Roger Davidson and bassist Pablo Aslan perform songs from Roger’s vast repertoire and a mix of tangos and American Standards.
Roger Davidson and bassist David Finck perform songs from Roger’s vast repertoire as well as the songs of Michel Legrand, and American Standards.
WorldSteams World Music program with hosts Said & Dari aired March 21 at 10pm.
Roger Davidson & Frank London Klezmer Orchestra
Polyglot composer and pianist Roger Davidson teams up with Klezmer master Frank London and an All Star band to present a smorgasbord of Eastern European influenced music. Davidson’s compositions blend Russian, Hungarian, and Israeli melodies with tango, waltz, and jazz. Impassioned performances have received acclaim from NY to Krakow, Poland.
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“Melodic and refreshing explorations of the dance music roots of klezmer” –USA Today
“Klezmer cool, with subtly superb musicianship at every turn” –WorldMusicCentral.org
Soundbrush Records is proud to announce the nominations in 5 different categories for the Latin Jazz Corner Best of 2011 Awards of our CD “Piazzolla in Brooklyn” (SR1023) by Pablo Aslan Quintet. The nominations include Best Album of the Year. Voting is open at www.latinjazzcorner.com. Executive Producer Roger Davidson said “we are very honored that one of our CDs has garnered so many accolades.”
This collection of songs are featured in Roger’s recordings for Soundbrush Records: “Bom Dia”, “Brazilian Love Song” and “Roger in Rio 1 & 2”. This is the first in a series of volumes of Davidson’s popular and sacred compositions. Later in the year we will release “Romantic Songs” and an album of Sacred Choral Music. Stay tuned!
Some of the featured performers were: Anonymous 4, Deepak Kumar Pareek, The New York Virtuoso Singers, The Riverside Church Inspirational Choir, Maya Raviv, The Western Wind, Catherine Russell, Roger Davidson, and David Newman. The event was a tremendous success and gathered three times more audience than any of our past Festivals!
A tribute to his mentor Helen Keane, the album is titled “We Remember Helen”. It features Roger’s long time musical partner David Finck on bass, and a stellar guest artist, drummer Lewis Nash. A collection of Roger’s favorite standards, it ranges from Gospel to Bill Evans, with more than one romantic chestnut thrown in the mix. Out on Soundbrush Records in April 2012.
We just finished mixing the 28 songs of Roger Davidson recorded this past summer in Rio De Janeiro. The tracks are sizzling hot, with the best musicians in Rio cooking up on Roger’s tunes. The empathy between these musicians and the sense of joy is palpable in every song. The sound is exquisite and after working with ace engineer Roy Hendrickson at Avatar Studio G in New York City we are getting ready for a 2012 release.