Believers is a world-influenced jazz/fusion trio that brings together three musicians who have spent years performing music on the borders of jazz, fusion and world music. Guitarist Brad Shepik has performed with Paul Motian and Yuri Yunakov. Percussionist John Hadfield has toured and recorded with Nguyen Le and Kinan Azmeh. Bassist Sam Minaie has spent time in the bands of Tigran Hamasyan and Melody Gardot. Though their influences are global, their aesthetic is rooted in jazz, blues, rock and the art of improvisation. Their collective compositions are influenced by diverse musical traditions such as Balkan music, South Indian Carnatic music, and North and West African folk music.
Read MoreIt’s not news that some of the most creative music on the planet happens under the radar of public awareness. To a select audience in the percussion world and the Los Angeles Creative crew, the name BoorBaar perks the ears and excites the imagination. Orenda Records is proud to share the latest audio-visual recording of this brilliant and inventive ensemble: Swong.
Read MoreThe association of trumpet and drums is as old as civilization itself. Ancient instruments of both proclamation and celebration, they have evolved together and influenced the development of musical language in tandem. Likewise, throughout the modern history of improvised music, duos of horn players and drummers have stretched the limits of sound and form, and reached for an elemental approach to spontaneous musical conversation. With Language, drummer Matt Mayhall and trumpeter Dan Rosenboom pay homage to this rich tradition championed by many of their respective heroes, and present a stunning duo debut.
Read MoreVeritas Vincit is Pedja Milutinovic’s debut album, featuring the visionary David Binney, Pera Krstajic – the rising star of the LA jazz scene, Luka Ignjatovic – the most original sax player in the Balkans, Ron Warburg – the critically acclaimed trumpet player and producer, Ilija Nikolic – a highly innovative keyboardist and designer, and Andrija Gavrilovic – a brilliant classical and jazz trumpet player and composer, all based in NYC, the exceptional guitarists Nikola Milenkovic and Branko Trijic, and hip hop producer Stefan Todorovic Mystee, based in Belgrade, and Ivana Vukmirovic Manivi, a phenomenal singer based in Berlin.
Read MoreLogan Kane, a rising-star bassist and composer in Los Angeles’s thriving jazz scene, releases the debut album of his dynamic nonet, Nope,science on Orenda Records, featuring free jazz heavyweights, David Binney, Dan Rosenboom and Katisse Buckingham alongside with staggering new talent. At just 23 years old, Logan Kane is an award-winning soloist, who has studied with Ambrose Akinmusire, Peter Erskine, and composer Vince Mendoza. He is impossible to classify, equally comfortable on upright bass in the jazz world and bass guitar in the punk world (with punk-funk outfit, Thumpasaurus). As a composer, he draws heavily off his jazz and classical chops, but casts a wide atmospheric, alternative shadow with elements of math rock and contemporary classical. Nope,science presents a new and genuine vision, fueled by the excitement of the current Los Angeles renaissance, and introduces an enigmatic and innovative compositional voice to the international jazz community.
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