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David Kikoski
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At a time when jazz has been to the reaches of the musical universe and back, some would say that it's all been played before and we're currently at a point in the cyclical nature of this artform when those lesser talents are merely rewriting the past. This is why innovation and individualism are so rare these days and why David Kikoski stands apart from the scores of pianists/keyboardists as well as composers. Born in 1961 in Milltown,N.J. ,Dave was part of a musical family and given his first piano lessons at the age of six by his father.In his early teens he began working with jazz and rock groups and won "The New Jersey Allstate Jazz Competition"
David Ambrosio's Civil Disobedience: 50 Years in the Making
by Paul Rauch
Modern jazz has never been more prolific. Nonsense you say? With most recording and touring jazz musicians coming out of institutions of higher learning these days, jazz listeners can encounter top line players in virtually any major city in the United States. What's happening in New York is happening in Seattle, Denver, Detroit or Cleveland in ...
Music From Big Orange
Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2023
Track listing: Side A: Once Upon A Summertime; Plaza Real; A.G.
Side B: Cheltenham ( For Randy And Michael);1421 Sansom
Off The Charts
Label: Savant Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Herzog; Molten Glass; Blackberry Winter; Peresina; Afro-Centric; Lost; Sombrero Sam; Tones for
Joan’s Bones; Out of This World.
Mel's Vision
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2023
Track listing: Mel’s Vision; Summer’s End; Four By Five; Maritima; Vesnianka; Bird Food; Balmoral Point; Peggy’s Blue Skylight; Bird Food (alternative take).
Like Minds
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Like Minds; Nostalgia in Times Square; Sincerely Yours; My Truth; Rivers of Babylon; Song of Serenity; Treasure Lane; Idle Moments; Shuffle.
Phil Haynes: Drummer, Bandleader, Composer & Educator
by Doug Hall
Veteran drummer/composer Phillip Haynes is featured on more than 85 releases from numerous American and European record labels. His collaborations include many of the seminal musicians of this generation: saxophonists Anthony Braxton, Ellery Eskelin and Dave Liebman; trumpeters Thomas Heberer, Herb Robertson and Paul Smoker; bassists Mark Dresser, Ken Filiano and Drew Gress; keyboard artists David ...
Richard Baratta: Off The Charts
by Jack Bowers
Drummer Richard Baratta's third album, Off the Charts, is a play on words, as he and his bandmates have taken lesser- known themes from a number of jazz masters that flew under the radar--in other words, were off the charts"--and given them a fresh coat of paint, so to speak, to help redeem them from what ...
Pietro Ciancaglini: Consecutio
by Neil Duggan
Acknowledged as one of the leading acoustic bassists in Italy, Pietro Ciancaglini branches out into new territory on Consecutio. In addition to his double bass, he plays Fender jazz bass, six-string electric bass and five-string fretless bass. He is supported by his long-time wingman Pietro Lussu on piano and Fender Rhodes, drummer Armando Sciommeri and vocalist ...
Richard Baratta: Off The Charts
by Pierre Giroux
The premise for Richard Baratta's Off The Charts is to give new life to some of the lesser-known works by boldface composers such as Wayne Shorter, Bobby Hutcherson and Chick Corea, among others. Assisting in this voyage of rediscovery are several top-notch jazz luminaries such as tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, pianist David Kikoski, bassist John Patitucci ...