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David
Hoffman was the Trumpet Soloist and arranger
for Ray
Charles for 13 years. He and Paul
Adams both compose music in the area of Meditation/Healing, Jazz,
Ambient, New Age, and World fusion. Music is a powerful art form with
the power to transform. We feel we're part of a revolution in that we
make musical choices free from corporate dictate. Each album takes on
a character of it's own whim. Perhaps meditative, then perhaps vibrant,
driving and energetic (For ex THE NEURONS). We enjoy the eclectic spice
of life !
SLEEP.......The
Dreaming Flute ........................NEW
TITLE !!
Voted
Native Flute ALBUM OF THE YEAR ! ..SLEEP
is an album inviting you to go deep into the night. Whether Sleeping,
Massage, Relaxation, Meditation, or Yoga, this album was composed for
those needing the sound of the native flute to slow the world down just
a bit. David and I try to pay as much attention to the music as we can
- we've both heard albums in large superstores that just didn't itch the
artistic side. For us there has to be that invisible something that creates
interest, yet can also subjectively sooth.
Zone Music Awards ceremony
in New Orleans chooses SLEEP as Native Flute Album of the year for
2013 !!
"Adams weaves a magical spell of
peace and contentment, flavored with a Zen-like calmness...Paul
Adams is a master of his instrument and I highly recommend this
album !"
Bill Binkleman ZONE MUSIC REPORTER
"Adams has created eleven pieces
that are both artistic and healing. A vision of healing as consistent
as the warmth of the sun’s rays."
.....KATHY PARSONS MainlyPiano.com
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"Listeners looking for music to
summon the muses of the world of sleep and take them to the soporific
shores of the subconscious will find that Paul Adams’ woodwinds
are the flutes that dreams are made of." --Raj
Manoharan
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THE
TREE ..........and other stories. ...............................................NEW
TITLE !!
David's
newest album has that unique ability to offer movement that fulfills
the artistic thirst, yet it somehow offers a gentle serenity that is
perfect for a gentle massage, Yoga, or relaxation. The music is as open
and organic as the stillness reflected in the wonderful cover. Float
away and cruise through the branches and allow yourself to be enriched
and embraced and steadied by deep seeded roots.
1.
It All Flows By
2. The Tree
3. Gentle Steps
4. Peace Amid Chaos
5. Sky Above / Ground Below
6. The Forest Listens To The Sounds
7. Spiritual Shelter
8. The Moon Illuminates The Sky
9. Lullaby
10.
The Rain Gently Falls
“Former Ray Charles
Arranger David Hoffman has pieced together a musical pastiche that
masterfully blends jazz, folk, new age, and ambiance, resulting
in a hypnotically mesmerizing listening experience.”
--Raj Manoharan
HEAVENS
.....Further Explorations
For The Dreaming Flute ...........paul adams
My
approach for this album, Like Flute Meditations For Dreaming Clouds, was
to make music for healng and stillness. There is a slight air of mystery
with what I hope is beauty. My background in Ethnomusicology was expressed
with my collection of exotic and unusual flutes, and the melodic approach
was influenced in my interest in practical mysticism.
CALMNESS
OF SPIRIT ..................David
Hoffman
David
has created a calming and exotic album that tunes in to the deep levels
of thought we all need to
connect to a personal sense of peace. Calmness,, offers slow moving harmonies
with melodic and rhythmic developement
accompanied by the sounds of nature create a canvas for contemplation,
solitude, and healing.
Flute
Meditations For Dreaming Clouds-Paul
Adams ......................meditative
native flute
Throughout the years I have
become a lover of the deep resonance of the Native American Flute. AND,
I'm deeply moved that this beauty touches us through many years of their
mistreatment. THIS beauty is open, forgiving, AND touches us, and helps
us in a healing way. My particular journey for this album was to focus
on the healing aspects of the instrument, and to urge us to be gentle
to ourselves. I also wanted to explore some of the boundaries by including
middle eastern as well as the Native American Pentatonic scale.
"Adams
creates a wonderous musical offering of Native American/World Music
that becalms and invigorates the spirit. If you want music for Meditation
and Quiet times, this is the album for you!"
.......NEW AGE REPORTER
"Listening to Flute Meditations
for Dreaming Clouds by Paul Adams is like taking a slow, luxurious
trip down a river. Adams peaceful playing of various Native American
Flutes is sparse and still... titles such as “Waking Loons,”
Stillness of The Day,” and “Water Prayers” - ask
nothing more of the listener than to enter a dreamy sound scape
that sooths, with almost a sedating quality."
MASSAGE MAGAZINE
Nominated album of the year in two categories
by ........ZONE
MUSIC REPORTER
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The
NEURONS .................a
fusion of jazz, world rhythms, and groove
A new experimental project that has
been attracting the most attention at our live shows. A rhythmic and poetic
amalgahm of Hip movement, Jazz, and Groove, done w/ live dance from The
Illinois Ballet.
"Where
the hell did these guys come from? They dance and groove like no other..." getUNDERGROUND.com
"I receive
all manner of CD’s for review but one item that recently dropped
into my mailbox has completely blown my mind. It’s the CD titled
Dance by ex Ray Charles tour band trumpeter / flugelhorn player David
Hoffman and Paul Adams." Smooth Vibes Mag. ENGLAND
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Prairie
Skies -David Hoffman .....................
new age melodic
An artist never
wants to say that one piecew of work is like another. Each piece is a
work untoo itself. However for the sake of making things simple PRAIRIE
SKIES is along the vein of David's FROM ENERGY TO STILLNESS
in mood and texture. Both of them are a bit like leaning back in the chair
with a glass of wine. There will be links below where you can get a "taste"
for yourself.
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The
Property of Water-Paul
Adams ....................meditative,
relaxing, environmental
"This album is built of contrasting
elements reconciled in musical harmony. Natural and electronic sounds,
water waves and sound waves, instruments of silicon and instruments of
wood. This is music motivated by love of the power of sound, not by love
of power over sound. Very restful !! Peaceful!! Headphones
recommended!!" Laurie Spiegel Pioneering computer music sound designer
Wonder
Dancing On Global Bop
- Paul Adams ......................world
fusion
Paul
has an "exciting and heady blend of world fusion
that leaps from the African Flamenco grooves of A Night On The Moors,
to the ethereal evocations of Gamelon Nights, and the aboriginal bombasts
of Kalahari. Along with the Gypsyesque and poetic Les Joueurs, Adams paints
an astounding musical journey both serene and inventive!"John
DelibertoECHOS and Tower Records PULSE
Magazine.
In
The Land Where I Come From
- Paul Adams
....................poetic,
melodic
Paul's album brings beat,
song, and poetry together with "bop" and mysticism.
The range runs from Jazz to ethereal Tibet, and offers
one a sense of swing and hope, that runs through time and space. Dave
Hoffman blows an absolutely phenomanal trumpet over Adams' scat poem I
Wanna Dance and Kit Watkins' ( From Happy The Man and Camel ) magical
solo on the tune Cowboy ( Adams' "ode" to old progressive rock
masters. ) is like an elf on ice skates. Other guests include Dr. Kyle
Gregory who also blew some great horn, Doug Knecht on mandolin , and Mark
Smith on drums and percussion.
Various
Waves-Paul Adams .............................new
age instrumental
A melodic blend of acoustic and electronic
music that beautifully connects elements of New Age, Etherial,
Folk, Ethnic, and Nature. It was rated in the Top Five,
and called "the sleeper album of the year!" by Musical Starstreams
Radio (The largest commercially syndicated instrumental radio program
in America!). Imaginary voyage radio on NPR says, "the
concept is brilliant... feeling shifts from song to song offering a variety
of moods with a seamless continuity!"
A stunning portrayal of the prairie
that takes Acoustic Finger Style Guitar into uncharted
territory. "Full bodied flamenco, southern dobro blues,
a touch of Jazz, moving hymns, and beautiful melodies
are punctuated by a remarkable variation of Pachelbel's Canon ( beautifully
done with guitar, Harmonica and strings. )." The album has reached
radio's TOP TEN in Toronto Canada and Heartsong Review Magazine called
Adams' work "a delightful and beautiful album whose musical intensity
is awesome!' Carol Wright. NAPRA Trade Review Magazine.
"Hoffman brings
a deep calm pool of rhythm and space that connects with many diverse regions
of our world!" Jeffrey Jones
WBGE FM Jazz Sunday
FROM
ENERGY TO STILLNESS ........................melodic,
ethereal jazz
Ray Charles
trumpet soloistt David
Hoffman's debut album has been called
"free and sophisticated, yet mouth watering
in its transcendencies" by NAPRA Trade Review. It's union
ofJazz, Contemporary Instrumental, and World Beat
inspired Steve Ryals of New Age Retailer magazine to say, "If you
have adventure in your soul, you owe it to yourself to get this album
AND play it alot!" Heartsong Review Magazine declared, "this
is a great album which inspired this reviewers highest respect!"
David's album
that integrates the best of Traditional Bebop Jazz with a Latin
Influence. Half the album was done in Chicago, and the remaining
cuts in Los Angeles with members of the Sergio Mendez Band. Latin with
a tradition! The album integrates extraordinarily and guide the listener
from the delicate Ballad Piano of ANOTHER YEAR to the ripping FIVE LOVE
BISON and SENATOR STUPID.
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"There
may not be a better modern holiday song in the nation than 'Christmas
Lullaby" Steve Tarter
Peoria Journal-Star
Christmas
in Your Heart - David
Hoffman .............
As the trumpet soloist for Ray Charles,
David creates a unique take on the Christmas season with this CD combining
original material and classic Christmas tunes. Utilizing his collection
of traditional and obscure brass instruments, and the talents of brilliant
musicians and vocalists, he paints a broad spectrum of styles and moods.
This
Christmas -
Paul
Adams .......................acoustic
guitar
An acoustic guitar holiday,
decorated with lovely finger style guitar, mandolin, and dulcimer. Imagine
"It's a Wonderful Life" serenely painted fom the plains, creating
a rural ambience gentle in mood. These traditional songs are a unique
yuletide decoration of sound that deeply touches the heart.
"Adams'
instrumental interpretations of traditional Christmas fare are simple,
peaceful, and evocative.. serene meditative acoustic melodies that avoid
the usual holiday vices"
4
STARS Gary Panetta ..................Peoria
Journal Star
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The
David Hoffman Sextet LIVE -David Hoffman
.............live jazz
Every now and
then a musician gets the opportunity to play with musicians that just
"gell". There is no effort. They are there, and things just
procede flawlessly. Things just flow. This session was one of those times.
The recording is live with no overdubs, and for those who love pure jazz
as you hear it in the deep dark streets of New York, or the stage of Montreaux,
they will me much pleased.
