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Scott Kinsey: Luniwaz Live
by Jim Worsley
Fans of Weather Report or the Zawinul Syndicate or for that matter most any of Joe Zawinul's work, will llikely appreciate this album led by keyboardist Scott Kinsey. The Austrian keyboardist Zawinul, along with legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter, were the founders of Weather Report. Kinsey became a prodigy of Zawinul and has done more than just keep the music alive. First came (We Speak Luniwaz:The Music of Joe Zawinul, Whirlwind Recordings, 2019). That studio album affirmed not only Kinsey's affinity ...
Continue ReadingNew music from Scott Kinsey, Al Di Meola, Mike Stern, Aurora Clara and Juan Dhas
by Len Davis
New music from Scott Kinsey, Al Di Meola, Mike Stern, Mark Lettieri and Jubu Smith. MMCircle with Enrico Pinna, Igor Willcox Quartet, Aurora Clara plus some Jazz from Kavyesh Kaviraj and Juan Dhas.Playlist Scott Kinsey “Domino Theory" from Luniwaz-Live (Whirlwind) 00:00 Al Di Meola “Paradox Of Puppets" from Twentyfour (Ear Music) 06:12 Mike Stern “Stuff Happens" from Echoes And Other Songs (Mack Avenue) 12:33 Mark Lettieri “Saturday Stuff" from Can You Tell Me Something (GroundUp) 18:46 Jubu Smith ...
Continue ReadingScott Kinsey: Luniwaz LIVE
by Mike Jacobs
Scott Kinsey's connection to the music of Joe Zawinul and Weather Report is undeniable--and hardly new to even casual partakers of the keyboardist's work. As Kinsey explains, the pull was there from the beginning: “Joe was an innovative improviser, composer, and conceptualist but for me, especially so as the first jazz synthesist I had ever encountered. His electric keyboard work was showing us the future, note by note." But even if Kinsey garnered Zawinul comparisons, listeners weren't listening ...
Continue ReadingJeff Richman: XYZ
by Jim Worsley
XYZ could perhaps reference any number of things. Sparing us that rabbit hole, in this case it references boundaries pushed to their fullest extent with some exceptional new music from fusion guitarist Jeff Richman. Richman's previous release, Sizzle (Nefer Records 2017) was/is a record that lives up to its name. There is something to be said about not putting out a record every eighteen months, twenty-four months, or any other calendar-driven period. It would seem that Richman threw away the ...
Continue ReadingMarilyn Scott: The Landscape
by Jim Worsley
Some artists feel obligated to put out a new record every one-point-three years, or whatever their factory warranty calls for (mileage may vary). Others are more interested in quality than quantity. On her first record since Standard Blue (Prana, 2017), jazz vocalist Marilyn Scott has something to say about The Landscape. More than the title track, Scott's concerns with our landscape is the scope and focus of seven original compositions, all co-written with pianists Russ Ferrante or Scott Kinsey. Scott ...
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