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Steve Wilson: Lifetime of Study
by George Colligan
[ Editor's Note: The following interview is reprinted from George Colligan's blog, Jazztruth] I'm very happy to have the opportunity to interview a musician that I've worked with a lot over the years. When people say that a musician has worked with everybody in the business, Steve Wilson has literally worked with everyone in jazz. It would be hard to name somebody that he hasn't worked with in jazz. I feel like this is kind of a coup ...
Continue ReadingSteve Wilson: Music Education Is In Crisis
by Joan Gaylord
"I think jazz education, frankly, is in crisis." Saxophonist Steve Wilson voiced this strong opinion in response to a recent article about the effects that budget cuts have had on many American school music programs. Sitting in a practice room at Juilliard, he shared his concerns about the current state of music education and how he has watched things change over the last 20 years. An accomplished musician, Wilson is also an educator who has served ...
Continue ReadingSuzanne Pittson: Out of the Hub: The Music of Freddie Hubbard
by Wilbert Sostre
The vocalese and scatting tradition is alive and well in singer Suzanne Pittson. With Out of the Hub: The Music of Freddie Hubbard, Pittson continues to establish herself as one of the best singers on today's jazz scene. Out of the Hub includes tunes written by or associated with trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard, with Pittson writing or co-writing five lyrics, which Hubbard approved just three months before his passing in 2008. To honor Hubbard, Pittson recruited ...
Continue ReadingSteve Wilson: Consummate Pro
by R.J. DeLuke
Saxophonist Steve Wilson, one of the bright talents on the New York City--or any--scene, understands the value of music education. He's very involved in it. He also understands the importance of mentorship, which comes from his days hanging out with some jazz giants at his days as student at Virginia Commonwealth University, and later doing the same when he arrived as a young man in New York City and started to expand an already growing reputation.
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Leslie Pintchik: Quartets
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
How to keep the exacting piano-trio format fresh sounding? Leslie Pintchik rises to that challenge by making the trio a quartet. Not one or many quartets, but two quartets. The strategy is a successful one.On five tracks, pianist Pintchik, bassist Scott Hardy and drummer Mark Dodge are joined by percussionist Satoshi Takeishi (the brother of trumpeter Cuong Vu's pile-driving bassist Stomu Takeishi; the mind reels at the thought of a Takeishi-Takeishi duet). The idea here is not so ...
Continue ReadingLeslie Pintchik: Quartets
by AAJ Italy Staff
La pianista Leslie Pintchik si era già distinta con il suo brillante esordio discografico del 2004, grazie ad un trio insolito con chitarra e percussioni. È decisamente un’artista camaleontica, che non si adagia sulle forme consolidate del piano jazz. Lo dimostra ancora una volta il suo nuovo disco, in cui cambiano gli orizzonti timbrico-armonici della formula esplorata in precedenza. Due sono le formazioni impiegate, per evitare il ricorso allo scontato mainstream. Una dal respiro più swingante, con l’imponente sax alto ...
Continue ReadingLeslie Pintchik: Quartets
by Virginia A. Schaefer
Both quartets on Quartets include pianist Leslie Pintchik, bassist Scott Hardy and drummer Mark Dodge. One quartet extends its percussion section with Satoshi Takeishi, who played drums and percussion on Pintchik's first release, So Glad to Be Here (Ambient Records, 2004). The other quartet features Steve Wilson on alto or soprano saxophone. A strength of this disc is its three standards, inventively arranged by Pintchik and Hardy. “Happy Days Are Here Again" moves at a stately pace, starting ...
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