Motema Announces Signing of Randy Weston Written on August 3, 2010, by .
New York based independent record label Motéma Music has announced the signing of the legendary Randy Weston. They will release his new album The Storyteller in November 2010.
From the Motéma blog:
Recorded live at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, The Storyteller features new arrangements of Weston classics and includes accompaniments by Alex Blake on bass, Lewis Nash on drums, [...]
Jazz / Soul Singer Gregory Porter’s Eloquent Debut “Water” Written on May 10, 2010, by .
Jazz/soul vocalist Gregory Porter is hailed by Wynton Marsalis as “a fantastic young singer.” His debut album “Water” (May 11th, Motema Music) is eloquent and powerful. A frequent guest performer with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Porter also maintains a long-standing residency at Harlem’s venerable St. Nick’s Pub, and performs internationally. He [...]
Marc Cary – Focus Trio Live 2009 Written on April 16, 2010, by .
Accomplished musician/producer Marc Cary, who has worked with Q-Tip, Erykah Badu and more, releases new album on Motema Music.
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“The FOCUS project is one that seeks to cross-pollinate.”
-The Boston Globe
“… the ‘most multi-dimensional’ keyboard player on the scene today…”
- Downbeat
Motéma Music presents MARC CARY FOCUS TRIO Live 2009
“If [...]
Ithamara Koorax to Release Bim Bom – The Complete Joao Gilberto Songbook Celebrating 50 Years of Joao Gilberto Written on October 6, 2009, by .
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Ithamara Koorax to Release Bim Bom – The Complete Joao Gilberto Songbook Celebrating 50 Years of Joao Gilberto
Acclaimed Brazilian Vocalist Pays Tribute to Gilberto’s Prodigious Talents as a Composer on Motema’s Second “Jazz Therapy” Release
While 2008 marked the “official” 50th anniversary of the bossa nova–a style first recorded in Brazil [...]