Look Again – Bruce Torff

8 July 2014

Look Again – Bruce Torff

This recording breaks the shell – with an incredible program of original tunes written by Bruce Torff and performed by some of New York’s best jazz musicians – ‘driven’ by Matt Wilson on drums – An emotional ride with an extremely satisfying outcome both musically and lyrically…

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Music from the Americas – Lieurance Woodwind Quintet

8 July 2014

Music from the Americas – Lieurance Woodwind Quintet

Music for the woodwind quintet written in the last sixty years defies genre or label. As the Lieurance Woodwind Quintet, one of the longest established woodwind quintets in the nation have taken on the task of examining music written by composers since the group’s inception (over 60 years ago). The borrowing and blending of compositional techniques, antiquated forms, ethnic and poly-rhythms, not to mention popular song and jazz is the constant thread linking these distinctly ‘American’ works together. Spanning influences from North, South and Central America, these works demonstrate how fertile soil can grow infinite diversity.

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Cheryl Bentyne

19 May 2014

Cheryl Bentyne

When Cheryl Bentyne joined The Manhattan Transfer in 1979, it has been with her that the group has attained its status as the most successful harmony group of all time garnering them 10 Grammy Awards since 1980 – each part coming together with an unmistakable chemistry that not only nurtures the group as a whole, but lets the individual contributions of each partner come through. Cheryl’s are obvious: From her memorable (Grammy nominated)solo in “Meet Benny Bailey” to her portrayal of Lucy in the “Blee Blop Blues” video to her exquisite voicing of Django Reinhardt’s guitar solo on “Clouds” (adapted from Nuages) on SWING, to Miles Davis’ solo on Tutu, her talents are much of what is The Manhattan Transfer.

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Catalog

18 December 2013

You can download various sections of our catalog.

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