Results for "Sean Wayland"

Sean Wayland

Sean Wayland was born in Sydney, Australia, and resides in New York now. He is well known and respected for his prolific writing, and unique harmony and rhythm. Reviewers have said: “Music Pours easily from Sean Wayland”: limelight CD review “Superman plays for keeps”: Sydney Morning Herald CD review “Sean Wayland has long been something of a legend among Sydney jazz circles”: Jazzgroove “But if you took the names of Brad Mehldau, Larry Goldings or Joey Calderazzo, he (Sean) is a player of the same high caliber”-Mark F. Turner, AllAboutJazz His was a musical family, his father's love of jazz enabled Sean to hear the music of Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea and others as a young child

Asaf Sirkis, Damien Erskine, Alex Sipiagin, and Benjamin Croft

by Len Davis
September 10, 2021

Todays program features many new releases, includingSolar Flare from Asaf Sirkis, Alex Sipiagin, Damien Erskine, Sarp Maden, and much more Playlist Asaf Sirkis “Solar Flare" from Solar Flare (Moonjune) 00:00 Alex Sipiagin “Magic Square" from Upstream (Posi Tone) 05:58 Damien Erskine"Beatrice" from In This Moment (Self Produced) 11:58 Sarp Maden “119/5" from Aperlai (Lycia)18:03 ...

Trio Kleine Ahnung: Laniakea

by Friedrich Kunzmann
May 2, 2020

Berlin-based guitarist Carl Morgan gets together with his Australian compatriots Rajiv Jayaweera on drums and Sam Anning on bass for a date packed with Indie-rock infused compositions that live off of the trio's jazzy interplay and modern soundscapes. Between Morgan's modern guitar slurs and the rhythm section's minimalist approach to accompaniment, this record is imbued with ...

Kevin Quinn: Paramedic

by Geannine Reid
December 7, 2018

Kevin Quinn may not be a name you are familiar with on the jazz scene yet, but behind the scenes his work as a sound engineer at the ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn, NY, has afforded him the opportunity to work with top jazz musicians such as: Aaron Parks, David Savitsky, Rachel Therrien, Dean Sharp, Sean Wayland, ...

JMancera: Mancera #5

by Dan Bilawsky
March 9, 2016

Contemporary jazz can't compare to its straight-ahead and left-of-center relatives in terms of complexity, weight, and scope, but that doesn't mean it has absolutely nothing to give. The masses who are taken with this form of music are well aware that it offers an escape, giving off thoughts of sunny days, sandy beaches, and starry nights. ...

Melbourne guitarist Nick Freer releases "The Unsuspecting"

September 29, 2015

The Unsuspecting is jny: Melbourne guitarist and composer Nick Freer’s latest offering. An all Australian affair, The Unsuspecting unites some of the finest Australian jazz-fusion talent based locally and internationally. Exploring a diverse repertoire, The Unsuspecting engages with post-tonal harmony from a Schoenberg perspective rather than the jazz lexicon. Fans of Allan Holdsworth, Chick Corea and ...

Visionary Pianist & Composer Sean Wayland Releases His 23rd Album, Barrenjoey

March 1, 2014

New York, NY: Australian-born pianist, composer and keyboardist Sean Wayland has released the 23rd studio album of his prolific career, a magnificent and stylized take on jazz and funk with roots in Australian rock. In fact, this album, 'Barrenjoey', takes its name from Wayland’s homeland in Australia (not, as those familiar with the New York jazz ...

Sean Wayland: Click Track Jazz: Slave to the Machine Vols 1 & 2

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 12, 2013

I due volumi di Click Track Jazz: Slave to The Machine curati dal tastierista e compositore australiano Sean Wayland, contengono una ricognizione molto ampia - per un totale di venisette brani - sulla possiblità di unire degli inserti sintetici alle classiche sonorità acustiche del jazz, sviluppati dalle tastiere o da strumenti elettronici come l'EWI ("Electronic Wind ...

Click Track Jazz 1

By Sean Wayland

Label: Seed Music
Released: 2012

R.J. DeLuke's Best Releases of 2012

by R.J. DeLuke
December 30, 2012

A ton of fine music came out in 2012, like most years, making these year-end lists very difficult. A lot we don't get to hear, so that limits some. For example, I've not yet heard the 2012 disks of drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Christian Scott or guitarist John McLaughlin and the Fourth Dimension. Having seen each ...