Drummer-Composer Reggie Quinerly Explores the Possibilities of Afro-Latin Jazz with the January 19 Release of "The Thousandth Scholar" on Redefinition Music
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Thursday, November 16, 2023
RICHMOND, Calif., Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The rich straightahead jazz of Reggie Quinerly gets an Afro-Caribbean spin with "The Thousandth Scholar," to be released January 19 on his own Redefinition Music. Quinerly's fifth album finds the drummer/composer seasoning his musical recipes with what Jelly Roll Morton called "the Spanish tinge," a sometimes-subtle Latin flavor that he achieves without sacrificing his distinctive soulful sound—and with the help of an ace quartet including pianist Manuel Valera, bassist Matt Brewer, and percussionist Samuel Torres.
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- RICHMOND, Calif., Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The rich straightahead jazz of Reggie Quinerly gets an Afro-Caribbean spin with "The Thousandth Scholar," to be released January 19 on his own Redefinition Music.
- "The connection between melody and rhythm is pretty profound in Afro-Cuban and African music," says Quinerly, "and Manuel helped me with that."
- It was in the City of Angels that Quinerly conceived and developed the music that became "The Thousandth Scholar."
- Reggie Quinerly will be performing the music of "The Thousandth Scholar" at Sam First, 6171 W. Century Blvd.