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RMAF Recap
2011 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Recap! October 14-16, we went to the Denver Tech Center Marriott for the 8th edition of Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF). This low-key, high-tech consumer audio show is presented by members of the Colorado Audio Society and Red Rock Audio, produced and ably directed by Marjorie Baumert. Rocky Mountain Audio Fest’s first show appeared in October, 2004. Members of the Colorado Audio Society wanted a local audio show to further…
More Brasileiro Soul Samples
For fun today, we’ve got some more samples from our new RR release Brasileiro Soul (click here for the first samples we posted)! Track 4: Põe o pé na estrada (Sincere Love)Track 5: Onde Está (Where is It ?)Track 6: As lagrimas Consolam (Tears Console)Track 9: Toda Mulher (Every Woman)Track 12: Wondering A New RR Recording Reinaldo Brahn Brasileiro Soul This collection of fourteen original songs penned by this new artist is rich and complex…
Brasileiro Soul Samples
For fun today, we’ve got some samples from our new RR release Brasileiro Soul! Track 1: Alma de atriz (Soul of an Actress)Track 2: A Procura da Razão (Search for a Reason)Track 7: Anjo de Julho (Angel of July)Track 11: Out of the BlueTrack 14: Tempo (Time) A New RR Recording Reinaldo Brahn Brasileiro Soul This collection of fourteen original songs penned by this new artist is rich and complex music, with gorgeous lyrics in…
Visit Us at RMAF This Weekend!
Come see us this weekend at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest! Jan Manusco and Sean Martin will be representing RR in the Evergreen Ballroom with our new LPs and our new release Brasileiro Soul and we will have all of our RR and Fresh! From RR titles available for sale or for order! So if you’re going to be in Denver make sure and stop by and see us! About the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest:…
Reinaldo Brahn Playlist
We’ve added a new Reinaldo Brahn Playlist to our YouTube Channel. So we thought we’d share it with you here as well! A New RR Recording Reinaldo Brahn Brasileiro Soul This collection of fourteen original songs penned by this new artist is rich and complex music, with gorgeous lyrics in Portugese (with one song in English). We think you’ll love the killer band playing with Reinaldo, and the exotic percussion from RR favorite (and album…
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…