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Tom Teasley: Wisdom - Tom Teasley Remembers Charles Williams
by Alberto Bazzurro
Testi tradizionali (africani, cherokee, ecc.) e per il resto soprattutto di Langston Hughes (ma ce n'è anche uno, “I Still Believe," di Martin Luther King), cantati o detti, costituiscono la spina dorsale, la fonte primaria, di questo singolare album, che riunisce (incisioni del 2022) Tom Teasley e Charles Williams, il primo anche autoproduttore del cd, che vuole essere un omaggio al secondo, “un tributo profondamente commovente--come ci dice Bill Milkowski nelle note di copertina--al compagno griot unitosi agli ancestors poco ...
Continue ReadingTom Teasley, Dave Ballou: Lunch Break
by Alberto Bazzurro
Il batterista e polipercussionista (nonché qua e là cantante scat, come in questo album accade per esempio in “Riqq Talk") Tom Teasley e il trombettista Dave Ballou si misurano in un tête-à-tête di poco meno di quaranta minuti che rivela un solido interplay, il piacere di suonare assieme facendo evolvere (sgorgare) la musica in maniera assolutamente naturale, senza fretta e senza pressioni di sorta (sarà magari anche--come ci viene detto espressamente, e come del resto “ufficializzato" dal titolo stesso del ...
Continue ReadingTom Teasley's Duo of Duos
by Geno Thackara
Tom Teasley Lunch Break (featuring Dave Ballou) Self Produced 2025 Considering that there's such a thing as talking drums, it is no surprise to hear how they can also whisper or sing or shout--at least in a skilled pair of hands, which is exactly what we have here. With a well-rounded array of things to tap and thump, Tom Teasley approaches percussion the way a chef approaches a pantry stocked with every spice known to ...
Continue ReadingPharoah Sanders, Anthony Joseph, Femi Kuti, New Jazz Underground, Mama Terra, Tom Teasley, & More
by Tony Poole
Your weekly journey into the freshest worldwide jazz grooves from around the globe. Join Tony Poole for more enticing rhythms and cutting-edge sounds, no filler, just the finest jazz to move your mind and your feet. Playlist All tracks released in 2025, unless otherwise stated.Pharoah Sanders “Prince Of Peace" (featuring Leon Thomas) from Izipho Zam (My Gifts) (Strata-East Records, re-issued from 1973) Sabrina Malheiros “Terra de Ninguém" from Equilibria--20th Anniversary Vinyl Edition (Far Out Recordings, re-issued from 2005) ...
Continue ReadingKristin Callahan: Lost in a Dream
by C. Michael Bailey
The body of compositions known as “jazz standards" has proved to be as durable as it is long lived. These musical pieces, partially provided by the “Great American Songbook" and partially by composing jazz practitioners, have afforded artists a veritable bottomless pit of material with which to apply their own unique vision. One-hundred-plus years of recording history have resulted in a great many standard interpretations. So now it is difficult, if not aesthetically dangerous, for newer artists to delve into ...
Continue ReadingTom Teasley: All The World's A Stage
by Dan Bilawsky
Percussion is often treated as rhythmic garnish but, in the right hands, it can be the meal itself. Light spices, meaty grooves and flavorful accents can provide more than enough sustenance for the ear if they're blended in the right proportions and percussionist Tom Teasley proves that this hypothesis holds water on this, his eighth recording. All The World's A Stage is an overdubbed discourse on the art of tearing down cultural boundaries in the world of ...
Continue ReadingTom Teasley: Global Standard Time
by Ed Kopp
Percussionist/drummer Tom Teasley delivers earthy interpretations of well-known jazz standards on Global Standard Time, a release that's loose, soulful, exotic, and somewhat remindful of Leon Parker's approach to jazz. Like Parker, Teasley is a gifted percussionist whose worldly vision breathes new life into familiar songs.A musician and educator from the Washington, D.C., area whose last project was a stage collaboration with poet-actor Charles Williams, Teasley employs a variety of percussion instruments from around the world on this eclectic ...
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