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| Daniel Smith - Smokin' Hot Bassoon Blues  Daniel Smith's latest jazz album, 'Smokin' Hot Bassoon Blues', featuring the music of some of jazz's legendary players and composers, with an all star cast of great musicians, and produced by famed engineer Tom Lazarus, has been accepted in the first round of nominations in four different categories for the Grammys. Sample tracks from this outstanding new blues album can be heard on his website at www.danielsmithbassoon.comDaniel Smith's career as the world's most recorded soloist on his instrument has been profiled over the years in countless music and jazz publications...in 2015, Cadence Magazine will feature an in-depth interview about his life and career in music. In the world of jazz, he was winner of the Jazz Station Poll as ''Player of the Year', designated by Downbeat Magazine as 'Rising Star', and twice nominated as finalist by the Jazz Journalists Association for their ''Player of the Year' award in the category of 'Instruments Rare in Jazz'. In classical music, his unprecedented recording of the complete 37 Vivaldi Bassoon concertos was chosen by the Music Industry Association as winner - 'Best Concerto Recording of the Year'. His numerous live performances...jazz with his ensemble 'Bassoon and Beyond', concertos with orchestra, recitals with piano, and mixed classical-jazz concerts, have received rave reviews from critics along with enthusiastic audience response. Smith has premiered many new pieces for his instrument, and in the Fall of 2015, will perform the world premiere of BLAZING BASSOON CONCERTO of Simon Proctor in Birmingham, England. Following this will be yet another premiere, 'BRAZILIAN JAZZ SUITE FOR BASSOON of Joao MacDowell, this in Brazil in 2016. His many award winning albums, (20 to date) and which cover jazz, classical and crossover, are heard world-wide on leading jazz and classical stations as well as featured on In-Flight listening with many airlines. 2015 will see two more jazz releases of Daniel Smith, 'Jazz Suite for Bassoon' of British composer Steve Gray and 'BIg Band Bassoon- A tribute to the great swing bands'. For those of you not familiar with his recordings and career, these sample quotes from among hundreds should give a good idea of what you will hear with 'Smokin' Hot Bassoon Blues' 'Words cannot describe what he does...you simply have to hear it!' Leonid Auskern - JAZZQUAD (Russia) 'Daniel Smith never disappoints...jazz blues that will blow your mind' ROTCODZZA WORLD PRESS 'Smith and company simmers. This guy is a force to reckon with in jazz' George W. Harris - JAZZ WEEKLY 'Blitzing through passages akin to Charlie Parker on sax' Oscar Groomes -O's PLACE JAZZ MAGAZINE 'A pioneer taking jazz bassoon where no artist has dared to go, Andrea Canter - JAZZ INK / JAZZ POLICE 'Finally! The bassoon enters the world of jazz...for real' Jamey Aebersold 'Smith pushes the envelope with 'Smokin Hot Bassoon Blues'... may he be a big influence on the next generation of players!' Delarue - NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |