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Eric Vloeimans: Hyper
by Javier AQ Ortiz
The year was 2006, the setting was the Lantaren/Venster Theater in Rotterdam, and the initial culling from this live performance by Gatecrash--led by trumpeter Eric Vloeimans--appeared under the rubric Gatecrashin' (Challenge, 2007). The remaining material from that performance is released as Hyper and, just as its predecessor, it does not thwart the best jazz has to offer in any of its stylistic mores. “Magnolia," like a lot of the material interpreted by this ensemble, has a delightful, catchy ...
Continue ReadingFurio Di Castri: Zapping
by AAJ Italy Staff
Non c’è dubbio: che Monk e Zappa abbiano qualcosa in comune è un dato di fatto. Non tanto dal punto di vista musicale, ma da quello artistico, questo sì. Forse perché entrambi sono stati a buon diritto due geni del Novecento. Forse, e in questa definizione ci sta perfettamente tutta l’allergia che li caratterizzò per ogni facile definizione. Per cui le etichette rispettivamente di bopper e rocker gli andarono sempre molto strette. A cercare di trovare un terreno comune anche ...
Continue ReadingEric Vloeimans: Bitches and Fairy Tales
by Joel Roberts
Dutch trumpeter Eric Vloeimans' third album for the Challenge label should raise his standing on the European -- and international -- jazz scene. It also proves he can hold his own with some tough company: British pianist John Taylor, bassist Marc Johnson, and drummer Joey Baron.The 13 original compositions here are mostly quiet, impressionistic sketches that skirt the boundary between mainstream and avant-garde. Vloeimans plays generally quiet-toned, less-is-more trumpet in a Miles mode, but occcasionally busts loose with ...
Continue ReadingEric Vloeimans: Bitches and Fairy Tales
by Glenn Astarita
Eric Vloeimans is a hot young trumpeter from Holland who has been making inroads in Europe for the last several years. This cat has plenty of chops and a strong compositional pen so the folks at Challenge Records decided to align Eric with an International, or perhaps superstar rhythm section. Therefore, Eric is afforded the luxury of performing with pianist John Taylor, drummer Joey Baron and bassist, Marc Johnson. Now that Eric is in the drivers seat they turn him ...
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