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Stanton Moore Trio at the Last Concert Cafe
by Blaine Fallis
Stanton Moore Trio Last Concert Cafe Houston, Texas December 5, 2008
Jazz shows don't always draw large crowds in Houston, especially for music that leans towards experimental funk, but the Stanton Moore Trio's show at The Last Concert Cafe was in fact very well attended, and the venue's outdoor stage was put to good use, despite the sub-50 degree temperatures (BRRR!) which for South Texas is considered COLD. Didn't seem to phase the crowd ...
Continue ReadingWill Bernard: Blue Plate Special
by Doug Collette
Will Bernard's Blue Plate Special features a veritable supergroup of modern jazz, whose diverse talents on their respective instruments complements their collective experience and, perhaps more importantly, the range of material supplied by the bandleader. On paper, it looks too good to work, but work it does and splendidly at that.
“Baby Goats" may sound, at first, like a vintage variation on composer John Medeski's work with Medeski, Martin and Wood, but as Stanton Moore's syncopation deepens and ...
Continue ReadingWill Bernard: Blue Plate Special
by Troy Collins
Blue Plate Special is San Francisco Bay Area guitarist Will Bernard's fifth release as a leader and his second for Palmetto Records, following the star-studded groove-fest, Party Hats (2007). Dispensing with the additional horns and guest instrumentalists of previous releases, this session features Bernard as the leader of a stripped-down quartet. The relatively spare setting allows greater focus on his highly rhythmic approach to the guitar, with an emphasis on the empathetic interplay with his principle sideman, keyboardist John Medeski. ...
Continue ReadingStanton Moore: Emphasis! (On Parenthesis)
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il trio del batterista Stanton Moore si ripresenta con la stessa formazione che aveva esordito col precedente album III e dimostra di esser particolarmente agguerrito sul groove, anche grazie al lavoro dal vivo che i tre musicisti qui impegnati hanno svolto negli ultimi anni. Alla chitarra troviamo il californiano Will Bernard, già autore di ottime cose a suo nome e le tastiere sono affidate al bravo Robert Walter, non molto noto in Italia, ma anche lui già autore di buoni ...
Continue ReadingStanton Moore Trio: Emphasis! (On Parenthesis)
by Doug Collette
Right from the beginning of this CD, it's such a pleasure to hear Stanton Moore play the drums, it's an effort to remember he is also the bandleader, co-producer and main idea-man behind Emphasis! (On the Parenthesis). With this trio work, the New Orleans native takes another step toward elevating himself to that upper echelon of jazz drummers including Art Blakey and Tony Williams.
And Moore does it all without calling attention to himself at any point. On the opener, ...
Continue ReadingStanton Moore Trio: Emphasis! (On Parenthesis)
by Jeff Winbush
When New Orleans native son Stanton Moore settles down behind his drum kit, what's sure to follow is enough electrifying energy and raw power to rebuild The Crescent City all by its own bad self.Moore's rocking and rolling drums are pushed upfront in the mix, but they don't drown out Will Bernard's guitar and Robert Walter's keyboards. This trio is very much a democracy and there's plenty of room for each musician to go off on his own, ...
Continue ReadingStanton Moore: III
by John Kelman
Sometimes it's fun to play “Six Degrees of Separation, though in the case of Stanton Moore's III, it's a simple game. The New Orleans drummer has worked with organist Robert Walter on numerous occasions, most recently on Walter's groove-centric Super Heavy Organ (Magnatude Records, 2005). Guitarist Will Bernard is no stranger to music with a visceral energy, as evident through his work with TJ Kirk, also featuring eight-string guitarist Charlie Hunter. Hunter has worked with Moore many times, notably with ...
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