Jazz Articles about Adam Cruz

About Adam Cruz

Album Review

Al pubblico del jazz non piacciono molto le compilations ma questa del pianista Edward Simon è speciale. I diciassette brani del doppio CD sono stati scelti da lui--come bilancio e riflessione personale nel 25° anno della sua attività da leader--e forniscono una variopinta retrospettiva delle sue tappe musicali. «L'idea mi è venuta l'anno scorso (2019) quando ho compito 50 anni--ha detto al Columbia Daily Tribune--La raccolta è nata da uno spirito di celebrazione e dalla consapevolezza di quante cose siano ...

Album Review

Edward Simon: 25 Years

Read "25 Years" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
September 29, 2020

Pianist Edward Simon immigrated to the United States from his native Venezuela while still in his teens. He stayed, and carved out a successful career in music. His fiftieth birthday rolled around, and the artist decided it was time to take a look and listen back. In a musical journey that spans the titular 25 Years, Simon has crafted a lot of music, employing a Latin/jazz/classical approach with a seemingly effortless refinement, making sounds that are unfailingly engaging and beautiful. ...

Interview

Adam Cruz: Making Some Room

by R.J. DeLuke
May 7, 2012

Playing drums with some of the finest musicians around, touring the globe with them, and teaching music can be a lot on the plate of a person fortunate enough--and talented enough--to find themselves in that situation. In fact, that's a solid career.But for Adam Cruz--a much sought-after drummer on the New York City scene when he's not touring with Danilo Pérez or David Sánchez and doing other projects of that ilk--there was always more. Composing and pursuing his ...

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Adam Cruz: Milestone

Read "Milestone" reviewed by William Carey

by William Carey
January 21, 2012

Inevitably, with the release of any recording done under a drummer's leadership, there is discussion over whether it is a drummer's record or not--understandable in that drummers are the great unsung heroes of most recordings and it is always exciting to have the opportunity to “give the drummer some," in the words of the great Maceo Parker. What this means however, is far from clear. Is it that the drummer has written the tunes or takes a lot of solo ...

Album Review

Adam Cruz: Milestone

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 1, 2011

Per i veri artisti un'incisione discografica è il frutto di urgenza espressiva, non di promozione autoreferenziale. In questa ristretta schiera rientra il batterista e percussionista Adam Cruz, da almeno vent'anni in auge sulla scena jazzistica statunitense in veste di eclettico e prezioso sideman. Ora è venuto il momento della primo disco da leader, per estendere alla sfera compositiva il suo drumming duttile e ben articolato. Colpisce prima di tutto la varietà nella disposizione timbrica del tappeto sonoro, che sin dall'iniziale ...