SOUTH JERSEY CARIB FEST
tet—composed and performed
by three jazz heavyweights: Ravi
Coltrane, Joe Lovano and Chris
Potter.
PRISM co-founder Matthew
Levy contributes his own piece
as well, “Forbidden Drive,” in
which Lovano joins the Quartet
(and which will come out as a
single on July 16).
“Heritage/Evolution, Volume
2” is the first release distributed
by Symphonic for PRISM’s
label, XAS Records, and features
liner notes written by famed host
of WNYC’s New Sounds, John
Schaefer.
“The intrepid PRISM is on a
constant search for new ways
to celebrate the saxophone and
explore new musical terrain,”
said PRISM Quartet in a statement.
“This recording is the culmination
of six years of commissioning
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and live performance.”
It follows PRISM’s criticallyacclaimed
2015 album, “Heritage/
Evolution, Volume 1,” which
AllAboutJazz gave five stars,
calling it “a phenomenal album
filled with illusion, atmosphere
and great music.”
That album featured compositions
and performances by Steve
Lehman, Dave Liebman, Rudresh
Mahanthappa, Greg Osby, Tim
Ries and Miguel Zenón.
With “Heritage/Evolution,
Volume 2”, PRISM teams up
with saxophonists Coltrane,
Lovano and Potter to explore
their instrument’s dual lineages
in classical music and jazz.
“But that’s just a starting
point,” writes Schaefer in the
album’s liner notes. “As with
PRISM’s first volume in this
series, the works presented here
suggest a way forward that reconciles
two apparently divergent
traditions, from totally notated
scores at one end to completely
free improvisation at the other,
and a dizzying array of possibilities
in between.”
PRISM Quartet said “Heritage/
Evolution, Volume 2” will
be followed by its concerts from
Sept. 12-15 in Philadelphia and
New York, with Melissa Aldana,
the 10th saxophonist/composer
commissioned by PRISM for its
Heritage/Evolution project.
The concerts will also feature
jazz trumpeter Terell Stafford.
PRISM said it is commissioning
a new work from Aldana for
a forthcoming “Heritage/Evolution,
Volume 3” album that will
also feature Miguel Zenón.
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Nappy is celebrating over 30
years in the soca music industry
and has a rich legacy as
one of soca’s top entertainers
of all time.
Nappy first started building
his repertoire as an instrumentalist
and songwriter with the
band Xtatik, where he formed
a “brotherly bond” with lead
singer Machel Montano.
He earned the “Calypso of
the Year” award for his blockbuster
groovy soca hit “Big
People Party.”
Nappy was voted as MTV
Iggy’s “Artist of the Week” in
March 2012.
“At the festival, Farmer
Nappy will give an energetic
performance singing hits
‘Back Yard Jam’, ‘Hookin Meh’,
‘My House’ and more,” Herbert
said.
Besides soca and calypso,
Herbert said steel pan, reggae,
salsa and merengue music will
also be featured at the festival,
which takes place at Wiggins
Park, on the Camden, NJ
Waterfront, next to Adventure
Aquarium, from 2:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m.
In addition, she said there
will be performances, among
others, from Camden’s own
African Dance and Drum
Ensemble; the Philadelphia
Pan Stars Steel Orchestra
(Trinidad and Tobago); Bodoma
Garifuna Cultural Youth
Band (Belize/Honduras); Latin
band, LA Orchestra 95 (Puerto
Rico); and Caribbean Carnival
Masquerade Mini Parade
by Shortmus Productions (St
Vincent and the Grenadines).
“In preparation for this
year’s South Jersey Caribbean
Festival, we are following
New Jersey state guidelines
to ensure we have a safe,
fun experience in the park,”
Herbert said. “Wiggins Park
is spacious, which will allow
people to space out and enjoy
a day of Caribbean food and
culture.
“Since many people are not
able to travel to their favorite
Caribbean destinations, we
are bringing the Caribbean to
them,” she added.
The SJCCDO is sponsored
in part by the Camden County
Parks and Cultural Commission.
For more information about
the South Jersey Caribbean
Festival, contact Herbert at
(856) 580-0178, email her at
kyll@sjcaribbean.org or visit
www.sjcaribbean.org.
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The PRISM Quartet. Ara Howrani
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International Soca Monarch and King “Farmer Nappy.”
Farmer Nappy Bookings
Tarrus Riley celebrates
She said Riley, who was
introduced to “Heartbreak
Anniversary” by his daughter,
“immediately fell in love with
the melody, the soulfulness and
the lyrics of the song.”
Tomlinson said Riley wanted
to hear the track in a reggae
style, once again showcasing his
“thinking outside the box musical
art.”
Produced by Kareem “Remus”
Burrell for XTM Nation, she said
“it was an amazing experience”
producing “Heartbreak Anniversary.”
“It’s always an incredible
experience working with Tarrus
Riley, as well as working collaboratively
with Dean Fraser on
this track,” Burrell said. “This
production just came from
Singy casually saying ‘Reems
that tune ya bad, we coulda lovers
rock it easily.’”
To supplement the sheer
presence and energy of the song,
Tomlinson said Tarrus and his
team shot “a crispy heartwarming
video set.”
“In this well-produced visual
take on the single, Riley can be
seen serenading a group of his
female fans in the cool hills of
St Andrew, Kingston Dub Club,”
she said. “It begins with a narrative
that isn’t very far from
the actual story of the song, and
then blossoms into a mini video
concert with an all women audience.
“Change, if we are honest,
is a most difficult thing that
requires sturdy character and
great courage — something
that Tarrus Riley manages to
make look easy,” Tomlinson
added. “His fearless approach to
the real and true passion he possesses
for music is evidenced in
his consistently growing range
and diversity.”
She said “Heartbreak Anniversary”
matches “the energy
and sentiments of the original
track by Giveon, but takes a
sonic route that reflects the
musical DNA of genres like
jazz, reggae, dancehall and, of
course, R&B.
“The Jamaican icon manages
to blend and seamlessly dance
between these genres with masterful
fluidity,” Tomlinson said.
“From his entry into the
scene in early 2004 up until
‘Heartbreak Anniversary,’ Tarrus
Riley has proven himself a
true paragon of musical innovation,”
she added.
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PRISM Quartet unveils new works
Tarrus Riley takes it to Lover’s
Rock with new release
“Heartbreak Anniversary.”
Sameel “Samo Kush I” Johnson
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