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New Release – Brasileiro Soul
A New RR Recording Reinaldo Brahn Brasileiro Soul Reinaldo Brahn, vocals & acoustic guitar; Jim Brock, percussion; Tim Gordon, winds; Steve Kim, electric bass; Al Sergel, drums; Mark Stallings, keyboards; Dustin Hofsess, electric guitar; Jon Thornton, trumpet/flugelhorn Reference Recordings is proud to announce Brasileiro Soul, a Brazilian jazz/pop album from versatile singer/songwriter/guitarist Reinaldo Brahn. Reinaldo Brahn during the Recording Sessions This collection of fourteen original songs penned by this new artist is rich and complex…
About Reinaldo Brahn
Our newest release Brasileiro Soul comes out tomorrow (10/11), so we wanted to take today to introduce you to featured artist Reinaldo Brahn. Reinaldo Brahn: Born in the third largest city in Brasil, Belo Horizonte (Beautiful Horizon), Reinaldo Brahn picked up his brother’s guitar at age 14, curiously strummed its chords, and the musician within him immediately emerged. He initially taught himself traditional Musica Minhera, rhythms of his native state Minas Gerais, and in subsequent…
Downbeat reviews The Bowie Variations
Iconic Jazz and Blues magazine Downbeat has a review of Mike Garson’s RR Release The Bowie Variations in their November 2011 issue. We thought we would share a couple of the quotes with you for the weekend. From Downbeat Magazine: “Mike Garson is the perfect and logical candidate to delve into [David Bowie’s] music…His doing so as a solo (though sometimes overdubbed) piano album makes the project much more personal… “…On the ‘Battle for Britain/Loneliest…
A Taste of What You Get from Jim Brock and Reinaldo Brahn
Reinaldo Brahn’s RR release is one week away, and to give you a taste of what to expect we thought it would be fun to share a video of a live performance with him and Jim Brock (also featured on the album). Reinaldo BrahnBrasileiro Soul featuring Jim Brockpercussion RR-124Release date: October 11, 2011 Also available as HR-124: HRx® DVD Data Disc containing .wav files. True high resolution music,176.4 kHz/24 bits. Reference Recordings is proud to…
Dick Hyman to Perform on A Prairie Home Companion
Mark it on your calendars, RR artist Dick Hyman is set to perform on the ultra-popular radio program A Prairie Home Companion with legendary host Garrison Keillor! Dick Hyman will be performing as a guest along with Heather Masse on A Prairie Home Companion November 26th, Thanksgiving Weekend. This will make for a perfect opportunity to pull the family around for some old-time fun and music! A Prairie Home Companion is heard by more than…
Re-Run Post – Reinaldo Brahn & Jim Brock In Studios
Just for fun, we wanted to do a re-posting, or “re-run,” of the blog from Tam Henderson after the Brasileiro Soul recording session. As we announced last week, Brazilian guitarist/singer/songwriter Reinaldo Brahn, along with percussionist Jim Brock, will be releasing Brasileiro Soul October 11. Since we orginally posted these photographs and reflections by Tam Henderson all the way back in February, we thought it would be good to bring them back to the forefront. So…
Weekend Bytes
Here are just a few of quick things that came across our radar over the weekend that we felt were worth sharing. Yamaha Disklavier ‘Lends a Hand’ To Mike Garson’s Acclaimed Bowie Variations CD: In crafting his latest release, The Bowie Variations, celebrated composer, pianist and session musician, Mike Garson, relied on the Yamaha Disklavier performance reproducing piano not only to unleash his creativity, but to singlehandedly compose and create works in ways previously unimaginable.…
New Upcoming RR Release – Brasileiro Soul
We are pleased to announce our latest CD release, Reinaldo Brahn’s Brasileiro Soul featuring Jim Brock, percussion Reinaldo BrahnBrasileiro Soul featuring Jim Brockpercussion RR-124Release date: October 11, 2011 Also available as HR-124: HRx® DVD Data Disc containing .wav files. True high resolution music,176.4 kHz/24 bits. Reference Recordings is proud to announce Brasileiro Soul, a Brazilian jazz/pop album from versatile singer/songwriter/guitarist Reinaldo Brahn. Talented young Brazilian singer-songwriter-guitarist, Reinaldo Brahn, plays rich and complex music, with a…
Joel Fan brings in raves from the Danbury Concert Association
The Danbury Concert Association, a presenting organization in Connecticut, kicked off their season last weekend by featuring Reference Recordings artist Joel Fan. Joel continues to bring in grand reviews and perform works outside of the usual concert repertoire. From newstimes.com:by Gilbert Mott “Fan is a personable performer who speaks casually before many of his pieces, introducing the music and giving hints of what to listen for. The Iranian composer Dia Succari’s “La Nuit du Destin…
Gramophone Reviews Brubeck/Gandolfi/Foss
The North American publication of Gramophone‘s October 2011 issue features a wonderful review of our Concord Chamber Music Society release of works by Brubeck, Gandolfi, and Foss. We’ll excerpt some quotes for you here, and you can find the full review in the October issue of Gramophone Magazine. Nuanced and authoritative playing of intense new chamber works: On Danza del soul: …The first movement of Chris Brubeck’s Danza del soul opens with a tuneful unaccompanied…
Reference Recordings featured in TechnoFile
TechnoFile.com It was quite the pleasure to find Jim Bray’s article featuring Reference Recordings on TechnoFile.com this weekend. So we thought it would be fun to share some of the great quotes from it with you here on our blog. Though, we highly suggest reading the full article as we suspect many of you will have similar feelings and ideas about audio quality as Mr. Bray. Reference Recordings Offer Quality Sound for Audiophiles:By Jim Bray…
José Serebrier Nominated for a Latin Grammy
Conductor and composer José Serebrier has been nominated for a 2011 Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Album by The Latin Recording Academy. José Serebrier has conducted three Reference Recordings releases, and we want to celebrate this fabulous recognition! RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade and Russian Easter OvertureLONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAJosé SerebrierA protege of Dorati and Stokowski, Serebrier is famous for his mastery of the colorful, virtuoso scores of the Russian Romantics. This is his first recording of the…
Brand New Eyes Nominated for CBA “Muddy” Award
Doug MacLeod’s Fresh! From Reference Recordings release Brand New Eyes has been nominated for a “Muddy” Award from the Cascade Blues Association as the best National Blues Recording of 2011. About the Muddy Awards: Named in honor of one of blues music’s most influential forces —McKinley Morganfield, or Muddy Waters— the Cascade Blues Association’s annual Muddy Awards Celebration honors local, regional, national and international stars of the blues. Every September, the Cascade Blues Association solicits…
Audiophile Audition Reviews Brubeck/Gandolfi/Foss
Audiophile Audition‘s Lee Passarella published a wonderful review of the Concord Chamber Music Society’s release of music from Chris Brubeck, Michael Gandolfi, and Lukas Foss. We’ll share some quotes centering on each composer, but we encourage you to read the review on AudAud.com. From Audiophile Audition: “…Musically, the entrance of the players one by one gives the piece a nice, improvisatory feel, like a jam session coming together in an especially ad hoc manner. It’s…
End of Summer Sale Reminder
Just a friendly reminder that you still have Two Weeks Left to take advantage of our End of Summer Sale! End of Summer Sale! It is becoming an end-of-summer tradition — we’re having a SALE! Buy two or more items and save 20% on your entire order! EVERYTHING on our site is eligible* and the more you order, the more you save! Sale ends on the first day of autumn, September 23rd at NOON Pacific…