Todd Mosby: Blue Horizons Band
St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2022 | SELF
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Bold and uncompromising, Land Of Enchantment by Todd Mosby is an exploration of the connection between nature, culture and art. The summery vibe often hides the fact that this is a flawless release by an artist at the very height of his abilities. Dapo Torimiro on piano and Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, to name a few, do their part in making this journey in music both rewarding and unforgettable, too.
From jazz, jazz fusion and samba to Bossa-nova and folk-rock, the album’s genre defying style makes sure that there is something here for everyone. I enjoy how the sound seems to represent the landscape, from the baking A Place in the Sun to the reflective By The Time I Get To Phoenix. There is a lot to discover in-between with almost limitless replay value. - BT Fasmer, New Age Music Guide
There is nothing like a little Samba to ease the soul as the nights get longer and summer gets stronger. Todd Mosby has been in full flow lately with Georgia’s World, and here he is once again, but now supplying us with this sultry new single entitled Moonrise Samba, a classy jazz packed creation filled with the heat of an August night.
Mosby is without doubt a creative and natural guitarist of amazing quality, mix that up with this stunning pastiche of a multi-instrumental manifestation, and magic is made. - Steve Sheppard, One World Radio
Instrumental composer, songwriter, and Imrat guitar innovator Todd Mosby is an instrumental storyteller and a landscape artist. He uses the guitar to whisk listeners away to a borderless realm where jazz, jazz fusion, North Indian classical, classical composition, bluegrass, bossa-nova, and folk-rock create transporting and transformative experiences. His latest album, Land Of Enchantment, is a gorgeous scrapbook of the visual, emotive, spiritual and cultural interactions Todd has personally experienced within the New Mexico region of the United States... - Cyber PR
"In my entire career I don’t think I’ve ever known anyone capable of such clear vision. Hedges probably... but it’s a very small club. ” - Grammy Producer, Founder Windham Hill Records
“All these stirring details make Mosby’s music seem revolutionary, but even if you are unaware of them, you can still enjoy the graceful, organic and slightly exotic chill flow that makes this one of the year’s most dazzling instrumental collections.” - JW VIBE - JONATHAN WIDRAN
If producer Will Ackerman thinks this is one of the best albums he’s ever been associated with, it helps to take notice. Played with a lightness that was never often found on the typical Windham Hill record, Ackerman rounds up a bunch of the old gang, gives it the feel of Paul Winter on a busman’s holiday and the good times really do flow. Jazz/new age almost like you’ve never heard it before, wood and strings really take you someplace else here. Well done.
(MMG 1202) - Midwest Record - Chris Spector
Discography
Land of Enchantment (2023)
Aerial Views (2020) ZMR Award, USA Songwriters Award
Open Waters (2019) ZMR Award, One World Music Award
Four Guitars (2019)
West East (2019, 2004 Re-Issue)
Eagle Mountain (2016) ZMR Nominated
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Bio
A five member band painting a musical landscape from jazz to jazz fusion, samba to Bossa-nova to folk-rock with award-winning pedigree. Upbeat compositions and arrangements leave audiences dancing in their seats. Reimagined renditions of songs like By the Time I Get to Phoenix re-connect listeners with hits of the past in ways audiences remember long afterwards. Mosby’s Blue Horizons genre defying style makes sure there is something for everyone.
INSTRUMENTS: vocals, guitar, keyboard, bass, drums.
FEATURING: 2x ZMR Broadcasters Award winning music from Mosby’s catalogue with Sergio Mendes style vocals, burning jazz ballads, fiery Flora Purim / Chick Corea fusion and awesome interpretations of classic folk-rock songs.
OUTREACH: Available at all levels.
This super group delivers contemporary jazz with virtuoso flair leaving audiences with a concert experience remembered years later.
LINE-UP
Todd Mosby - guitars
Feyza Eren - vocals
Steve Davis - drums
Bob Row - keys
Ben Coan - bass
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