Artist: aStridd Title: Colliding Galaxies Label: self released Genre: nu jazz/nu soul Review by Dawoud Kringle Once in a while a really interesting CD will just fall into your lap. This is how Colliding Galaxies, the new EP by aStridd came to me. aStridd, the Brooklyn based duo of guitarist / composer Yasser Tejeda and vocalist Jill […]
Venue: Shapeshifter (NY) Date: April 27, 2014 Review by Dawoud Kringle Spring was in the air in New York. I ventured to Brooklyn, to the side street where Shapeshifter Lab is located to hear Marbin perform as part of their recent tour.
Artist: Alex Garcia’s Afromantra Title: This Side of Mestizaje Label: self produced Genre: Latin jazz Review by Dawoud Kringle In New York City, in the autumn of 1997, a Chilean – Cuban drummer and composer Alejandro “Alex” Garcia formed a group he called Afromantra. Using the rhythms of North and Latin America as a foundation, they built […]
1. Evolving Music feat. Dave Sewelson Date: Monday, May 5, 2014 Time: 7:30pm to 11pm Venue: Clemente Soto Velez Center (107 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002) Tickets: $11 per set Genre: jazz/improv 7:30 The Three Flats Dave Sewelson – reeds Daniel Carter – reeds/trumpet Will Connell – reeds 8:45 Smooth Freejazz Dave Sewelson – tenor […]
Artist: Shoukichi Kina / Pascal Plantinga Title: Washinnayo Label: Ata Tak Rec (Germany) Genre: Okinawa electronica CD Review by Dawoud Kringle When Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi (DooBeeDoo’s editor, publisher, and founder) handed me some CDs to review, one of them was an elaborate, ornate folder containing two vinyl 45s and a mini CD. It definitely stood out from the usual CD packaging […]
