Jazz Articles about Alan Broadbent

Alan Broadbent: You And The Night And The Music

by Rich Friedman
March 1, 2004

Alan Broadbent joins an esteemed group of jazz pianists—Bill Charlap, Brad Mehldau, Bill Cunliffe, and Don Friedman, to name just a few—who critics, at one time or another, have anointed the next Bill Evans. It’s a curse and a compliment, much like an athlete making the cover of Sports Illustrated and having to live up to all the hype. Does the world really need a Bill Evans clone?

Alan Broadbent: You And The Night And The Music

by Franz A. Matzner
December 19, 2003

A big-band arranger with two Grammy nominations to his name, Alan Broadbent has simultaneously maintained successful recording careers as arranger, pianist, and bandleader. A staunch advocate of the trio, Broadbent adds his latest release, You And The Night And The Music, to nine previous recordings in that format. Featuring veteran drummer Joe Labarbera and bassist Brian Bromberg, the current Broadbent trio presents polished, consistently well-executed versions of seven standards, capturing with dedicated élan the classic rhythms and tone of the ...

Alan Broadbent: You And The Night And The Music

by C. Michael Bailey
December 17, 2003

You and The Night And The Music marks pianist Alan Broadbent’s A440 debut and his first trio outing (under his own name) since Personal Standards (Concord, 1997). Six years is a long time by any standard, but You and The Night And The Music proves itself worth the wait. Mr. Broadbent is a class act and this recording readily separates itself from lesser successful outings because of this class.

Alan Broadbent is a New Zealander thoroughly familiar with ...

Alan Broadbent: You And The Night And The Music

by Jim Santella
December 1, 2003

When Alan Broadbent first started out, he was playing six nights a week in Boston with a trio. The nightclub format offered him a chance to develop his ideas and test them out before a live audience. Then came stints with Woody Herman, Nelson Riddle, and other collaborations on the West Coast. Maybeck Recital Hall, Grammy awards, Charlie Haden’s Quartet West, Natalie Cole, Sheila Jordan and Diana Krall have all become a part of his everyday working vocabulary. ...