Brian Torff and Raul Midon on WVOF's Upper Room with Joe Kelley Monday
10/20
Monday, October 20 6pm-10pm
WVOF radio station in Barone Campus Center
Event: Interview with Brian Torff and Raul Midon
Place: Upper Room with Joe Kelley radio show
Date/Time: Monday Oct. 20th 6pm-10pm WVOF 88.5 FM www.wvof.org
Listen in as Joe Kelley interviews Fairfield University music director
and bassist extraordinaire Brian Torff. Brian will be honored as 2008
Fairfield Artist of the Year at the Fairfield Theatre Company on
Saturday Oct. 25th. For more information, please go to
www.briantorff.com and www.fairfieldtheatre.org. Joe Kelley will also
interview guitarist and singer Raul Midon. Midon will also be
performing Friday Oct. 24th at the Quick Center for the Arts at
Fairfield University. For more info, go to www.quickcenter.com and
www.raulmidon.com
The "Upper Room with Joe Kelley" radio show has been on the air since
1982. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Prince featured the Upper Room on
his official web site in March 2004. The Upper Room was the first
radio show to receive this honor. You can visit
www.upperroomwithjoekelley.com.
Related web site: www.wvof.org
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Madd Flow Delivers Riveting and Fun Mix of Smooth Urban Jazz and Grown
n' Sexy R&B with "Dawn Of A New Day" CD
New Jersey's Madd Flow delivers a riveting and fun mix of Smooth
Urban Jazz and Grown 'n Sexy R&B with their latest CD, "Dawn Of A New
Day". The CD is characterized by driving saxophone and guitar playing
and soulful vocals. Madd Flow even features a song for steppers. Throw
in heart-felt situational lyrics and you are left with some truly
interesting music.
Smooth jazz radio will love the groove of "The Days and The
Nights". "All Love, No Hate Tour" brings to mind some of those classic
R&B funk jams that captured our minds and drove us to the dancefloor.
And "I Remember" fits an home perfectly with "Quiet Storm" formats.
Music directors and listeners can go to www.artists1.com,
www.maddflow.com and www.cdbaby.com/cd/maddflow for CD ordering of
Madd Flow's "Dawn Of A New Day".
Where did Madd Flow begin? Philadelphia, Pa. native Robert
Landham and Newark, N.J. native Darryl E. Smith first met like a lot
of musicians do, playing on a gig in different bands. Robert was
leading his jazz quartet while Darryl was the guitarist in a funk
band. Then a few months later they found themselves playing together
in a cabaret band. A few months after that when Darryl was recording a
christmas song for the Boys Choir of Harlem, he decided to use Robert
on a solo on the Donny Hathaway classic, "This Christmas." A few more
months, when sorting out songs for a guitar record, Darryl decided to
add saxophone to the mix for a more rounded sound and Madd Flow was
born. The name comes from the fact that these two gentlemen are well
versed in all styles of music. They have performed from duo to big band.
This 13 song recording is just the beginning of their "Nu Jazz"
addition to the genre of contemporary jazz.
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Chris Greene Quartet Releases Soul and Science 2: Electric Boogaloo
"Straight Ahead Jazz with an Edge"
"...rivals some of what is played on contemporary jazz music stations
across the United States. Soul and Science 2: Electric Boogaloo is
certainly a formidable follow-up from a formidable band." -
AllAboutJazz.com
Soul and Science 2: Electric Boogaloo, the new CD by the Chris Greene
Quartet, is now available for purchase at www.DustyGroove.com and at
its Chicago headquarters (1120 N. Ashland). Copies may also be
purchased at CDBaby.com, Amazon.com, ITunes, and CandyRat.com. The
Chris Greene Quartet official web sites are www.chrisgreenejazz.com
and www.myspace.com/chrisgreenejazz .
And the critics are saying...
"...a real up-and-coming talent...a player with a really great
edge...[the album has] a lot more depth than you might expect, and is
definitely the sort that should have bigger jazz labels seeking out
Greene's talents." - Dusty Groove
"The album title of the year, so far, and it's also Greene's most
enjoyable effort yet. The quartet is as cohesive as they were on
Volume One, and the soloing is more striking, with Greene in
particular pulling out strings of melody as if he were a magician
tugging on one of those endless hankerchiefs." - Wilson & Alroy's
Record Reviews (warr.org)
"Greene has some set of chops...Keep an eye on this kid..." - JazzWax.com
More about Chris Greene - saxophone, composer, bandleader: You and
some friends stumble into a jazz club somewhere in Chicago. You are
not quite familiar with the genre, but you have heard enough to know
what to expect. You assume that the four guys who are preparing to
play will do something that is mellow and cool, because that is what
jazz musicians do. They will avoid anything that even resembles pop
music, because that type of music has always been taboo in the more
sophisticated jazz circles. But then the quartet begins to play, and
you hear and see something that suddenly ruins all preconceived
notions of what jazz music is supposed to be. The songs are spirited
and melodic. The band's energy is contagious - enough so that the
crowd is now standing and making an improvised dance floor out of the
little bit of space in front of the band. More surprisingly, the crowd
is composed of people who are young and old, black and white.
Something different is going on here, something which causes you to
want more. The young leader of the band, the one who has been wowing
the crowd with his saxophone skills, then introduces himself as Chris
Greene.
Chris Greene is determined to fight musical segregation. He is making
a name for himself on the Chicago jazz circuit by attempting to fight
the many stereotypes which accompany his beloved genre. Greene is the
leader of a quartet of musicians, called The Chris Greene Quartet, who
want people to know that jazz is not for old people, and it doesn't
have to stand in stark contrast to popular music. His is a form of
jazz which embraces youthful energy and pop accessibility. Audiences
do not feel forced to passively sit and play it cool while Greene does
his thing, detached from the crowd. He and his band of highly-touted
musicians - Damian Espinosa on piano, Marc Piane on acoustic bass, and
Tyrone Blair on drums - are committed to connecting with their
audience each and every night.
Greene's lifelong willingness to fully embrace pop music while holding
true to the roots of jazz has distinguished him for as long as he can
remember. Greene was one of the rare teenagers who played in the
school band and had time for both John Coltrane and Stevie Wonder. He
made sure that he didn't isolate himself during the storied MTV years
of the mid-1980's. He learned very early in life that some of the best
jazz is made by people who know the rules inside and out, and are more
than willing to break them. As with all genres of music, people are
quick to try to place jazz in a box. As with all genres of music,
there are people who are willing to think outside of that box. Greene
has always found himself drawn to these people. It is now no surprise
that he is considered in high regard as a saxophonist who encourages
his band to blend blues, gospel, and funk into what they are doing.
Greene is excited about the future of jazz. He hopes to present
another viable musical option to people who want more than what is out
there. He is surrounded by musicians who constantly challenge him both
in the rehearsal room and on Chicago's stages. The Chris Greene
Quartet is developing a reputation for putting on inspired,
impassioned shows. Most appealing, however, is the band's desire to
never play it safe. They understand that there is a certain amount of
risk in never having two shows be the same. But Chris Greene also
realizes that when musicians make themselves vulnerable onstage,
people react. It may even inspire audiences to do something unexpected
and spontaneous, such as getting up and dancing in a jazz club
somewhere in Chicago.
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OLENKA'S "RHYTHMS OF ANOTHER LIFE" Brings Funky World Grooves In A
Pop-Friendly Sound
www.olenka.com
Multiple music arts grant-award winner Alexandra "Olenka" Gadzik
emigrated from the Carpathian Mountains of Poland with her parents and
sister in 1977. Growing up in multi-cultural New York City nurtured
in her a love and affinity for world music.
Now with Olenka's second fully orchestrated release, Rhythms of
Another Life, her world fusion rhythms and spiraling Euro-fringe
melodies, sing the stories of women, foreigners, and belonging in a
global culture. The CD is receiving heavy airplay on radio and is now
available at www.olenka.com/music , www.CDBaby.com/cd/olenka2 and
www.itunes.com .
Olenka blends funky ethnic grooves and instruments with jazz-caliber
musicianship, poetic lyrics, and a pop-friendly sound. Her passion
for integrating world music with state-of-the-art production is long
standing. In 1989 she collaborated with Peruvian buskers, or street
musicians, in New York City on her worldbeat song "Cold Faith". It
featured the Peruvian zampona (panpipe) player Ricardo Silva,
orchestrated with the recently invented Chapman Stick guitar/bass.
That same year "Cold Faith" appeared on the compilation of New York
bands entitled Fresh Kills and it now appears on Olenka's debut CD
Making Arrows.
Her recent release, Rhythms of Another Life, was part of her project
"World Rhythms in Original Music" for which she received a grant from
the Iowa Arts Council. In applying for the grant Olenka competed with
large organizations like the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra and the
Des Moines Opera Company. Hers was the largest grant awarded for an
individual artist project in that season. The project included a
20-venue tour and the recording of the CD Rhythms of Another Life
which was co-produced by percussionist Jamey Reid. Songs like
"Tumbleweed" and "Different Drum" combine world rhythms, in
particularly odd meters like Indian seven and Finnish thirteen beat
patterns, with a full production and a Western pop sensibility. The
CD contains liner notes with rhythm notation and descriptions of the
world rhythms used.
Olenka's live performance ensemble Otro Mundo features guest musicians
including flamenco, Latin and Gypsy jazz guitarists and ethnic
percussionists. Otro Mundo combines world jazz like bossa nova and
fado songs with an original repertoire and touches of flamenco dance.
Her live projects also include the Slavic/Nordic women's a cappella
vocal ensemble Zloti Village Chorus which sings a Slavic repertoire
with Olenka's English lyrics and translations. The Zloti Village
Chorus is currently the only chorus in the world singing Slavic
material in English.
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LR-60 & Mr. Moods' "Coldest Memories" CD explores Downtempo, Trip-Hop
and Acid Jazz instrumentals with trumpet using a singular approach and
sound
LR-60 & Mr. Moods' new CD "Coldest Memories" provides music lovers a
unique opportunity to explore Downtempo, Trip-Hop and Acid Jazz
instrumentals with trumpet using a singular approach and sound.
College and independent radio stations have already given heavy
airplay to "Coldest Memories" on the strength of such tunes as the
seductive "Silently" and the funky hip-hop of "Groove Modulation" .
Fans of Massive Attack, Miles Davis and Dr. Krush would find "Coldest
Memories" especially to their liking. Radio programmers and listeners
can go to www.lr-60.com for all LR-60 information. The CD is also
available for purchase at www.cdbaby.com and www.soundclick.com.
LR-60 is Skip Warren from Dallas, Texas. Trumpet player for over 40
years playing most of his professional life in the Blues genre. Most
notably for the late "Disco Lady" Johnnie Taylor for four years and
also the late Z.Z. Hill (Down Home Blues) for one year. And finally
with Blues legend Bobby "Blue" Bland for ten years. From this
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Stevie Ray Vaughan, Greg Alman, Albert King, Little Milton, Clarence
Carter. Tyrone Davis, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Wilson Pickett,
Junior Walker & the Allstars, Buckwheat Zydeco & James Brown to name a
few. Warren has recorded with gospel singer Kirk Franklin on his Nu
Nation Project CD which featured noted gospel artist Fred Hammond.
Warren has also wrote and recorded original compositions for CNN
television and ASCAP.
Although currently a professional pilot, LR-60 has become enamored
with the current downtempo, acid jazz and trip-hop sounds that offer
so many artistic opportunities for an organic instrument in what is
typically considered an electronic format. This, combined with
tremendous advances in music production in the last ten years, has
made many exciting projects possible for collaborations with several
highly gifted electronic music producers from around the world. Most
particularly at this time with the extremely talented and creative
Christian Denis, a.k.a. "Mr. Moods" from Laval Quebec.
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TIEDYE BLACK's "Thursday's at TDK's" - World-Class SF Bay Area Musicians
Release Dynamic Acoustic Jazz and Jam Band CD
>From a circle of his San Francisco Bay Area friends, TIEDYE KEITH
RECORDS is excited to announce their latest CD; TIEDYE BLACK's
"Thursday's at TDK's" - a co-production between TIEDYE Keith and
Vernon Ice BLACK - a collection of toe tappers and finger snappers in
a traditional jazz quartet style that will also appeal to jam band and
jazz fusion enthusiasts. The CD is slated for a July 1st, 2008 release
with an intense radio and print promotion campaign. Look for features
in RELIX MAGAZINE June 2008 and JAZZTIMES July/August 2008 and for
TIEDYE BLACK info and CD ordering, please go to www.tiedyekeith.com .
Recorded over several Thursdays, the TIEDYE BLACK sessions were a
little musical sanctuary in the midst of the hectic lives of working
musicians; like a weekly musical summer BBQ with no one leaving
hungry; while creating a glorious masterpiece of musical expression;
so rich in texture and feeling, one can sense in some way the profound
truth contained therein; a true expression of their joy of music from
a close camaraderie of life long friends - who just happen to be world
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Jazz radio stations are already playing TieDye Black's Irving Berlin
penned "Russian Lullaby" which features lead vocals by TONY LINDSAY,
11 time GRAMMY AWARD winner and 15 years lead singer with *SANTANA*.
"Kerlazzo", an original TDK creation, showcases the percussion work of
KARL PERAZZO, Carlos Santana's world famous percussionist. Tiedye
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Vernon Ice Black - Co-Producer & guitar (Herbie Hancock)
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Ohlson - bass (Ray Charles) Ken Harrill - guitar (Neil Young)
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Gi Dussault and Joe Kelley started CREATIVITY IN MUSIC seven years ago
because of their love for music and the desire to help musical artists
succeed in getting their music heard and their talent recognized. They
saw many great CDs (even some from close friends) get pushed to the
wayside after release due to a lack of direction in promotion and the
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An independent artist releases a CD which he/she has put their talent,
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and work with musicians in R&B, rock, country, hip-hop, dance, jazz,
latin, blues, rock, gospel, reggae and funk.
Joe Kelley has had a multi-faceted career in radio, internet and
publishing. His radio show, the "Upper Room with Joe Kelley", has been
on the air since 1982 on WVOF in Fairfield, CT (www.wvof.org) and we
also operate a separate 24 hour internet station
(www.upperroomwithjoekelley.com) . Since he has worked in both
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