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 small regrets    (Avenue C Records/Twinz Records)   

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live CD, Vana Trio plus Brazilian Percussion

Vana Gierig   -  piano
Gene Jackson  -  drums
Sean Conly  -  bass
Vinicius Barros  -  percussion

Gene Jackson joined the Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter Quartet in 1991 and remained Herbie Hancock's drummer for 9 historic years, helping to shape a new sound for the group and himself. (until 2000). He subsequently joined the Dave Holland group, and is now one of the most in demand drummers in the world. He has been touring and recording with Vana for 3 years....more about Gene at www.genejacksonmusic.com

Sean Conly has toured and/or recorded with Freddy Hubbard, Gregory Tardy, Ray Barretto, Charles Blenzig, Michael Franks,Tom Harrell, Andrew Hill, Nicholas Payton, James Moody , Mike Stern, Rick Margitza a.o. In 2000, Sean toured with The Newport Millenium Celebration featuring Cedar Walton, Rany Brecker, Howard Alden , Lou Tobackin a.o. He has been touring and recording with Vana for 5 years....more about Sean at www.myspace.com/seanconly

Living in Brazil, Vinicius Barros is a long-time member of the Sao Paulo Jazz Sinfonica Orchestra, and has performed/recorded with David Sanchez, Joao Bosco, Dori Caymmi, Ivan Lins, Rosa Passos, Toninho Horta, and many other Brazilian greats. He has been touring & recording with the Vana Trio plus Brazilian Percussion for 4 years.

A New Day

Vana Gierig   -  piano
Alvester Garnett  -  drums
Sean Conly  -  bass

Special Guests:
Regina Carter   - violin (#2), vocal (#2, #9, #10)
Duduka Da Fonseca  -  percussion (#2,  #9)
Vinicius Barros  -  pandeiro & tamborim (#9)
Adriano Santos  -  percussion (#6, #7, #10), rhythmic concept for loop (#10)
Philip Hamilton  -  vocal (#4)
Gino Sitson  - vocal (#10)
Mark Lambert  -  vocal (#2, #9), shaker (#10)
Susana Ribeiro -  vocal (#2, #9)
Christophe Schweizer  -  trombones (#6, #7)

released by Twinz Records
Produced and arranged by Werner "Vana" Gierig
All songs written by Werner "Vana" Gierig, except #4 (Gierig/Hamilton), #5 (Brandt/Haymes) and #8 (Gierig/Garnett/Conly)
All songs published by Vana Gierig Music (SESAC), except "That's All"
Recorded and mixed at Knoop Studios, USA
Additional recording at Avenue C Studios
Mastered by Clemenz Paskert, Capitol Sound Studio
Cover design by Ayça Köseogullari

Alvester Garnett is widely known for his touring and/or recording work with Abbey Lincoln, Betty Carter, Stefon Harris, James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Regina Carter, Harry Belafonte a.o. ... more about Alvester at www.alvestergarnett.com

Sean Conly has toured and/or recorded with Freddy Hubbard, Gregory Tardy, Ray Barretto, Charles Blenzig, Michael Franks,Tom Harrell, Andrew Hill, Nicholas Payton, James Moody , Mike Stern, Rick Margitza a.o. In 2000, Sean toured with The Newport Millenium Celebration featuring Cedar Walton, Rany Brecker, Howard Alden , Lou Tobackin a.o. ....more about Sean at www.myspace.com/seanconly

Regina Carter, Verve/Universal recording artist, 2002 Grammy nominee, became the first non-classical violinist to be allowed the honor of performing on Paganini's world famous Guarneri violin nicknamed the "Cannon".  She toured with Wynton Marsalis and his "Blood On The Fields". Won the Downbeat Critics Poll for Best Jazz Violinist 4 times. Concert and Recording Guest Soloist with the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle (1999/2000). Guest Soloist with Ray Brown and Friends (2001). Guest Soloist with various US Symphony Orchestras under the direction of Doc Severinson (2001) ... more about Regina at www.niaentertainment.com

Duduka Da Fonseca is a New York/Brazilian legend in drumming and percussion and just got nominated for a Grammy. Besides numerous recordings with his collective Trio Da Paz and being the current drummer for Kenny Barron's Brazil Project, Duduka has performed and recorded with such artists as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astrud Gilberto, Herbie Mann, Claudio Roditi, Joanne Brackeen, Eddie Gomez, John Scofield, Joe Henderson, Gerry Mulligan, Jorge Dalto, Dom Salvador, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, Emily Remler, Nana Vasconcelos, Nancy Wilson, Slide Hampton, Kenny Barron, Tom Harrell, Wayne Shorter and many others ... more about Duduka at  www.brazilianjazz.com/artists/duduka/bio.html

Vinicius Barros is one of Sao Paulo/Brazil's premier percussionists.  Being a long time member of the "Orchestra Jazz Sinfonica do Estado de Sao Paulo", he has worked with countless Brazilian recording artists such as Zizi Possi, Dori Caymmi, Joao Bosco a.o.

Adriano Santos Adriano is part of a new generation of Brazilian drummers who has performed with top international artists such as Astrud Gilberto, Leny Andrade, Luciana Souza, Romero Lubambo, Nelson Faria, Leo Gandelman, Paulo Moura, Eumir Deodato, Cliff Korman, Santi Debriano, Paul Winter and the Boston Pops a.o. Adriano is part of the faculty of Drummers Collective in New York and he has produced publications in specialty drum magazines and has released a new book by the Collective called, "Afro-Caribean & Brazilian Rhythms for Drumset." Adriano can be seing performing at all the great clubs which feature Brazilian music and jazz (e.g. the Zinc Bar, SushiSamba etc.)

Philip Hamilton has been a part of many pioneering projects and groups. He was a founder and member of the highly successful fusion band Full Circle, which took the music world by storm in the late 1980s, releasing three recordings on Columbia/Sony Records.  He is widely known for his extensive work as part of the Pat Metheny Group. He has also worked with John Cage, Special EFX, Phoebe Snow, Ottmar Liebert, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Donald Fagan (Steely Dan), Spryo Gyra, and Gilberto Gil ... more on Philip at www.philiphamilton.com

Gino Sitson is a vocalist from Cameroon who grew up in France. There he has worked with Manu Dibango, Papa Wemba, Wally Badarou, Ray Léma, Jorge Ben, John William, Brice Wassy, Exile One, Craig Harris, Antoine Roney, Nia Love and the blacksmith's daughter dance theater company, La Compagnie Créole, Oliver N'Goma, Steve Potts, Claudine François, Antoinette Konan, "So Why ?" (Youssou N'Dour, Papa Wemba, Wally Badarou, Jabu Khanyile & Bayete, Lourdes Van-Dunem, Lagbaja, Lucky Dube) and by many other artists. He now resides in New York and has two solo albums out, "Song Zin'" and "Vocal Deliria" ... more on Gino at  www.ginositson.com

Mark Lambert, with one foot in New York and one in Rio de Janeiro, is one of the worlds most versatile guitarists/vocalists. He is about to release his first CD of jazz standards, entitled "Under Your Skin," after his Chartmaker Record debut "More Than Friends." He has co-produced Astrud Gilberto's CD "Djungle".  He has also toured with her for many years, as well as such artists as the New York Voices, Toninho Horta, Warren Hill, Eliane Elias, Ute Lemper and many others.

Susana Ribeiro - though very well known in Brazil for her exceptional acting career in theater and film, she also has many vocal credits to her name, e.g. on recordings such as Marisa Monte's self-titled CD, ... more on Susana at  www.ciadosatores.com.br

Christophe Schweizer is an exceptional New York based trombonist who grew up in Switzerland. He has made numerous recordings as a leader and as a sideman and been touring internationally for many years ... more on Christophe at  www.christopheschweizer.com

Small Regrets

Vana Gierig - grand piano
Marcus McLaurine - acoustic bass
Rocky Bryant - drums

Guests:

Mayra Casales - percussion (#1, #3, #4, #7, #10, #11)
Mohammed Ali - djimbe, talking drum (#5, #8)
Manfred Knoop's children's choir (#1, #10)
Ed Cavalcanti - dj (#5)
Recorded and mixed by Alec Head at Knoop Studios
Mastered at Temple of Soul Studio, NYC

Produced by Werner "Vana" Gierig

(p) (c) 1999 Avenue C Records

About the musicians on the CD:

Marcus McLaurine, bassist on "Small Regrets", has a most impressive career as a Jazz performer and recording musician. He has been performing and recording with trumpet legend Clark Terry for an incredible 19 years. In addition, he recorded and toured throughout the US, Europe and Japan with Abdullah Ibrahim, McCoy Tyner, the Count Basie Orchestra, Kenny Burrell, Abbey Lincoln, Cleo Laine, Michael Cochrane, Jon Hicks, Hank Jones, Vincent Herring, Bob Trowers a.o. He also appeared in the film "The Cotton Club" as bassist in the Cab Calloway band.

Rocky Bryant, drummer on "Small Regrets", is the original drummer for Branford Marsalis' band "Buckshot Le Fonque". He has been touring and recording with the group for 4 years. Currently he is touring with vocal giant Dianne Reeves. He has also toured with saxophonist David Sanborn and can be heard on the soundtrack of Spike Lee's movie "Clockers".

Mayra Casales, the CD's guest percussionist, has toured with saxophonist Wayne Shorter, violinist Regina Carter, vocalists Carmen Lundy, Phyllis Hyman, Jon Lucien, Women of the Calabash, Angela Bofill and many others.