Jazz Articles about Evan Weiss

About Evan Weiss

Album Review

Attenzione, perché qui siamo di fronte ad un disco coraggioso. Che lo si condivida o meno nei suoi esiti artistici, Math or Magic, il debutto come leader del trombettista Chicagoano Evan Weiss, è qualcosa che non si ascolta così di frequente. Innanzi tutto, è difficile catalogarlo in un genere. Non che questo sia per forza un bene: in questo caso lo è, almeno a parere di chi scrive. Si potrebbe dire che è progressive nella filosofia, anche se non nell'estetica. ...

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Album Review

Evan Weiss: Math or Magic

Read "Math or Magic" reviewed by David Rickert

by David Rickert
June 27, 2011

Combining jazz improvisation and classical composition has been an irresistible idea for many--an intellectual problem promising that, perhaps, the result will combine the best qualities of both. However, in practice, the third stream movement has largely been an indication of boring, pretentious recordings to avoid. But then a guy like Evan Weiss comes along with his debut, Math or Magic, which proves that there is a great deal of promise in the idea of creating music that isn't quite jazz, ...

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Interview

Evan Weiss: Soundscapes

by Marshall Taylor
May 30, 2011

Stylistically, Evan Weiss, an up-and-coming composer, arranger and player in the jazz idiom, is a hard nut to crack. Weiss' recent release, Math or Magic (Inner Circle, 2010), contains soundscapes produced by an 11-piece ensemble. The tunes, rich and dense in their orchestration, tread through an array of musical environments teeming with subtly placed electronic sound effects, classical composition techniques and suave Norwegian vocals.All About Jazz: Your recent release, Math or Magic, is very dense in recurring themes ...