Jazz Articles about Alan Pasqua

Alan Pasqua: My New Old Friend

by Dennis Hollingsworth
April 23, 2005

On the inside cover of My New Old Friend, pianist Alan Pasqua writes that the music is intended to give the listener “a place to rest for a while." This new disc from the veteran is delicately presented to be sure, as subtlety is the key principal at work throughout the set. Joined by bassist Darek Oles and the always tasteful Peter Erskine, Pasqua offers few technical displays. Rather, the listener is presented with simple peaceful music that often gets ...

Alan Pasqua: My New Old Friend

by Glenn Astarita
April 18, 2005

When he was a member of drummer Tony Williams' jazz/fusion Lifetime unit back in the 1970s, pianist Alan Pasqua frequently conveyed a delicate touch when performing on electric keys. Yet after all these years, he is first and foremost a jazz pianist. With his latest piano trio effort, Pasqua garners sensitive support from the top-flight rhythm section of bassist Darek Oles and drummer Peter Erskine.

A supreme melody maker, Pasqua imparts a touch of class during these eleven ...

Alan Pasqua: My New Old Friend

by John Kelman
April 5, 2005

Pianist Alan Pasqua's My New Old Friend clearly refers to his bandmates: drummer Peter Erskine, with whom Pasqua has worked in a trio for the past few years, but whose association goes back much further; and bassist Darek Oles, who has begun playing with Pasqua more recently. But it's the liner notes from Pasqua that perhaps describe the music best: “I hope that the music created here will give you, the listener, a place to rest for a while. It ...

Peter Erskine w. Alan Pasqua & David Carpenter: Live at Rocco

by David Adler
April 1, 2000

For nearly ten years Peter Erskine has been putting out exquisite piano trio music on the ECM label, in the company of pianist John Taylor and bassist Palle Daniellson. Live at Rocco is the double-disc debut of a new, equally exciting trio completed by pianist Alan Pasqua and bassist David Carpenter — both of whom, incidentally, have done stellar work with Allan Holdsworth. Erksine, Pasqua, and Carpenter have all had the fusion bug at one time or another, but the ...

Alan Pasqua: Milagro

by Glenn Astarita
March 1, 2000

Milagro is pianist Alan Pasqua’s first date as a leader and a mighty impressive one at that! - Pasqua is an accomplished and much in demand jazz pianist who also shines as a composer on this gem while receiving first-rate support from the all-star rhythm section of bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette.

Pasqua’s “Acoma” commences in the classic piano trio format, as the pianist exhibits his penchant for simply stated melodies along with spurts of ambrosial romanticism augmented ...

Alan Pasqua: Milagro

by Glenn Astarita
March 1, 2000

Milagro is pianist Alan Pasqua's first date as a leader and a mighty impressive one at that! - Pasqua is an accomplished and much in demand jazz pianist who also shines as a composer on this gem while receiving first-rate support from the all-star rhythm section of bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette.

Pasqua's “Acoma" commences in the classic piano trio format, as the pianist exhibits his penchant for simply stated melodies along with spurts of ambrosial romanticism augmented ...

Ralph Simon and Magic Club: Music for the Millennium

by Glenn Astarita
November 1, 1999

Music for the Millennium is saxophonist/composer Ralph Simon’s second release for the Postcards label which in case you haven’t heard was an admirable early to mid 90’s jazz label featuring the creme de la creme of the jazz world. Thankfully, Arkadia Records has acquired the Postcards catalogue resulting in a venerable crop of reissues featuring the original artwork, and liners. Here Ralph Simon and “Magic Club” pursue an aggressive conceptual approach that articulates free-jazz, ethereal sonic soundscapes combined with ethnocentric ...