Ota records has sent out press on Tales From the Earth and I'm seeing a response on the web. For those of you who would like to find about about how the recording was made. Check out my blog at:

I've had the pre-release tracks from Tales From the Earth up for a few week and I am gratified by how many people have been listening. The release date for the album on Ota Records is October 2009. It should be all over the web for downloads and purchase including my webpage 

My latest album of on Jazzheads, Lua e Sol, has been nominated as the best Brazilian Jazz Album of 2008.

I have been nominated as best Latin Jazz Flutist.

Check out the music on:

http://www.myspace.com/markweinstein

and vote at:

http://www.chipboaz.com/blog/best-of-2008/

Also, Jazzheads for best label and Romero Lubambo for best guitarist.

Read the story behind my music at:

http://jazzfluteweinstein.blogspot.com/

Thanks for you support,

Mark Weinstein, Jazz Flutist

I started a blog at http://jazzfluteweinstein.blogspot.com/ almost a month ago telling the story of how I started to play flute at 34 and the ups and downs of over 30 years trying to succeed as a jazz flutist. I have lots of stories, as do most musicians. So if you like musician stories check it out. Let me know what you think,

Mark

Check out this video for Violets For Your Furs from my album Straight, No Chaser.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ--tlwV5SU

I posted three videos from a concert I did in 1999 with Paul Meyers. The recorded sound is marginal and my sound reflects that period in my playing before I started to work on developing a decent flute flute sound. I am a bit nervous about putting them up, but there are so few videos my me playing that I felt I had to. Let me know what you think,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNgw_NZiQeg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQG1rgwBUec

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey7n96Q-zEg

Mark

Last year I produced an album for a wonderful singer, Janice Lynn. Mitch Schecter wrote the arrangements. Check her out at: http://janice-lynn.com/home.html

The reviews for Straight, No Chaser are coming in. Check this one out, 5 stars: http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=4218

I've been recording like crazy, check out the photos to see the sessions and the musicians. Three albums this Spring, a standards based Brazilian jazz album, with Kenny Barron, a wild album with some young Cuban monsters and a Tango album with some amazing Argentinian musicians. My straight ahead album, Straight, No Chaser, on Jazzheads, with Dave Stryker, Victor Lewis and Ed Howard has a release date of June 5th and we are starting a serious radio and press campaign. Jazzheads will be releasing Lua e Sol, a Brazilian jazz record I recorded last year with Romero Lubambo, Nilson Matta and Cyro Baptista in October.

After recording Latin jazz for the last few years Jazzheads, my record company, and myself decided that I should record a straight-ahead album. Straight, No Chaser is the result. Dave Stryker, who played guitar and co-produced the album with me, got me a great rhythm team, Victor Lewis on drums and Ed Howard on bass. It was great fun to play bebop again and Dave's originals added an nice 60's almost folk jazz flavor to the mix. I've been very busy recording and will be moving back to Brazilian jazz with my next release, Lua e Sol with Romero Lubambo, Nilson Matta and Cyro Baptista.

Mark