Jazz Articles about Phil Markowitz

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Phil Markowitz: Solo Piano Live in Rome

by Alberto Bazzurro
February 7, 2023

Newyorchese, settant'anni compiuti da pochi mesi, Phil Markowitz si è fatto le ossa accanto a Chet Baker per poi legare il suo nome soprattutto a Dave Liebman. Il classico pianista accompagnatore? Sì e no, perché se è vero che, come molti colleghi di strumento, eccelle nel far risaltare le doti del solista che occupa il centro della scena, è anche vero che la sua personalità di leader ha avuto modo di precisarsi in pochi (cinque, prima di questo, salvo errori) ...

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Ted Moore Trio: The Natural Order of Things

by Jack Bowers
June 5, 2020

A piano trio led by a drummer? While that may not always be The Natural Order of Things, it is here. The drummer is the veteran Ted Moore, his teammates the talented pianist Phil Markowitz and rock-solid bassist Kai Eckhardt. Moore composed and arranged (almost) all of the music, which enlivens themes from Brazil and Spain, embraces the classical canon, and embodies earnest tributes to Chick Corea and Miles Davis / Joe Zawinul. The qualifier “almost" is ...

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Phil Markowitz, Zach Brock: Perpetuity

by Vincenzo Roggero
January 15, 2015

La presenza di due batterie e di due bassi (uno acustico e l'altro elettrico), la dovrebbe dire lunga sull'importanza della componente ritmica in Perpetuity. Ma l'indicazione è parzialmente e piacevolmente ingannevole perchè chi si aspettava una groviglio di ritmi, una giungla percussiva poderosa pronta a lanciare in orbita il virtuoso di turno rimane profondamente deluso.Tant'è che “Nebulae" -il brano più lungo del CD con i suoi undici minuti abbondanti -è un'avvolgente, delicata escursione in atmosfere sognanti, sospese, dove ...

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I 10 Cd nel CD Player di... Phil Markowitz

by Vincenzo Roggero
January 15, 2015

01. Count Basie/Duke Ellington -The Count Meets the Duke (Columbia -1961). Incontro ai massimi livelli. Sicuramente la sfida ha tirato fuori il meglio da tutti i grandi solisti, che suonano con grande personalità e swing, con Basie e Duke insieme a sciorinare ritornelli blues. Tutto quello che c'è da sapere su come si suona il piano in una big band lo trovate in questo disco. Oltre ad una bonus track che vede Billy Strayhorn e Duke su due pianoforti ...

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Phil Markowitz/Zach Brock: Perpetuity

by Dan Bilawsky
January 6, 2015

The debut collaboration between veteran pianist Phil Markowitz and rising star violinist Zach Brock focuses on a shared love of questioning and questing through sound(s). Each man brings five originals to the table for this project, and most of them serve to highlight their common interest(s) in angular exploration, dovetailing designs, and scenarios that encourage searching. Markowitz brings a wealth of experience to the table, having worked with everybody from trumpeter Chet Baker to guitarist Al Di ...

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Phil Markowitz: Catalysis

by John Barron
October 3, 2008

Veteran pianist Phil Markowitz has built an impressive resume over the last thirty years, performing with the likes of Chet Baker, Toots Thielemans, Bob Mintzer and David Liebman. On Catalysis, Markowitz leads the way with an outstanding acoustic trio featuring eight of his original compositons. The trio is rounded out by bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Adam Nussbaum.

The level of communication between the members of the trio is of the highest order. After the sneaky unison line ...

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Phil Markowitz: Catalysis

by John Kelman
July 28, 2008

With so many artists striving for attention, it's often easy to overlook those who have devoted their lives to music, known amongst musician circles as players of great depth while remaining largely below the radar. His discography as a leader may be small, but Phil Markowitz has, for the past three decades, been the pianist of choice for more visible artists including saxophonist David Liebman--in whose group he worked for a decade, collaborating on the dark-hued and pensive duet disc ...