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Vangthanousone Bouaphanh: Lao Jazznova
by Ian Patterson
Cradling his Epiphone Emperor Regent as he stands against the backdrop of a Buddhist temple, guitarist Vangthanousone Bouaphanh cuts a dashing figure. Vangthanousone comes from the “Land of a Million Elephants," better known these days as Laos--a small, Buddhist/animist country sandwiched between Vietnam, China, Burma, Thailand and Cambodia. Vangthanousone may look like a star, but he's ...
Herbie Mann: An Amalgamation of Everything
by Bob Kenselaar
[Flauist Herbie Mann was often ahead of the trend with his wide explorations into sounds from everywhere. When I asked him in this 1978 interview where music in general was heading, he talked about a broad mix--"an amalgamation of everything"--which might be a good way to describe Mann's overall career, except that it doesn't account for ...
Ron Carter: The Right Notes, Alright
by R.J. DeLuke
There can't be any jazz musician or jazz listener who doesn't know Ron Carter and his standing as one of the most successful and influential bass players in the history of music in America. He's a musician of the highest order, with a rich, immediately identifiable sound that has resonated in the jazz world for some ...
Oscar Castro-Neves: Live at Blue Note Tokyo
by Edward Blanco
Live at Blue Note Tokyo is a celebration of Brazilian jazz played in one of the foremost jazz clubs in the world--a gathering of old friends and the discovery of new friends, all coming together for legendary guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves. A founding father of the bossa nova musical movement, Castro-Neves became a leading figure in the ...
Kenny Poole: Heritage
by Jack Huntley
Kenny Poole was a guitarist's guitarist. He never sought the limelight that others with his talents achieved, but his much admired jazz chops attracted musicians in the know. He performed with such luminaries as Jack McDuff, Tal Farlow, Joe Pass, Howard Alden and Jack Wilkins. Sadly, Poole lost his fight with cancer in 2006. But with ...
Chick Corea & Gary Burton: Hot House
by John Kelman
With a partnership lasting longer than most marriages, pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton know what it takes to keep things fresh. Since the release of Crystal Silence (ECM, 1973), they have toured virtually every year, but record far less frequently, with only six albums to their credit, most recently The New Crystal Silence (Concord, ...
Dave Cullen and Tony Miceli, Reading Public Museum, Berks Jazz Fest
by David Tartaglia
Dave Cullen and Tony MiceliReading Public Museum 22nd Annual Boscov's Berks Jazz FestReading, PAMarch 25, 2012Guitarist Dave Cullen and vibraphonist Tony Miceli played the final Reading Public Museum Bagels & Brunch concert of the season. Held in conjunction with the 22nd annual Boscov's Berks Jazz Fest, the museum atrium provided interesting ...
Hiroe Sekine: After The Rainfall
by Dan Bilawsky
Pianist Hiroe Sekine's graceful touch and pleasant musical disposition are apparent from the first downbeat on After The Rainfall, but they don't make this an underwhelming affair. The record certainly has its share of gentle aural pleasantries, but that isn't the end of the story. Fusion-laced revisions of Thelonious Monk, swinging, up-tempo blues, and Brazilian getaways ...
Cecil’s Big Band with Mike Lee: West Orange, NJ, February 20, 2012
by Bob Kenselaar
Cecil's Big Band with Mike LeeCecil's Jazz ClubWest Orange, New JerseyFebruary 20, 2012A completely packed crowd at Cecil's Jazz Club on a Monday night--not a common scene--but this was the beginning of the club's final week of operation and the final show for Cecil's Big Band. Led by tenor saxophonist Mike ...
Lukas Hein: Lukas Hein & Dialeto Brasileiro
by Jack Bowers
In the early 1960s, bright new rhythms traveled northward from Brazil, kindling a “bossa nova craze" that swept through the jazz world and spilled over into the realm of pop music, led by saxophonists such as Stan Getz, Bud Shank and Zoot Sims, and abetted by guitarists Charlie Byrd, Laurindo Almeida and others. After scoring a ...
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