percussion

Welcome to Jason Marsalis' World of Mallets

Linda Yohn — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:10:11 +0000

Even though the official release of In A World Of Mallets by Jason Marsalis is not until February 19^th, we jumped on it immediately at WEMU. With the panoply of vibes, tubular bells, marimbas and other mallet instruments this recording is like a breath of light, spring air. Perhaps it’s the New Orleans vibe that percolates throughout the songs or the emergence of a new working group in jazz, but this is a welcome addition to the WEMU playlist.

Aguabella Latin Jazz Band are flamekeepers

Linda Yohn — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:22:06 +0000

While we love to feature the all-time greats of music on WEMU, we also look for deserving unknown ensembles, such as The Aguabella Latin Jazz Band which received their CD premiere for “Baker: Gateway To Death Valley” this morning. We had actually played many of these musicians before when they were in the band led by the late, great conga player, Francisco Aguabella. Today they keep Aguabella’s legacy alive. Now you know how they found their beautiful name.