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John Christensen: Dear Friend
by Friedrich Kunzmann
Madison-based double bassist John Christensen is certainly no rookie to jazz, even though Dear Friend would appear to be his debut album. After attending the University of North Texas, Christensen chose to follow a more personalized education and set up camp in San Francisco. It is in the bay area that he committed to extensive gigging ...
ears&eyes Records: From Chicago to the World
by Jakob Baekgaard
Those who feel that jazz has run out of steam, that there is nothing new to say, should encounter bassist and renaissance man, Matthew Golombisky, who runs the Chicago-based label ears&eyes. The name says it all. Golombisky is interested in what is going on around him. He is not only curious about music, but also passionate ...
Twin Talk: Twin Talk
by Mark F. Turner
One of the more pleasant listening experiences this year has been Twin Talk from the eponymous Indie group based in Chicago. The jazz trio of drummer Andrew Green, saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi and bassist/vocalist Katie Ernst produce a project of fresh music and through original material and inventive performances. Having worked together over the ...
Paul Dietrich: We Always Get There
by Hrayr Attarian
Chicago based trumpeter and composer Paul Dietrich's debut album We Always Get There is a vibrant and explorative work of modern music that inhabits the border zone between the mainstream and the Avant-Garde. The record's intricately constructed originals, with dramatic ambiences, are provocative while remaining intensely melodic, simultaneously accessible and pleasantly challenging.The intimate theme ...
Laurenzi-Ernst-Green: Sightline
by Hrayr Attarian
Chicago based trio Laurenzi-Ernst-Green's debut Sightline is an atmospheric album filled with intriguing patterns and exuberant and elegant spontaneity. An intimate mysticism imbues this collaborative effort of seven original compositions with a modal bent. Bassist Katie Ernst's wordless vocals hauntingly echo saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi's big toned tenor on the mesmerizing “Skoops," while her resonant ...
The JC Sanford Orchestra At Tea Lounge: Sound Matters
by Dan Bilawsky
JC Sanford OrchestraTea LoungeBrooklyn, NYSeptember 20, 2010 While Manhattan gets most of the ink when it comes to live jazz in New York, it isn't the only borough where exciting things are happening. Over the past few years, Brooklyn has become a hub of activity for creative music artistry and ...
Bill McHenry: Bloom & Narrow Margin
by Martin Longley
Ben Monder/Bill McHenryBloomSunnyside Records2010 Andrew GreenNarrow MarginMicrophonic2009 Brooklyn tenor man Bill McHenry can teeter on the lip of sonic extremity, but he's also well-versed in the art of post-Coleman Hawkins ...
Narrow Margin
By Andrew Green
Label: Microphonic Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: 45 Auto; Midnight Novelette; Miro; Narrow Margin/Taxi Driver; Totally Joe; Short Cut; Black Roses; Honeymoon in Ipswich.
Andrew Green: Narrow Margin
by AAJ Italy Staff
Confesso che sono rimasto un po' spiazzato di fronte ad un disco come Narrow Margin. Da una parte vi è un gruppo di musicisti che anima normalmente la scena nordamericana più creativa e trasversale; dall'altra una musica ben suonata, elegante, a tratti raffinata, ottimamente arrangiata e inserita a pieno diritto nella strada maestra della musica afroamericana. ...
Andrew Green: Narrow Margin
by Troy Collins
Commonly known as the author of a popular series of instruction books, including Jazz Guitar Comping, Jazz Guitar Structures and Jazz Guitar Technique, Andrew Green's lesson plans are revered for their basic approach towards complex concepts. His debut album, Narrow Margin, is a similarly understated, though deceptively intricate affair. Temporarily sidelined by a sprained ...
