Jazz Articles about Cole Broderick

About Cole Broderick

Album Review

Solo piano works well when it's creative. Since this album comes from the mind of a veteran pianist, we get a warm performance that settles down comfortably with ballad thoughts and reflective moments.

While developing his own voice, Cole Broderick felt the influence of Oscar Peterson and Andre Previn. He likes to incorporate jazz and classical music into his performances. The Upstate New York-based pianist leads a fine quartet that has garnered attention with his previous recordings. In ...

Album Review

The Cole Broderick Quartet: Zone

by Ken Hohman
January 1, 2002

After composing thematic concepts albums like the critically acclaimed Seasons Of Saratoga, composer and pianist Cole Broderick's latest effort, Zone, is an unabashed commercial release. With electric bass, electric keyboard and often a rock backbeat from his two drummers, Broderick's new mix of fusion, rhythm and blues and contemporary soul aims for accessibility. But what would end up as an embarrassing diversion for a lesser artist results in a quite tuneful album from this gifted composer.

A large portion of ...