Jazz Articles about Zach Adleman

About Zach Adleman

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Zach Adleman: We Make: Stories For A New Day

Read "We Make: Stories For A New Day" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
February 28, 2025

For someone not that long out of college, New York City-based drummer Zach Adleman has kept a full dance card, leading to the release of his impressive debut recording, We Make: Stories for a New Day, on which Adleman leads a nimble sextet through its paces on 11 charming and upbeat songs, nine of which he composed and arranged. In 2019, the New Jersey native won the Detroit Jazz Festival's annual J.C. Heard National Drum Competition. Two ...

Album Review

Zach Adleman: We Make: Stories For A New Day

Read "We Make: Stories For A New Day" reviewed by David A. Orthmann

by David A. Orthmann
December 20, 2024

From beginning to end, Zach Adleman's debut as a leader, We Make: Stories For A New Day, fires on all cylinders. The twenty-something drummer inhabits the roles of player, composer, arranger, and bandleader with the aplomb of a seasoned veteran. A hungry, assertive band includes two generations of compatible hands who produce a fresh and vital sound that mirrors the straight-ahead, acoustic jazz tradition Adleman penned nine compositions that are sturdy, substantive, and melodically rich. We have ...

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Luther Allison: I Owe It All To You

Read "I Owe It All To You" reviewed by David A. Orthmann

by David A. Orthmann
August 11, 2024

Radiating an exhilarating, last-set-of-the-night ambiance, I Owe It All To You, Luther Allison's debut recording as a leader, places a premium on momentum, spontaneity and high spirits. An assertive, hard-swinging player residing in the modern, straight-ahead jazz piano tradition, Allison utilizes a bassist and drummer capable of holding down the fort and enriching anything he throws at them. Boris Kozlov and Zach Adleman deftly respond to Allison's changes in emphasis, dynamics and texture. To their credit, they never get in ...

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Luther Allison: I Owe It All To You

Read "I Owe It All To You" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
June 29, 2024

If you're hip to Luther Allison from his previous and continuing work--ivory tickling for breakout vocal star/Grammy winner Samara Joy, sideman recordings on the 88s and drums for notables like trombonist Michael Dease, clinics and teaching engagements aplenty, performances at upper tier venues in New York and across the country and abroad--then you already know the man is adept at delivering real musical messages. Exuding joy in every effort, and presenting with depth and myriad dimensions, Allison is a rare ...