RACHEL FLOWERS WRITES TRIBUTE TO ADRIAN BELEW

A message from Rachel Flowers :

The first single from my upcoming album "Bigger on the Inside."

In 2019 while I was a performer on Cruise to the Edge, I got to hear a set by one of my rock idols, Adrian Belew. I was immediately inspired, and rushed back to my cabin right away and sang this musical idea into my recording device. After I got home I was able to complete that idea, and this is what I came up with.

I had a lot of fun recording all the instruments myself.

Special thanks go out to my good friend Robert Minsk for creating this video for my song.

I hope you will enjoy "A B" - my tribute to Adrian Belew!

Available from:
Bandcamp: https://shop.rachelflowersmusic.com/track/a-b
Amazon: https://amzn.com/B08P662LWZ
Apple Music: https://apple.co/36rT2gM

MUZE JAZZ ORCHESTRA FEAT. LENNERT BAERTS - TIMES CHANGE AND SO MUST WE

• muze jazz orchestra feat. lennert baerts: times change and so must we
      (2020, cd, bel, soul factory) 

Saxophone player Lennert Baerts recently released two albums.
"Times Change And So Must We" is a collaboration with the Muze Jazz Orchestra.
(You might know the Muze Jazz Orchestra from their Zappa tribute concerts a couple of years ago.)

With the addition of a vibraphone, a piano and vocals, the Muze Jazz Orchestra produces some beautiful soundscapes and melodies. 

Beautiful.

MONIKA ROSCHER IS WORKING ON HER THIRD ALBUM

In her latest newsletter, Monika Roscher says that her next album (by the Monika Roscher Big Band) will be released in 2021.

Here's a little video from the TMT trio, that featured Monika :

CLAM RADIO MIXCLOUD FRANK ZAPPA TRIBUTE

 An hommage to Frank Zappa by a myriad of recording artists from around the world.

THE CZECH FRANK ZAPPA FANZINE IS BACK

 After three years, Bohous is restarting the Zappostrophe fanzine.
Issue n°140 should be available early next year.

JAZZ IS DEAD

Let me return to Jazz Is Dead, the jazz tribute to the music of The Grateful Dead.

I mentioned "Great Sky River" yesterday, which actually was the band's third album, released in 2001.
The two previous albums, "Blue Light Rain" and "Laughing Water" were released in 1998 and 1999.

And it looks like the band reformed in 2015 and even released another album.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Is_Dead

TODD RUNDGREN ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER MULTI-CITY VIRTUAL CONCERT TOUR

 
from GlassOnyonPR

CLEARLY HUMAN TOUR CONSISTS OF 25 GEO-TARGETED ONLINE SHOWS BEGINNING FEBRUARY 14

Legendary recording artist, producer, songwriter and tech pioneer Todd Rundgren has announced his 2021 Clearly Human virtual tour, featuring 25 performances, each geo-fenced and tailored to a different US city. With each performance emanating from a Chicago venue (the most convenient time zone to allow for 8pm showtimes in every market), the shows will be “localized” to give both the band and the fans a sense of place (e.g. local landmarks will appear on the video wall, catering for the band and crew will feature dishes associated with each city, etc). Single-ticket purchases within the US will be limited to fans with zip codes corresponding to that show’s greater metropolitan area. US-based fans not living in a designated tour market can also “attend" any or all dates via multi-show ticket bundles, which, like internationally-based fans purchasing single-show tickets, will exempt them from geofencing restrictions. In Chicago, there will be a licensed COVID compliance officer on staff at all times, with both the band and crew testing regularly throughout the duration of the virtual tour.

MAAYAN SMITH UPDATE

I've seen saxophone player Maayan Smith performing the music of Frank Zappa with The Wrong Object, with Capt.Cheesebeard, and with Sinister Sister.

Yesterday, I learned that Maayan is also part of BEAM and that BEAM released an album entitled "Flight Dream".

• Maayan Smith - Sax
• Eran Har Even - Guitar 
• Boris Schmidt - Bass 
• Niels Engel - Drums

https://www.eranhareven.com/projects#beam

-- info: Danny Mathys

NEW RELEASE BY PHI YAAN-ZEK

 Phi Yaan-Zek has just released a new album: "Restful Spaces - Volume One".

In his latest message, he adds:

I have just released a new album! It’s a deep and spacious ambient guitar affair that’s perfect for this time of year as things wind down. It is called ‘Restful Spaces - Volume One’ and is a set of recently rediscovered live solo guitar with loop pedal recordings I made in 2011 for the 5 Rhythms Sunday Sweat Dance in London. It’s certainly a change of pace from the intense twist and turns of last month’s release of ‘Holotropic Guitar - 20th Anniversary Edition’ (do check that out if you haven’t already done so), and showcases the atmospheric, introspective and thematic side to my music.

SHUGGIE OTIS - INTER-FUSION

• shuggie otis: inter-fusion
      (2018, lp, usa, cleopatra)

Is there a more perfect way to start the Zappadan (celebrating the life and music of Frank Zappa from December 4 to December 21)?
At the age of 16 (!!), Shuggie Otis took part in FZ's recording sessions for "Hot Rats"...

"Inter-Fusion" got released in 2018. His previous release as a solo artist dates from 1974: his famous "Inspiration Information" album.

Mostly instrumental, "Inter-Fusion" has this happy vibe. It's soulful and groovy.
Beautiful.