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Latin Percussion (LP) mini-bio and photo of the widely-renowned, highly-sought conga drummer, Giovanni Hidalgo.

Mini-bio and photo by LP (Latin Percussion)

Fantastic review/bio/compilation work here, with a playable mixtape of streaming tracks. Lots of goodies at this jazz portal ( www.kalamu.com )

Dave Douglas - Trumpet, Adam Benjamin - Rhodes, Gene Lake - Drums. Marcus Strickland - Saxophones, Brad Joes - Bass, DJ Olive - Turntables. Moonshine, the newest album from trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas' Grammy-nominated band Keystone, is an album that moves musical genres forward into uncharted territory. The evolutionary/revolutionary aspect is found in the vibrant alchemy between Douglas' avant-garde leaning compositions, the relentless, polyrhythmic funk of drummer Gene Lake and bassist Brad Jones, the Sun-Ra-esque sonics of Adam Benjamin who plays a highly modulated Fender Rhodes and the post-post blowing of the front line featuring Douglas and saxophonist Marcus Strickland. But what puts this one over the top is the true integration of a DJ, in this case DJ Olive, into the constantly shifting improvisations of a cutting edge band. Rolling Stone called Keystone's 2005's self titled album, "a modernist requiem." Moonshine takes it a step further: a modernist recipe for the future sound of electronics, jazz, and new composition. "I think of it as Green Beat," says Douglas with a grin, referring to the organic way that the rhythms of vinyl, laptop, and drum set coalesce in this infectious, grooving new album. One forgets all the elements that go into this hybrid music, as each piece amounts to a masterpiece of modern jazz-informed composition and performance. There are many details buried in these tracks, and perhaps the most remarkable thing is that the basis for this recording was a single performance in front of a live studio audience. The state-of-the-art mutli-track recording of this session makes possible a hybrid of the best parts of studio isolation and live excitement. It allowed Greenleaf Music to raise to the highest level the post-production of these recordings.

"One of the best cantaores, thanks to his ability to innovate, his mastery of all the palos (forms), both festive and solemn, and his "magnificent vocal chords made of excellent flamenco metal" (José Manuel Gamboa).

José Monje Cruz, the driving force behind new trends in flamenco, died of lung cancer at 41.

"Taalib-Din Ziyad"

1. The Secessionist Manifesto (The Cognitive Dimension) 2. Abstract Tonality, Abstract Bitonality, Polysuspension (The Oscillatory Dimension) 3. Dodecametrics (The Spatial Dimension)

Miles Davis NavigatorA list of resources from around the Web about Miles Davis as selected by researchers and editors of The New York Times.

"Your Subculture Soundtrack" is a music wiki devoted to creating the definitive music encyclopedia which includes aspects of all music topics. The best part is that anyone can edit here!

"Your Subculture Soundtrack" is a music wiki devoted to creating the definitive music encyclopedia which includes aspects of all music topics. The best part is that anyone can edit here!