JazzTimes Praises: “The band's goal was to have fun -- All of us do"
Trio Concerts at New York's Iridium and Knickerbocker Jazz Clubs Confirmed as Well
Jazz pianist Michael Wolff will perform a free, in-store concert at J & R Music World in Lower Manhattan on July 21st at 4pm. The event, which coincides with the release of Wolff's acclaimed new Trio CD 'jazz, JAZZ, jazz', will be simulcast live on WBGO Radio. Joining Wolff will be Victor Jones on drums and Ugonna Okegwo on bass.
MORE INFO ON IN-STORE:
July 21st, 2007 - Saturday
J&R Music World
23 Park Row - 2nd Floor
NY, NY 10007
Performance from 4-5pm
Monifa Brown, host of WBGO's Saturday Afternoon Jazz, will be the Master of Ceremonies.
The show is one hour - 45-50 minutes of music, with onstage interview segments.
Wolff has also just confirmed a Trio concert at New York's Iridium jazz club, for November 7th. And, as previously announced, the Wolff Trio will perform at The Knickerbocker Bar & Grill in NYC, on August 24th and 25th, with Rich Goods on Bass and Victor Jones on drums. A more extensive Trio tour is being planned for November and December, with dates and cities to be announced soon.
In the Summer Double issue of JazzTimes Magazine, critic Thomas Conrad praises 'jazz, JAZZ, jazz', noting: “Wolff's piano is absolutely life-like..." -- “The band's goal was to have fun -- All of us do." -- “These tracks, finally now released, have the relaxed, nothing-to- lose attitude of the last set of a long gig..." Look for upcoming coverage of 'jazz, JAZZ, jazz' in Down Beat, Jazziz, JazzTimes (At Home feature,) All About Jazz, AllMusic, Jazz.com and elsewhere.
'jazz, JAZZ, jazz' is a nine-song collection of standards, including “My Funny Valentine," “Cry Me A River," “Autumn Leaves" and more. This soulful, instrumental album (which also features long-time band-mates John B. Williams on Bass and Victor Jones on Drums,) is everything fans have come to embrace in Wolff's virtuoso jazz piano playing. Wolff's rich history of collaboration was cultivated via work with such venerable artists as Cannonball Adderley, Cal Tjader, Nancy Wilson, Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Christian McBride and many others.
Wolff was invited to perform with the legendary Nancy Wilson at her 'Swingin' 70th Birthday Party' at Carnegie Hall. Wolff's Carnegie Hall appearance reunited him with Wilson, for whom he was Musical Director and Arranger for many years.
Respected critic Howard Mandel recently commented: “Michael Wolff's music just gets better and better -- his straight-ahead piano trio album, following his crooner-at-the- keyboard success Love and Destruction, interprets choice standards by Miles, Dizzy, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, et al. with elegance, energy and nuance that establishes him in the first rank of urbane jazz pianists. The secrets he discovers in these familiar selections makes them, and us, feel a little more sophisticated. And what simpatico support from John B. Williams and Victor Jones!"
Laurence Donohue-Greene, Managing Editor of AllAboutJazz-New York, raved: “Without a doubt one of the strongest piano trio CDs I've heard all year..."
Trio Concerts at New York's Iridium and Knickerbocker Jazz Clubs Confirmed as Well
Jazz pianist Michael Wolff will perform a free, in-store concert at J & R Music World in Lower Manhattan on July 21st at 4pm. The event, which coincides with the release of Wolff's acclaimed new Trio CD 'jazz, JAZZ, jazz', will be simulcast live on WBGO Radio. Joining Wolff will be Victor Jones on drums and Ugonna Okegwo on bass.
MORE INFO ON IN-STORE:
July 21st, 2007 - Saturday
J&R Music World
23 Park Row - 2nd Floor
NY, NY 10007
Performance from 4-5pm
Monifa Brown, host of WBGO's Saturday Afternoon Jazz, will be the Master of Ceremonies.
The show is one hour - 45-50 minutes of music, with onstage interview segments.
Wolff has also just confirmed a Trio concert at New York's Iridium jazz club, for November 7th. And, as previously announced, the Wolff Trio will perform at The Knickerbocker Bar & Grill in NYC, on August 24th and 25th, with Rich Goods on Bass and Victor Jones on drums. A more extensive Trio tour is being planned for November and December, with dates and cities to be announced soon.
In the Summer Double issue of JazzTimes Magazine, critic Thomas Conrad praises 'jazz, JAZZ, jazz', noting: “Wolff's piano is absolutely life-like..." -- “The band's goal was to have fun -- All of us do." -- “These tracks, finally now released, have the relaxed, nothing-to- lose attitude of the last set of a long gig..." Look for upcoming coverage of 'jazz, JAZZ, jazz' in Down Beat, Jazziz, JazzTimes (At Home feature,) All About Jazz, AllMusic, Jazz.com and elsewhere.
'jazz, JAZZ, jazz' is a nine-song collection of standards, including “My Funny Valentine," “Cry Me A River," “Autumn Leaves" and more. This soulful, instrumental album (which also features long-time band-mates John B. Williams on Bass and Victor Jones on Drums,) is everything fans have come to embrace in Wolff's virtuoso jazz piano playing. Wolff's rich history of collaboration was cultivated via work with such venerable artists as Cannonball Adderley, Cal Tjader, Nancy Wilson, Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Christian McBride and many others.
Wolff was invited to perform with the legendary Nancy Wilson at her 'Swingin' 70th Birthday Party' at Carnegie Hall. Wolff's Carnegie Hall appearance reunited him with Wilson, for whom he was Musical Director and Arranger for many years.
Respected critic Howard Mandel recently commented: “Michael Wolff's music just gets better and better -- his straight-ahead piano trio album, following his crooner-at-the- keyboard success Love and Destruction, interprets choice standards by Miles, Dizzy, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, et al. with elegance, energy and nuance that establishes him in the first rank of urbane jazz pianists. The secrets he discovers in these familiar selections makes them, and us, feel a little more sophisticated. And what simpatico support from John B. Williams and Victor Jones!"
Laurence Donohue-Greene, Managing Editor of AllAboutJazz-New York, raved: “Without a doubt one of the strongest piano trio CDs I've heard all year..."
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