RIYEL (Ken Watters / Yves Abel / Andre Atkins...)

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Aguanile

Album: RIYEL

Released: Nov 10, 2007

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Aguanile
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Port-au-Prince
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Sommerset Road
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Talk To My Dog
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Pathfinder
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General Info

Genre: Jazz / Nu-Jazz / Roots Music
Location Miami, New York & Atlanta, US
Profile Views: 17378
Last Login: 3/29/2013
Member Since 11/10/2007
Website http://myspace.com/kenwatters
Record Label Summit Records
Type of Label Indie
Bio
RIYEL is a newly-formed Haitian / Caribbean jazz group co-led by trumpeter Ken Watters, trombonist/vocalist Andre Atkins & bassist Yves Abel ("The Fridge"). The band's self-titled debut CD will be released internationally on Summit Records in early March 2010. Featured on RIYEL's first CD are some of the most respected names in the Caribbean music world, as well as a few noted American jazz musicians... The band's mission is to effectively combine "real" Haitian / French Caribbean styles with equally authentic & undilluted American jazz, resulting in a unique "marriage" of the two genres. This is NOT smooth jazz...
Members
MAIN MEMBERS / LEADERS: Ken Watters (trumpet), Yves Abel (bass), Andre Atkins (trombone & vocals)...
Influences
Boukman Eksperyance, RAM, Jill Scott, Fania Allstars, Freres DeJean, Tabou Combo (of course), Mozayik, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Buyu Ambroise, Markus Schwartz, Brad Mehldau Trio, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Brian Blade Fellowship, Lalo Rodriguez, Darren Barrett (his quintet work), Josh Roseman, The Klezmatics, Caribbean Sextet, Eddie Brisseaux, Tom Mitchell (playing, writing, production, etc...), the Musical Shoals Sound & general approach to soul & &B, STAX recordings, James Jamerson (Motown house bassist), The Beatles, Musiq Soulchild, Cassandra Wilson, Pat Metheny Group & Trio, recent Chris Potter recordings, Till Bronner, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Weather Report, Led Zeppelin, Ronald Shannon Jackson & the Decoding Society, The Kinsey Report, Gnarls Barkley, Wynton, Sting, Miles, Lizz Wright, Prince, etc...
Sounds Like
Energetic (& real) jazz with strong Haitian / Roots influence