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Since the band's inception in 1985, the guiding force behind Either/Orchestra has always been composer and tenor/soprano saxophonist Russ Gershon. Under Gershon's leadership, the ensemble has successfully balanced serious musicianship and respect for…

Morley began her performing career in spoken word and choreography. Her piece, Mother Nature, was part of the repertoire for Alvin Ailey’s Techniques and Performance touring ensemble. Legendary drummer Max Roach invited Morley to choreograph the 30th…

Reverence is the second studio album by Cameroonian jazz bassist and musician Richard Bona. It was released on September 7, 2001, through Columbia Jazz. The song "Reverence" features guest appearance by prominent jazz guitarist Pat Metheny.

'The definitive collection of original spoken word recordings by Surrealist artists, writers and poets, made between 1929 and 1963'

An LTM compact disc, 2002. Made in England.
Cover image reproduced courtesy of the Selma Ertegun…

Compilation CD

amau Daaood started his writing career in the 60's with the Watts Writers Workshop. Daaood credits Horace Tapscott with being one of his mentors and has performed regularly with the Pan Afrikan People's Arkestra since the 60's. For thirty years now,…

Monastery: a peaceful retreat where these two people indeed work like monks and every now and then launch the fruits of their efforts into the wild world. It may be literature, music, drawings, but essentially it’s always about freedom. This album…

Susheela Raman, Mike Stern and Djavan made guest appearances on the album, and the 2006 edition of the record features a song "Please Don't Stop" with guest vocals by John Legend.

Cameroonian composer and producer Franck Biyong who appeared at The Pan African Space Station Festival in Cape Town (2009) is back with a new Afrolectric release.

Recorded in Cameroon, Visions of Kamerun see Biyong and his crew navigate the…

A film featuring performances of several stars of the Latin Jazz music scene.