Not All Who Wander Are Lost: a musical memoir, by John A. Díaz-Cortés & the Folklorika Arkestra

Not All Who Wander Are Lost: a musical memoir

by John A. Díaz-Cortés & the Folklorika Arkestra

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1.	Strange Fruit 07:05	lyrics	buy track
Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Pastoral scene of the gallant south, The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh, Then the sudden smell of burning flesh. Here is fruit for the crows to pluck, For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck, For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop, Here is a strange and bitter crop.
2.	Conference of the Clouds 06:31	info	buy track
3.	Clarity's Lullaby 05:00	info	buy track
4.	Process 08:26	info	buy track
5.	Selah 06:02	info	buy track
6.	The Cycle 12:20	info	buy track
7.	Stage Three 05:16	info	buy track
8.	Elimination of Pontification 07:59	info	buy track
9.	Thinking of You 07:18	info	buy track
10.	The Protector's Womb 07:30	info	buy track
11.	With God On Our Side 09:51	info	buy track

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We Are Never Lost
by Alexander G. Ariff
Hardbop Jazz Journal, NYC

Part I: Migration

To many, the uncertain times between ages 18 and 22 are referred to as the formative years. Tallahassee, Florida, with her weeping Spanish moss, caresses and nurtures the nimble creative mind. Practically landlocked in the panhandle (Atlanta and New Orleans are the closest large, urban areas), Florida’s capital city is a microcosm of self-contained and eagerly available musicians and patrons. On such fertile ground, during his formative years, we look back, the musical memoir of John Díaz-Cortés.

Díaz, born in 1987 in Puerto Rico, was introduced to music naturally through the Latin American tradition, but when he moved to Tampa in 1994, he sprouted a curiosity for jazz and rapidly gained notice for his saxophone playing. In August 2005, Díaz moved to Tallahassee. His desire to translate life experience into art marinated with formal training at the Florida State University College of Music. Not All Who Wander Are Lost appears in Díaz’s life as a coda after a many concertos and movements. Six years of musical relationships captured on tape, revealing a (somewhat) page turning apex in his personal and musical life...

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released April 2, 2013

Produced by:
John A. Díaz-Cortés

Recorded by:
Stephen Holzman
@ The Florida State University; Tallahassee, FL.
By way of guerilla recording practice.

Mixed by:
Stephen Holzman & John A. Díaz-Cortés

Mastered by:
Stephen Holzman
@ The Witness Room

Performed by:
The Folklorika Arkestra

Musicians: John A. Díaz-Cortes, conductor & soprano/alto/tenor saxophones; Avis Berry, vocals; Alphonso Horne, trumpet; Rick Lollar, guitar; Nadav Spiegelman, bass; Clayton Rychlik, drums; Joe Goldberg, tenor saxophone; Emily Fredrickson, trombone; Jeff Brooks, bass clarinet; David Meder, piano; Brendan Polk, piano; Russell Favret, guitar; A.J. Hall, drums; Tyler Duncan, trumpet; Jon Olejnik, clarinet; Tyler Clibbon, tenor saxophone; Sean Clancy, tuba; John Thayer, violin; Kristin Pfeifer, violin; Laurel Yu, viola; Daron Kirsch, cello.

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John Díaz-Cortés

John Díaz-Cortés, es un saxofonista, productor y compositor de Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Hijo de un predicador, su primera influencia musical vino de los Pentecostales Puertorriqueños.

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John Díaz-Cortés, is a saxophonist, producer and songwriter from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The son of a Preacher man, his first musical influence came from Puerto Rican Pentecostals. ... more