Friday, July 31, 2009

New CD "7 Lives" is available!

Hello friends!
So, it's finally out, and available everywhere on-line!
Here is my new CD, "7 Lives". Check it out, and enjoy it!!!




This new project is an old dream of mine, and a great opportunity to show people my other side, both as a composer/arranger and band-leader. The band is comprised by some of my absolute favorite musicians, and the music is an unique (if I may say so!) mix of Brazilian Jazz, Fusion, Latin, and Jazz. The players:

GUSTAVO ASSIS-BRASIL ** ITAIGUARA BRANDAO ** MILENE CORSO ** BRANDI DISTERHEFT ** DOM SALVADOR ** ORIENTE LOPEZ ** ESPERANZA SPALDING ** CIDINHO TEIXEIRA ** RODRIGO URSAIA


The sessions for the album were done during the period of Oct/2008 and March/2009. The music was recorded by the great Michael Brorby in NYC and it was mixed by David Darlington, amazing engineer that won a Grammy award from his mix on Wayne Shorter's "Alegria" album.
I had my first real producing experience with this record, and I am really proud of how it came out!

So, now I should tell you, how can you get it???
The album is available on-line at:

CDBABY

iTUNES

DigStation

Amazon


Thanks for the support, and see you around!........... mz

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Blue Note - NYC - july 2009

Hello friends!
It's been a while since I posted something here. I have been very busy touring and performing all over, and finishing my solo CD. The CD is finally out now - look for another post very soon with details! - and my touring continues this month with dates in Europe and US.
On the first week of July the group I have been working with this year - Hiromi's Sonicbloom - performed at the Blue Note in NYC to a full house. We played there from june 30th to July 5th, and it was a blast. It was great to see a lot of fans, music and jazz enthusiasts, and friends come over and enjoy themselves. We had an awesome time too. Here are a few photos of that week, courtesy of the great Chris Vaindirlis -








Hiromi SonicBloom is -
Hiromi (piano,keys)
Tony Grey (bass)
Dave Fiuczynski (guitar)
Mauricio Zottarelli (drums)
I am a drummer - percussionist - composer - artist based in New York City, NY. Please visit my website: http://www.mzdrums.com