Jazz Articles about Peter Sprague

Peter Sprague String Consort: Dr. Einstein's Spin

by Robert Bush
July 29, 2013

Composer/guitarist Peter Sprague isn't well-known, but there are few musicians operating at his level; he counts pianist Chick Corea, bassist Charlie Haden and fellow six-stringer Pat Metheny among his enthusiastic supporters.One of his ongoing projects, The Peter Sprague String Consort, represents a true marriage of jazz trio with string quartet, and the ensemble is back after 2009's The Wild Blue (SBE, 2010) with Dr. Einstein's Spin, which was in part commissioned by Chamber Music America's New Jazz Works ...

Peter Sprague: Calling Me Home

by Robert Bush
August 25, 2010

Peter SpragueCalling Me HomeSBE Records2010In his varied, 30 year career, guitarist and composer Peter Sprague has always shown an affinity for vocalists. On Calling Me Home, this affinity is expanded to its logical conclusion. The disc features vocals on every tune and draws from a deep talent pool of five incredible voices. What's particularly amazing about this effort is that Sprague has created a very accessible release by simplifying some of his ...

The Peter Sprague String Consort: The Wild Blue

by Robert Bush
July 2, 2010

The Peter Sprague String Consort The Wild Blue SBE Records 2009

Guitarist/composer Peter Sprague isn't nearly as well known outside serious musician circles as he should be. Maybe his international profile will be raised since he's been touring with vocalist Dianne Reeves. Twenty-three years ago, in 1987, bassist Charlie Haden asked his good friend, guitarist Pat Metheny to join a quartet he was putting together. Metheny was reluctant to move to the ...

Jennifer Lee: Quiet Joy

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 10, 2009

Quel che la copertina promette, l'album mantiene. Il mood e il respiro di Quiet Joy sono tutti racchiusi nella placida fotografia di Jennifer Lee, seduta nel suo giardino di Oakland, California, intenta a osservare la natura verdeggiante attorno a sé. La gioia quieta che anima le fantasie musicali della cantante rasserena tredici tracce che consigliamo a chi, anche nei momenti di massimo relax, ama trattarsi bene. Lee è infatti una voce fine e gentile innamorata delle linee jazz più melodiche ...