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| First Creative Music Studio Archive Selections Recordings Now Available The rejuvenated Creative Music Foundation has just released the first compilation CD set comprised of music from the CMS Archive Project, nearly 500 concerts that took place at Woodstock's legendary Creative Music Studio between 1973 and 1984. The 3-CD set, Creative Music Studio Archive Selections Vol. 1, is being distributed by the American Composers Forum/Innova Recordings and is full of rare recordings divided into small ensemble, orchestral and world music performances. The 3-CD set costs $29. It will be 'officially' released to retail stores, Amazon and iTunes on April 29. The first edition of the box sets features the following artists: Small Ensembles: Ed Blackwell/Charles Brackeen; David Izenson, Karl Berger, Ingrid Sertso, James Emery/Leroy Jenkins, Ursula Oppens/Fred Rzewski Orchestral: Oliver Lake; Olu Dara; Roscoe Mitchell World: Foday Musa Suso, Nana Vasconcelos, Ismet Sirel The sets feature full-length liner notes on the recordings, the history of CMS and its Archive Project as well as rare photos from the CMS Archive and is available online as a PDF. Additionally, CMF's Oral History Project has conducted interviews with some of the artists, including Olu Dara and Oliver Lake, and has published transcripts on its website, www.creativemusicfoundation.org. "These recordings present a cross-section of the cross pollination that occurred regularly at CMS, " said CMF co-founder and artistic director, Karl Berger. "We divided them up neatly for these CDs, but it was far from divided or neat at CMS! These gems show that energy." The recordings are part of the CMS Archive Project. Its three main goals are: 1) to restore, preserve and digitize the tapes for posterity; 2) to return the re-mastered versions to the musicians who made them, free of charge; and 3) to share the music with fans, musicians and scholars around the world by producing this series of 3-CD sets. The Creative Music Foundation has partnered with Columbia University's Library to preserve the CMS Archive for posterity. CMS is giving Columbia the full archive of recorded tapes, along with memorabilia and photographs from CMS. CMS co-founder Karl Berger and audio engineer (and former CMS participant) Ted Orr are going through each tape, digitizing and re-mastering them, a time consuming process that's as much a labor of love as it is technical. The digitized, re-mastered recordings will be available at the Columbia University Library for scholars or others who want to enjoy and learn from them. The Creative Music Foundation, a nonprofit corporation, makes it possible to profoundly experience and express our deep connection with the transforming energies of music, our universal language. CMF programs focus on the common elements of all music, emphasizing keen awareness, personal expression, intensive listening and cross-cultural communication, and providing unique opportunities for musicians, students and listeners from different backgrounds and traditions to explore together, share, develop, and broaden their musical understanding and sensitivity. CMF pursues its mission through workshops, residencies, coaching, concerts, recordings and archival projects that engage both listeners and musicians in the USA and around the world. Creative Music Foundation, Inc • 35 Birch Lane • Woodstock, NY 12498 Share on Facebook Bookmark and Share It is with great pleasure that Producers Pat Philips & Ettore Stratta, known for their passion for Brazilian music, bring together for the first time in New York two of Brazil's most important pop/jazz composers, MARCOS VALLE/pianist-vocalist and ROBERTO MENESCAL-guitarist. The performance will highlight many of their famous hit songs as well as some gems of JOBIM. They will bring vocalist Patricia Alvi, the great drummer Renato Massa, and Trumpeter Jesse Sadoc, with them from Rio. Joining them will be two other native Brazilians living in the US, Itaguara Brandao on bass and Jorge Continentino on sax and flute. BossaBrasil is an annual event going into its 8th year. MARCOS VALLE, major songwriter of Brazilian Popular Music has written over 300 songs recorded by industry luminaries Sarah Vaughan, Chicago, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Ramsey Lewis, Dave Brubeck Toots Thielemans, Joe Pass, Bebel Gilberro, Sergio Mendes, Eumir Deodato, João Donato, Jay Z, Kanye West and the list goes on and on. Most recently he recorded on Sony with American jazz singer, STACEY KENT, Celebrating 50 Years of 'The Career of VALLE' with a world tour as well. He has received a most prestigious award from BMI for his music, SAMBA DE VERAO. ROBERTO MENESCAL, Composer of bossa nova classics VAGAMENTE, RIO, VOCE...is Composer/Producer/guitarist and one of the 'founding fathers of bossa nova'. His best-known composition is "O Barquinho" and he is known for his work with Carlos Lyra, Nara Leao, Wanda Sa and many other important artists. In 2013 he received The LATIN GRAMMY SPECIAL HONOREE AWARD for his great importance and contributions to the great music of Brazil. Together they will make musical history at the legendary Birdland surrounded by other master musicians. The combination of Pop and Bossa Nova with songs by VALLE, MENESCAL and highlighting the great JOBIM as well will bring the best of Brazilian music to the forefront with Valle on keyboards and vocals joined by singer Patricia Alvi, alongside master guitarist Menescal and a band with renowned musicians. It's Bossabrasil at its best. The Producers thank their presenting sponsor DELTA AIR LINES for their support! BIRDLAND 351 W. 44TH Street, bet. 8th and 9th Avenues Reservations: 212 581-3080 or www.birdlandjazz.com Shows: 8:30 and 11 - Full Dinner Menu – Parking Nearby write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |