It’s been a long road from Taimoor Saeedi’s birthplace in Iran to his debut CD. This journey has taken him from playing on the streets to working in small groups in clubs and restaurants to leading his own band in Europe and US.
His music draws on all of these experiences-jazz Read more…
Darren Johnston - The Edge Of The Forest (CF 133)
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Ever since I heard “Third Impulse” and “Reasons For Moving”, I was hooked on Darren Johnston’s trumpet playing, and when I noticed that Clean Feed would be issuing an album by him, expectations Read more…
4 Corners - Alive in Lisbon (CF 134)
This first DVD by the Portuguese Clean Feed label captures this great band, consisting of Adam Lane on bass, Ken Vandermark on bass clarinet and baritone sax, Magnus Broo on trumpet and Paal Nilssen-Love on drums, during a live performance Read more…
Time Out New York’s 2009 Music Forecast recommends five artists to watch in the year ahead:
iconoclastic troubadour Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinsonprolific hiphop artist Charles Hamiltonblog-darling indie rocker Nathan Williams, AKA Wavvesviolin-playing singer-songwriter Christina Courtin… Read more…
Saxophonist, Ray Iaea (pronounced e-I-uh) started playing the saxophone in 7th grade and it’s really ironic, that he actually wanted to play the violin, but the saxophone was the only instrument left when it was his turn to choose an instrument. What a blessing that was! Ray has Read more…