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Truth Revolution Records Podcast

  1. 09/21/2019

    Matt Dwonszyk Talks About His New Release

    Bassist Matt Dwonszyk talks about Education, Hartford, music and about his latest release, "Wonderful World" now Available! His gig on October 4th at the Side Door. He gets into his education at the Artist Collective and The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts. Now in NYC, Matt, is one of the hardest working bassists on the scene. Mattdwonszyk.com trrcollective.com

    34 min

  2. 03/23/2018

    Darryl Yokley Discusses Pictures at an African Exhibition

    "Pictures at an African Exhibition" Single available now everywhere! Thanks to all of our Patreon contributors, we can't do it without you! Please visit our Patreon channel to learn how to join and help us drive more content like this out! Search TRRcollective on any platform and like comment and subscribe! Pre-order now on iTunes, release date is 4/20/2018   Darryl Yokley is a uniquely gifted artist with a vast array of skills at his disposal.  Not only is he an accomplished saxophonist, but he is also recognized as a very talented composer and arranger, writing unforgettable tunes for his own band Sound Reformation as well as arranging music for artists such as Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band, Rhonda Ross, Michigan State University Jazz ensemble, and more.  Some people have characterized his playing and writing, as “different”, “unique”, “adventurous”, “special”, or saying that Yokley has “his own thing.”  Brent Black describes Yokley's playing by saying “Yokley is a critic’s worst nightmare as he side steps standard categorization with ease.”  However his music is described, the consensus is that Darryl Yokley is an artist with a concept and vision, and a sound that sounds like no one else.             Yokley formed his band Sound Reformation back in 2010 and they released their debut album “The Void” in 2012, which received favorable reviews from such critics as Brent Black and Charles Latimer.  The band’s popularity continues to grow as Yokley is working on his second album, Pictures at an African Exhibition, which will feature Zaccai Curtis on piano, Luques Curtis on bass, Wayne Smith Jr. on drums, and special guest Nasheet Waits on drums for a double drum quintet which will be accompanied by a small chamber wind ensemble and thirteen pieces of original art.  The band premiered the project at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in January 2017 receiving much praise by critics and audience members alike.  Pictures at an African Exhibition is set to release in the spring of 2018 on Truth Revolution Recording Collective.     Alongside having a very busy performance and composing career Darryl Yokley is an active educator teaching at Westminster Conservatory in Princeton, NJ and the Fort Lee School of Music as well as being an active clinician.  Darryl, who has taught at Westminster conservatory for over eight years now founded the Westminster Saxophone Quartet back in 2011 and has mentored young talented saxophonists, helping them develop their skills as young musicians and coaching the quartet to two first place finishes in competition at Carnegie Hall.

    19 min

  3. 02/07/2018

    Darryl Yokley New Single Released, Brian McCarthy, New Artists,

    Zaccai Curtis talks about Darryl Yokley's new release "Pictures at an African Exhibition" with Andy Honorat. Dropping 4/20 this CD has its first single available. They also go over what in store next for TRR including Nelson Bello/ Homey Ramos Trombeatz, Marcus Persiani's Urban Fictions and Los Pleneros 21. Check out our Patreon/ YouTube pages for new videos and content.  https://www.patreon.com/TRRcollective YouTube http://truthrevolutionrecords.com

    33 min

  4. 11/03/2017

    TRR Updates: New Holiday Discounts, Grammy Nominees, Andy Gonzalez on Spotify

    Zaccai Curtis gives the lowdown on what's new at TRR, including fresh weekly articles and a new office, and gives updates on Sarah Elizabeth Charles' activities with Christian Scott, Ray Vega with the Curtis Brothers, and Little Johnny Rivero at Dizzy's. More to come soon!

    14 min

  5. 08/16/2017

    Haneef Nelson and Natalie Fernandez "This can't be learned in a classroom."

    In this episode, Zaccai talks with Haneef Nelson and Natalie Fernandez about Hartford's Monday Night Jazz Fest with Paul Brown, life in LA, respecting the audience, and the traditions of jazz culture that can't be learned in a classroom.

    1h 13m

  6. 06/30/2017

    The Curtis Brothers Talk With Trumpeter Jonathan Powell

    The Curtis Brothers Talk With Trumpeter Jonathan Powell on whats happening currently with his music. Eddie Palmieri and others. They talk about his joiurney in music as a youth and what it's like to be a music in today's world. Thanks to our Patreon members for helping us do things like this. If you would like to see moire of this content and help us do what we do please vvisit our Patreon channel at Patreon.com/trrcollective. More coming soon!

    32 min

  7. 05/19/2017

    Get to Know Josiah Woodson TRR artist from Paris/ New CD Suite Elemental

    Zaccai and Josiah Woodson talk about Jazz, and his project Suite Elemental. take a listen to his tunes "Air" and "Feu." Josiah gets to talk about branding his music, his early musical development, band members, compositions, B.A.M. and how to follow him in what he's doing. Please support our Patreon page (patreon.com/trrcollective) and check out the video of this podcast and more! Thanks to all of you who already do and know that you are making this happen! TRRcollective.com

    55 min

  8. 07/06/2016

    Curtis Brothers Talk With Ray McMorrin about New Release "RayMack"

    Here we talk about His time in Japan, history with his mentors Jack McLean and Steve Davis and our band 'Insight' We discuss his music and inspiration behind his new CD "RayMack"

    58 min
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Truth Revolution Records Podcast

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  • Creator
    Truth Revolution Records
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2019
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2012 Truth Revolution Records. All rights reserved.
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