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Sligo Jazz Project 2013: Days 1-3
by Ian Patterson
Sligo Jazz ProjectVarious VenuesSligo, IrelandJuly 16-21, 2013 For such a small country, perched on the Western extreme of Europe, Ireland has created a disproportionate amount of history, and had more than its fair share thrust upon it. Everywhere, history informs the landscape and the collective memory. Sligo, home to the Sligo Jazz Project is no exception. Megalithic stones--tombs of the ancients--dot the land, and the tombs of Spanish Armada ships and their ghosts lie at ...
Continue ReadingAndrea Veneziani Trio feat. Kenny Werner: Oltreoceano
by AAJ Italy Staff
Oltreoceano segna il debutto da leader del bassista toscano di base a New York Andrea Veneziani, che in dieci tracce propone un approccio alla materia sonora teso, pieno di spunti d'interesse e prossimo a un'idea di jazz svolto con energia e spontaneità. Veneziani, che negli ultimi anni ha perfezionato il suo modo di suonare sfruttando al meglio diverse collaborazioni di rilievo, è in ottima compagnia. Il trio è completato da Ross Pederson alla batteria e da un Kenny Werner come ...
Continue ReadingKenny Werner: Me, Myself and I
by Larry Taylor
Pianist Kenny Werner, though comparatively unsung, has been appreciated by many since forming a trio in 1981. He is also known for his series of stellar duos with harmonica virtuoso Toots Thieleman. Additionally, he has done yeoman duty with guitarist John Scofield, bassist Dave Holland and saxophonist Joe Lovano, all the while--for more than 20 years--working as arranger and accompanist for singer Betty Buckley.Me, Myself and Iwas recorded solo in Montreal, Canada at the small Upstairs Jazz Bar ...
Continue ReadingSymphonic Jazz: Kenny Werner and The Brussels Jazz Orchestra at The Blue Note
by Nick Catalano
Continuing in the tradition of Thad Jones, Bob Brookmeyer)) and {{Jim McNeely, pianist/composer Kenny Werner has recently employed a leading European orchestra to perform his compositions. The resulting serendipitous marriage between Werner and The Brussels Jazz Orchestra (featured on the Academy Award-winning soundtrack to the 2011 movie, The Artist) produced an evening of intriguing music on April 1, 2012, at the Blue Note. The emergence of excellent jazz orchestras on the continent made international news in 1978 ...
Continue ReadingAndrea Veneziani Trio: Oltreoceano
by Dan McClenaghan
Since the advent of pianist Bill Evans' groundbreaking late 1950s/early 1960s group with drummer Paul Motian and bassist Scott LaFaro, piano trios have been largely focused on interplay. On his debut, Oltreoceano, Italian-born bassist Andrea Veneziani employs a trio very much in the Evans fashion, with pianist Kenny Werner (with whom Veneziani studied in the NYU Masters' program) and swinging and interactive drummer Ross Pederson.Werner is a superb choice of pianists for an exploration of the Evans-style piano ...
Continue ReadingKenny Werner with the Brussels Jazz Orchestra: Institute of Higher Learning
by John Kelman
Since coming out the other side of a deep personal tragedy, Kenny Werner has resumed his career with a vengeance. First there was No Beginning, No End (Half Note, 2010), which dealt with the tragic loss of his daughter, Katheryn , in a 2006 car accident, as the pianist and wife, Lorraine, found the way from anger and grief to acceptance and hope through spiritual guidance and music. The smaller-scoped but potent Balloons (Half Note, 2011) came a mere six ...
Continue ReadingKenny Werner: Balloons
by John Kelman
Times sure have been tough for pianist Kenny Werner, and yet, he seems to be turning tragedy into triumph, mining the depths of emotion caused by the accidental death of his daughter, Katheryn, in 2006. While he's been playing in the years since, he was noticeably quiet on the recording front until No Beginning, No End (Half Note), released just a short six months ago, in October, 2010. A sweeping, career-defining recording that earned the pianist/composer a Guggenheim Fellowship Award, ...
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