Jazz Articles about Tyler Blanton

About Tyler Blanton

Extended Analysis

Tyler Blanton is a young vibraphonist and composer whose second album, Gotham, is nothing short of remarkable. The great playing by Blanton and his extraordinarily talented young band aside, Blanton's compositions are really what sets Gotham apart from the vast majority of new recordings by equally wonderful young jazz musicians. One can only guess that New York City made quite an impression on the young California native when he arrived in Brooklyn in 2007. This shock of the new was ...

Album Review

Tyler Blanton: Gotham

Read "Gotham" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
March 29, 2014

New York City is the Mecca for musicians, jazz and otherwise. Tributes to the metropolis meet with varying degrees of success. Guitarist/vocalist Lou Reed captured the mood and tone of the big city with his finest recorded outing, New York (Sire Records, 1989). Saxophonist Bob Belden, via his quintet called “Animation," gave the town a menacing hue on his Transparent Heart (101 Distribution, 2012). But the best of the tributes may be vibraphonist Tyler Blanton's Gotham.Blanton is a ...

Album Review

Tyler Blanton: Botanic

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 5, 2011

Il giovane compositore e vibrafonista Tyler Blanton conosce il suo debutto da leader con l'album Botanic, mettendo in mostra uno stile fluido, attento alle melodie e pronto lasciare un buon ricordo di sé anche nei molti momenti solisti. In scaletta troviamo tutte composizioni originali, caratterizzate sia dal suono del leader che dagli interventi al sax di Joel Fraham che, in alcune circostanze, arricchisce i brani con un autentico tocco di classe, di sostanza espressiva e di qualità nell'accezione più alta ...

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Album Review

Tyler Blanton: Botanic

Read "Botanic" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
November 12, 2010

Vibraphonist and composer Tyler Blanton's debut, Botanic, introduces the young musician as a lyrical and compelling player and composer. Blanton refers to himself as grounded in bebop and straight-ahead, but open to other approaches, a description that matches this eclectic collection of tunes. When Blanton solos his qualities as a player are clear, helped by the excellent production quality on the album, recorded at Brooklyn's Systems Two Studio. His playing style is melodic, bright and emotionally upbeat, ...