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Bj: Static
by John Kelman
While guitarist Pat Metheny has moved on to forge his own distinctive style since playing with Boston legend Mick Goodrick in vibraphonist Gary Burton's mid-'70s group, Goodrick's harmonic sensibility has been one of the foundations on which Metheny has built his approach. This was apparent during Metheny's performance with Goodrick at this year's Montreal Jazz Festival.
Goodrick has never received the kind of credit that he's truly deserved, yet listening to Björn Wennås, a young Swedish guitarist who now calls ...
Continue ReadingCarmen Marsico: Sogno
by Michael P. Gladstone
Bearing the same title as the album of a few seasons past — Sogno, by the popular Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli—this is Carmen Marsico's jazz vocal debut. In order to pursue her musical goals, Marsico moved to New York and then Boston from her native Italy and enrolled in the Berklee School of Music. She appeared on two tracks of guitarist Bjorn Wennas' Early Summer Sketch.
Marsico's choice of material shows a good sense of balance mixing ...
Continue ReadingBjorn Wennas Quartet: Early Summer Sketch
by Dan McClenaghan
Swedish-born, Boston-based jazz guitarist Bjorn Wennas' debut CD, Early Summer Sketch starts out with a sizzle. “Off" is an up-tempo jaunt with a memorable melody, stinging guitar chops, and crisp sax/guitar unison. Wennas' solo has a tang to it as it dances with his band's bubbling rhythm. The brooding gem “Early Summer Sketch" slows things down and features some of the disc's best sax/guitar interplay.The CD is touted as “contemporary jazz with a rock and pop sensibility," and ...
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