Jazz Articles about James Carney

James Carney: Green-Wood

by Terrell Kent Holmes
August 7, 2007

Keyboardist and composer James Carney might be described as a friendly iconoclast, an artist who enthusiastically explores new concepts at the cutting edge of jazz and welcomes listeners to share what he's discovered instead of daring them to keep up. The borough of Brooklyn is the inspiration for Carney's Green-Wood, where he joins some old friends to create an impressive aural feast. Carney is a stylistic chameleon who uses different textures and colors to create tension and ...

James Carney: Thread

by Terrell Kent Holmes
February 4, 2003

James Carney is a musical polyglot knowledgeable in various idioms, and he exploits this fluency on Thread. While his previous works featured formidable horn sections, Carney has scaled down to a trio this time, featuring Dan Morris on drums, while Todd Sickafoose and Dan Lutz share bass duties.

The disc opens with the first part of “Grassy Shoal Hoedown", which features a splendid dialogue between Carney and Morris that continues on the second part of the tune as Morris's restless ...