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Uri Caine Ensemble: The Sidewalks of New York: Tin Pan Alley
by C. Michael Bailey
Archival Impressionism. Pianist Uri Caine is quickly joining Ry Cooder, Don Byron, and to a lesser extent, Wynton Marsalis as an archivist of American popular music. Ry Cooder's 1978 recording Jazz (Warner Brothers 3197) deftly captured jazz for the '10s and '20s. Marsalis solemnly documents the '20s through the '50s (at one time or another). And Don Byron's brilliant Bug Music (Nonesuch 79438, 1996) attended the music of Raymond Scott, John Kirby and Duke Ellington with a ...
Continue ReadingUri Caine Ensemble: Gustav Mahler in Toblach
by David Adler
Avant-garde pianist Uri Caine turned a lot of heads with his first Mahler disc, Urlicht/Primal Light (Winter & Winter, 1997). He's doing it again with a double-disc follow-up recorded live in Italy. The band is considerably smaller this time: two fewer vocalists, no clarinet, no trombone, no cello, and no guitar. Two key chairs have changed as well: Ralph Alessi replaces Dave Douglas on trumpet and Jim Black replaces Joey Baron on drums. The repertoire is almost exactly the same, ...
Continue ReadingThe Uri Caine Ensemble: Gustav Mahler in Toblach: I Went Out This Morning Over The Countryside
by Glenn Astarita
Many would concede that fusing classical music with jazz is like mixing oil and water, they just don’t coalesce all that well. In theory these two diametrical art forms just don’t share a common denominator or equalizer – end of story! Well, not entirely so, according to jazz pianist/composer Uri Caine who achieved critical success with his 1997 release titled, Primal Light while receiving the “Toblacher Komponierhauschen” award for the best Mahler CD of 1997. Here, Caine along with the ...
Continue ReadingUri Caine Trio: Blue Wail
by C. Michael Bailey
Coincidence, Part II. Blue Wail was sent my way specifically by the publisher for my attention. Way over on the other side of my mind is the Ken Schaphorst Big Band recording Purple on Naxos Jazz, a disc chosen as an AAJ pick of the week in February. Who plays piano on both discs? Uri Caine. Talk about blasting out of everywhere at once. Uri Caine has quietly been making thought-provoking music since the late 1980's,after having studied under Bernard ...
Continue ReadingUri Caine: Blue Wail
by Glenn Astarita
Simply put, Pianist-Composer Uri Caine is one of today’s premier and authentic jazz stylists. A true Renaissance Man, Caine has successfully tackled Classical Composers such as Gustav Mahler and Richard Wagner while in the process, integrating and conceptualizing his unique personal vision and artistry. Caine’s notoriety stems from his involvement in the cutting edge New York City Downtown Scene. As an accompanist or leader, Uri Caine’s unmistakable signature style has garnered accolades and well-deserved recognition. On “Blue Wail”, Caine reinvents ...
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