Jazz Articles about Peter Erskine

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Peter Erskine & The JAM Music Lab All-Stars: Vienna to Hollywood

by Peter Erskine
January 11, 2025

Hollywood called... ...and Max Steiner was the first of this dynamic duo to answer, arriving there in 1929, initially working for the RKO Studios as an orchestrator and then as a composer. This was not his first affiliation with Hollywood, however; he functioned as Fox Studio's musical director, adding live music to silent films presented in New York theaters where he had already established himself on Broadway. The call to come west must have triggered an urge as primal as ...

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The Peter Erskine Quartet at Alba Jazz Festival

by Antonio Baiano
October 22, 2024

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Eliane Elias: Time And Again

by Edward Blanco
September 15, 2024

Internationally-renowned Brazilian jazz pianist and vocalist Eliane Elias presents her third recording on the Candid label--and the 32nd release of her long and distinguished career--on the innovative and creative Time and Again, a collection of eight new original sambas, which feature her piano, keyboards and singing in both English and Portuguese. As Mark Wexler, head of Candid Records states, “With each recording, Elaine proves she has no boundaries and showcases her mastery of song, musicianship and vocalese. She is an ...

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McIntosh Sessions Volume I - The Peter Erskine Quartet

by Glenn Astarita
August 11, 2024

For 75 years, McIntosh has stood at the pinnacle of audio excellence, crafting high-fidelity sound systems that have become synonymous with unparalleled quality and enduring legacy. As the company celebrates this monumental anniversary, it not only reflects on its storied past but also looks forward with the release of the Sessions LP featuring the Peter Erskine Quartet. This collaboration underscores McIntosh's commitment to bringing exceptional sound to audiophiles around the world.McIntosh was founded in 1949 by Frank McIntosh, ...

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Frank Ambrosetti & Strings: Sweet Caress

by Dan McClenaghan
August 5, 2024

Swiss flugelhornist/trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti teamed with pianist/arranger Alan Broadbent in 2022 for the exquisite Nora (Enja Records), a top-shelf orchestral jazz album with a core group of mainstream all-stars. Listening back to the history of the 'jazz with strings' sub-genre--the shot across the bow, Charlie Parker With Strings (Verve, 1950), followed in short order by Chet Baker with Strings (Columbia, 1953), Clifford Brown with Strings (Verve, 1955)--Nora could be considered a leap forward in terms of the richness of the ...

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Massimo Colombo, Chuck Berghofer, Peter Erskine: Electric Parker

by Maurizio Zerbo
May 28, 2024

Un salto indietro nel tempo per riassaporare la musica di Charlie Parker, nume tutelare del bebop. Un'occasione per riascoltare alcuni dei gioielli più iridescenti del jazz moderno da una prospettiva timbrica inusuale, quella del piano elettrico. Su Electric Parker si ammira uno swing elegante e fantasioso, di tanto in tanto impreziosito dalle linee chiaroscurali del sintetizzatore. La ritmica stellare produce un mobile tappeto sonoro, funzionale al saettante solismo del leader. Ma si ha l'impressione che Colombo avrebbe potuto ...

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Adam Schroeder & Mark Masters celebrate Clark Terry: CT!

by Pierre Giroux
January 18, 2024

In jazz, where the past intertwines with the present and the future, few figures were as influential as the legendary trumpeter Clark Terry. During his playing career, he developed a creative, bouncy style with an irrepressible rhythmic verve that was entirely his own. The album CT! with baritone saxophonist Adam Schroeder and arranger Mark Masters serves as a heartfelt homage to this jazz icon, presenting fresh and invigorating arrangements of 13 Clark Terry originals skillfully performed by a 12-piece ensemble. ...