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Henry Robinett Quartet: Jazz Standards Volume 2: Then Again
by Pierre Giroux
Guitarist Henry Robinett is a patient man. In April 2000, when he was between gigs and bands, he brought together several top players from Northern California and, in two days, recorded two albums the first of which was called Jazz Standards, Volume 1: Then (Nefertiti 2019) . Now with the release of Jazz Standards Volume 2: Then Again we have the complete output from this aggregation which, in addition to Robinett, includes Joe Gilman on piano, ...
Continue ReadingBeth Duncan: I'm All Yours
by C. Michael Bailey
As fertile and durable as the Great American Songbook is, like fossil fuels it is not an infinite and forgiving loam. It is a splendid jumping-off point, both historically and contemporarily, for the swan dive into jazz. At least tangentially, it also serves as the creative spark, igniting new, more progressive composition. This is where Sacramento-based singer Beth Duncan and, by extension, composer & lyricist Martine Tabilio deftly enter the picture. Duncan's previous two recordings Orange Colored Sky ...
Continue ReadingHenry Robinett Quartet: Jazz Standards, Volume 1: Then
by Dan Bilawsky
Back in April of 2000, guitarist Henry Robinett convened a quartet in The Hangar, a Sacramento studio where he had been working as an engineer and producer. An intentionally casual session, it was all standards all the way. Over the course of two days, tracks were called, solos and some other specifics were sorted out, and the music just flowed. When all was said and done, Robinett left and put the material on the shelf...where it sat for nearly two ...
Continue ReadingJoe Gilman: Relativity
by Edward Blanco
The concept of interpreting art and other visual works into a piece of music, is probably not an easy thing to realize, yet on Americanvas (Capri, 2010), pianist Joe Gilman successfully accomplished this feat, drawing his inspiration from the art world using paintings as vehicles for jazz improvisation. Relativity follows the same theme, this time focusing on the works of Dutch graphic artist Maurtis Cornelis Escher better known as M.C. Escher where Dr. Gilman, music Director of the Brubeck Institute's ...
Continue ReadingJoe Gilman: Relativity
by Dan Bilawsky
M.C. Escher captured the imagination of the world with his perspective-altering artwork. Escher's mind's eye and eye's mind challenged people to see things differently, and pianist Joe Gilman has found inspiration in his brilliant work. Gilman, who previously delved into the music-inspired-by-art realm on Americanvas (Capri, 2010), uses Escher's creations as inspirational seeds and guiding forces for this music. He takes a good, hard look at eleven of Escher's pieces, with music written to capture what he saw.
Continue ReadingJoe Gilman: Americanvas
by AAJ Italy Staff
Joe Gilman è un leader fantasioso e raffinato, che senza uscire dagli stilemi del contemporary mainstream, presenta una musica dinamicamente brillante e ritmicamente incisiva, che si snoda senza cali di tensione in un bel connubio tra scrittura e assoli. Anche se al pubblico italiano può risultare un nome relativamente nuovo, il pianista ha svolto esperienze ai massimi livelli come sideman (collabora con Bobby Hutcherson dal 2006 ed ha registrato con Joe Henderson, Frank Morgan, Robert Hurst, Larry Grenadier) come docente ...
Continue ReadingJoe Gilman: Americanvas
by Woodrow Wilkins
Originality plus artistic vision equals an irresistible palette for jazz. Pianist Joe Gilman, music director of the Brubeck Institute's fellowship program, mixes both elements with Americanvas, musical interpretations of 10 American paintings. “Gossip" begins with a spirited solo piano that shifts gears a few times before bringing in the rest of the band. The saxophones lead in a series of frenetic, stop-time phrases. Bass and drums are fully engaged behind the soloists, starting with the alto sax, followed ...
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