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Drummer Brian Woodruff has toured the United States, Asia, and Europe and has performed with Bobby Watson, Marian MacPartland, David Lahm, Harvie S, Jiggs Whigham, Jerry Hahn, Gary Versace, Adam Niewood, Stacy Dillard, and on the Today Show. In the past year, Woodruff has been busy performing with The Jacob Varmus Quintet, The New-Trad Octet, and singers Akemi, Aimee Allen, Marieann Meringolo, Nana Yamakawa, and Chuck Cooper. His first CD as a leader, "The Tarrier," is now available, featuring a wide variety of Woodruff's originals performed by his stellar sextet. Recent recordings include All the Things We Still Can Be, with Jacob Varmus, Dream, with singer Aimee Allen, Brownstone, with the New-Trad Octet, and In the Spirit, with Marieann Meringolo
Lafayette Gilchrist, John McLaughlin, Cannonball Adderley and More
by Jerome Wilson
This is an older show from December 2021 that features several different pianists and saxophonists. Musicians heard include Lafayette Gilchrist, Cannonball Adderley, John McLaughlin, Noah Haidu, Chet Doxas, and more. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) ...
Julius Hemphill, Nels Cline and Eberhard Weber
by Jerome Wilson
I have been having temporary difficulties in uploading my recent radio shows. While I work on that, here is a program from July 27, 2021, that features the usual wide variety of musicians. This show includes Julius Hemphill, Nels Cline, Brian Woodruff, and Eberhard Weber. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait To Get ...
A Centering Peace
Label: QJOG
Released: 2021
Track listing: The Welcome Song; What Happened; A Centering Peace; War Paint; Pirouette En Dedans; Every Detail
Minding; Undertow; Freeway Doctor East; King Size Blues.
Brian Woodruff Sextet: A Centering Peace
by Jerome Wilson
The title of this release by drummer Brian Woodruff suggests a set of meditative, spiritually-focused jazz by his long-standing sextet. While that may be the underlying theme of the disc but only a couple of tracks have that actual sound. The others go off in several different directions. The album is dedicated to Woodruff's ...
The Ing...
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2018
Track listing: The Welcome Song; I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter; Hi-Heel Sneakers; Milena; El Padrino; Please Send Me Someone to Love; I Remember You; Pirouette en Dedans; Safe Passage; March 3rd; Tristeza.
OKB Trio: The Ing...
by Geannine Reid
There is something intoxicating about the sound of a jazz trio. The comradery, the symbiosis of group interreacting and communicating on a higher level of language through music. Such is the case with the OKB Trio. Each player is an esteemed player in many outside projects under other leaders' names, but on this recording Brian Woodruff ...
Jacob Varmus: Terminal Stillness
by Dan Bilawsky
Jazz is always caught up in the idea of looking forward or backwards, but whatever happened to the idea of looking around? Much ado about movement--toward the future, the past, the next chord in the progression or the next stage of a career--often gets in the way of the simple act of creation. The jazz community, ...
The Tarrier
Label: Crows' Kin Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: The Tarrier; Dijon Dance; Be Still (While I Remove the Wart); Trolley Museum; A Wreath of Cloud; Into the Fire; Chorale; Trafalgar Square.
Brian Woodruff: The Tarrier
by Woodrow Wilkins
Music is often best when culled from a variety of sources. That's the approach drummer Brian Woodruff takes with The Tarrier.Woodruff has worked the New York City scene since 1995. A student of jazz and commercial music, he has toured the United States, Asia and Europe, and his associations include Harvie S, Gary Versace ...
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