One World

One World

Editorial Reviews
<"b00020hdjy2999"> About the Artist
Jody Espina maintains a busy performing schedule in the New York City area as a multi-instrumentalist. He has performed with Illuminatti, the Walter Thompson Orchestra, Feed The Meter, Mel Torme, Patti Page, the Charlie Persip Superband, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and many other notables. He works as a regular substitute on Broadway, and frequently records for TV, Films, and CDs. He is both a noted jazz educator and an entrepreneur. He is the coordinator of the Jazz Program at The Hoff Barthelson Music School, he's an adjunct faculty at Concordia College and he's the president of "JodyJazz Saxophone and Clarinet Mouthpieces". Jody is also a featured columnist for "Sax on the Web". Jody is a graduate of Berklee College Of Music. Rolf Sturm is a guitarist who has performed and/or toured with country singer Eddy Arnold, the Argentinean tango group New York-Buenos Aires Connection, Blue Note drummer Billy Martin, the Grateful Dead big band Illuminati, the Walter Thompson Orchestra, and klezmer clarinetist Giora Feidman. He is a member of the Tony Trischka band and he leads his own NYC area bands Feed The Meter and Just Cause. Rolf has toured North America and Europe, performing at the World Expo 2000 in Hannover, Germany. He has performed on soundtracks for both film and television and has released numerous cd's on the Water Street Music label. Rolf has also recorded dozens of CDs as a sideman, appearing on recordings with Loudon Wainwright, Daivd Johansen, Glen Velez, Maggie Roche, Dave Douglas, Cameron Brown, Jorma Kaukonen, Steven Bernstein, and members of the Grateful Dead. Rolf graduated from Ithaca College, with a BFA in Jazz Guitar. He has studied with John Abercrombie, Jim Hall, Bill Frisell, and Joe Pass.

<"b00020hdjy4999"> Album Description
Prepare yourself for a journey of the imagination. These cinematic landscapes are "Jazz on a large screen" or "New Age music with teeth". It’s World Music that’s not afraid to go off road. From two of New York City’s most adventurous improvisers, welcome to "ONE WORLD". Jody Espina and Rolf Sturm have been making music together since the early 1990’s. They have performed and recorded in many different ensembles, touring North America and appearing together on Relix records, Arista Records, Water Street Music, M-Cons East Records, Red Hat Productions, BMP Productions, and Da Da 4CD’s. When performing as a duo they frequently receive requests for a duo recording. Over the years, Jody and Rolf have gotten together informally, to play duets and they’ve "let the tape roll" as they improvised. "One World" is a collection of these home spun improvisations along with a few tunes that Jody and Rolf have written over the years. All of this music was recorded live. The only songs that have any overdubbing are "Search for Sita", "Native Dance", and the intro and ending to "Candle Song".

One World, Music, Rolf Sturm, Jody Espina, Blues, Pop, Post-Bop

One World

google.com

Music: