Search - Roni Ben-Hur :: Fortuna (Dig)

"Heartfelt, highly personal ... guitarist Roni Ben-Hur has an easy swing reminiscent of Grant Green, equally at home in soulful blues as in Sephardic folk melodies." -- Philadelphia Daily News "Sophisticated and lyrical." -- New York Times "Guitar jazz at its finest." -- 20th Century Guitar "One of the elite players in modern jazz." -- Guitarsite * Features the late, great Ronnie Mathews in one of his final recordings, making this project of special interest to jazz press. * Roni Ben-Hur's most distinctive release to date also includes world-class players Rufus Reid, Lewis Nash, and Steve Kroon. * Fortuna will ride the new wave of attention generated by 2008's Jazz Therapy Vol. 1: Smile, Ben-Hur's breakthrough release with Gene Bertoncini, which was heavily praised in the jazz media. The album hit #17 on the JazzWeek chart, gained both radio and TV profiles, generated a feature in the Wall Street Journal, and continues to be promoted by the duo on tour. * Both Keepin' It Open (Motéma Music, 2008) and Signature (Reservoir Music, 2004) made the Top 10 on JazzWeek charts, collectively putting Ben-Hur on the radio charts for about 60 weeks in the past few years. * Will be cross-promoted with two new Mel Bay instructional DVDs by Ben-Hur that will follow up his popular book, Talk Jazz Guitar, and further establish him as one of the world's best loved jazz guitar instructors. * Press promotion by Redcat Publicity. * Radio promotion by New World & Jazz. * Ads with Jazziz, DownBeat, Jazz Improv, Jazz Corner, All About Jazz, and more. Roni Ben-Hur: guitar Ronnie Matthews: piano Rufus Reid: bass Lewis Nash: drums Steve Kroon: percussion * Fortuna * I Got Lost In His Arms * Guess Who * Modinha * The Intimacy of the Blues * Were Thine That Special Face * A Sleeping Bee * Grenada * You Were There * Só Tinha De Ser Com Você