Jazz Articles about David Ullmann

World Jazz Quintet: Live At QPAC Theatre

by Troy Dostert
July 28, 2020

Although all the members of the World Jazz Quintet are New York-based, the group's name does evoke the global palette of its music. Led by pianist Francis Hon—who, on his trio outing Before Dawn (2018), worked within pop and classical idioms in addition to conventional jazz—the World Jazz Quintet incorporates traditional Asian folk musics and a good dose of funk-based fusion in achieving its synthesis of musical touchstones. The seven cuts on Live at QPAC Theatre are well-paced, ...

David Ullmann talks Jazz Guitar

by Nick Davies
April 17, 2019

This week we talk to David Ullmann about his new album Sometime. We then mix up new releases and tracks from the archives with a special focus on the album of the week, Cycle by Rain Sultanov & Isfar Sarabski Playlist Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez “El Punta Cubano" from Duologue (Mack Avenue Records) 0:00 Alister Spence & Satoko Fujii Orchestra “Imagine Meeting You Here" from Imagine Meeting You Here (Alister Spence Music) 05:26 Chris Potter “Hold ...

The David Ullmann 8: Corduroy

by Dave Wayne
November 10, 2014

I have to admit to suffering a bit of cognitive dissonance upon listening to David Ullmann's Corduroy. Ullmann's original compositions, expertly played by an ensemble comprised of Brooklyn's top-drawer modern jazz talent, are ostensibly inspired by television themes from the 70s. For me, 70s television themes evoke gritty, urban sounds full of clavinet, fuzz-wah Rhodes, funky drums, thumping Fender bass, and blues-rock guitar. You know... like Mannix, Streets of San Francisco, Baretta, Barney Miller, Sanford and Son, and... well... you ...

David Ullmann Quintet: Falling

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 29, 2013

Sette brani scritti da David Ullmann compongono la scaletta del suo Falling, album con il quale il chitarrista di base a New York riprende e dà seguito al suo percorso da leader iniziato con il precedente Hidden del 2005. In questa nuova occasione si avvale del fondamentale supporto - per quel che riguarda il sentiero melodico dei suoi temi - del saxofonista Karel Ruzicka Jr., e di una ritmica sensibile alle variazioni di scenario composta da Vinnie Sperrazza alla batteria ...

David Ullmann: Hidden

by Stephen Latessa
May 19, 2006

Like an ace pitcher, guitarist and composer David Ullmann keeps us on our toes with a wily array of different looks, angles and spins on Hidden. There is a sense of movement throughout the tracks, as if one were wandering through a city and passing through various neighborhoods. Tabla and Fender Rhodes are employed, along with more traditional instrumentation, to add subtle shifts and textures.

The title track opens the album with mad bass and skittering tabla lending ...