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| "Divinations" from Drummer Tina Raymond/Coming Fall 2023  On her newest release for Imani Records entitled Divinations, Los Angeles based drummer Tina Raymond leads her trio through a set of new and original compositions that showcase her stellar musicianship, and broad musical imagination. Her second record as a leader features original compositions inspired by tarot cards from various decks - A traditional Rider deck, a prairie nature deck illustrated by Lesley Ann Wheeler, and The Gentle Goddess deck created and illustrated by Mariza Ryce Aparicio-Tovar of Mari in the Sky (thegentletarot.com).The following cards with a few of their associated descriptions were meditative launching points for each piece. -Swainson's Hawk (Prairie deck) - words: agility, speed, insight. -Eight of Wands (Rider deck) - words: great hope -The Emperor (Rider and Prairie deck - Massasauga Rattle Snake) - words: reason, recluse, conviction, power. -The Lovers (Gentle Goddess) - words: beauty, trials overcome, attraction -Seven of Wands (Gentle Goddess) - words: valor, negotiations, success. The art from this card is used for the main image of the record, and creator/artist Mariza writes of it, "She orchestrates the fire and is not afraid to feed it." -Ace of Pentacles (Rider) - words: perfect contentment About Tina Raymond: Tina Raymond is an accomplished drummer, composer, bandleader, and educator based in Los Angeles, CA. A unique voice in the contemporary improvised music scene, Raymond blends traditional jazz vocabulary with African polyrhythm and classical percussion technique. She has toured the US, Europe and Asia as a leader and sideman. Recent recordings include the acclaimed Esthesis Quartet's second album "Time Zones" (Ears&Eyes 2023), Esthesis Quartet's self-titled debut album (Orenda 2022), Boom Sessions Volume III with Dan Rosenboom, Gary Fukushima, and Eric Revis (Orenda 2022), Trio Subliminal "Cinema Infernale" (Orenda 2022), Kuba Stankiewicz' "Music of Roman Statkowski" (Warner Music Poland 2021), Bobby Bradford's "Stealin'Home" (NoBusiness Records 2021), and Tina Raymond "Left Right Left" (Orenda 2017). Upcoming releases include "Divinations" featuring compositions by Raymond with Andrew Renfro on guitar and Karl McComas-Reichl on bass, as well as Rachel Eckroth's Live at Sam First (Sam First Records 2023) featuring Andrew Renfroe on guitar and Billy Mohler on bass. Raymond is the director of Jazz Studies at California State University Northridge, she received a DownBeat Educator Achievement Award (2020), and is president-elect of California Alliance for Jazz. Raymond has presented globally and her teaching credits include Los Angeles City College, The Herbie Hancock Institute, University of Michigan, Bard College, and Idyllwild Arts. She received an M.F.A in Jazz (drum set) from CalArts in 2010, and a B.M. in double performance, classical percussion and jazz studies, from University of Cincinnati's CCM in 2008. She is an endorsed educator with Remo and Sabian. Drummer/Composer Tina Raymond to release new recording "Divinations" (Imani Records) Tina Raymond, drums Andrew Renfroe, guitar Karl McComas-Reichl, bass Release Date: October 6th, 2023 "Raymond displays ferocious chops and a remarkable sense of balance, supporting the overall group sound as much as she asserts her individual voice." - Brian Zimmerman, Downbeat Magazine "...Raymond stands out. Her frequent focus on the toms evokes past masters such as Art Blakey, Max Roach and Ed Blackwell without being imitative, and her approach to time is absolutely contemporary." - Jeff Schwartz, AAJ write your comments about the article :: © 2023 Jazz News :: home page |