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Art of the Messenger

Carlos Vega

Art of the Messenger

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Origin Records
UPC: 0805558282423
Catnr: ORIGIN 82824
Release date: 06 August 2021
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Label
Origin Records
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0805558282423
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ORIGIN 82824
Release date
06 August 2021
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Chicago-based tenor saxophonist Carlos Vega taps into the energy of the hard bop movement of the late 50s with this quintet session that channels the vision of Art Blakey’s iconic Jazz Messengers. Filtering Blakey’s forward-thrusting style through his Puerto Rican heritage and extensive time spent with latin and salsa bands in his native Miami, Vega’s concept reveals itself on the driving opening cut, “Art of the Messenger.” Propelled by the powerful rhythms of drummer Xavier Breaker, bassist Josh Ramos and pianist Stu Mindeman anchor the quintet throughout the session, with trumpeter Victor Garcia joining Vega on this formidable front line. Subsequently, Vega turns this hard bop powerhouse on its collective ear with “Bird’s Word,” a rousing latin jazz homage to Charlie Parker. Vega’s take on the hard bop lineage incorporates stops in Chicago and Miami, allowing his mentors to clearly speak through his work. His take on the lexicon through these eleven originals is in no way nostalgic, but expressively looking forward through the lens of personal history.
Der in Chicago lebende Tenorsaxophonist Carlos Vega zapft die Energie der Hard-Bop-Bewegung der späten 50er Jahre mit dieser Quintett-Session an, die die Vision von Art Blakeys legendären Jazz Messengers kanalisiert. Vega filtert Blakeys vorwärtsdrängenden Stil durch seine puerto-ricanische Herkunft und seine ausgedehnte Zeit, die er mit Latin- und Salsa-Bands in seiner Heimatstadt Miami verbracht hat, und offenbart sein Konzept gleich im treibenden Eröffnungsstück "Art of the Messenger". Angetrieben von den kraftvollen Rhythmen des Schlagzeugers Xavier Breaker, verankern Bassist Josh Ramos und Pianist Stu Mindeman das Quintett während der gesamten Session, wobei Trompeter Victor Garcia sich Vega in dieser formidablen Frontlinie anschließt. Anschließend stellt Vega dieses Hard-Bop-Kraftpaket mit "Bird's Word", einer mitreißenden Latin-Jazz-Hommage an Charlie Parker, auf den Kopf. Vegas Auseinandersetzung mit der Hard-Bop-Linie umfasst Stationen in Chicago und Miami und lässt seine Mentoren deutlich durch sein Werk sprechen. Seine Interpretation des Lexikons durch diese elf Originale ist keineswegs nostalgisch, sondern blickt ausdrucksstark durch die Linse der persönlichen Geschichte nach vorne.

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Carlos Vega (tenor saxophone)

Saxophonist and composer Carlos Vega was born and raised in Miami, Florida. As a young musician in Miami, Carlos Vega pursed his passion of studying jazz in college during the day while also immersed in playing Latin and Salsa six nights a week with some of Miami's most innovative and authentic Latin bands. These early eclectic musical experiences helped to form the foundation for Vega's dynamic and unique approach to composition as well as jazz improvisation.  Throughout his career, Carlos Vega has had the great fortune of touring extensively in the United States, Europe, South America and Africa. He has also performed with a variety of high profile artists including Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, Arturo Sandoval, Ira Sullivan,...
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Saxophonist and composer Carlos Vega was born and raised in Miami, Florida. As a young musician in Miami, Carlos Vega pursed his passion of studying jazz in college during the day while also immersed in playing Latin and Salsa six nights a week with some of Miami's most innovative and authentic Latin bands. These early eclectic musical experiences helped to form the foundation for Vega's dynamic and unique approach to composition as well as jazz improvisation. Throughout his career, Carlos Vega has had the great fortune of touring extensively in the United States, Europe, South America and Africa. He has also performed with a variety of high profile artists including Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, Arturo Sandoval, Ira Sullivan, Tito Puente, Tito Puente Jr., Chicago Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble (CALJE) and trumpet legend Doc Severinsen, to name a few. In 2005, he traveled to pursue a graduate music degree at the University of Illinois and quickly became part of the very exciting and dynamic Chicago Latin & Jazz scenes, playing with some of Chicago's finest musicians in some of the most famous venues and events. He had such positive musical experiences in Chicago that he decided to record his first release as a leader accompanied by four of Chicago's finest jazz musicians - Victor Garcia on Trumpet, Stu Mindeman on Piano, Josh Ramos on Bass and Xavier Breaker on Drums. This release showcases a set of exciting and very musical versions of all originals tunes composed by Carlos. Vega is currently Associate Professor of Saxophone and the director of the Latin Jazz Ensemble at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, Florida.

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Carlos Vega (tenor saxophone)

Saxophonist and composer Carlos Vega was born and raised in Miami, Florida. As a young musician in Miami, Carlos Vega pursed his passion of studying jazz in college during the day while also immersed in playing Latin and Salsa six nights a week with some of Miami's most innovative and authentic Latin bands. These early eclectic musical experiences helped to form the foundation for Vega's dynamic and unique approach to composition as well as jazz improvisation.  Throughout his career, Carlos Vega has had the great fortune of touring extensively in the United States, Europe, South America and Africa. He has also performed with a variety of high profile artists including Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, Arturo Sandoval, Ira Sullivan,...
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Saxophonist and composer Carlos Vega was born and raised in Miami, Florida. As a young musician in Miami, Carlos Vega pursed his passion of studying jazz in college during the day while also immersed in playing Latin and Salsa six nights a week with some of Miami's most innovative and authentic Latin bands. These early eclectic musical experiences helped to form the foundation for Vega's dynamic and unique approach to composition as well as jazz improvisation. Throughout his career, Carlos Vega has had the great fortune of touring extensively in the United States, Europe, South America and Africa. He has also performed with a variety of high profile artists including Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, Arturo Sandoval, Ira Sullivan, Tito Puente, Tito Puente Jr., Chicago Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble (CALJE) and trumpet legend Doc Severinsen, to name a few. In 2005, he traveled to pursue a graduate music degree at the University of Illinois and quickly became part of the very exciting and dynamic Chicago Latin & Jazz scenes, playing with some of Chicago's finest musicians in some of the most famous venues and events. He had such positive musical experiences in Chicago that he decided to record his first release as a leader accompanied by four of Chicago's finest jazz musicians - Victor Garcia on Trumpet, Stu Mindeman on Piano, Josh Ramos on Bass and Xavier Breaker on Drums. This release showcases a set of exciting and very musical versions of all originals tunes composed by Carlos. Vega is currently Associate Professor of Saxophone and the director of the Latin Jazz Ensemble at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, Florida.

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