Amazing collaboration by oud master and jazz musicians! - Gabriel Mark Hasselbach

Amazing collaboration by oud master and jazz musicians!

My very talented , long time friend Neil Haverstick sent me this video link. Neil is a world renowned micro-tonal string instrumentalist and he sent me a goodie! Check out Neil: Microstick.net

This video below is pretty cool and will be of interest to music lovers of all stripes... well, maybe not Beliebers....

Some well known jazz and world music musicians collaborate on a project by Joseph Tawadros, who is a an amazing oud player.

Not a lot of oud going on in the recording world, but there should definitely be more. The oud is now represented in the new Downbeat critic's poll, so it is definitely a trending instrument.......

Joseph Tawadros, Bela Fleck, Richard Bona, Roy Ayers, Joey DeFrancesco,James Tawadros,Howard Johnson

New Album from Oud Virtuoso Joseph Tawadros - Chameleons of The White Shadow
TO BUY THIS ALBUM: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/chameleons-white-shadow/id594010319

Check out this roster of players!

Joseph Tawadros - Oud
Bela Fleck - Banjo
Richard Bona - Electric Bass
Joey DeFrancesco - Hammond Organ
James Tawadros - Req and Bendir
Roy Ayers - Vibraphone
Howard Johnson - Tuba
Jean-Louis Matinier - Accordion

An exciting new project from the hands of young Oud maestro Joseph Tawadros. Recorded at Avatar studios in New York over two days in February 2012, Chameleons of The White Shadow brings the best musicians in there field to take part in an eclectic recording which explores new musical territory through cross-cultural, and cross-genre collaboration and improvisation.

https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/joseph-tawadros/id215933225

"They are a grand tree, their thoughts
rooted deep in the ground, stable and
strong while their many branches submit
to growth, oblivious to direction, but
reaching for the stars."

Gabriel Mark Hasselbach

This site documents my journey as an independent jazz artist in a chaotic music industry. I guess this is where I get to 'blow my own' horn, so here goes.

I consider myself rather unique, as I am a multi-wind instrumentalist, performing and recording (mostly jazz) on trumpet, flugelhorn, C and alto flutes, valve trombone, and the Akai EVI wind instrument. I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, but followed my muse to Vancouver, Canada, where my career on the world stage started with the success of the multiplatinum Powder Blues Band. After many national, international, and world tours, I launched a solo career with my Polydor album Solar Winds, and the dozen or so albums since then seem to have withstood the test of time, steadily building up my body of work. Due to pent up demand, my entire catalog has been meticulously remastered and is now on iTunes and all digital distributors, with a limited physical pressing of each available at info@windtunnelrecords.com

I have toured world festivals in locales such as Switzerland (Montreux), Netherlands (North Sea Jazz Fest), and the UK, Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Mexico, USA, and I continue to develop my fanbase through live appearances and esome choice exposure on radio and TV. I have spent the most number of weeks of ANY Canadian artist on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts.

My 2010 release, ‘Told Ya So’, won ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ at the 2011 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, and spawned three singles including ‘Rockin’ The Ribjoint’, my first Billboard charting track, co-written with Jeff Lorber.

‘Kissed By The Sun’, the 2012 follow-up to that home run, seems to have been a home run with three Billboard charting singles, including ‘Starpixie’ and ‘Lock It Up’; and ‘Ready When You Are’. KBTS reached #8 on the Smooth Jazz Top 50 Album Charts, and was in the top 200 on the Contemporary Groove Charts for 2012. ‘Kissed By The Sun’ was co-produced with, and features Jeff Lorber, as well as a plethora of stellar guests such as Chuck Loeb, Brian Bromberg, Rock Hendricks, and fellow Canadians Rob Tardik and Walle Larsson.

I have also had notable straight ahead jazz successes, including a relatively lengthy two month run on the Jazz Week Mainstream charts with my ‘Come Out Swingin’ album, which featured Michael Bublé (before his rise to prominence), and also made a splash with ‘Swingin’ Affair’ which featured international latin star Nancy Ruth and the legendary jazz and blues icon Dee Daniels. I try to keep the improvisational content of my playing rich but concise, drawing from the Blue Mitchell/ Donald Byrd legacy. Critics seem to support that theory, and I have mountains of reviews to attest to that fact.

However, I prefer the more rhythmically succinct domain of contemporary jazz (or smooth jazz as it is sometimes called) for the variety of color and texture that it provides. I have tried to develop a style that pleases my ear and suits my skills, and that is highly listenable to music aficionados of all stripes.

I am the recipient of a JUNO Award (Canadian equivalent of a Grammy), two JUNO/Technics ‘All Star Band’ Awards (people choice awards with Guido Basso and Maynard Ferguson also in the running), a West Coast Music Award, a Jazz In The Park ‘Best Instrumental Performance’ Award, an Ampex Golden Reel Award, and several gold and platinum album awards (with my earlier group Powder Blues and a few others), besides the aforementioned ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ nods at the 2011 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. I have recorded or performed with the likes of such varied artists as Michael Bublé (I toured with him extensively, and recorded several albums with him, and even produced his album ‘Dream’ in my studio), Bob James, Ernie Watts, Little Richard, Tom Scott, George Benson, Lowell Fulsom, John Denver, The O’Jays, Ben E King, Heart, John Lee Hooker, Nikki Yanofsky, and Long John Baldry, including recent Billboard-charting records with Paul Hardcastle, Bob Baldwin and Steve Oliver.

Home Page: www.gabrieljazz.com

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