Jazz Articles about Pete Malinverni

Pete Malinverni: The Tempest

by Russ Musto
July 1, 2004

Pianist Pete Malinverni’s fifth date for Reservoir reunites the leader with bassist Dennis Irwin and drummer Leroy Williams in a program designed to showcase the more aggressive cast the trio often takes in its live performances.

Malinverni’s mastery of the bebop idiom is virtually unmatched by young pianists, the legitimacy of his approach delivering a depth to his playing that brings out the harmonic sophistication and rhythmic richness of all the music he explores here. While obviously deeply dedicated to ...

Pete Malinverni: The Tempest

by Michael P. Gladstone
May 19, 2004

New York pianist Pete Malinverni is a familiar name to jazz lovers who scan the newspaper pages to see who is appearing on the club scene. Although he has several recordings on the well-regarded independent Reservoir label over the past seven years, this is my first opportunity to hear him first-hand. Malinverni has also been a Minister of Music for the past twelve years at the Devoe Street Baptist Church in Brooklyn, where he directs the Gospel Choir and Jazz ...

Pete Malinverni: The Tempest

by Dan McClenaghan
May 13, 2004

Pete Malinverni's previous disc on Reservoir Music, Autumn in New York , drew me into a world I'd hestitated to explore: the piano trio. The bop-inflected set featured some of Maliverni's distinctive originals beside his fresh takes on some of the time-honored classics, with the pianist joined by two very in sync accompanists, bassist Dennis Irwin and drummer Leroy Williams.Maliverni offers up more of the same on The Tempest. The opening cut/title tune, an original, churns with a ...

Pete Malinverni: Autumn in New York

by C. Andrew Hovan
June 25, 2003

Remaining just a bit below the radar scans of all but the most astute jazz followers, New Yorker Pete Malinverni has recorded a total of four albums now for the Reservoir label and each one has spoken eloquently for a greater appreciation of his gifts.

His most recent is Autumn in New York (Reservoir 171) and once again the pianist has the advantage of claiming two wonderful section mates as part of the proceedings: bassist Dennis Irwin and drummer Leroy ...

Pete Malinverni

by AAJ Staff
April 28, 2003

“Music can name the unnamable and communicate the unknowable." --Leonard Bernstein “Music is one of the fairest and most glorious gifts of God." --Martin Luther “Do you know that our soul is composed of harmony?" --Leonardo da Vinci To most jazz fans, the intimate connection between music and spirituality is simply assumed. The aspiration of many jazz musicians to place both themselves and their listeners in direct connection with the divine ...

Pete Malinverni: Autumn in New York

by Elliott Simon
April 17, 2003

Dedicated to two friends who heroically perished on that fatal New York autumn morning, the stark black and white “In Memoriam" look of pianist Pete Malinverni's new release belies the hope that lies within. Malinverni reprises the Vernon Duke classic title and tastefully uses his friends' courageous acts to deliver a prayer of hope to the city we all still so love. By including new arrangements of timeless pieces written by native New Yorkers Jerome Kern and Harold Arlen alongside ...

Pete Malinverni: Autumn in New York

by Dan McClenaghan
February 10, 2003

In the piano trio format, there's no faking it. Technical prowess is necessary, but if that's all there is, the resulting sounds have a feel of sterility; the music, no matter how well-executed, sinks into the forgettable category.Pianist Pete Malinverni has the goods in terms of experience: classical studies, a degree from the prestigious Crane School of Music, and a long term stint as a church musician in Brooklyn's Devoe Street Baptist Church, an influence that has led ...