Cool down with diverse jazz artists from all over the world, such as Toninho Horta, the Brooklyn Big Band, Violette and more.

Links to today’s artists:

http://www.garykellybass.com/
http://www.toninhohorta.com/
http://www.myspace.com/brooklynbigband
http://www.violettemusic.com/
http://www.alexterriermusic.com/
www.mikarimbamadness.com/
http://www.danielori.com/
http://www.eleonorabianchini.net/
http://www.myspace.com/eliasmeister
http://www.danieliansmith.com/

For feedback please e-mail me at linus@btrtoday.com

Personnel:

Gary Kelly – Oasis
Gary Kelly (b), Bill Frisell (g), Brian Gephardt (sax), Michael Lauren (d)

Toninho Horta – Cristiana
Album: To Jobim With Love
Toninho Horta (g) and more

Brooklyn Big Band – Long Haired Girl
Album: Live At Sweet Rhythm
lead by Tim Armacost and Craig Bailey

Violette – Joie De Vivre (for Leo)
Album: Joie De Vivre
Violette (voc), Jordan Orvosh (keys), Louis Cato (g, d, b), Mark Doyle (e-g) and Jamie Haddad (perc)

Alex Terrier – Roundtrip
Album: Roundtrip
Alex Terrier (as), Roy Assaf (p), François Moutin (b) and Steve Davis (d)

Mika Yoshida – Morning Love
Album: Mikarimba!!
Mika Yoshida (marimba), Anders Wihk (p), Eddie Gomez (b) and Steve Gadd (d)

Daniel Ori – On A Tin Floor
Album: So It Goes
Daneil Ori (b), Uri Gurvich (as), Gabriel Guerrero (p, Rhodes), Eric Doob (d) and Marcelo Woloski (perc)

Eleonora Bianchini – Ocram
Album: Como Un Aguila En Lo Alto
Eleonora Bianchini (voc), Oscar Stagnaro (b), Michel Gonzales (g), Alex Brown (p, kbds), Rick DiMuzio (sax), Paulo Stagnaro, Marcelo Woloski, Marcos Lopez (per), Pablo Bencid (d), Yaure Muniz (tp), Nick Noonan (tb)

Elias Meister – Face Forward
Album: Illumi’s Journey
Elias Meister (g), Rita Maria (voc), Daniel Ori (b) and Ziv Ravitz (d)

Daniel Ian Smith – A Moment of Change
Album: A Collective Directive
Daniel Ian Smith (ss), Doug Johnson (p), Keala Kaumeheiwa (b) and Luther Gray (d)

Brooklyn Big Band (lead by Tim Armacost & Craig Bailey)
August 2^nd 2011, Iridium Jazz Club – New York, NY

Violette
August 13^th 2011, Orient Heights Yacht Club – Boston, MA
August 26^th 2011, Miles Café – New York, NY
September 4^th 2011, Grace Restaurant – Portland, ME
September 25^th 2011, Breaux Vineyards – Pucellville, VA

Mika Yoshida
August 19^th 2011, TV Show – Kumamoto, Japan
August 20^th 2011, Kagoshima Charity Concert – Kagoshima Charity Concert, Kagoshima, Japan
August 22^nd 2011, Kumamoto, Japan
August 23^rd 2011, Fukuoka, Japan
August 24^th 2011, Hiroshima, Japan
August 25^th 2011, Nagoya Blue Note – Nagoya, Japan
August 27^th & 28^th 2011, Tokyo Blue Note – Tokyo, Japan
August 29^th 2011, Tokyo Cotton Club – Tokyo, Japan
August 31^st & September 1^st 2011, The Drom – New York, NY