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NEWS RELEASE Contacts: :gg;kZbmapZbm^!ikbgm" DZm^LfbmaIkhfhmbhgl!kZ]bh" !01*"+.2&2/)) !1*-"-1+&))*) [email protected] [email protected] On the heels of its highly-acclaimed debut CD, The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel%Fk'AhlHk\a^lmkhmb\Zk^mnkgl% this time with its vibraphone quartet album, Third River Rangoon ;kbZg Fk'Ah HG^beelExotica for Modern Living series continues pbmama^phke]l_bklm\hee^\mbhgh_mabk]&lmk^Zf^qhmb\Z :ghkb`bgZeZg]fh]^kg^qiehkZmbhgh_\aZf[^k%cZss%\eZllb\Ze%Zg]phke]lhng]lbglibk^][rma^^l\Ziblfh_ ma^*2.)l^qhmb\Z`^gk^%e^][r\hfihl^k%ob[kZiahgblm%Zg]fnemb&i^k\nllbhgblm;kbZg Fk'Ah HG^bee ?^Zmnkbg`:e[ZgbZg_enm^Zg][Zll_enm^li^\bZeblm@^gbLd^g]h%CZiZg^l^i^k\nllbhgblmGhkbdhM^kZ]Z!?eZg`bZ% Phf^gh_ma^Phke]"%[ZllblmCZlhg=Zobl!>Zkmalhng]"%li^\bZe`n^lmM^oLm^ob`!DZ_ZgZ%De^sphh]l"hghn] "…a marvelously flexible unit…" —Jonathan Perry, Boston Globe b_ChagShkgblZg^qhmb\ZIb\Zllh%HG^beeblabl@^hk`^l ;kZjn^Zl;kZjn^fZraZo^[^^gma^_bg^k\n[blm%HG^beefZr be, in the long run, a stronger exoticist than Zorn." —Gordon Marshall, AllAboutJazz >]bmhklIb\d'-lmZkl'"…incredible arrangements, musicianship, and artistic direction." —Frank Alkyer, Downbeat !Z[hnmFk'AhlHk\a^lmkhmb\Zl+)*)[b`&[Zg]Ze[nf%The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel) Fk'AhlHk\a^lmkhmb\Z%ma^phke]lhger^gl^f[e^]^]b\Zm^]mh hkb`bgZemabk]&lmk^Zf^qhmb\ZZg]ma^liZ\^&Z`^ihifnlb\h_ CnZg@Zk\bZ>ljnbo^e%k^e^Zl^lThird River Rangoon, its debut lfZee&`khnik^\hk]bg`%hgFZr,*%+)**'Mablngbjn^\hee^\mbhg of works was recorded live at Futura Productions in Roslindale, F:%Zg]pZlikh]n\^][r^qhmb\Zfnlb\Znmahkbmr;khma^k<e^o^!=^e?n^`hl%<hf[nlmb[e^>]blhg%C^ml^m=C" Zg]Fk'Ah'Ma^k^lnemblZ\heeZ`^h_^qhmb\\aZf[^kfnlb\pa^k^ma^ik^&\hg\^kme^\mnk^lZg]ihlm&\hg\^km f^^m&Zg]&`k^^ml\hf^pbmaShf[b^lZg]FZbMZblbglm^Z]h_\aZfiZ`g^%ma^\hg\^kmaZeeblZLZZkbg^g&fh]^kg% Zg]ma^eblm^g^k^gchrlbmZee_khfma^\hf_hkmh_ma^eZm^lm>Zf^l\aZbk'!Hgma^pZrhnm%bgl^kmrhnkiZkdbg` mb\d^mbgmhma^mbdblmZmn^lfhnmamh^qbmma^`ZkZ`^"' Fk'Ahl+)*)]^[nm[b`&[Zg]k^e^Zl^%The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel%pZlZMhiIb\d[rAllAboutJazz, Z-&lmZkk^ob^p[rma^Sunday Times of London, and is currently playing in thousands of Starbucks stores world- wide. Third River Rangoon takes the Exotica for Modern Living series in a quieter, more introspective direction with eight new compositions by Mr. Ho that draw from the Italian tammurriata, Albanian drone singing ! Iah^gbq%@hh][r^ "%ma^ :ee^`k^mmh _khfLahlmZdhob\al*)malrfiahgr! FhZbMab^_ "%ma^;ne`ZkbZg kopanitsa ! :nmnfg=b``bg`=Zg\^ "%Zg]gZmnkZeer%Zlhg`Z[hnmma^+)&_hhm&mZeelmhg^l^gmkrZmma^_hkf^k :dn&:dnk^lmZnkZgmbg<Zf[kb]`^%F:%maZmblghp]k^ll^]niZlZlZ]@ehn\^lm^k_bla^kfZg! Ehg^lhf^:dn h_:e^pb_^ "'Ma^Ze[nflmbme^%Third River Rangoon%blZieZrhg@ngma^kL\anee^klmabk]&lmk^Zffnlb\\hglmkn\m maZmZeehpl[e^g]bg`h_cZssZg]\eZllb\Zeb]^Zl%Zg]ma^KZg`hhg%Zghm&lh&Znma^gmb\&[nm&\hf_hkmbg`:f^kb\Zg - over - Fk'AhlHk\a^lmkhmb\Z3Third River Rangoon - 2 - Chinese dumpling. Together these two images suggest an unchartered, mysterious riverboat journey through music that explores multiple idioms in depth (without forgetting to be fun and sinfully delicious). Gh^qhmb\ZZe[nfphne][^\hfie^m^pbmahnmk^_^k^g\^lmhZl^fb&frmab\iZlm'Pabe^ma^Ze[nfphne]gm[^ mistaken for a 1950s Martin Denny record, Third River Rangoon will satisfy hardcore exotica fans with hints of the South Pacific, Caribbean, and the numerous unchartered territories of tiki. Spicing up the recording are new arrangements of works from an unlikely troika of composers: Milt Raskin, Cal Tjader, and Pyotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (yep!). FZbdZ% hkb`bgZeer_hng]hgFbemKZldbglZe[nfKAPU, brings listeners back to exotic 1959 with beautiful, bird-like flute playing by Geni Skendo. (Both Milt and Geni graduated from New England Conservatory—70 years apart.) Cal Tjader, the popular Latin-jazz vibraphonist, wrote “Colorado Waltz,” an uptempo 6/8 selec- mbhg_^Zmnkbg`lhehl[rLd^g]h%HG^beehgob[kZiahg^%Zg]M^kZ]Zhg\Zchg'Khng]bg`hnmma^ghg&hkb`bgZe mkZ\dlblHG^beelZkkZg`^f^gmh_ :kZ[=Zg\^ _khfM\aZbdholdrlNutcracker, which (finally) features an Z\mnZe:kZ[b\bglmknf^gm3ma^hn]':k`nZ[er[kbg`bg`M\aZbdholdrl \h__^^]Zg\^ Zlm^i\ehl^kmhZnma^gmb\bmr% Tev Stevig—perhaps the top polymath in the Boston “guitar-like instruments” scene—adds a hauntingly beautiful solo on this instrument while providing harmonic support during the rest of the arrangement. Earlier Stevig Zii^Zklhgma^**(1;ne`ZkbZg&bg_nl^] :nmnfg=b``bg`=Zg\^% gZf^]_hkma^_ZeeaZko^lm]Zg\^dghpgZlma^ kopanitsa'Ablhn]lhehbl_kZf^]pbmai^k\nllbhg[r[hmaM^kZ]ZZg]HG^bee%ma^eZmm^kh_pahfZ]]lma^ booming Balkan tappan drum and riq !:kZ[b\mZf[hnkbg^"makhn`ahnm'!Lm^ob`Z\mnZeerbgmkh]n\^]HG^beemh Bulgarian rhythms while performing together in their original Balkan-jazz ensemble, Kafana). 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This peaceful lullaby-like composition evokes haole images of the South Pacific that delicately float from left to right across the stereo field and oh-so-gently remind the listener to check that last email from Expedia about Hawaiian vacation packages. Concerts: x?kb%Cng^,91if3EbsZk]Ehng`^3;hlmhg%F:3<=K>E>:L>!jnZkm^m" xLZm%Cng^*1913,)if3HmmhlLakngd^gA^Z]3GR<3<=K>E>:L>!jnZkm^m" xLZm%Cner*/91if3;Zk[és:;khhderg%GR3!jnZkm^m" ?kb%Cner+2913,)if3EberIZ]%F:!jnZkm^m" LZm%:n`nlm+0903,)if3:kmljn^lmFnlbd_^lm<Z_^%;^mae^a^f%I:!>ljnbo^e[b`[Zg]" Other “Exotica for Modern Living” album releases: The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel (Nov. 2010) – http://orchestrotica.com/album Fk'AhlHk\a^lmkhmb\Zblmph^gl^f[e^l3bgZ]]bmbhgmhma^mabk]&lm^Zf^qhmb\ZjnZkm^m%Z[b`[Zg]pbmaho^k+) fnlb\bZgli^k_hkflma^phke]lhger^qmZgmmkZgl\kbimbhglh_F^qb\Zgehng`^dbg`CnZg@Zk\bZ>ljnbo^elliZ\^- age pop arrangements. Orchestrotica.com • Facebook.com/orchestrotica • Twitter.com/orchestrotica Jnb\d&eblm^g9http://orchestrotica.com/album2 JnZkm^miZ`^9http://orchestrotica.com/tiki # # #.