Thursday, September 10, 2026

Mike Di Lorenzo • Soul To Soul

 



As a New York based freelance musician, keyboardist Mike DiLorenzo has had the opportunity to perform as a sideman on piano, organ, and synthesizers with a wide range of artists whose styles range from Rhythm and Blues to Latin and Jazz..  Starting with classical piano lessons at the age of 7,  has led to performances with such artists as Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston, the grammy award winning NJ Mass Choir, Gerald Alston, Regina Belle, Tisha Campbell, Bo Diddley, Little Anthony and the Imperials and The Shirelles among many others and the Delaware and North Carolina Symphonies. He has performed in such NYC landmarks as Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, the Blue Note and the Apollo Theater as well as various television appearances on NJN. His original compositions and covers have been played on commercial and syndicated radio across the country and Europe and  on reality television shows.

This combination of musical diversity was presented on his first project as a leader entitled "Urbanized".  "The idea behind the cd was to create a blend of melodic, jazzy, groove oriented music with contemporary appeal." This mixture of contemporary jazz and R&B mixed with hip-hop and latin elements interacts wonderfully providing a tasteful blend of street beats and melodic improvisation.  This concept was then expanded in 2011 with 'Bring It Back" featuring vocalist Norman Durham where the cd made it to #12 on JazzWeek Smooth Jazz Album Charts in November 2011 and #9 on the JazzWeek's Singles Chart for "Can't Hide Love".
http://www.mikedilorenzo.com/about/4519745435

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Como músico independiente radicado en Nueva York, el teclista Mike DiLorenzo ha tenido la oportunidad de actuar como sideman en el piano, el órgano y los sintetizadores con una amplia gama de artistas cuyos estilos van desde el Ritmo y el Blues hasta el Latín y el Jazz.  Comenzando con lecciones de piano clásico a la edad de 7 años, ha llevado a actuaciones con artistas como Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston, el ganador del premio Grammy NJ Mass Choir, Gerald Alston, Regina Belle, Tisha Campbell, Bo Diddley, Little Anthony and the Imperials y The Shirelles entre muchos otros y las Sinfonías de Delaware y Carolina del Norte. Ha actuado en lugares tan importantes de la ciudad de Nueva York como el Carnegie Hall, el Radio City Music Hall, el Madison Square Garden, el Blue Note y el Apollo Theater, así como en varias apariciones televisivas en la NJN. Sus composiciones originales y portadas han sido tocadas en la radio comercial y sindicada en todo el país y Europa y en programas de televisión de realidad.

Esta combinación de diversidad musical fue presentada en su primer proyecto como líder titulado "Urbanizado".  "La idea detrás del cd era crear una mezcla de música melódica, jazzy, orientada al groove con un atractivo contemporáneo." Esta mezcla de jazz contemporáneo y R&B mezclado con elementos de hip-hop y latinos interactúa maravillosamente proporcionando una mezcla de buen gusto de ritmos callejeros e improvisación melódica.  Este concepto se amplió en 2011 con "Bring It Back" con el vocalista Norman Durham, donde el cd alcanzó el número 12 en las listas de álbumes de JazzWeek Smooth Jazz en noviembre de 2011 y el número 9 en la lista de singles de JazzWeek por "Can't Hide Love".
http://www.mikedilorenzo.com/about/4519745435
   
 
 

Philip Catherine • Manoir de mes Rêves

 

 



Guitar greats Philip Catherine and Paulo Morello got to know and appreciate each other in 2010 jamming together at the Burghausen Jazz Festival. In 2017 they teamed up with bassist Sven Faller to start a real collaboration. The chemistry of this trio turned out to be just right and lead to a number of well-received concerts. After successfully continuing their tour in 2018 they decided it was time to document their efforts in a recording. They named it after one of their favorite compositions by European jazz pioneer Django Reinhardt: “Manoir de mes Rêves.
https://www.jazzmessengers.com/es/81479/philip-catherine/manoirdemesreves

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Los grandes de la guitarra Philip Catherine y Paulo Morello se conocieron y apreciaron en 2010 improvisando juntos en el Festival de Jazz de Burghausen. En 2017 se unieron al bajista Sven Faller para iniciar una verdadera colaboración. La química de este trío resultó ser la adecuada y dio lugar a una serie de conciertos bien recibidos. Tras continuar con éxito su gira en 2018, decidieron que era el momento de documentar sus esfuerzos en una grabación. Le pusieron el nombre de una de sus composiciones favoritas del pionero del jazz europeo Django Reinhardt: "Manoir de mes Rêves".
https://www.jazzmessengers.com/es/81479/philip-catherine/manoirdemesreves



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Sam Phillips The Man Who Invented Rock n Roll

 

 


The music that he shaped in his tiny Memphis studio with artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Ike Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash, introduced a sound that had never been heard before. He brought forth a singular mix of black and white voices passionately proclaiming the vitality of the American vernacular tradition while at the same time declaring, once and for all, a new, integrated musical day.

With extensive interviews and firsthand personal observations extending over a 25-year period with Phillips, along with wide-ranging interviews with nearly all the legendary Sun Records artists, Guralnick gives us an ardent, unrestrained portrait of an American original as compelling in his own right as Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, or Thomas Edison.

 

 

 

Memphis Minnie • Hoodoo Lady

 



Memphis Minnie [1897-1973] guitarrista, cantante y compositora, generadora de country-blues y blues fresco y al mismo tiempo visceral, que nos llega a este siglo con la misma frescura que entonces.

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Memphis Minnie [1897-1973] guitarist, singer and songwriter, generating country-blues and cool blues and visceral at the same time, that comes to this century with the same freshness that time.