Jazz Articles about Matt Criscuolo

About Matt Criscuolo

Album Review

Un ben amalgamato, efficiente quartetto con la chitarra di Tony Purrone (suoi anche due dei nove temi in scaletta, “Karma at Dharma" e “R 510 Select") come strumento armonico, firma questo nuovo album (dovrebbe trattarsi del sesto) di Matt Criscuolo. Non aspettatevi novità sconvolgenti, o tratti di particolare originalità, ma una musica del tutto onesta suonata con bel piglio, senza troppo indulgere in certo posticcio bon ton e plastificazioni varie che non di rado imbellettano lavori di questo ambito, sì, ...

Album Review

Matt Criscuolo: Blippity Blat

Read "Blippity Blat" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
January 17, 2014

Matt Criscuolo is a restaurateur in Connecticut, but also a veteran alto saxophonist and not just a hobbyist with spare finances to record albums. With his fourth outing as a leader, he once again aligns some of the finest jazz artisans such as, pianist Larry Willis and French horn maestro, John Clark. Criscuolo possess a unique tone that often resonates with an inherent stereo sound, bridging a touch of lower register warmth with the alto sax's altissimo register. He combines ...

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Album Review

Matt Criscuolo: Lotus Blossom

Read "Lotus Blossom" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
July 28, 2005

Alto saxophonist Matt Criscuolo's sound strikes me as quite distinctive on his second release, Lotus Blossom. The opening title tune is Billy Strayhorn's lovely, wistful composition, featuring Criscuolo dueting with pianist Larry Willis. The altoist's tone has a tart tang, like a drink of lemonade a wee bit short--bracingly so--on the sugar. The underrated veteran saxman Frank Morgan comes to mind in terms of tone, as well as in terms of attitude, with an energetic, fresh-sounding bop mood as the ...