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WM Project: From a Familiar Place
by Dan McClenaghan
The WM Project, led by saxophonist Krzysztof Medyna and pianist Andrzej Winnicki, doesn't sound much like the Komeda Project. Medyna and Winnicki have earned well-deserved acclaim for their work in that ensemble that explores the music of their countryman, Krzysztof Komeda. But here, instead of the Polish melancholy, haunting themes and brooding melodies, they take From A Familiar Place into the more American realm of straight ahead, at times even brash bebop with, always, big solid grooves. Two ...
Continue ReadingThe Power Quintet at Jazz Standard
by Dan Bilawsky
The Power Quintet Jazz Standard New York, NY December 3, 2016 The age of the collective-minded outfit in jazz is upon us. While the concept of democratically-driven bands is hardly new or unique, more and more artists seem to be taking to the idea with gusto, pooling their talents and resources for the greater good. Such artistic and business arrangements give everybody an opportunity to share in the responsibility load, play multiple ...
Continue ReadingJeremy Pelt: Face Forward, Jeremy
by Luca Casarotti
Trombettista, produttore, didatta (occupazione quest'ultima che l'ha visto attivo anche in Italia con diverse partecipazioni ai seminari estivi di Siena Jazz), Jeremy Pelt ha alle spalle decenni di militanza in formazioni di bop e post-bop: esordì con la Charles Mingus Big Band, e si esibisce tutt'ora con la Village Vanguard Orchestra e con la Duke Ellington Big Band. Dall'inizio degli anni 2000, a questo suo percorso nella tradizione jazzistica se n'è affiancato un secondo, improntato all'esplorazione del funk ...
Continue ReadingJeremy Pelt: Face Forward, Jeremy
by Glenn Astarita
Venerable trumpeter Jeremy Pelt takes another step out of the modern jazz schema, expanding upon Water and Earth (HighNote Records, 2013) with his young band by forging an acoustic- electric jazz wonderland, swarming with colorful fabrications and capacious sonic environs. Featuring works abetted with strings, electronics, vocals and free-flight jazz-based improvisations, the program is heightened by Pelt's sparkling bop lines occasionally treated with echo and reverb processes. Moreover, the ensemble projects great depth, complemented by prudent implementations of electronics along ...
Continue ReadingJeremy Pelt: Water and Earth
by Glenn Astarita
Change is often a precursor for innovation. After many years of straddling modern mainstream, and progressive jazz via his burgeoning solo career and first-call session duties, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt leans a few notches toward the jazz-fusion spectrum on Water and Earth. However, the artist doesn't take matters to the extreme and serves up a compellingly divergent track mix, owing patronage to bop and outlying areas of the jazz vernacular. Using trumpet effects in spots, including the dual keyboard attack of ...
Continue ReadingSuzanne Pittson: Out of the Hub: The Music of Freddie Hubbard
by Wilbert Sostre
The vocalese and scatting tradition is alive and well in singer Suzanne Pittson. With Out of the Hub: The Music of Freddie Hubbard, Pittson continues to establish herself as one of the best singers on today's jazz scene. Out of the Hub includes tunes written by or associated with trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard, with Pittson writing or co-writing five lyrics, which Hubbard approved just three months before his passing in 2008. To honor Hubbard, Pittson recruited ...
Continue ReadingJeremy Pelt: Men of Honor
by AAJ Italy Staff
Ora che, dopo Tom Harrell, anche Jeremy Pelt è entrato nella scuderia High Note, l'etichetta può vantare la presenza di due fra i più interessanti trombettisti jazz contemporanei. Pelt è infatti, oltre che solista virtuoso, compositore e leader di grande forza, fra i migliori a trovare ispirazione nella musica di Miles Davis e Freddie Hubbard e svilupparla in un linguaggio del tutto personale. E' nota la sua verve nell'affrontare la carenza di preparazione della critica jazz, meno conosciuta la capacità ...
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