Jazz Articles about Ponticello

Ponticello: Dark Skies

by Rob Evanoff
July 1, 2000

Embrace theDark Skiesas they loom overhead.

The swirling foreboding begins immediately on the first track of Ponticello’s debut as vocalist/ bassist Ted Kamp emotes “Come On and Listen to My Heart Break” while violinist Chris Murphy and percussionist/ drummer Sean Shacklett let ripples of moody despair ooze out and slither within your sensory space.

Indeed, this Portland, OR trio has piled together an eclectic amalgam of roots rock, swing, Celtic, Bluegrass and trip hop, as has much modern music, in ...