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Brandon Wright: Boiling Point
by Gina Vodegel
Determining the order of tracks on an album can be as significant as gathering the right ensemble of musicians for a project. On both accounts, saxophonist Brandon Wright has succeeded very well on his debut, Boiling Point, for which he penned five of the eight compositions. The opening “Free Man" grabs hold at once, with the ...
Ralph Bowen, Dan Pratt, Brandon Wright: Posi-Tone strikes gold again
by J Hunter
Traditional jazz does not have to be boring. It does not have to be staid, or re-fried or adhere to a formula concocted in a New Orleans barroom over nine decades ago. A lot of the large labels don't get that. Fortunately, the creative triumvirate at Posi-Tone Records not only understands this concept, but they practice ...
Brandon Wright: Boiling Point
by C. Michael Bailey
The first thing conspicuous about Brandon Wright's recording Boiling Point is his rhythm section, composed of pianist David Kikoski, bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Matt Wilson. A second curiosity is exactly who this precocious young saxophonist is to have such a rhythm section. Wright, the 2009 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer award recipient originally from Woodcliff ...
Brandon Wright: Boiling Point
by Bruce Lindsay
New York based tenor saxophonist and composer Brandon Wright debuts confidently as a leader on Boiling Point--a strong and enjoyable straight-ahead album that seems set to establish his reputation on the jazz scene. Wright surrounds himself with some fine musicians and makes a judicious and unusual selection of standards to accompany his own tunes, ensuring a ...
Dave Holland: Pathways
by David Adler
Bassist Dave Holland's main creative vehicle has long been the Dave Holland Quintet, but in recent years he's launched a number of other groups, tweaking and expanding instrumentation while preserving something of the quintet's signature sound. On Pathways, recorded live at Birdland in 2009, Holland takes another detour with the Dave Holland Octet, which splits the ...
Brandon Wright: Boiling Point
by Dan Bilawsky
The word tenor, in Latin, refers to “a continuous holding to a course," and tenor saxophonist Brandon Wright does just that on Boiling Point. Whether Wright is engaging in a musical boxing match with trumpeter Alex Sipiagin or crooning over pianist David Kikoski on an established ballad, he always seems to maintain a consistent musical presence ...
Brandon Wright: Boiling Point
by John Barron
Saxophonist Brandon Wright has spent the last few years making a name for himself on the New York jazz scene as both a sideman and bandleader. Since graduating from the University of Miami, the New Jersey native has performed with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra and, most recently, has been touring with ...
2010 Portland Jazz Festival
by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
The Portland Jazz Festival is now in its 7th year under the artistic direction of Bill Royston. And at this point, it's pretty safe to say that this is a festival that has earned it's due as one of the most creative festivals that has not only survived the current economic downturn but has done so ...
Dave Holland Octet: Pathways
by John Kelman
Dave Holland Octet Pathways Dare2 Records 2010 It's been nearly four years since bassist Dave Holland has delivered an album based around his enduring quintet of over a decade. Since 2006's Critical Mass (Dare2), he's released Pass It On (Dare2, 2008) and The Monterey Quartet: Live at the ...
The Summerfold Collection 1987-2008
By Bill Bruford
Label: KOCH Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: CD1: Up North (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI); My Heart Declares a Holiday (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI);
Pilgrims Way (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI); Stromboli Kicks (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI); Temple of the
Winds (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI); Candles Still Flicker in Romania's Dark (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI);
Nerve (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI); It Needn't End in Tears (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKI); If Summer Had Its
Ghosts (with Ralph Towner & Eddie Gomez); Thistledown (with Ralph Towner & Eddie Gomez); Dewey-Eyed,
Then Dancing (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKII); No Truce With the Furies (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKII). CD2:
Revel Without a Pause (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKII); The Sound of Surprise (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKII);
The 16 Kingdoms of the 5 Barbarians (with Michiel Borstlap); Kinship (with Michiel Borstlap); From the Source,
We Tumble Headlong (with Michiel Borstlap); Baye Kene N'Diaye (The World Drummers Ensemble); Footloose
and Fancy Free (Tim Garland's Underground Orchestra); Come to Dust (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKII); White
Knuckle Wedding (Bill Bruford's Earthworks MKII, featuring Tim Garland); Beelzebub (Bill Bruford's Earthworks
MKII, featuring Tim Garland).
