Gabriele Mitelli was born in Brescia, Italy, in 1988. He studied with Beppe Rusconi, a Brescia-based maestro, and then with Markus Stockhausen, a Cologne-based maestro. He has performed with many of the leading players in jazz and edge music including Beppe Scardino and Tino Tracanna, as well as Jeff Parker and Rob Mazurek. He is … Read more
Jackie was born March 3, 1948, in Brown’s Town in the Parish Saint Ann, Jamaica. At thirteen, he began playing professionally with bands like The Rivals or The Sheiks. It was at this time that he began hanging out at Fedral Studio and playing with some of the best musicians in Jamaica. The Skatalites would … Read more
Caracas-Venezuela musician who has released three solo albums. The “Selection Of The Month” featured the first “Bartok’s Room”, a French company publishing it. It received great reviews from countries like Austria, Germany, Japan, Germany and Argentina. The first part of a trilogy, “Mitxelena III : Nauthiz”, is later published. A compilation of pieces for two … Read more
Yoko Miwa, a well-known pianist and JVC Victor Entertainment Recording artist, is on a roll. The Boston Phoenix’s 2012 Best Music Poll voted the Yoko Miwa Trio the Best Jazz Act. Her trio released Act Naturally, their debut major label CD in Japan on JVC Victor Entertainment’s label. She was named Assistant Professor at Berklee … Read more
Daniel Asbury Mixon, a prolific pianist virtuoso, was born in Harlem, New York, on August 19, 1949. He was raised in Brooklyn, New York. His grandparents and mother were musical influences, so he began his artistic expression at age 3. He was a tap dancer at Ruth Williams Dance Studio, and was also known as … Read more
Mirage Jazz Orchestra (MJO), was the first to take to the stage on January 4, 2004. MJO brings together the best Latvian jazz musicians from different musical backgrounds. The trombone player Lauris Amantovs and the sax player Deniss Paskevics are co-founders of the band. This is Lauris’ dream of a big band realized. He studied … Read more
Alberto Miranda was the son of a musical family. He was born in Havana. Miranda began playing the guitar at Adolfo Guzman Conservatory at age 10. He then switched to electric bass at age 15 and to musical composition at Superior Institute of Arts in Havana. He worked regularly with local musicians, gaining great experience … Read more
It’s been a strange and long journey. It was a long, strange journey for Faye Miravite, composer. But it’s all part of the course. Faye took unusual paths on her journey to producing and writing her 7-song jazz CD, One of These Days/TheM Project, with bluebloods of Philippine music like Sandra Lim Viray and Egay … Read more
Miriodor was founded in Quebec City, 1980 by Francois Emond (and Pascal Globensky). There were many musicians who came and went before the band became a sextet in 1983. Francois Emond (violin and flute, keyboards, clarinet), Pascal Globensky, (keyboards), Remi Leclerc, Sabin Hudon, Sabin Hudon (saxophones), Denis Robitaille, (electric guitar, bass), singing, and Marc Petitclerc … Read more
This rare and highly sought-after 7″ includes the cultissme Sexopolis. It is the iconic and hexagonal cinematic groove track. The most experienced record hunters consider it to be the greatest Hammond funk track ever recorded in Europe. A ferocious instrumental spiral featuring a Hammond organ and voyeur guitarist, as well as dominating drums and white … Read more
