La Voz del Mar, the scintillating new album by vibraphonist Dan Neville and vocalist Xiomara Torres, is out July 15, 2022 via Patois Records.
The recording celebrates the rhythms and songs of generations of Afro-Colombians living and making music on Colombia’s Pacific coast, and introduces the stunning singing of Torres, who hails from one of the region’s most illustrious musical families. Guest artists include John Benitez, Edmar Castañeda, John Santos, Wayne Wallace and Destiny Muhammad.
Two of Swords, the Latin-jazz infused debut recording by trombonist/composer Miró Henry Sobrer, is out July 15, 2022 via Patois Records. A rhythmically charged homage to Catalonian artists celebrating Miró’s late father, the album is co-produced by Sobrer’s mentor, renowned trombonist Wayne Wallace
Available July 26, 2019 via Patois Records
Mature collection of new songs showcases arresting lyrics and wide range of musical styles; collaboration began in songwriting class
Recording debuts often provide only a starting point: the seeds of a musician’s artistic vision, which may or may not flower and grow in the course of a career. The Blue Hour, the debut recording from vocalist and poet-lyricist Moy Eng, is something altogether different. It introduces the measured and mature work of a new (not young) artist – a woman who has excelled as a visionary arts administrator and philanthropic executive, embarking on a second-act career that she had hardly anticipated.
Available July 12, 2019 via Patois Records
“Luke Gillespie … [is] a superior pianist who [is] adept at harmonising and reinventing standards.” – Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene
release: 21.06.2019
Victoria collaborates with acclaimed trombonist, composer-arranger and bandleader Wayne Wallace and an assemblage of two-dozen musicians (including guest vocalist Kenny Washington) for a panorama of songs from each decade of the 20th century
“[Rebekah Victoria] has a large soprano range and her diction is right on.” – Herb Young, IAJRC Journal
“You can tell she has a complete understanding of every word she sings.” – Dan Singer, Singer’s Singer
release on : June the 7th,2019
Wayne Wallace blends chamber orchestra, jazz horns, spoken word, and his acclaimed Latin Jazz Quintet on The Rhythm of Invention. Trombonist and Afro-Caribbean scholar upends tradition to honour jazz greats and mentors.
On his previous album, the critically adored Canto América, Wayne Wallace broke with his own tradition to co-lead a chamber orchestra featuring horns, winds, a double string quartet, and an array of vocalists. On The Rhythm of Invention – slated for release by Patois Records on June 7, 2019 – Wallace set an equally ambitious goal: to combine these added resources with his Latin Jazz Quintet, whose albums have garnered three of Wallace’s four previous GRAMMY nominations.
