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House of Waters: On Becoming
by Jim Worsley
Flowing in many directions yet forever staying in the moment is largely the challenge and artistic purpose of House of Waters. Here they once again bring forth new and creative concepts that are freely exchanged and intertwined. New beginnings, drawn from multiple sources, as well as further exploration of the past, create the wonder, awe, and awareness of On Becoming. The dulcimer was not part of mainstream culture until Max ZT put it on the map. Joining with six string ...
Continue ReadingBill Frisell, Norah Jones & Antonio Sanchez
by Joe Dimino
From one of the leading drummers today we begin the 783 Episode of Neon Jazz with Antonio Sanchez teamed with Pat Metheny and Christian McBride with a cut off the 2008 album Day Trip. We also hear from emerging talents including Desidério Lázaro, Avi Granite and Cícero Lee, plus a trove of good music from Bill Frisell, P. J. Perry and former Kansas City-based, current Parisian-based trumpeter Hermon Mehari. Finally, we say goodbye to Louise Tobin, a titan of swing ...
Continue ReadingMarco Pacassoni: Life
by Mark Corroto
There are several types of triangles. Isosceles triangles have two sides of equal length and scalene triangles have no side or angles that are similar. Triangles are germane to this review because Marco Pacassoni's album with bassist John Patitucci and drummer Antonio Sanchez appears to maintain the status of an equilateral triangle throughout the performance. The trio maintains a balance of equal angles and sides throughout the recording. Patitucci and Sanchez are veterans and established names in music. ...
Continue ReadingAntonio Sanchez is The Bad Hombre
by Leo Sidran
When drummer Antonio Sanchez released his album Bad Hombre back in 2017, he was responding to a few events that took place in his world at the same time.On a political level, the music was a response to the racism of the Trump campaign against Mexicans. In fact the title of the record Bad Hombre seemed to be an answer to Trump's assertion that a wall needed to be built at the US Mexican border in order to ...
Continue ReadingIgor Butman: Only Now
by Jack Bowers
Tenor saxophonist Igor Butman, born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, is one of a number of jazz musicians from Europe and Asia whose love for the music was nourished by nightly broadcasts from the Voice of America. Since emigrating to America in 1987 (he holds dual citizenship), Butman's virtuosity has been recognized by enthusiasts up to and including former president Bill Clinton who has called Butman “my favorite living saxophonist." Wynton Marsalis--in whose Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Butman appeared ...
Continue ReadingVicenza Jazz 2021
by Libero Farnè
Vicenza Varie sedi 1—10.07.2021 Spostato da maggio alla prima decade di luglio, Vicenza Jazz 2021 ha imbastito un programma variegato, che ha accolto una vasta gamma di proposte della scena internazionale, concentrando nella sua parte centrale tre maestri del pianoforte americano: Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Brad Mehldau e Fred Hersch. Inoltre ha invaso la città, disegnando una mappa di molteplici soluzioni ambientali, sia al chiuso che all'aperto. Nelle ultime tre serate del festival veneto, come anche per la ...
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