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David G White: While You Were Sleeping

by Dan McClenaghan
December 2, 2025

Guitarist David White made a splash on Origin Records with his Big Neighborhood band.  Neighbors was released in 2005 on the label, followed by 11:11 in 2007. He picked up a Grammy nomination. Both albums pushed boundaries--White cites a wide range of influences: singer/songwriter James Taylor, Latin jazz, Led Zeppelin, McCoy Tyner, bebop and free jazz. Big Neighborhood was a quartet--a saxophone and a rhythm section. For While You Were Sleeping he distills things to the trio format. He ...

David G White: While You Were Sleeping

by Paul Rauch
December 1, 2025

Guitarist David G. White has an independent streak in him that has endured from his early days on the scene in Boston and New York in the 1990s. Grounded, like most fusion-oriented players, in bebop language, White learned the nuances of jazz improvisation from his mentor Charlie Shoemake in Los Angeles. Now based in Oakland, his journey led him to Seattle and the band Big Neighborhood in the 2000s, a tenure that led to a pair of albums on the ...

Christian Artmann: The Middle of Life

by Troy Dostert
September 12, 2023

As he continues to do his part in maintaining the relevance of the flute in contemporary jazz, Christian Artmann also provides plenty of food for thought in his wide-ranging, thoughtfully constructed compositions. There is a contemplative dimension to his vision, evident on Our Story (Sunnyside, 2018), which explored the interdependency of human relationships through the lens of his Buddhist faith; and it is also present on his latest release, which involves taking stock of this moment in the planet's fragile ...

Tim Ray Trio: Fire & Rain

by Jack Bowers
August 7, 2023

Boston-based pianist Tim Ray and his rhythm mates, bassist John Lockwood and drummer Mark Walker, have been performing together since 2013, and Fire & Rain is their second recording as a trio. Their years working arm-in-arm and side-by-side have spawned a symbiotic relationship, and it shows. Even when the trio tests the free-jazz waters--as it does only once, on a seat-of-the-pants salute to Chick Corea, “Improv #1 (for Chick)"--everyone is on the same page and no one ...

Tim Ray Trio: Fire & Rain

by Edward Blanco
July 22, 2023

Veteran educator and jazz pianist Tim Ray pays homage to some of his musical heroes with a piano trio album simply entitled Fire & Rain. It features various well-known standards from those who have been a major influence in his career, along with three original tunes added to the mix. Joining the pianist on this new adventure are familiar band mates, bassist John Lockwood and drummer Mark Walker, originally together for a Greg Abate concert and then for the Abate ...

Laszlo Gardony: Close Connection

by Dan Bilawsky
June 20, 2023

The close connection between pianist Laszlo Gardony, bassist John Lockwood and drummer Yoron Israel is clear and present in the music they produce together. With more than two decades of shared experiences on the bandstand and a fair number of very fine albums to boot, this crew thinks, breathes and moves as one. For this, their latest go-round following Life in Real Time (Sunnyside, 2015), and Gardony's post-pandemic return to studio recording, they split focus between originals from the leader's ...

Giacomo Gates: YOU

by Nicholas F. Mondello
March 5, 2022

It is an interesting linguistic and grammatical fact that the word “I," capitalized and without its lower case pal's head-dot, appears only in the English language. It is also the most frequently seen word residing in popular song titles. With You the high priest of hip, Giacomo Gates, turns the tables on that not-so-lonely letter and salutes I's near-runner up, “You" with a “book" of 18 genuinely swinging “Yous." As a jazz singer, Gates has historically been ...

The Laszlo Gardony Trio With John Lockwood & Yoron Israel At Mezzrow On May 16 - One Night Only!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
January 27, 2019

The Laszlo Gardony Trio with John Lockwood & Yoron Israel at Mezzrow on May 16! One Night Only! Mezzrow 163 W. 10th St. New York, NY 10014 646-476-4346 Laszlo Gardony: piano / composer John Lockwood: bass Yoron Israel: drums Internationally acclaimed Boston-based jazz pianist and composer Laszlo Gardony is one of the most expressive and technically skilled pianists working in jazz today." A formidable improviser who lives in the moment" (JazzTimes), Gardony ...
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Vocalist and Composer Lola Danza Performs with Bob Moses and John Lockwood

Source: All About Jazz
July 1, 2007

The innovative vocalist and composer, Lola Danza celebrates her project Nadu featuring legendary drummer, Bob Moses (drummer of Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Keith Jarrett, Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Bill Frisell and many others) and bassist, John Lockwood (bassist of Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Dizzy Gillespie, the Fringe and many more) with visual artists: painter Jacqueline Chachitz and installation artist Meaghan Bates perform Saturday, July 14, 2007 at 8pm at the Water Street Lounge (66 Water St. 718.625.9352 in ...
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Ken Berman Releases "In Mind" Featuring Yoron Israel, John Lockwood and Bob Gullotti

Source: All About Jazz
June 4, 2006

In Mind, Ken Berman's new release (mmgmusic), features ten inspired original tracks showcasing his genius as a pianist and composer, leading a combo that includes the great John Lockwood on bass and legendary drummers Yoron Israel and Bob Gullotti. In December 2005, the French newspaper Le Monde praised Ken Berman, a sensation in Paris, as “precise and inventive," and the “talk of the town in the clubs of the European capital of jazz," and hailed Ken as a “fluid and ...
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Pamela Hines, John Lockwood and Bob Guilotti May 12 at Acton Jazz Cafe

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2006

Pianist Pamela Hines

with John Lockwood (bass), Bob Guilotti (drums) and special surprise guests

Performing original jazz compositions and the unveiling of compositions from her upcoming new release

Friday, May 12, 2006 9:00- 12:00 Acton Jazz Cafe 452 Great Road (Rte. 2A/119) Acton, MA 01720 Venue Phone: 978-263-6161

Directions: www.actonjazzcafe.com Rte 2A in Acton, MA

Technical prowess and the ability to create lyrical and meaningful compositions is the ...
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MATTHIAS LUPRI QUINTET WITH JOHN LOCKWOOD

Source: All About Jazz

Friday January 5, 2001 at The Acton Jazz Cafe

Modern jazz vibraphonist Matthias Lupri, will be performing new music and music from his latest CD “Shadow of the Vibe", with George Garzone (Chartmaker Jazz CMG5060) with his quintet in concert on Friday January 5, 2001, 452 The Great Rd (Rt. 2A) Behind the Collage Mall, Acton MA, (978) 263-6161. Showtime 9pm, $10. Performing with Lupri will be Bill Vint (s), Steven Kirby (g), John Lockwood (b), and Miller David Jamrog ...
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