Tim Ferguson

Tim Ferguson's Inside/Out: Hold That Thought

by Hrayr Attarian
April 20, 2015

Bassist Tim Ferguson's unconventional trio Inside/Out is a collaborative group that makes its recorded debut with Hold That Thought. Sandwiched between a piece by bassist Charlie Haden and another by pianist Mal Waldron this engaging mix of free improvisations and original compositions brims with a warm intimacy and intense lyricism. Haden's “Silence" opens with pianist Diane Moser' tolling keys that usher in trumpeter Rob Henke's melancholic, long notes. Henke's horn expands evocatively over Moser's somber lines and the ...

Stevie Holland: Restless Willow

by C. Michael Bailey
February 7, 2005

With the title derived from the opening track, “It Might As Well Be Spring," singer Stevie Holland could be considered the personified restless willow. Holland has an easy vocal style that never falls prey to over-extension. She swings with a confident grace, her phrasing tasteful and accurate. These are the things that may strike the listener upon spinning Restless Willow for the first time. Skip on over to “Summertime" and hear a performance that will not blaze new trails in ...

Stevie Holland: Restless Willow

by Michael P. Gladstone
December 20, 2004

On her third album, singer Stevie Holland offers eleven well-balanced cabaret/jazz selections. She is accompanied by a good group that includes Kenny Washington, George Small, Tim Ferguson, Noel Sagerman, Sean Harkness, Steve Kroon, Joe Mennonna and a guest shot from David “Fathead" Newman. Holland has co-written and performed with producer Gary William Friedman in the past and her first album in 2000 consisted of all Friedman material. On this album, Friedman provides the arrangements and orchestrations including strings on some ...

Stevie Holland: Restless Willow

by Jim Santella
November 22, 2004

Singing standards with a clear delivery and a happy outlook, Stevie Holland gives her audience an intimate approach and a convincing, heartfelt persuasion.

James Taylor's “Sunny Skies" coasts along gently with a buoyant aura, allowing Holland to interpret its positive lyrics with a graceful piano trio alongside. “Zoot Walks In" brings an equally rosy outlook with jazz piano trio and tenor saxophone, but the drive of her interpretation glows with much more emphasis. It's the high point of ...

Lucain Ban's Elevation (Fri) Open Loose (Sat) Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson CD Release This Weekend at Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 8, 2008

CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York 212-989-9319 between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St. This Weekend At Cornelia Street Cafe Fri Feb 08, 9:00PM & 10:30PM LUCAIN BAN'S ELEVATION Abraham Burton, tenor saxophone; Lucian Ban, piano; Sean Conly, bass; Pheeroan AkLaff, drums Sat Feb 09, 9:00PM & 10:30PM ...
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Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson What's Going On? CD Release Event Sunday, February 10th at Cornelia Street Caf

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 3, 2008

Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson What's Going On? CD Release Sunday, February 10, 2008 at CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street, New York 212-989-9319 between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St. Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson What's Going On? City Tone Records CTR-701 Street Date: February 5, 2008 What a marvelous ...
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