Ep 33 Bitesize Edition: Big Band Grooves, Brazilian Chameleons & Gnawa Electronica galaxies from Morocco!
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Courtney Pine selects an eclectic, global selection of new releases in this edition of Courtney Pine Global (a Jazzwise Media Partner)
Welcome to the latest Courtney Pine Global Podcast Bitesize Edition! A coffee break’s worth of cool jazzy vibes to wet your appetite for the full show. Commercial free, and hand-picked by Courtney for a vibrant, and soulful listen!
- Sean Gibbs Big Band – ‘Gibb it Some More’ (Confluence UBUNTU) Confluence is trumpeter Sean Gibbs’ new release on Ubuntu Music and his biggest project to date. The title refers to different aspects of his musical and personal life that came together at the right time to make the album possible, as well as the joyous gathering of seventeen exceptional musicians.
- Alexia Bomtempo – ‘Chameleon Lovers’ (Doce Carnaval ROPEADOPE) Born to an American mother and a concert-promoter Brazilian father, Bomtempo was raised in the beach culture of Rio de Janeiro, while traveling to America frequently over the years. She grew up listening to Brazilian popular music and Bossa Nova, as well as rock, folk and jazz.
- Rabii and V.B Kuhl – ‘Quazar’ (GNAWA ELECTRIC LAUNE II TRU THOUGHTS) the new album from the majestic duo of Moroccan Gnawa-master (maâlem) Rabii Harnoune and Frankfurt electronic producer V.B.Kühl - check the influence of dark bass music and the use of a vocoder seeping in...
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