Results for "Nick Perrin"

Nick Perrin

Swiss Jazz Orchestra: Sincerely Yours

by Jack Bowers
March 11, 2014

The world-class Swiss Jazz Orchestra produced the 2-CD set Sincerely Yours to mark its tenth anniversary in 2013. As is the SJO's custom, the nineteen tracks were taped during a series of stellar concert performances spanning those years, showcasing the orchestra's excellence as a unit and its roster of impressive soloists performing compositions and arrangements by ...

Swiss Jazz Orchestra: Live at Jazzfestival Bern

by Jack Bowers
March 8, 2014

Live at Jazzfestival Bern (Mons) Some big-band albums are heated and brassy, others cool and understated, while a precious few simply cast a mesmerizing spell. “Live at Jazzfestival Bern," recorded in May 2013 by the unerring Swiss Jazz Orchestra, drops anchor squarely in the last of those realms, thanks in part to the ensemble's ...

Wes' Side

By Nick Perrin

Label: Brambus Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Wes' Side, Someday in April, Cold Rain, Is That What You Want My Dear?, 2 P.M., Joy Spring, Garden Patch, Catch Me, I Should Care.

Nick Perrin Trio: Wes' Side

by Michael P. Gladstone
March 2, 2004

After tossing all the new jazz guitar CDs against the wall, here's one that definitely sticks. This session, recorded last April in Zurich, is pleasure to listen to. Perrin has a well-rounded articulation on guitar. The notes ring out like those of Pat Metheny, but that is where the similarity ends. While Metheny's playing style reflects ...