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New Music From Jeff Lorber Fusion, Mark Lettieri, Neils Lan Doky And Vincen Garcia
by Len Davis
New and recent releases starting with funky sounds from Jeff Lorber Fusion from The Drop, baritone guitarist Mark Lettieri from Out By Midnight, live at the Iridium and Danish pianist Niels Lan Doky from Modern Standards with Bill Evans on sax. Drummer Bob Holz from his latest and Italian band Drift Lab with guitarist Matteo Mancusco. Spanish bassist Vincen Garcia, guitarist Ralf Summerfield and the latest from The Fusion Syndicate. We finish with Chick Corea Elektric Band with Beneath The ...
read moreCameron Graves, Randal Despommier, Jeff Lorber Fusion and Graham Costello and Strata
by Len Davis
On today's program we begin with two dynamic piano players, Cameron Graves and Hiromi. Saxophonist Randal Despommier with his latestDio C'e and Space-Time from Jeff Lorber Fusion with Jimmy Haslip and Gary Novak. Playlist Cameron Graves Sacred Spheres" from Seven (Mack Avenuel) 00:00 Hiromi Double Personality" from Another Mind (Telarc) 06:18 Randal Despommier Big Empty" from Dio C'e (Outside In) 12:33 Teymur Phell Zero To Sixty" from Master Volume (Self Produced) 18:54 On Impulse Club Ellen" from On ...
read moreRandal Clark: Imaginary World
by Jim Worsley
Randal Clark's Imaginary World stretches beyond the conscious boundaries and illuminates the dark corners. It's clear from the onset that it is steeped in jazz tradition with a giant foothold on both rhythmic and melodic foundations. Clark establishes himself early and never lets go. Too often a buoyant blast off can ultimately fade away into the abyss of both the imaginary and conscious recesses of the mind or a once steaming groove can melt into the wallpaper. Even the most ...
read moreJeff Lorber: Chemistry in Fusion
by Jim Worsley
I don't know that anyone would confuse Jeff Lorber with a mad scientist, but you know, as they say, if the shoe fits. Lorber is far from mad, so okay, let's take that out of the equation. However, if the art of music can be further developed and shaped by scientific measures then Lorber resembles Albert Einstein. Perhaps more on his mother's side (that's a joke). Seriously now, the chemistry that the Grammy winning multi-talented keyboardist, composer, and producer captures ...
read moreJeff Lorber Fusion at Nighttown
by C. Andrew Hovan
Jeff Lorber Fusion Nighttown Cleveland, Ohio May 26, 2017 One of the pioneers of the fusion movement of the early '80s that ultimately morphed into the smooth jazz craze, keyboard man Jeff Lorber made his initial mark with the five albums he cut between 1977 and 1981. Leading an ensemble billed as the Jeff Lorber Fusion, the last few albums he recorded for Arista even featured the budding saxophonist Kenny Gorelick, who later dropped ...
read moreJeff Lorber: Galaxy
by Jeff Winbush
Don't call it a comeback. Call it a throwback. In a time when many of the major players of the fusion era have unplugged, keyboardist Jeff Lorber not only keeps grinding away, he's doubling down. Not by coincidence is Galaxy billed as a Jeff Lorber Fusion project rather than a Lorber solo project. This is clearly an artist not the least bit embarrassed by his roots in jazz fusion. If anything, with smooth jazz evaporating as a dominant style, now ...
read moreJeff Lorber Fusion: Now is the Time
by Eugene Holley, Jr.
An accepted kernel of jazz historiography states that cats who play what has ultimately become smooth jazz play it because they can't play the real music. But even back in the day--specifically the seventies--this wasn't true across the board, as evidenced by the undeniable chops of Ramsey Lewis, Grover Washington, Jr., Joe Sample, and Philly-born keyboardist Jeff Lorber. His group, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, was a mainstay on urban black radio, and his compositions, arrangements and solos swung in the ...
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