drum line as opposed to having only one drummer to enhance swing. The group will be performing at its first major Jazz Festival event in the fall of 2010. More will be said about this in the next few months. true 18452 2009-11-03T19:28:39-05:00 25262 true 123 2009-11-03T19:28:39-05:00 2009-11-03T19:28:39-05:00 Drummers create a harmonic drum group with Timpani Bass Player

These drummers do it with or without horns,piano or bass players as they can all create the harmonics to simulate a regular unit of trios,quartets,quintets or big bands as each drummer becomes the piano,bass,drummer or any set of horns using raw drums from Africa,Egypt,or South America and The Caribbean.

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5 This group started out accidently becoming a drum group. During 1992 in June,Reggie Workman, Steve Habib and Marvin Bu Ga Lu Smith were talking about a performance at Visiones in NYC. The result was Habib and Smith co produced the session and it was recorded by Jon Rosenberg and Thomas Tedesco. CeCil McBee was the bass player along with Kirk Lightsey on piano,Kevin Lager,trumpet,Jim Finn soprano/tenor and Marvin Bu Ga Lu Smith on drums. Both Habib and Smith arranged all the music and some original work Habiba by Kirk Lightsey and The Peacemaker by Cecil McBee were also part of the original recordings of the 5 day festival. Marvin's original name for the group was The Experience but it evolved into Melting Pot Drum Group as everyone started to motivate us to form an all drum group that could play songs without other instruments. Thomas DeSteno and Tom Tedesco took an interest in the concept and recordings were made with everyone from Hugh Brodie on soprano/tenor and Steve Cohen on piano along with Kevin Jones and many others all over a period of time from the start of The War during 2001 right up to the present time. The group did perform in Montclair's Luna Space with Thomas DeSteno,Marvin Bu Ga Lu Smith,Steve Habib and Tom Tedesco and was very well received by a large audience. Little has been done to promote the group and their concept and most of the players have been involved with other projects as hard times have forced everyone to do whatever they had to do to survive. The group is ready to go now. An example of the group's instrumentation protocol is Habib being the bass player,walking and doing what a regular bass player would do but Habib uses Timpani and floor tom toms as a bass player. The group sounds like it has a conventional bass player. Today, Melting Pot Drum Group is an entity that many bands have wanted to add to their trios,quartets,quintets or larger groups,having an entire self contained drum unit that adds multi dimension to the drum line as opposed to having only one drummer to enhance swing. The group will be performing at its first major Jazz Festival event in the fall of 2010. More will be said about this in the next few months. Thomas DeSteno, true 18439 2009-11-03T09:36:12-05:00 25260 true 123 2009-11-03T09:36:12-05:00 2009-11-03T09:36:12-05:00 Drumming For Health

This group of drummers started during the World Trade Center Attack as Mr. Steve Habib was performing in Paris Sept. 10th,2001. He returned to New York 10 days later and approached Marvin BU GA LU Smith, a childhood drummer friend and they approached Tom DeSteno and studio owner Tom Tedesco about recording original compositions with "drums only",consequently a drum group was formed that played harmonic jazz without other instruments. Habib played Timpani and hand drums as well as tom toms while BU GA LU Smith played the drum kit. Tom DeSteno played the kit and hand drums and Tom Tedesco played Tablas. Marvin Smith's voice was used on many tunes the group created. Some of the music has been put on icomposions.com under meltingpotdrum group. The history of the group goes back to 1992 when Marvin Bu Ga Lu Smith,Kirk Lightsey,CeCil McBee,Kevin Lager and Jim Finn all were put together by Steve Habib and recorded for 5 days at Visiones in NYC. Reggie Workman helped motivate and was a friend to all the players and the project started out and evolved into what melting pot drum group is today. No major work has been released yet but there is 8 years of recording documented at the studio with some of it mixed as is evident on the icompositions.com site.

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5 Photos taken at Entourage Studios, North Hollywood, CA true 18272 2009-10-31T14:02:25-04:00 25255 true 123 2009-10-31T14:02:25-04:00 2009-10-31T14:02:25-04:00 Recording Session

Photos taken at Entourage Studios, North Hollywood, CA

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