Jazz Articles about Nat Janoff

Nat Janoff: Come Together Move Apart

by Bruce Lindsay
May 18, 2011

Guitarist Nat Janoff's Come Together Move Apart appears over a decade after his critically-applauded debut, Looking Through (Independent Records,1999). He's not been idle during the intervening years, but his recorded output has been sporadic. That's to be regretted, for Janoff's playing is a delight, and his fellow musicians on this album are some of the brightest and best on the scene. Janoff's early influences include Eddie Van Halen, whose playing was the catalyst for Janoff's move from ...

Take Five With Nat Janoff

by AAJ Staff
October 17, 2010

Meet Nat Janoff:Guitarist, composer and teacher Nat Janoff is a graduate of William Paterson University, with a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance. His debut recording, Looking Through, featuring the rhythm section of world renowned electric bassist, Matthew Garrison, and drummer Gene Lake, put Nat on the map as both a player and a composer. Two more albums soon followed--a live acoustic recording with fellow William Paterson alumnus Jake Schwartz, simply titled Live, and a collaborative project ...

The Nat Janoff Group: Looking Through

by Walter Kolosky
April 3, 2004

The Nat Janoff Group Looking Through NATJ 1999

Better late then never. I have some vague recollection of being contacted by Mr. Nat Janoff several years ago by phone and being asked to review this CD. For one reason or another, it never happened. Upon my favorable view of his most recent recording, Nat & Jake- Live , I decided to go back and give a listen to this 1999 release. I ...

Nat Janoff and Jake Schwartz: Live

by Walter Kolosky
March 4, 2004

A lot of professional guitar players are going to listen to this live album and determine they must abruptly change career paths. The playing is that good. There are truly only a handful of jazz players who can claim a unique voice on acoustic guitar. John Scofield once said that is why he doesn’t play it. He lamented that, with very few exceptions, all electric jazz guitarists sound the same when they unplug. Nat Janoff and Jake Schwartz are two ...

Nat Janoff: Looking Through

by Scott Andrews
March 5, 2003

New Jersey jazz guitarist Nat Janoff leads a strong trio on the 1999 record Looking Through, which merits a look back in time. Janoff has played with Michael Brecker and Kenny Burrell. On this self-released debut, he leads a trio with the ace rhythm section of bassist Matthew Garrison and drummer Gene Lake through seven original tunes. Garrison's credits include John McLaughlin's Heart of Things band and sessions with David Fiuczynski and Steve Coleman; Gene Lake has played with Steve ...

Nat Janoff: Looking Through

by Phil DiPietro
June 1, 2000

I must confess, it was only by chance that I stumbled upon the fact that this recording had been released and had to do some detective work to obtain a review copy. To my knowledge, this review is an allaboutjazz exclusive, and for a release displaying musicianship of this caliber, I do not take that responsibility lightly.

Guitar comfortably remains the world's most played instrument, in almost all idioms, certainly the genre we're all about here. Hence the notion of ...