by Kabir Sehgal | Jul 19, 2024 | All, Liner Notes, Music
When Livio Almeida arrived on the New York jazz scene a few years back, we were all put on notice. There’s a new Brazilian tenor saxophonist who can shred. His lights-out playing and performances undoubtedly created a stir among fellow artists and aficionados. Almeida...
by Kabir Sehgal | Apr 3, 2024 | All, Liner Notes, Music
I had some time on my hands. Many folks did during the 2020 pandemic. Some who were fortunate to socially distance at home were able to spend time exploring curiosities and long-held interests. I’ve always enjoyed classical guitar music. I decided to finally get a...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jul 21, 2023 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Turkish Hipster Liner Notes by Kabir Sehgal Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol is a man on a mission: He’s bringing the world together through music. This might sound grand or over-the-top. But I ardently believe it. Rarely have I seen someone so committed to exploring his ethnic...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jul 7, 2023 | All, Liner Notes, Music
How Love Begins By Nicole Zuraitis Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal They say there are only a few stories — or archetypes — in the world. Some of these include comedy, tragedy, rebirth, and the quest. While the plots and characters change in each retelling, the...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jun 23, 2023 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal Astor’s Place is part biography and part geography. It’s a biography in that we learn about Dimitri Landrain, an acclaimed French composer and pianist based in New York City. He began studying classical piano at age eight, and he soon...
by Kabir Sehgal | Apr 7, 2023 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Samba for Tarsila By Ben Sher Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal To know Ben Sher is to recognize a virtuoso. An acclaimed jazz guitarist who hails from Pittsburgh, Sher has toured the world as an artist and now resides in New York. That he has crisscrossed the globe is...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 24, 2023 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Metamorphosis By Yumi Kurosawa Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal Crossing over is usually something an artist does when they want to embark on a new project or collaborate with another artist. But for Yumi Kurosawa, crossing over is her aesthetic and compositional journey....
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 21, 2022 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Chant For Our Planet By Marco Pignataro Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal From murmuring brooks to the eruption of scalding magma, sound is ubiquitous on our planet. What is more, according to satellite data — scientists theorize that sound waves may have been present...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 14, 2022 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Magic Mirror By Carol Albert Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal They say that you live only once. But when you read a good book or listen to a beautiful album, you’re treated to another life, another experience on which to draw, as you journey down your own road. Such is the...
by Kabir Sehgal | Sep 23, 2022 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Leo Brouwer Cuban Sketches for Piano By Mariel Mayz Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal To know contemporary classical music is to know Leo Brouwer. An acclaimed Cuban composer, conductor, Brouwer has long been celebrated as a modern-day Mozart who has birthed an inimitable...
