GOING FOR ADDS: AUGUST 2 nd , 2010 RADIO PROMOTION KATE SMITH PROMOTIONS of CHICAGO CONTACT: Kate 814.482.0010 [email protected] , www.katesmithpromotions.com JACOB MELCHIOR “IT’S ABOUT TIME” 1. DANCING FOO/SQUATTY ROO 4:09 JacobMelchior/Johnny Hodgers (up tempo swing, drums plays melody on the 1 st head, rhythm change, drum solo on shout chorus) 2. BRIGAS NUNCA MAIS 4:39 Antonio Carlos Jobim (up tempo bossa nova with a baiaon interlude, features piano and percussion) 3. FOR ALL WE KNOW 5:41 Coots & Lewis (slow ballad… beautiful rich lush male vocal) 4. THE LADY OF MY LIFE/MY BABY 6:38 Temperton/Shakur, Unno, Melchior (medium tempo groove, previously recorded by Michael Jackson on the Thriller album. features bass) 5. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS/LOVE IS WHAT 7:59 Raye/Melchior (medium tempo, ostinato arrangement, drum solo at end over ostinato) 6. BIRD OF BEAUTY 4:46 StevieWonder (up tempo calypso, groovie) 7. SUMMER FAIR 5:28 J.Melchior, T.Unno, T.James (medium tempo jitter bug unusual trade of 8’s. melody written in Rio De Janeiro summer 2010) 8. IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING 6:03 Rodgers & Hammerstein (slow-medium waltz, piano feature) 9. LOVER/GERRY’S WIG 5:40 Rodgers & Hart/H.Shakur (up tempo swingin’ groove show stopper, with Gerald Wiggins, Sr’s ending) TRIO DE SUM TADATAKA UNNO: PIANO HASSAN JJ SHAKUR: BASS JACOB MELCHIOR: DRUMS / PERCUSSIONS SPECIAL GUEST VOCALIST FRANK SENIOR Recording Date + Location: 10th & 11th of May 2010 at Kakinoki Studio, Milford, PA Artist Home Market (s) New York, NY Produced by: Jacob Melchior Descriptive Copy 3 people from 3 different continents/cultures getting together in harmony. Tadataka Unno is a young gifted pianist from Tokyo Japan. Hassan JJ Shakur is an African American bass player who joined the Duke Ellington Band straight out of high school. Jacob Melchior born and raised in Denmark with a love for rhythms and groove. Together we are Trio De SUM. Our main inspiration is the Oscar Peterson Trio (with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen). JACOB MELCHIOR Born in Copenhagen, Denmark 1970, came to New York in January 1994 after a 6 month stay in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, there Jacob got to perform in the 1991 Carnival with first price winners: G.R.E.S. Acadêmicos da Rocinha. While in New York Jacob has played with many of the top guys including Frank Wess, Clark Terry, Eric Alexander, Sam Yahel, Harry Whitaker, Joe Cohn. in many of the top jazz club in NYC, The Blue Note, Iridium, Smalls Jazz Club, Dizzy’s, Kitano, & Smoke. Jacob is a particularly versatile drummer, who often gets praise for his calypso, afro-Cuban, Brazilian grooves, not to mention a strong swing feel and funk pocket, this combination has made him a favorite among vocalists. Most recently Jacob has recorded: “On Your Mind” with Henry Dee “Bon Appetit” with Carolyn Lee Jones, co-produced and played on “listing in the dark with frank senior” 2008 smalls records. However before 2010, Jacob had only released one album in his own name: “Steppin’ Up” 1999 Music Mecca, featuring: Thomas Fryland, Eric Alexander, Sam Yahel, Vanja Santos and Debbie Cameron. Your influences? As a drummer , my influences are first and foremost: Billy Higgins, "Philly" Joe Jones, Elvin Jones, Ed Thigpen, Ed Blackwell and Roy Haynes. In terms of music , Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley, Coltrane, Stevie Wonder, Djavan and Ron Carter. [email protected] www.jacobmelchior.com www.myspace.com/jacobmelchior TADATAKA “TADA” UNNO Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1980. Began playing piano at age 4, hooked on jazz from age 9. While attending the Tokyo University of the Arts, formed his first band. Grand-Prix winner of the 2003 Asakusa Jazz Competition in the Solo Piano department… won the Grand-Prix and Citizen's Choice in the 2004 Yokohama Jazz Promenade competition. In June 2006, As a part of the JVC Jazz Festival New York, performed in New York's jazz club "Sweet Rhythm" with the Yoshio Suzuki group. In addition to his own trio, he plays regularly with Masahiko Osaka, Kengo Nakamura, Daiki Yasukagawa, Kimiko Ito, Tiffany, Shunzo Ohno, Takao Uematsu, Yoshiaki Okayasu and Hideki Kawamura. He has also performed with Yuzuru Sera, one of the most acclaimed jazz pianist. With his improvisational technique, distinctive style, beautiful touch and the love of music combined, Tada is one of the most highly acclaimed pianist amongst the young and rising jazz pianists. http://www.myspace.com/tadatakaunno#ixzz0uGsj1G2k HASSAN A. SHAKUR (J.J. WIGGINS) Son of pianist Gerald Wiggins, Sr., was born April 15, 1956 in Los Angeles, California. He learned to play bass at age four (standing on a chair) and with his father as a guide, developed a high sensitivity and range of expression in jazz.