Results for "Dom Moio"

Dom Moio

Dom started playing drums in the fifth grade. His first teacher Dick Demers started Dom on his way both as a player and teacher. In 1975 he went to New York to study with studio master Bernard Purdie. Then to Boston in 1976 to study with Jazz great Alan Dawson. Dom's first book Be Bop Phrasing for Drums was dedicated to Alan. Before leaving the East Coast Dom had the opportunity to play with Jazz greats Don Doane, Clark Terry, herb Pomeroy, Dave McKenna, and many other players from the New England area. in 1978 Dom left for Reno Nevada with guitar player brother Bill, where he soon started working the casino circuit

789 Miles

By Matt Olson

Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Gyrate; The Wishing Well; The Space Between; Alberta Clipper; 789 Miles; Dance of the Dragonflies; Kything; Highway 538; Stompin' at the Savoy.

Matt Olson: 789 Miles

by Mark Sullivan
August 12, 2019

Wisconsin-born tenor saxophonist/composer Matt Olson has traveled 789 miles from his childhood home to his current home in South Carolina, where he teaches at Furman University. His original compositions here aim to capture influences from his upbringing, but the present is well-represented by compositions from five Furman University students (graduates and current students). The format is ...

Matt Olson: 789 Miles

by David A. Orthmann
June 16, 2019

One of the most interesting things about tenor saxophonist Matt Olson's 789 Miles is something it lacks: An anxious, overriding eagerness to impress or knock the listener out at every turn. Instead, the record virtually looks you in the eye, shakes your hand, and then cordially invites you along for the ride. Olson, Hammond B-3 organist ...

Jazz at the Nash Volume 2: Roots in AZ

by Dave Kaufman
September 14, 2017

This is the second in a series of In Pictures articles on The Nash, a jazz club and educational institution that is at the heart of the jny: Phoenix jazz universe. This article celebrates visiting musicians who have roots in Arizona. Tenor titan Tony Malaby, a native of Tucson, brought his outstanding group Paloma ...

Michael Kocour: Spiffy

by Jack Bowers
January 2, 2016

Spiffy is the third album as leader this year (2015) for pianist Michael Kocour who has chosen the occasion to set aside the piano in favor of a Hammond B3 organ. It proves to be an auspicious choice, as does his decision to work as part of a quartet. Kocour's sidemen (saxophonist Eric Schneider, guitarist Bruce ...

Michael Kocour: Spiffy

by David A. Orthmann
December 18, 2015

Though a soulful swing-to-bop ethos reminiscent of the popular organ combos of the mid-to-late twentieth century is evident throughout, at its core Spiffy speaks to the malleability and open-endedness of the standard elements of jazz performance. Michael Kocour is the leader of the date, but the record's triumph is collective in nature. It's difficult to imagine ...

Unhinged Sextet: Clarity

by Edward Blanco
June 11, 2015

The debut recording from one of the most exciting new groups around, Clarity documents a boppish session of straight ahead traditional jazz delivered by the Unhinged Sextet, a well-seasoned cast of players from all corners of the country who have joined forces for this dynamic recording. Led by pianist Michael Kocour, Director of Jazz Studies at ...

Two OA2 Records Releases Featuring Pianist Michael Kocour

by Mark Sullivan
May 26, 2015

Two recent releases from OA2 Records feature piano playing and production by Michael Kocour, a longtime member of the Chicago jazz scene (and a regular sideman with the late James Moody and Benny Golson). He has been director of jazz studies at Arizona State University since 2004. Unhinged Sextet Clarity OA2 ...

Nicole Pesce Quartet at the Musical Instrument Museum

by Patricia Myers
December 14, 2014

Nicole Pesce QuartetMusical Instrument Museum Phoenix, Arizona November 16, 2014 The astounding ingenuity and amazing repertoire of pianist Nicole Pesce dazzled yet another audience at the Musical Instrument Museum in jny: Phoenix when she performed in solo, duo and quartet settings as part of the museum's “I Am AZ Music" series. ...