Project O

Project O: Now as Then

by David Adler
November 10, 2003

Leaderless dates aren't an everyday occurrence in jazz, nor are organ trio sessions featuring trumpet rather than, say, guitar. This particular collaboration, Project O, features Ingrid Jensen on trumpet, Gary Versace on organ and Jon Wikan on drums. The three principals have found a supportive home for their labor of love on Montreal's Justin Time label, and they make a point of devoting the back flap to the faces not only of special guests Steve Wilson (alto sax, alto flute), ...

Project O: Now As Then

by Nic Jones
November 9, 2003

Without denigrating trumpeter Ingrid Jensen's efforts in any way, it's organist Gary Versace's playing that makes all the difference on this date. If his work has any echoes at all, then they're of Larry Young, as opposed to Jimmy Smith, and in this respect, such is the deftness of his touch, Versace shares his approach to his instrument with the likes of such contemporaries as Dan Wall and Sam Yahel, both of whom have shown a similar depth of harmonic ...

Ingrid Jensen's Project O Featuring The Jensen Sisters Tue. May 2nd 8:30PM at the Cornelia Street Caf

Source: All About Jazz
April 30, 2006

CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York 212-989-9319 www.corneliastreetcafe.com between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St. Tue May 02 INGRID JENSEN'S PROJECT O FEATURING THE JENSEN SISTERS (Ingrid Jensen, trumpet & flugelhorn;Christine Jensen, alto saxophone;Jon Wikan, drums & composition;Gary Versace, organ)

Ingrid Jensen, who recently received attention for ...
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