Vibraharp, by Steve Yeager

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Vibraharp

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1.	Monte Carlo (free) 03:05 video	download
2.	Catwalk 02:11 video	buy track
3.	Kiss Me Quick 02:39	buy track
4.	Breaktime 02:19	buy track
5.	Sideswipe 02:44 video	buy track
6.	Kendall-Jaxson 02:56	buy track
7.	Secret Ending 04:54	buy track
8.	Firedance 03:08 video	buy track
9.	Umakata 04:33 video	buy track
10.	Promise of Love 03:46 video	buy track
11.	Slow Death 05:33	buy track

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Steve Yeager has had successful overlapping careers as a performer, composer, producer and educator. In fact, his work in several fields has kept him so busy that it is sometimes overlooked how talented a jazz vibraphonist he has always been. Vibraharp, his fourth album as a leader, finally puts him back in the spotlight.

Since graduating from St. John’s University and attending the Berklee College Of Music, Steve Yeager has taught at the University of Minnesota and the Minneapolis Media Institute, written and produced a countless amount of music for movies, television and multimedia, and has consistently uplifted the projects of others. He had previously led three albums (1998’s April Sessions, Suite MJQ from 2000, and New Groove Blues with organist Tony Monaco in 2003), in addition to playing piano on the recent Poetry Of Sara Teasdale (with Katy Vernon).

But Vibraharp is arguably his finest jazz record to date. The set of 11 originals has plenty of melodic music that is often easy-listening but never sleepy, and filled with subtle creativity. All of the selections feature a very attractive group sound that is sometimes a little reminiscent of the George Shearing Quintet. Joined by a supportive rhythm section with some solo space for pianist Adi Yeshaya, keyboardist-organist Kevin Gastonguay, and guitarist David Singley, Yeager is also backed by various other musicians along the way including a string section arranged by Yeshaya; Lucia Newell takes an effective vocal on “Promise Of Love.”

To name a few highlights, “Monte Carlo” has an appealing tango feel, “Catwalk” includes a rhythmic melody that does conjure up the walk of a cat before it becomes a vehicle for Yeager’s swinging vibes, and the bluesy “Breaktime” has a particularly likable melody and a Latin tinge. Other selections include a funky “Sideswipe,” the pretty ballad “Kendall Jaxons,” a sensuous “Secret Ending,” the cinematic “Firedance,” and the quietly dramatic closer “Slow Death.”

Throughout Vibraharp, Steve Yeager creates vibraphone solos that are accessible yet a little unpredictable, swinging hard in his own style. This set is easily recommended to anyone who likes laidback straight ahead jazz and the sound of a masterful vibraphonist.

Scott Yanow, jazz journalist/historian 9/28/2021

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released January 22, 2020

Written and Produced by Steve Yeager

Strings Arranged and Conducted by Adi Yeshaya

Recorded during 2018-2019

Creation Audio - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Engineers: Miles Hanson & Steve Wiese

Pro Tools editing by Miles Hanson

Bellows Studio - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Engineers: Adam Krinsky & Keith Kopatz

Pro Tools editing by Adam Krinsky

Mixed by Adam Krinsky

Bellows Studio - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Mastered by Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering

* Promise of Love lyric based on 2 poems by Sara Teasdale (pd)

Vocal By Lucia Newell

Pro Tools editing by Steve Weiss

Steve Yeager - Vibes

Adi Yeshaya - Piano

Kevin Gastonguay - Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3 Organ

David Singley - Guitars

Chris Bates - Bass

Reid Kennedy - Drums

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Andrea Stern - Concert Harp

Marc Anderson - Congas, Bongos, Percussion

Jenny Klukken - Marimba

Fernando Meza - Guiro’s

Adam Rossmiller - Trumpet

Andy Nelson - Alto Sax

John Baumgartner - Trombone

Scott Agster - Euphonium, Bass Trombone

Violins: Jill Olsen Moser, Elise Parker, Allison Ostrander

Viola - Susan Janda

Cello - Rebecca Arons

Lucia Newell - Vocal

Art by Tim Rowe

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steve yeager Minneapolis, Minnesota

Steve Yeager lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

He's active as a music composer, arranger, producer, performer, and educator.

Instruments include Vibes, Piano, and Percussion.

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