2009 Contemporary Jazz Preview
By One constant in the contemporary jazz world is the planning and reliable execution of Heads Up recordings. I just got the list for 2009 and it’s another winner for contemporary jazz fans. I’ll elaborate more in later posts but here’s what’s on the schedule:
January
Incognito – More Tales Remixed – remixes of songs from the latest Incognito release;
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Live;
Walter Beasley – Free Your Mind
February
Joe Zawinul – 75 – two-disc live set;
Pieces of a Dream – Soul Intent;
Mike Stern – New Morning The Paris Concert;
The Bad Plus Joined by Wendy Lewis – For All I Care
March
Marion Meadows – TBD;
Chuck Loeb – Between 2 Worlds;
Yellowjackets – New Morning The Paris Concert
April
Candy Dulfer; Hiroshima
May
Spyro Gyra; Zap Mama; Stanley Clarke/Hiromi/Lenny White
June
Alexander Zonjic, Andy Narell
August
Najee; Mike Stern; Joe Zawinul DVD
September
Take 6 – a new holiday recording
