Jazz Articles about Mark O'Leary

About Mark O'Leary

Album Review

O'Leary/Swallow/Favre: Awakening

Read "Awakening" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 25, 2006

Originario dell’Irlanda, trasferitosi a Los Angeles all’età di 17 anni, Mark O’Leary ha prestato i servigi della sua chitarra ad una serie impressionante di artisti e situazioni musicali differenti. Membro del Paul Bley Trio, ha composto ed eseguito musica classica, collaborato con lo specialista dell’elettronica Gunter Muller, interpretato musica tradizionale dei paesi del nord, e suonato con i maggiori rappresentati del jazz contemporaneo come Uri Caine, Tomasz Stanko, Kenny Wheeler, per citarne alcuni. Un posto speciale nel variegato mondo musicale ...

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Album Review

Mark O'Leary: Awakening

by John Eyles
September 21, 2006

By turns, Mark O'Leary continues to be impressive, baffling, infuriating and intriguing. At his best, he is without parallel as a guitarist--impressively inventive and sounding unlike anyone else. Here, a track such as “First Light is a prime example; unhurried, reflective and mesmerising, full of gently bent notes, it creates its own beguiling soundworld. Likewise, the title track, “Awakening, is taken at a stately pace and benefits enormously from the time allowed for it to evolve. Infuriatingly, ...

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Mark O'Leary: Levitation

Read "Levitation" reviewed by Paul Olson

by Paul Olson
January 2, 2006

Mark O'Leary may not be the best-known guitarist around--it's perhaps a little harder to get attention when you're based in Cork, Ireland. But what O'Leary lacks in public profile is more than made up for by his immense talent and originality. Levitation is one of four sessions recorded on his own dime over the course of this decade that have been released in 2005 on Leo Records. Taken as a whole, the four albums (Chamber Trio, Self-Luminous, Closure and Levitation, ...

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Mark O'Leary/Mat Maneri/Matthew Shipp: Chamber Trio

Read "Chamber Trio" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
May 10, 2005

Electric guitarist Mark O'Leary's quasi-jazz-fusion guitar lines--somewhat oddly--fit like a glove on this chamber-formatted jazz-improv session. Two proven warriors, violaist Mat Maneri and pianist Matthew Shipp, round out this cleverly articulated studio date. Hailing from Ireland, O'Leary has been in the jazz trenches for a good bit, yet he might not be a recognizable name to the jazz and improvisation-oriented masses. But he's certainly one to watch. And other than his noticeable chops, the guitarist is most definitely a good ...