JVT’s complete Noteworthy Newsletter Spring 2024 edition

CD Releases: Current & Recent

Joe Vincent Tranchina | Completely Composed                                                         (Rainchant Eclectic Records RER 1005)                                                                                  A selection of 19 completely composed,                                                                               non-improvisational pieces, more broadly fitting into                                                           the New Age or Contemporary Classical  genres.                                                                 Joe Vincent Tranchina – keyboard, compositions, orchestrations & arrangements

Beyond Jazz | Echolocation                                                                                               (Rainchant Eclectic Records RER 1004)                                                                               Beyond Jazz is a collective of musicians well versed in a wide-ranging category of musical genres, including Jazz, Fusion, Rock, Blues, Funk, Classical and others. The ensemble is able to bring these varied influences to the spontaneous jam process of collaborative creation. – Rick Savage – trumpet/flugelhorn/percussion, Ed Littman – guitar, FX,  Ian Smit – guitar, FX,  Joe Vincent Tranchina – keyboard/synthesizer, J Brunka – acoustic & electric bass, FX, Steve Rubin – drums/percussion, special guest Richard Kimball – acoustic piano (track 4)