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It Might Be You in the Dark - Celebrating Dave Grusin and Big Bill Broonzy
by Mary Foster Conklin
The end of June broadcast included a new single from trombonist and vocalist Aubrey Logan with Hagelslag, plus new releases from the Vanessa Perica Orchestra, with birthday shoutouts to vocalists Madeline Eastman, Tierney Sutton and Gillian Margot, composer and pianist Dave Grusin, harpist Brandee Younger and bluesman Big Bill Broonzy. Playlist Rachel Z “Artemisia" from Room of One's Own (NYC Music) 00:00 Madeline Eastman “Pent Up House" from Can You Hear Me Now? (Mad-Kat Records) 06:32 Cathy Segal-Garcia ...
Continue ReadingDena DeRose: United
by C. Andrew Hovan
Loathe as one might be to admit it, there are far too many singers today who consider themselves jazz vocalists. The fact of the matter is it is far too easy to scat a few lines, come up with some nouveau riche lyrics, and press your album at 45 rpm than to really function as a vital musician that also happens to vocalize. Herein rests the problem, often abetted by the hype that only the media can do far too ...
Continue ReadingDena DeRose: Live at Jazz Standard Volume Two
by Donald Elfman
This is the kind of series that could last forever--pianist Dena DeRose seems to have an endless supply of well- and little-known tunes from the collected songbooks and both the music and performances are timeless. The second set from the same evening that produced Volume One (MAXJAZZ, 2007), this has the same in-the-moment sense of place and, what sounds like a contradiction in terms, a recorded spontaneity. This trio--with DeRose's ever so natural yet seasoned singing and ...
Continue ReadingDena DeRose - Marvin Stamm: The Nearness of Two
by AAJ Italy Staff
Ecco una di quelle incisioni in cui i musicisi si sono trovati ad affrontare un concerto improvvisando non solo dal punto di vista musicale ma anche da quello organizzativo. Lei, la pianista Dena DeRose arriva al concerto direttamente dal Portogallo, mentre lui, il trombettista Marvin Stamm, viene in treno da Roma dove aveva tenuto un corso. I due suonano per la prima volta insieme ed il luogo di incontro è Ancona, dove il concerto viene registrato in modo molto professionale. ...
Continue ReadingDena DeRose: Live at The Jazz Standard, Volume One
by Donald Elfman
Dena DeRose continues to dazzle in the simplest ways--she's a gifted and accomplished pianist, vocalist, composer and arranger but there's not a speck of self-importance or pretension as she joyously makes her way through new and old tunes. Her voice has the timbre and range of an Anita O'Day but there's a fresh, clear-headed quality here that speaks of self-confidence. Bassist Martin Wind and drummer Matt Wilson play in the trio of pianist Bill Mays, and bring that same level ...
Continue ReadingDena DeRose: Live at The Jazz Standard, Volume One
by C. Michael Bailey
Pianist/vocalist Dena DeRose debuted on MaxJazz in 2005 with her well received A Walk in the Park. Now the label has put her into an appropriate live setting in New York City's Jazz Standard with bassist Martin Wind, uber-drummer Matt Wilson (both on A Walk in the Park), and NYC mainstay saxophonist Joel Frahm blowing through for one selection.
Dena DeRose is the member of a Jazz Senate comprised of musicians who are both pianists and vocalists. This ...
Continue ReadingDena DeRose: A Walk in the Park
by Jim Santella
Dena DeRose sings with emotion and musical accuracy. Her trio's sense of swing makes A Walk in the Park sparkle with hip inclinations that revel in their rhythmic delivery. While the album is moody for the most part, there's a deep feeling attached to this session. DeRose sings from the heart.
Breathy and hesitant, her vocal delivery takes hold of a slower ballad and allows it to linger. In several places this quality becomes tiresome. The singer/pianist is ...
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