Arthur Barron
The Miami Jazz Project
 Saxophonist and flutist
Arthur Barron, known for work with Hilton Ruiz
and Jerry Gonzalez and legendary soprano
saxophonist Dave Liebman, of Miles Davis, Elvin
Jones, McCoy Tyner and Chick Corea fame, team up
for an outing of original compositions and
remake of John Coltrane’s Dahomey Dance with
Miami based keyboardist and production wiz Abel
Pabon (Joss Stone), bassist Josh Allen
(Negroni’s Trio), bassist Eric England (Troy
Roberts), drummer Michael Piolet (University of
Miami Stamps Quintet) and vibraphonist and
percussionist Alfredo Chacon (David Bisbal),
delivering The Miami Jazz Project brand of
fusion soundtrack.
Musicians have all been influenced, in one way
or another, by our predecessors. For me,
it was John Coltrane, Joe Henderson and Dexter
Gordon, as well as Don Van Fleet (aka Captain
Beefheart). And, of course, Miles Davis,
whose Jack Johnson recording was one of the
prime motivators for my desire to become a
musician. That innovative album, together
with Miles’ subsequent recordings, ushered in a
new genre recognized as fusion. As Dave
Liebman states in his book What It Is; “We are
responsible….the people of my generation for
keeping this music alive….the spirit of this
music; its tradition; the people who came
through it and why they created it; the blood,
sweat and tears that were literally put into
this. We are now left with the flame
that’s been handed down to us and we have to be
true to the cause. We are missionaries from the
other side and we have continuous work ahead of
us.”
With Dave’s quote in mind, The Miami Jazz
Project CD featuring its own brand of
contemporary jazz can be viewed as an extension
of the tradition that Miles and other bands like
Weather Report laid down. The compositions
includes both acoustic and electric material
with stylistic elements rooted in mainstream
jazz, blues, jazz rock and world music; a fusion
of harmonic structures and modal works. Although
comparisons can be made to what came before, the
depth of the performances along with the
original compositions and the overall production
sound results in this music taking on a life of
its own on this recording as well as suggesting
how the fusion style has evolved over the
decades since Miles broke ground.
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Miami Jazz Project "Dahomey Dance" (mp3
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Miami Jazz Project "Lordy Lourdes" (mp3 sample)
The
Miami Jazz Project "Jinnistan" (mp3 sample)
The
Miami Jazz Project "Winter Day" (mp3 sample)
Biography
Press
Release The Miami Jazz Project Sept 2014 (ZOHO
Records)
Arthur
Barron Reviews
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