by Kabir Sehgal | Aug 13, 2018 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Three Times Two Michael Brothers Jazz Trio Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal Acclaimed drummer and percussionist Michael Brothers is a man on the move. He isn’t satisfied resting on his considerable success: a career which spans four decades in which he has performed with...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jun 12, 2018 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Movement to Egalitaria LehCats Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal Movement to Egalitaria is a forward-looking opus which will provoke and enchant you at the same time. These eleven tracks are composed, arranged, and performed with many tones and hues, ultimately rendering a...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jun 8, 2018 | All, Liner Notes, Music
China Caribe Dongfeng Liu Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal Rare is the occasion when an artist arrives on the scene who fundamentally reawakens your understanding not just of music but world history, common cultures, and shared values. Dongfeng Liu is this very type of...
by Kabir Sehgal | May 26, 2018 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Argentina vs. Uruguay: Instrumental Interpretations of Football Gustavo Casenave & Dario Boente Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal There may not be anything taken more seriously than football in Argentina and Uruguay. The role that this game plays in these countries may...
by Kabir Sehgal | Apr 27, 2018 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Triangle and Square Marcos Pin with 4 on Six Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal The title of this album by jazz guitar phenomenon Marco Pin refers to the two basic shapes needed to draw a picture of a house. Pin chose that image because he composed this album with his...
by Kabir Sehgal | Apr 6, 2018 | All, Liner Notes, Music
The Planets Manuel Valera Trio Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal Commissioned by Chamber Music America/Doris Duke 2017 New Jazz The Planets Manuel Valera’s Works program, draws upon and interprets the wisdom of late Russian composer and conductor, originally published in...
by Kabir Sehgal | Apr 6, 2018 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Vigor Tanguero Pedro Giraudo Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal Vigor Tanguero is the first tango CD for bassist, bandleader, and composer Pedro Giraudo. After releasing five remarkable albums performed by various formats of jazz ensembles, his gaze was captured by the glint...
by Kabir Sehgal | Apr 6, 2018 | All, Liner Notes, Music
An Argentinian in New York Pedro Giraudo and the WDR Big Band Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal On November 29, 2016, the WDR Big Band performed a program of six of my compositions to a packed house at the WDR Funkhaus in Köln. Here I was, an Argentinean who had come to New...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 30, 2018 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Ármame: Songs of Love and Loss Lauren Henderson Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal Lauren Henderson’s riveting Ármame is both personal and profound, soulful and stirring. She renders her music with seasoned and kaleidoscopic textures, drawing upon her mixed ancestry, which...
by Kabir Sehgal | Feb 2, 2018 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Habana to New Orleans Jambalaya Brass Band Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal, Jonathan Burton The big, brassy beat of a Bourbon street club spills onto the streets of New Orleans, while in Habana’s glamourous Miramar district, rumba dancers sway to saxophones filling the...