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Noah Preminger: Dry Bridge Road
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dry Bridge Road rappresenta il primo CD da leader del ventiduenne Noah Preminger, sassofonista dalle indiscutibili doti strumentali e compositive. Un disco dalla vivace ricchezza ritmico-armonica, che prelude ad una ragguardevole carriera, se si considera l'autorevole piglio esecutivo nello spaziare tra free forms, atmosfere bop e cool. Con qualche gustosa combinazione timbrica tra sax e chitarra, le dieci tracce rivelano una costruzione sonora mai adagiata su soluzioni monolitiche, in favore di un flusso quanto mai sfaccettato. Rimangono comunque forti i ...
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by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Readers and theatre-goers probably found Anton Chekhov disquieting when they first encountered his work at the turn of the twentieth century. Here was a guy who used nineteenth-century materials--the bourgeois drawing room, issues of social class, well-behaved prose--to depict what would become emblematic twentieth-century themes: psychology, anomie, the little heart breaks of daily life.Wunderkind Noah Preminger's will provide a similar kind of temporal displacement for listeners. Just as with Chekhov, there is a tension between the musical materials--a ...
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by Eyal Hareuveni
It is quite rare to confront such a mature and convincing statement by a 22-year-old musician, but the debut release of Boston-based graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music and tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger is such a rare gem. Preminger's musical vision encompasses impressions of left-of-center cerebral sax heroes such as Steve Lacy and Warne Marsh, well-articulated and sophisticated original compositions and a confident command. He also managed to cast excellent and experienced players for his group--Russ Johnson on ...
Continue ReadingNoah Preminger at Small's, NYC
by David Miller
Noah Preminger Smalls New York, New York September 4, 2008
I see the scene in black and white. It’s not the glitterati, but it is a cultured New York crowd, couples and pairs of people sitting at the bar and chatting away. There is an air about the room, a sort of tension. The people aren’t nervous, they’re ready. Just as the clock strikes 11 (because with such a jam-packed schedule, you have ...
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by Stuart Broomer
This is Noah Preminger's recording debut and it's an impressive one for the 22-year-old tenor saxophonist, who carries recommendations from players as forceful as Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone and Dave Liebman. It's not just technique that distinguishes Preminger; it's the quality of his musical thought, the depth of his interaction and his sense of a broader tradition. There are no standards here, but Preminger covers two tunes that suggest key associations: Dave Douglas' “Blues for Steve Lacy" ...
Continue ReadingNoah Preminger Group: Dry Bridge Road
by Jerry D'Souza
The consequences of investigating a debut recording are often unknown. In the case of saxophonist Noah Preminger the result is, quite simply, positive. He is a player who invests much thought into his playing. He is rich in churning dense, atmospheric forms with an occasional composition having a lighter ambience. Whatever the stance, the underlying appeal is constant.
Preminger's writing revolves around different styles. He often picks up a new angle, with dexterity, within a composition. It's a ...
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by Michael P. Gladstone
This is the debut recording from a young and exciting saxophonist who, at the age of 22, seems calm, cool and collected. Noah Preminger heads a group that includes edgy, downtown Manhattan musicians Ben Monder (guitar), Frank Kimbrough (piano), Ted Hebert (bass) and Russ Johnson (trumpet). Such a youthful tenor saxophonist might be expected to eagerly step into the world of free-bop, but instead Preminger demonstrates a good indicator of his style by taking his time to make things happen.
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