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John Escreet: The Epicenter Of Your Dreams
by Vincenzo Roggero
Il trio base è quello che nel 2022 licenziò il notevole Seismic Shift, ossia John Escreet al pianoforte, Eric Revis al contrabbasso, Damion Reid alla batteria. Per la realizzazione di Epicenter of Your Dreams la formazione si allarga a quartetto con l'aggiunta del sassofonista Mark Turner. Insomma una formazione di grande prestigio che curiosamente presenta musicisti nati a Los Angeles, cresciuti professionalmente a New York, e ritornati a L.A., con la parziale anomalia del britannico Escreet, che comunque ...
Continue ReadingJohn Escreet, Hyeseon Hong, Altus and Nicole Glover
by Hobart Taylor
Outstanding new music from pianist, John Escreet joined by saxophonist, Mark Turner, Hyeseon Hong's innovative arrangements for her large ensemble, brilliant collaboration from Altus celebrating the confluence of Greek and African myths, and Esperanza Spalding's acerbic take on deforestation in Brazil. Playlist Hyeseon Hong “Night Climbing" from Things Will Pass (Pacific Coast Jazz) 0:00 Louis Hayes “A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing" from Artform Revisited (Savant) 6:15 Andy James “Let's Talk Of Love" from Let Me See Your ...
Continue ReadingJohn Escreet, David Murray and Stan Tracey
by Jerome Wilson
This show features newer work by John Escreet, David Murray, and Stephan Crump as well as older music from Stan Tracey, Ed Palermo, and the Webber/Morris Big Band. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaiz) 00:00 Brad Mehldau ... “maybe as his skies are wide... “ from Jacob's Ladder (Nonesuch) 1:00 Stan Tracey “Principal Centre Stage" from Waiting In The Wings ...
Continue ReadingAlex Sipiagin: Horizons
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Trumpeter Alex Sipiagin has always been a deeply devoted musical explorer. From early bop origins to more modern forays, he has ventured far and wide, developing both improvisationally and compositionally. With Horizons this fine artist continues his path, delivering--along with frequent sidekick Chris Potter and a superior rhythm section--yet another breakthrough album. It is possibly Sipiagin's most explorative and best ever. “While You Weren't Looking," one of two selections gifted to the album by Pat Metheny, launches ...
Continue ReadingJohn Escreet: Departure No. 1
by John Chacona
When you first listen to “Departure No. 1," from John Escreet's The epicenter of your dreams (Blue Room Music, 2024), you might well ask, Who wrote that? At once familiar but tantalizingly hard to pin down, the composition sounds like a Bud Powell tune or maybe an undiscovered Herbie Nichols gem, perhaps in an edition by Jaki Byard. Nope. It's by Stanley Cowell, a pianist/composer who matches those luminaries for brilliance and singularity. The Yorkshire-born Angeleno pianist, bassist Eric Revis ...
Continue ReadingBill Evans, John Escreet, David Garfield and John Pena
by Len Davis
New releases: Jermaine Hall, DarWin, Roman Bondarenko and Argentinian band A 18. John Escreet, Bill Evans Sax with Victor Wooten. David Garfield, John Pena and Michiel Stekelenburg. Plus the new one from Gavin Harrison and Antoine Fafard. Playlist Jermaine Hall “Keep Left" from Ideology (Self Produced) 00:00 DarWin “The Sun" from Steps On The Sun (Phantom) 06:01 Roman Bondarenko “H.E.Z" from Shades Of Style (Self Produced) 12:07 A 18 Minutos “A dieciocho minutos del sol" from A 18 ...
Continue ReadingJohn Escreet: The Epicenter Of Your Dreams
by Mark Corroto
There is that image from one of Sergio Leone's spaghetti Western films where three gunfighters stand in the dusty town center, guns drawn, waiting for someone to flinch. That depiction of the Old West is somewhat appropriate as the UK-born pianist, John Escreet, who was based in New York for nearly a decade, moved to Los Angeles. He traded his NY trio of John Hébert and Tyshawn Sorey for the L.A. gunfighters bassist Eric Revis and drummer Damion Reid. The ...
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