Lawson Rollins
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INFINITA, the new album from guitar virtuoso Lawson Rollins, member of the acclaimed Latin guitar group Young & Rollins.
Richly-textured, internationally-inspired original music, featuring the legendary Brazilian singer Flora Purim and percussion superstar Airto Moreira, as well as Persian-American producer and musician Shahin Shahida of the Billboard chart-topping group Shahin & Sepehr, multi-platinum-selling producer Dominic Camardella (Ottmar Liebert, Flora Purim), Grammy winning violinist Charlie Bisharat, Azerbaijani folk instrument virtuoso Imamyar Hassanov, Afghan vocal and harmonium master Humayun Khan, percussionist and Davo Bryant of the Ottmar Liebert band, veteran trumpet player Jeff Elliot (Aretha Franklin, Doc Severinson band), bassist Randy Tico (Strunz & Farah, Flora Purim), and Pejman Hadadi, the world-renowned master of the Persian 'tombak' drum.
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News:
- The song "Infinita" is climbing the U.S. top 50 Smooth Jazz Radio Chart! The single has also debuted on the major Radio & Records national radio top 30 chart! - A performance video of Lawson was featured on the homepage of YouTube, where it received over a 700,000 views in two days. - iTunes has featured Infinita an unprecendented 7 weeks in a row on its World Music genre page, now listed as a HOT PICK. Recent Reviews: - The All Music Guide's review of Infinita describes the album as "provocative and seductive...[a] masterful genre-busting collection of Latin, Indian, Persian, Arabic, South American and European sounds." - Jazzreview.com describes Infinita as "a warm, diverse, and colorful winner." - All About Jazz writes, "Lawson Rollins' Infinita is a rewarding gem... easily one of the year's best." - The Muse's Muse review of Infinita states, "Rollins is a rare talent... He is a virtuoso master of his instrument." - The Editors at CNET write, “Rollins displays prodigious style.” |
