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Charles Lloyd and the Marvels: Tone Poem
by Mike Jurkovic
The download comes down the i-pipe in a virtual blue folder titled Charles Lloyd Tone Poem and the first thought upon initial listening is 'damn right it is'! It is a deceptively graceful covers album which immediately makes all the songs—many by none other than Ornette Coleman, Gabor Szabo and Leonard Cohen—their own highly active ecosystem ...
Griffith Hiltz Trio: Arcade
by Dan McClenaghan
Johnny Griffith, saxophonist and synthesizer-ist for the Griffin Hiltz Trio (aka: GHT), says, in the midst of his midlife crisis, that “I can't afford a motorcycle, but I can make music." The music that he and his cohorts made, Arcade, draws its inspiration from classic '80s video games and movie themes. The music includes deep grooves ...
Roscoe Mitchell & Mike Reed: The Ritual and the Dance
by Mark Corroto
Seventeen minutes into this thirty-seven minute performance from Roscoe Mitchell and Mike Reed, the saxophonist pauses, removing the soprano from his lips. At that moment, it is clear what an enormous effort the septuagenarian was making. His breath control and lung volume might be matched only by two of his contemporaries, Evan Parker and Peter Brötzmann. ...
Ricardo Pinheiro with Theo Bleckmann and Mônica Salmaso: Caruma
by Karl Ackermann
Ricardo Pinheiro is a Portuguese guitarist, composer and educator. He has a dozen previous recordings to his credit and leader or co-leader status on the majority of those projects. His music has covered ambient, electronic, bop, jazz standards, and jazz/poetry hybrids. Pinheiro, a Berklee alumnus, has recorded and played with Dave Liebman, Peter Erskine, Chris Cheek, ...
Jeff Benedict Big Band: The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful
by Jack Bowers
As saxophonist Jeff Benedict is a professor emeritus of music at California State University-Los Angeles, he shouldn't be overly concerned if an impartial observer should decide to grade the southern California-based Jeff Benedict Big Band's second album, The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful. After careful listening, herewith is the report card. Brass and reeds: ...
New Faces: New Sounds
by Kyle Simpler
It's refreshing to see younger artists gaining recognition in jazz circles. The energy and performances of such players often adds a sense of vitality to the music, and Posi-Tone Records has been at the forefront of bringing many of these emerging artists to the mainstream. In 2017, for example, Marc Free, the owner and producer of ...
Angelo Hart: In The Groove
by Hrayr Attarian
Pianist and composer Angelo Hart explores melodic textures and creates absorbing moods on the enjoyable and delightful In The Groove. Recorded in April 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic paralyzed the world, the aptly named album consists of six memorable originals which shimmer against a soulful and tense backdrop. The unaccompanied “We Vibe" opens with ...
Elephant9: Arrival Of The New Elders
by Chris May
Unlike jazz or rock, both of which originated in the US, jazz-rock was born simultaneously in the US and Europe, with a British band the first off the blocks. Soft Machine's eponymous debut was released in 1968. It was followed by drummer Tony Williams' Lifetime's Emergency! (Polydor) in 1969 and trumpeter Miles Davis' Bitches Brew (Columbia) ...
Yuma Jazz Company: A Night Such As This
by Jack Bowers
Spurning a global pandemic and daytime temperatures hot enough to fry an egg, the dauntless Yuma Jazz Company remains steadfastly open for business. That's Yuma as in Yuma, Arizona, a city of roughly 100,00 hardy souls tucked into the southwestern corner of the state, midway between Phoenix and San Diego, touted online as “the Gateway to ...
Yoko Miwa Trio: Songs Of Joy
by Dan McClenaghan
A steady gig must be a Godsend to any jazz musician. The chance to work on stage and on schedule can be the cornerstone to artistic development and a melding of the ensemble mind. For pianist Yoko Miwa, that steady job was, for a decade and a half, at Les Zygomates Wine Bar and Bistro in ...
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