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'Tania Stavreva, 'Rhythmic Movement,' Self-Released
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'REVIEW: Harold Lopez-Nussa, 'El Viaje,' Mack Avenue Records
Pianist/Composer Harold Lopez-Nussa, 33, may be from Havana Cuba but his 'El Viaje' debut (Mack Avenue) spans the globe in a jazz travelogue accentuated by his longtime piano/bass/drums trio now with Mayquel Gonzalez on trumpet and flugelhorn plus three heavily percussive guests. -
'REVIEW: Peggy Stern, 'Z Octet,' Estrella Productions
Peggy Stern is a musician's musician. She's made her mark in Philadelphia, San Francisco, New York City, Europe, Seattle and now Austin. Her multi-hued musical worldview includes classical, salsa, Latin rock, jazz and R'n'B. 'Z Octet' (Estrella Prod.) veers classical as a suite in 10 movements. But, just like it's not exactly jazz, it's not exactly classical either.