by Kabir Sehgal | Feb 10, 2017 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Fuego Rushingwind and the Native Groove Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal Fuego is the latest masterpiece from Steve Rushingwind and the Native Groove. It’s the eleventh album from this maestro, who is also an international two time Native American Music Award Winner, three...
by Kabir Sehgal | Dec 19, 2016 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Tributango Emilio Solla Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal “This album is my tribute to the tango,” says Emilio Solla, composer, bandleader, and pianist. Given that he performs a tango gig every Sunday night at a New York City jazz club, it made sense for him to pay homage...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jul 1, 2016 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Native Land Gwen Hughes Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal “We’re all on a journey,” says Gwen Hughes. “I express mine through song.” An Atlanta-based songwriter and singer, she captures the ups and downs of her passage through life, with profound authenticity and revealing...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jun 2, 2016 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom Ted Nash Big Band Liner Notes By Douglas Brinkley, Kabir Sehgal Introduction Speech is a form of art: an expression of human creativity that is appreciated for its beauty or emotional resonance. The great minds of...
by Kabir Sehgal | Aug 21, 2015 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Cuba: The Conversation Continues Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal “There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come,” Victor Hugo once wrote. The United States avoided the idea of engagement with Cuba...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 18, 2014 | All, Liner Notes, Music
The Offense of the Drum Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal WE KNOW IT WHEN WE HEAR IT. With its clave patterns, piano guajeos, and bass tumbaos, Afro Latin jazz is indeed the flowering of what Jelly Roll Morton called the...
