Collections and "Thank You" Series
From bebop to hip hop to bossa nova, the Arkadia Jazz artists represent a talented and variegated collection of musicians each in his own style and manner. NEW RELEASES: IN STORES NOW! IT'S ABOUT LOVE, THE STARS OF JAZZ 1 & 2, THE NEW YOUNG LIONS OF JAZZ
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Billy Taylor
Piano virtuoso Billy Taylor has stood at the forefront of the jazz world for almost half a century. He brings matchless grace and authority to robust interpretations of originals and old favorites.
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Joanne Brackeen
Joanne Brackeen displays unbridled artistic creativity and passion through her distinctive compositional skills and her piano virtuosity. Joanne is a true individualist and over the years, her piano and writing have only grown in stature.
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T.K. Blue
Saxophonist/Flutist/Composer T.K. Blue exhibits a broad sense of melody, rhythm and harmony that reflect his many travels on the road to jazz mastery. NEW RELEASE IN STORES NOW! T.K. BLUE, EYES OF THE ELDERS
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Benny Golson
Virtuoso saxophonist and renowned composer Benny Golson gives full expression to the refined poetic temperament and matchless musical intelligence, which have made him a living jazz legend. NEW RELEASE IN STORES NOW! BENNY GOLSON, ONE DAY FOREVER
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Paul Tobey One of Arkadia's most recent signings, Paul Tobey is amongst Canada's pre-eminent young pianists. Combining boundless energy and modern inventiveness with a deep background in jazz tradition, Paul is the new voice of jazz piano in the 21st century.
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David Liebman
Liebman, one of contemporary music’s true innovators plays with intensity and Solomon-like wisdom. Through reconfiguring the past and embracing the immediacy of the moment, Dave pushes into the future.
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Uli Lenz
Uli Lenz, the dynamic and gifted German pianist whose playful sense of time, melody and composition has been heard around the world, is one of the "new" discoveries in jazz. With a formidable command of the keyboard, Uli represents the best of jazz's past, present, and future--and is truly an artist to watch.
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Mary Pearson Mary Pearson weaves "a seamless tapestry of romance."
Mary and her all-star partners create "a virtual
suite of love songs", guaranteed to keep you under her spell.
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Nigel Clark Nylon string guitarist Nigel Clark creates a new hybrid in the jazz melting pot, spiced with tinges of flamenco, Brazilian, Indian and other world musics. The result is a true contemporary conception, planted deeply in traditional roots.
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David Lahm
David Lahm and 18 all-star guests demonstrate that Joni Mitchell’s work is jazz composition. It has a place in the repertoire of that most vital and uncompromising genre of music, mainstream American jazz. NEW RELEASE: IN STORES NOW! DAVID LAHM, MORE JAZZ TAKES ON JONI MITCHELL
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Gerry Mulligan All-Star Tribute Band
On this beautiful tribute album, you "hear some of the unforgettable melodies and voicings and clear form that will always be remembered as the Mulligan sound." Quotations from liner notes by Dave Brubeck.
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Moscow Sax Quintet
This sizzling quintet of Russian musicians totally captures the jazz feeling, putting their own special spin on Charlie Parker classics - in five part harmonies and at breakneck speed - and many other great tunes, old and new.
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Kenny Drew
Pianist Kenny Drew Jr., a heroic modern rhapsodist, leads a deeply melodic, rhythmically sublime trio through perfumed night airs and mid-tempo grooves.
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Nova Bossa Nova
Nova Bossa Nova is a potent mix of powerful American jazz horns driven by a hard core Brazilian rhythm section, a unique blend of two musical traditions, and a sensual and sizzling septet with a new voice and a new vision.
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Pe De Boi
The pulsating rhythms of Pe De Boi, the power samba band, have electrified the New York club scene since 1980. Their unique sound, intricate rhythms and contagious high spirits have been making people move from the first beat.
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Django Reinhardt
Guitar legend Django Reinhardt has made more music with two fingers than most could with twenty. Django emerges as the king of "Hot Club" gypsy guitarists with his flawless technique, speed, and compositional skill.
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