Jazz Articles about Will Sellenraad

About Will Sellenraad

Album Review

Will Sellenraad - Eric McPherson - Rene Hart: Greene Street Vol.1

Read "Greene Street Vol.1" reviewed by Geno Thackara

by Geno Thackara
December 29, 2019

Considering how well Will Sellenraad clearly knows the history and ins-and-outs of jazz guitar, he might seem to be making a statement by using a title so reminiscent of Grant Green's classic Green Street (Blue Note, 1961). To be sure, this one does show the influence of some key six-stringers such as Green, Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny and others through to the present, and it happens to have the same guitar-trio lineup. Still, from the droning guitar static which opens ...

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Take Five With Will Sellenraad

by AAJ Staff
November 15, 2019

Meet Will Sellenraad Will Sellenraad has earned a fast growing reputation of being at the forefront of creative musicians working in New York City. Known for his brilliant improvisations and his compelling, melodic compositions, this New York City native melds the various styles, phrasings and concepts of the jazz idiom with the raw elements of soul, rock and funk, to create a singular sound that is nothing short of inspiring. Will has been active in New York since 1995 playing ...

Radio & Podcasts

Joshua Redman & Chick Corea

by Joe Dimino
August 5, 2019

From the New York City veteran jazz guitar cat Will Sellenraad, we begin a new episode with the cut Allegorical off his new 2019 CD Greene Street Volume 1. From there, we hear the rich sound of Joshua Redman and Dublin-born violinist Gregory Harrington. As the show carries one, we hear from Maynard Ferguson and feature the Kansas City band River Cow Orchestra led by E.E. Pointer. The show also features Teodross Avery, Kevin Harris and Chick Corea. We round ...

Album Review

Will Sellenraad: Balance

Read "Balance" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 16, 2009

Balance è l'album della piana maturità artistica, che consacra Sellenraaad quale chitarrista di punta della scena jazz statunitense. Sebbene allievo di John Abercrombrie e Jim Hall, egli sembra più vicino allo stile del miglior Kevin Eubanks, con cui condivide drive e approccio compositivo. Nove le tracce illuminate dalle linee fluide e lineari del leader, ottimo solista ma anche dispensatore di sottili passaggi contrappuntastici nell'accompagnare gli interventi di Burton, de facto co-leader aggiunto dell'incisione. Ma notevole è l'apporto anche compositivo degli ...

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Album Review

Will Sellenraad: Balance

Read "Balance" reviewed by Greg Camphire

by Greg Camphire
April 10, 2009

Balance is the third album as leader for up-and-coming guitarist Will Sellenraad, capturing a day's session of his seasoned working band laying down first or second studio takes of their current repertoire. The six-stringer has a classic tone reminiscent of Wes Montgomery and Grant Green, and it serves him well on this set of mostly his own compositions. The album's title track keeps an interesting balance of rhythmic feels, alternating between waltz time and 4/4 swing. It ...

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Album Review

Will Sellenraad: Balance

by J Hunter
March 30, 2009

Will Sellenraad grew up in a place and time many people dream of: New York City's downtown scene of the '60s and '70s, when music and art were both in a state of quicksilver flux. Given that his parents (prominent New York artists themselves) named their son after modern-art pioneers William de Kooning and Piet Mondrian, it is pure serendipity that Sellenraad's Beezwax Records debut reflects the sound of CTI, a record label that got just as much criticism as ...

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Album Review

Will Sellenraad & Root Down: Star Hustler

Read "Star Hustler" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
May 5, 2003

The great organ trios of the '60s were sustained by people who loved fun, carefree, and relative music. Whether in smoky clubs, or backwoods watering holes, the music was for, and about the people. The visceral art of the jazz organ trio is exactly what Will Sellenraad & Root Down's Star Hustler delivers. To the point: Music that is simply funky, entertaining, and engaging. The backwoods of guitarist Sellenraad are the concrete streets of New York, where he has gigged ...