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[saidthewizard]

Jazz Fusion ...

... with Cuban pianist Manuel Valera.

It's a piece from the first disc he recorded with his new group Groove Square. Released in 2015, the album is called Urban Landscape (Destiny Records 798576809928), this track's title is Coming Down.

Manuel Valera, keyboards John Ellis, sax Nir Felder, guitar John Benitez, bass E J Strickland, drums

[ulrichgebert]

Im Konzert gewesen. Jetzt noch mehr Wohnzimmeratmosphäre dank Stehlampe! Die schöne Lynne Arriale kommt diesmal im Trio mit Jasper Somsen und E.J. Strickland, spielt endlich mal wieder A Night in Tunesia und ungewöhnlich viele Beatles-Lieder*und macht besonders schöne und zu Herzen gehende, persönliche und klare** Ansagen.

   *(für ein Jazz-Konzert. 3!)   **was sie von ihrem Präsidenten hält.

[onett199x]

Lauren Sevian | Bliss

Bliss is this year’s new release from jazz baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian, featuring a quintet that includes alto saxophonist Alexa Tarantino, pianist Robert Rodriguez, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer E. J. Strickland.  The setlist is all Sevian originals with the exception of one tune by Tarantino and is pretty squarely in the groovy hard-bop territory of straight-ahead jazz.  Really the only thing I knew about this before I bought it was that it had Christian McBride on it, but that checks out considering the kind of music McBride makes (most of the time).  This is a really strong album, actually - no weak tracks and no weak link in the band.  I really liked Triple Water, Bluesishness, Goldies Chance, and In The Loop quite a bit (that last one has a groovy funk beat to it that’s very fun).

[strickej]

Last month, February 27th, 2015 The E.J. Strickland Quintet held a CD release event for "The Undying Spirit" at The Side Door, Old Lyme, CT. Here are a few tracks from that special night!! :)