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About Me

I am blessed. I play music with world-class musicians in a range of jazz styles, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, Straight Ahead and more. It is my dream come true! After a successful career as a trombonist and a Ph.D in Philosophy. I started playing the flute in my mid-thirties. I began recording seriously in the 1990's and am just finishing my 17th CD on flute. I play concert, alto and bass flutes. I see myself as following the path that Herbie Mann took, playing flute and nothing but flute, with the greatest musicians and playing music of the world.My most recent release on Jazzheads, 'Straight, No Chaser' with Dave Stryker, guitar, Ed Howard, bass and Victor Lewis drums has hit the charts. Con Alma (2007) was on the charts 26 months, hit 1 on the JazzWeek World Music Chart and 2 on the Jazz Chart. My next album to be released October, 2008 on Jazzheads, 'Lua e Sol' is with Romero Lubambo, guitar, Nilson Matta, bass and Cyro Baptista, percussion I recently turned 4 hours of free jazz recorded in Berlin with Omar Sosa, Jean Paul Bourelly and African musicians into a CD. And I have had a very busy recording schedule, an album with piano master Kenny Barron, Nilson Matta and drummer Marcello Pellitteri, another with master percussionist Pedrito Martinez and a group of super-hot Cuban musicians, featuring a phenomenal young pianist Alex (Tosca) Laugart. And one more with bassist Pablo Aslan and three other masters of the tango.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/14/2007
Band Website: jazzfluteweinstein.com
Band Members: Pianists, Kenny Barron, Omar Sosa, Mark Levine and Alex (Tosca) Laugart. Guitarists, Romero Lubambo, Dave Stryker, Jean Paul Bourelly, Ed Cherry, Vic Juris, Brad Shepik and Paul Meyers. Bass Players, Nilson Matta, Santi Debriano, Ed Howard, Mike Richmond and Pablo Aslan. Drummers, Victor Lewis, Marcello Pelliettieri, Paulo Braga, Mauricio Hererra, Cindy Blackman and Cecil Brooks III. Percussionists, Cyro Baptista, Pedrito Martinez, Francisco Aguabella and Jamey Haddad.
Influences: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Mingus and Herbie Mann
Record Label: jazzheads
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

janice-lynn, crazy in love

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
Posted by Mark Weinstein on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:33:00 PST

5 star review

The reviews for Straight, No Chaser are coming in. Check this one out, 5 stars: http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=4218
Posted by Mark Weinstein on Tue, 20 May 2008 06:20:00 PST

3 new recording projects

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 ...
Posted by Mark Weinstein on Fri, 09 May 2008 02:56:00 PST

going straight

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 pla...
Posted by Mark Weinstein on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:16:00 PST

my NPR interview online

The NPR interview (plus an extended version) and 2 additional complete tracks from Con Alma (plus a track from Cuban Roots '67, my legendary trombone album) is up at:http://www.npr.org/templates/story...
Posted by Mark Weinstein on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:53:00 PST

Interview on Weekend Edition NPR

I had a ball taping the interview for Weekend Edition which goes nationwide Saturday, February 9th. Check your local NPR listings for the time and station. Lots of great talk and great music. I hope y...
Posted by Mark Weinstein on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:45:00 PST

Thanks for your support

The results of Best Latin Jazz of 2007 are in at the Latin Jazz Corner. Thanks to many of you I was voted Best Latin Jazz Flautist of 2007. Pedrito Martinez was voted Best Latin Jazz Percussionist for...
Posted by Mark Weinstein on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:51:00 PST

Vote best latin jazz of 2007

I'd like your vote!So many people have been listening to Con Alma, and the Best Latin Jazz of 2007 is still open for you to express your preferences.So go to http://www.chipboaz.com/blog/best-of-2007/...
Posted by Mark Weinstein on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:14:00 PST

orisha suite added

The Orisha Suite one of my rarest recordings, unavailable for years, is now up on my snocap store. It is my first flute recording, recorded in 1977 with Olympia Alfara vocals, Edy Martinez keyboards a...
Posted by Mark Weinstein on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:51:00 PST

download tunes from my older recordings

I put additional tunes from my old albums on this blog page. If you are interested in the cds they are all on cdbaby.comMark ...
Posted by Mark Weinstein on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:22:00 PST