Jazz Articles about Vince Tampio

About Vince Tampio

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Musical performances often showcase more than just an artist's talent. Whenever musicians play, the audience gets hints at their influences as well, because it is not often easy to conceal the impact of musicians who have helped shape the sound. In many cases, the influences are specific players the artist studied while earning the craft. However, some players draw from a broader palette, and such is the case with Ben Basile. With Benergy, bassist and composer ...

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Vince Tampio: Adult Children

Read "Adult Children" reviewed by Geno Thackara

by Geno Thackara
December 5, 2020

At first glance, it's unclear whether Vince Tampio wants to imply something optimistic or dystopian with the strange cityscape on the cover of Adult Children (and with the title, for that matter). As a reflection of some strange times, such a striking image has plenty of room for interpretations positive and negative. It also could not be more apt for the funky urban-Afro-jungle-dub-jazz party within. This affair is a thick fusion stew with loud electric jazz and rhythm-heavy highlife music ...

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Vince Tampio: The Nook

Read "The Nook" reviewed by Geno Thackara

by Geno Thackara
September 22, 2018

There's always something reassuring about the pleasingly familiar, whether it's a favorite shirt, a nice helping of comfort food or the coziness of a frequent neighborhood hangout. Philadelphia's Tattooed Mom Bar fits the bill for Vince Tampio and a few good friends. Besides evoking that welcoming atmosphere with its title and cover, The Nook's classic-sounding bop and swing should make Blue Note or Prestige Records aficionados feel right at home from the first downbeat. For a trumpeter who ...

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Vince Tampio: Sound Plan

Read "Sound Plan" reviewed by Geno Thackara

by Geno Thackara
May 6, 2018

Just about every musician has those moments when they get stuck in overly familiar territory or unsure where to turn next. When in doubt, it helps to consider: WWMDD (What Would Miles Davis Do)? If following the Chief's example (understandably) isn't a universal rule in real life, it's still a mostly good one in the musical world. For trumpeter Vince Tampio, that means changing musical gears the way someone else might put on different pants. When not playing ...

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Vince Tampio: Live at PafA

Read "Live at PafA" reviewed by Matthew Aquiline

by Matthew Aquiline
February 21, 2017

The long-standing practice of incorporating non-Western instruments within a jazz setting is further evolved on up-and-coming trumpeter and composer Vince Tampio's self-produced album Live at PafA. More specifically, the Philadelphia/New York-based musician culled various percussion instruments from Eastern Europe alongside an Indian tanpura for a performance of five original compositions recorded live at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Besides enhancing the pervading atmosphere of alluring exoticism, the nontraditional instrumentation maintains a spacious environment that proves ideal for a ...