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Jeff Rupert/George Garzone: The Ripple
by Jim Worsley
The Ripple refers to the infectious, warm, intimate, yet big sound developed by the great Lester Young, starting in the late 1930s. While Young pioneered improvisational creativity, Stan Getz later took the baton (well, it was actually a saxophone) and further expanded his idol's stylish approach with new and creatively open-ended visions. Young and Getz collectively have had an enormous effect on future generations of sax players. Consequently, they have left a significant and impactful mark on the sound of ...
Continue ReadingGeorge Garzone: Sax In The City
by Jim Worsley
George Garzone is not the mayor of the city of Boston. If he was appointed to a position it would more likely be king. He is, at the very least, the toast of the town. This isn't news. King George has reigned with a firm grasp of his mighty tenor saxophone for close to half a century now. Although not as much of a household name outside of Boston, Garzone is nonetheless revered by jazz enthusiasts around the globe. Perhaps ...
Continue ReadingGarzone, Erskine, Pasqua, Oleskiewicz Live at Sam First
by Jim Worsley
The venue in which you see and hear a performance has always mattered. Perhaps much more so than most people realize or even think about. Acoustics, ambiance, and comfort have always been important. In recent years you see more and more listening rooms popping up. Why? Well, neither acoustics nor talented musicians making great music matter much if the sound of people chatting turns a quartet into an unwanted sextet. Fortunately, venues such as Sam First in Los Angeles have ...
Continue ReadingGeorge Garzone/Peter Erskine/Alan Pasqua/Darek Oles: 3 Nights in L.A.
by Jim Worsley
Any jazz cat will tell you that the art of improvising is the primary contributing factor in what sets jazz apart from other genres. It is the artists' ability to continuously and freely explore a composition. As they expand the notes and the feel, they expand and open our minds along with them. One of the finest examples of that process can be heard on 3 Nights in L.A.. Tenor saxophonist George Garzone, drummer Peter Erskine, pianist Alan ...
Continue ReadingGarzone / Bergonzi / Moses / Andersson: Splitting up in Boston
by Jakob Baekgaard
Back in 2013, renowned saxophonists George Garzone and Jerry Bergonzi recorded an album together that came out in 2014 on the Danish label Stunt. The name of the album was Quintonic and it sounded just as one might expect; wonderful music with fiery blowing, swinging tunes, tight grooves and razor-sharp twists and turns and lyric moments of beauty. They recorded it with two Danish musicians, pianist Carl Winther and drummer Anders Mogensen, and the Finnish bassist Johnny Åman.
Continue ReadingGeorge Garzone - Jacek Kochan - Dominik Wania - Andrzej Swies: Filing the Profile
by AAJ Italy Staff
Filing the Profile è un disco splendido da non lasciarsi sfuggire. Garzone è uno dei sassofonisti viventi più sottovalutati e basterebbero le parole di Michael Brecker a ricordarlo ("Non sono io il maestro del sax ma George Garzone"). In quest'incisione, ripresa a Danzica il 6 giugno 2008, suona con tre talentosi esponenti della scena musicale polacca, uno dei quali ha vissuto a lungo tra gli Stati Uniti e il Canada ed è abbastanza noto. Ci riferiamo allo strepitoso batterista Jacek ...
Continue ReadingPeter Schwebs: Stories from Sugar Hill
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il disco del contrabbassista tedesco Peter Schwebs offre una istantanea del suo periodo a Sugar Hill “way up in Harlem," passato a studiare e suonare con tanti musicisti americani e ad incontrare connazionali passati a visitarlo a New York. Dopo numerosi progetti da sideman, lo troviamo al debutto nelle vesti di leader. Come spesso accade in questi casi, non potevano mancare gli ospiti di peso. In questo caso George Garzone, al sax in tre brani, e Ari Hoenig alla batteria. ...
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