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New music from Cyrus Chestnut, Emi Makabe, Marshall Allen's Ghost Horizons and The Atlantic Jazz Collective
by Hobart Taylor
This week we feature new music from pianist Cyrus Chestnut, Marquis Hill with Makaya McCraven, Yukumi, Diego Rivera, Premazzi-Nasser Quartet and from Finland, Cosmic Ear.Playlist Cyrus Chestnut “Prelude for George" from Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony (HighNote) 0:00 Atlantic Jazz Collective “Running Through My Head" from Seascape (Alma) 6:44 Eric Scott Reed" Glow" from Out Late (Smoke Sessions) 11:07 Host Speaks 14:51 Lorraine Feather “Another Layer of Nuance" from The Green World (Relarion) 16:04 Marshall Allen's Ghost Horizons “ ...
Continue ReadingThe Cyrus Chestnut Trio with Ekep Nkwelle at Smoke Jazz Club
by Paul Reynolds
Cyrus Chestnut Trio with Special Guest Ekep Nkwelle Smoke Jazz Club New York, NY July 26, 2024 When the formula works, a jazz set with a special guest is a twofer; you see a different musical side of the host while enjoying a tantalizing sample of the visitor's artistry. So it was when Ekep Nkwelle joined {m: Cyrus Chestnut during the pianist's trio appearance at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club last Friday. In ...
Continue ReadingCyrus Chestnut with Jae Sinnett and Terry Burrell at Good Vibes
by Mark Robbins
The Boat House located in in Newport News (Virginia) was a short lived venue that hosted mostly rock and some country music acts. It closed for undisclosed reasons (unrelated to Covid) and sat dormant for two years until it was reopened as Good Vibes under new ownership with a new state of the art sound system, a VIP room with a private bar, pool tables, not to mention a huge oval bar, extensive dinner and Sunday brunch menu and room ...
Continue ReadingFrancesco Amenta: Midtown Walk
by Edward Blanco
Italian-born, New York-based tenor saxophonist Francesco Amenta presents his American debut recording Midtown Walk, his second project as leader, offering seven original compositions and a cover tune ("Come Sunday") from Duke Ellington whose music he admires. Now an international recording artist, Amenta paid his dues performing in Italy and attended the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, Holland in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which has a long and rich tradition with jazz music. Now a New Yorker, Amenta quickly immersed ...
Continue ReadingFrancesco Amenta: Midtown Walk
by Pierre Giroux
New York City continues to be a destination for individuals who wish to build a career for themselves in what is probably the toughest jazz market in the world. Tenor saxophonist Francesco Amenta who was born and raised in Modena Italy, came to NYC in 2017 and is now fighting for time and space to build his reputation. His current project Midtown Walk is his second release as a leader, but his debut USA recording. The ...
Continue ReadingCyrus Chestnut, Reginald Chapman and More
by Joe Dimino
This week we open with the music of veteran jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut and a cut off his latest CD Kaleidoscope. We explore the jazz goods of Bunky Green and the great Reginald Chapman. In honor of the holiday season of 2018, we include several festive tunes to keep everything real and moving in the right direction with the music of Kansas City singer Tavis Minner, Adam Birnbaum and Lionel Loueke, before rounding things off with a bit of a ...
Continue ReadingCyrus Chestnut, Buster Williams, Lenny White: Natural Essence
by Maurizio Zerbo
Grazie anche a una ritmica formidabile, con Natural Essence Cyrus Chestnut firma una delle opere più convincenti della sua discografia. Mantenendo ben saldo il legame con la tradizione dello swing, questo trio delinea ritmicamente e con piglio deciso la tensione dinamica. A ciò si aggiunga una vibrante vis comunicativa e il nuovo imprinting, a tempo medio swingante, nella fantasiosa rilettura di “It Could Happen To You" e “I Cover The Waterfront." Attraverso sofisticate armonizzazioni, il pianista statunitense ...
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