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The Dave Weckl Band: Live in St. Louis at the Chesterfield Jazz Festival
by Jim Worsley
At a time where millions around the world are thankfully being vaccinated, the cure for live music blues has yet to be addressed. While nothing can replace the sound, the energy, and feel of live music, a medicinal record will be on the market in April 2021. While this reunion concert recorded in 2019 would no doubt be impactful sans the pandemic, the timing and dosage is fortuitous. Getting the gang back together, a la the Blues Brothers, Dave Weckl ...
Continue ReadingLatin Jazz Fusion and more
by Len Davis
Latin jazz fusion and much more. Playlist Dave Weckl Band “Tiempo de Festival" from Live and very Unplugged (Stretchl) 00:00 Meddy Gerville “Ter vis Bin" from Tropical Rain (dot timel) 07:14 Horacio el negro Hernandez “90, Miles from Miles" from Italuba (Timba records) 14:28 Howe-Wooten-Chambers “Contigo" from Extraction (Tone Centre) 21:36 Eric Marienthal “The sun was in my Eyes" from Crossroads (GRP) 28:58 Mike Stern “Gossip" from time In Place (Atlantic Jazz) 36:06 Roy Venkataraman “Searching for Wire" ...
Continue ReadingOz Noy: Snapdragon
by Mike Jacobs
It's an old sentiment but it still holds that great instrumental chops, enthralling as they may be, are fairly meaningless on their own. And quite frankly, they are pretty ubiquitous these days with the internet exposure machine going full tilt. Given all that, it's quite easy for the listener to become inured with technical prowess-- especially wizardry of the fretboard. So to say Oz Noy is a fantastic guitarist just isn't enough anymore. It's fortunate then that what ...
Continue ReadingJazzlife Orchestra feat. Giovanni Falzone, Dave Weckl, Luca Di Luzio, Roberto Spadoni
by Andrea Rotili
Rob Silverman: Drumology
by Jim Worsley
Master drum clinician Rob Silverman, known for his explorative drumming and absorbing instructional videos, teamed up with an impressive line-up of top-flight jazz and fusion drummers to collide the study of drumming with the presentation of original songs penned by Silverman and his brother Michael Silverman. The result, Drumology, is a blend of science, rhythm and melody. For the project, Silverman invited an array of drumming superstars that included Dave Weckl, Simon Phillips, Gregg Bissonette, and Steve Smith.
Continue ReadingRandy Brecker and Eric Marienthal: Double Dealin'
by Jim Worsley
It can be difficult for two giants to share space without colliding into each other. It alternatively can be a bold mix of dynamic forces. Double Dealin' (Shanachie, 2020) robustly falls into the second category. It took many years for Randy Brecker and Eric Marienthal to finally find the right project to come together on. The long wait is rewarded with energetic performances in this funk and groove extravaganza. The title track kicks the record off with more ...
Continue ReadingClivia Tanisi: Love's Way Back
by Jim Worsley
It wasn't so much about “Learning How to Fly," as the opening track has it, as it was apparent that Clivia Tanisi still knew how to navigate in space. Tanisi took a twenty-year sabbatical to be a mom and raise her children. Singing proved to be like riding a bike, as she grooved into her lane, and fell in time with the other bikers. These were no weekend joy riders that Tanisi was pedaling with either. With drummer Dave Weckl, ...
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