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Drummer Steve Davis has performed and recorded with David Liebman, Bill Evans, Richie Beirach, John Pattitucci, Walt Weiskopf, Benny Golson, Ira Sullivan, Andy Laverne and Lynne Arriale. He has over 215 recordings to his credit, including 19 of his own. In addition to his extensive touring throughout Europe and North America, Steve served on the faculty of Jamey Aebersold Jazz Clinics from 1982-2008 and served on the faculty of the Berlin Conservatory of Music as professor of jazz studies in 2000 and 2001, as well as Port Townsend in 2007. He has written six drum books,including a (2008) released book from Schott-Music Publishing and has conducted educational clinics throughout the world. Steve is also a respected recording engineer in the jazz community having engineered over 300 recordings. Steve was a Visiting Artist in Residence at Indiana University in 2000-2001 and served on the faculty of the University of Southern Florida Tampa from 2004-2008. Steve is currently on the faculty at Washington University and divides his time between teaching, freelancing and playing with his own group. I have recently finished 27 new playalong for jazz drummers. These are great to practice soloing, comping, and general tune learning. They are beautifully recorded and feel as close to the real thing as it gets. As the volumes increase, I have included solos that create a very real playing environment.
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The Lynne Arriale Trio: Arise
by C. Michael Bailey
Lynne Arriale has developed a reputation for being an intelligently harmonic and effortlessly lyrical pianist, orbiting in the same rarified sphere as Fred Hersch, Alan Broadbent, and the late Tommy Flanagan. Ms. Arriale has maintained a stably performing trio for the past number of years, accruing many recordings to her credit, including—Melody, Inspiration and Live At the Montreux Jazz Festival. Her new recording, Arise, was in part inspired by the September 11, 2001 tragedy and that inspiration is reflected in ...
Continue ReadingMary Pearson: You and I
by Dave Hughes
Vocalist Mary Pearson's CD You and I is interesting in that each song is a duet in which she is accompanied by a lone instrument. It may be a piano (Lynne Arriale on four tunes, Fred Hersch on two), a guitar, a bass, or on two tunes, drums. While Pearson doesn't delve into scat singing or daring improvizational flights, her interpretations, phrasing, and articulation are excellent. Of the dozen tunes on the program, nine are standards and three are very ...
Continue ReadingMary Pearson: You and I
by Dave Nathan
When Nashville is mentioned, jazz, especially jazz vocalizing, is not the first thing that comes to mind - - in fact, it's likely to come to mind at all for most. Pearson comes from and works out of the country musical capitol of the world, and has been doing so for some time now. With this her first album, she may be driving a small wedge in the monopoly country music enjoys in that city.
There's no ensemble playing on ...
Continue ReadingMary Pearson: You and I
by C. Michael Bailey
You and I is a disc that had to grow on me over several listenings. And grow on me it did. My first spin left me mostly unmoved. The music and approach were interesting, but not novel. The concept of a vocal duet with various instruments is nothing new. It is not really that far out there that this disc had the voice coupled with each of the standard jazz rhythm section instruments. I had heard this all before with ...
Continue ReadingMary Pearson: You And I
by AAJ Staff
As Arkadia slowly but surely builds a label, it now adds its first singer, Mary Pearson Mary Pearson.
“And who is Mary Pearson Mary Pearson?" non-New Yorkers may ask.
Well, Mary Pearson Mary Pearson has been singing below the national radar screen for 20 years or thereabouts, with the likes of Fred Hersch and recently with Diva No-Man's Band. And you've got to give her credit for ingenuity: When she found the going tough as a nightclub singer, she supplemented ...
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The Plaza After Rain
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