Jazz Articles about Jeff Lashway

About Jeff Lashway

Album Review

The Reid Hoyson Project: Your Move

Read "Your Move" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
February 13, 2022

The Reid Hoyson Project consists of two groups, each of which showcases the insuperable talents of saxophonist Keith Bishop who plays tenor with a close-knit quintet, alto with the more spacious octet. Drummer Hoyson, a fixture on the Pittsburgh jazz scene for roughly half a century, waited until Bishop was available before recording his latest album, and listeners can be thankful that he did, as it is hard to imagine what the enterprise might have resembled without him. While the ...

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Album Review

Jeff Lashway: Reunion

Read "Reunion" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
August 7, 2009

Throughout the decades, the bands of trumpet legend Maynard Ferguson were, by very nature, heavily brass and ensemble section oriented. Occasionally, Ferguson's pianists were given the opportunity to shine, launching into extended solo tune introductions or brief solos. Some of those pianists were (or would become) stars or leaders in their own right. They included Mike Abene, Allan Zavod, Pete Jackson, Jaki Byard, Bob James, Christian Jacob and others. Even Chick Corea did a short stint before returning to forever. ...