LORCA HART
Inspiration and Gratitude
$20.00
New release available now!
Featuring :
Dayna Stephens – saxophone
Nicolas Bearde – vocals
Josh Nelson – piano
Edwin Livingston – bass
Lorca Hart – drums
Colors of Jazz
$15.00
Available now!
Featuring :
Ralph Moore – sax
Josh Nelson – piano
Edwin Livingston – bass
Lorca Hart – drums
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LORCA HART, DRUMMER & EDUCATOR
Lorca Hart’s vision is to provide deepening creative musical experiences for himself and others. His career as both a performer and a teacher has been dedicated to the craft of drumming, Jazz tradition and history, and ensemble collaboration.
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“Part of the draw to Lorca is his beautiful sound and time feel and his deep listening and instincts as a rhythm section player.“
“But an equally attractive quality was his spirit and his attitude – Lorca has always been extraordinarily humble, positive, and supportive of everyone around him. It seemed like everybody wanted to spend time with Lorca and he brought out the best in all who collaborated with him.”
“He brings an openness and depth to his playing that is special and it makes his musical relationships far more meaningful. This also informs his teaching and his approach to education, and his students are the beneficiaries.”
“For more than twenty years Lorca has been a dedicated and committed educator. He loves to teach and is one of those gifted instructors and leaders who inspires and motivates his students in a natural, unforced way. He has worked with musicians of all ages and experience levels and his enthusiasm and energy is infectious with every one of them. Lorca makes it look easy and effortless, but he works hard and is always well prepared and thoughtful. He is one of the most reliable people I know and consistently makes teaching his first priority.”
-David Roitstein, Jazz Program Director at California Institute of the Arts
“Lorca Hart is an artist of the first order. His playing is sumptuous when it has to be – listen, for instance to “Here’s That Rainy Day” and “Duke and Billy” – and displays an elegant ferocity when the music calls for it as on “Bye Ya”. He is also many other kinds of things; a chameleonic musicians who changes colours to create and the background – rhythmic or otherwise; not simply to blend into it. From “Blues Alliance” to “Bye Ya” there is ample evidence to show that Mr Hart’s musical star is on a steep rise. This is a recording to simply die for…”
-Raul da Gama review of Colors of Jazz CD
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Lorca Hart Discography
Inspiration and Gratitude
$20.00
New release available now!
Featuring :
Dayna Stephens – saxophone
Nicolas Bearde – vocals
Josh Nelson – piano
Edwin Livingston – bass
Lorca Hart – drums
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Lorca Hart Trio: Raul da Gama review of Colors of Jazz CD
“And Mr Lorca Hart is an artist of the first order. His playing is sumptuous when it has to be – listen, for instance to “Here’s That Rainy Day” and “Duke and Billy” – and displays an elegant ferocity when the music calls for it as on “Bye Ya”. He is also many other kinds of things; a chameleonic musician who changes colors to create the background – rhythmic or otherwise; not simply to blend into it. From “Blues Alliance” to “Bye Ya” there is ample evidence to show that Mr Hart’s musical star is on a steep rise. This is a recording to simply die for…” |
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Lorca Hart Trio: The long awaited debut recording w/ Josh Nelson on piano & Edwin Livingston on bass. Rooted in the jazz tradition and yet contemporary. Thoughtful, dynamic, & vibrant. A mix of originals by Hart, Nelson, and Livingston as well as a couple of arranged standards. |
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“What’s The Hurry” by Kenny Washington
“A beautiful album… Nelson’s piano pairs so effortlessly with Kenny’s exquisite vocals…Kenny has pulled together a brilliant band of long-time associates to give full-throated expression to his track list of choice.” – Travis Rogers, Jr. |
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Nicolas Bearde NEW ALBUM – Released August 30, 2019. “I Remember You : The Music of Nat King Cole” An album full of nostalgia – embellished by a group of outstanding musicians in support of Nicolas’ 6th recorded release. Contemporary Jazz Vocals – A special 100 year centennial celebration of the music of Nat King Cole, spotlighting popular and some lesser known songs from Nat’s repertoire in a jazz-trio setting. Brilliant arrangements, production and sterling performances by pianist Josh Nelson, and amazing musicianship, and musicality of bassists Alex Boneham and Dan Feiszli, drummers Lorca Hart, Dan Schnelle, and Jason Lewis, and pianist Peter Horvath and renowned saxophonist, Eric Alexander. |
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MEKLIT We Are Alive. Meklit’s We Are Alive, catapulted Meklit into global prominence as a singer/songwriter. Meklit says “Jazz as a cultural innovation sprang from the forced migration and enslavement of African peoples and you can’t talk about American culture without acknowledging that. I’m particularly interested in where African and African-American musics meet. I crafted the songs to express an expansive understanding of the American “we” that reflects present-time movements of people too, specifically the Ethiopian diaspora. I wanted to celebrate that community, and dance to it, and let everybody into it.” |
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John Heard: An energetic, fun-filled, and swinging set from one of the true masters of upright bass. Stellar performances from Danny Grissett on piano, Nolan Shaheed on trumpet, & the late great Herman Riley on tenor sax. |
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Hugh Masekela: One of the only (by his own admission) true jazz recordings from the legendary trumpet player and African/world music icon. Mainly timeless, achingly beautiful ballads. With two legends in their own right: pianist Larry Willis & John Heard on bass. |
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Flash Mob (2014) Anton Schwartz with Taylor Eigsti. Featuring Dominick Farinacci, Taylor Eigsti, John Shifflett & Lorca Hart. This CD enjoyed a long run in the Top Ten of the national jazz radio chart and earned Anton a “Players” feature in DownBeat Magazine. |
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ASHLEY WILSON – Based in San Francisco, Ashley Wilson’s new album, ‘Paint The Sky’, will immediately strike you as somehow very familiar, while at the same time, something you’ve never heard before. It’s Jazz-influenced, with a touch of pop and country folk. Ashley Wilson evokes confidence and sass with every note. It’s a very pleasing album that will quickly become a must have. |
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Justo Almario: a unique and exciting musical hybrid of Justo’s latin/world roots and his mastery of American Jazz. With Donald Vega on piano, Rene Camacho on bass, and Francisco Torres on trombone. |
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Dave Pike: Lorca was lucky to have spent quality time with the legendary, inspiring bop vibraphonist. This set finds Pike w/ guitarist Anthony Wilson, pianist Milcho Leviev, bassist Richard Simon & sax great Teddy Edwards. Lorca splits drum duties w/ legendary master drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath. |
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Zane Musa: Long considered one of the most promising and incendiaryof the young west coast players, Zane blazes through this set of standards with Danny Grissett on piano, Carlos Del Puerto on bass, and both Lorca & Tony Austin on drums. |
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Cross Hart Jazz Experience: A project co-lead by long time musical (and personal) chums – bassist Ryan Cross & Lorca. This fun-filled collaboration includes many friends in different configurations, such as Josh Nelson, Danny Grissett, Justo Almario, Zane Musa, Donald Vega, and vocalists Toni Peete, Cynthia Felton & Patrice Quinn. |
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Ronald Muldrow: The late great guitar playerwas a prolific writer who loved to pay homage to his heroes. This record features a stellar cast of Mulgrew Miller on piano, Peter Washington on bass, Miller Pertum on vibes, and both Yoron Israel & Lorca on drums. |
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Phil Ranelin: Ranelin has long been respected for his original composing and trombone playing. This album features the likes of Pharaoh Saunders, Danny Grissett, and Jeff Littleton. |