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Tom Knific Quartet: Lines of Influence
by Matthew Warnock
Lines of Influence is an energetic and exciting modern jazz release by multi-talented bassist/accomplished jazz educator Tom Knific. Featuring several generations of past students alongside his son, John, Knific has assembled an ensemble that not only represents his accomplishments as an educator and mentor, but performs at a level that only a working band can.
Roberta Gambarini: So In Love
by C. Michael Bailey
In his book The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide, music writer Scott Yanow presents a list of the 30 most important jazz singers. One name most likely to join that group, Yanow believes, is that of Roberta Gambarini. Very quickly, this talented Italian singer has established herself as an artist to be considered seriously in the ...
Take Five With Susan Perti-Dunn
by AAJ Staff
Instrument(s):Piano, vocals, and keyboard.Teachers and/or influences?All teachers have influenced me over the years. Some more than others, but all have touched me and allowed me to grow as a person. Influences: Diana Krall, Karen Carpenter, Bonnie Raitt, Shania Twain, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Tim Janis, The Secret Garden, '70s classic ...
Take Five With Michael Tinholme
by AAJ Staff
Meet Michael Tinholme: Michael Tinholme was discovered by Tom Fowler, a legendary bassist/producer for Ray Charles. They've been working together and recording non-stop with some of today's most talented artists and musicians. Achieving continual airplay since his debut, Michael's emotionally charged singing style is finding an enthusiastic audience all over the world.Instrument(s):Vocals, ...
Carl Allen & Rodney Whitaker: Work To Do
by Angela Davis
On Carl Allen and Rodney Whitaker's Work to Do, their second collaboration with Mack Avenue Records, the musicians focus on groove, beauty and respect for the tradition. Allen and Whitaker provide a swinging backdrop for some of New York's finest and most respected musicians, including guitarist Rodney Jones and saxophonist Vincent Herring, two very ...
Take Five With Julie Charnet
by AAJ Staff
Meet Julie Charnet: I have performed as a duo in restaurants, sang with a big band, and have been invited to sit in by some of the finest musicians. As for my style, I like to swing and flow but when the mood turns dark I will shuffle, shake, and chase away trouble. I like ...
Take Five With Bob Albanese
by AAJ Staff
Meet Bob Albanese: Bob Albanese was born in Newark, N.J. in 1957. Growing up and the Jersey shore, he began practicing the piano at age 8. At age 15, he won top honors in the Garden State Talent Expo which culminated in a solo performance at the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J. This was ...
The Wood Brothers: The Wood Brothers: Up Above My Head
by Doug Collette
Highlights of The Wood Brothers' live performances invariably include ingenious renditions of choice covers in addition to their own well-wrought originals. So it stands to reason they'd find it perfectly natural to put together this mini-album of outside material by the likes of Beck and Allen Toussaint, among others. Returning to the strictly two-piece ...
Traincha w/ Metropole Orchestra: This Girl's In Love: Burt Bacharach Songbook
by Chris May
You don't need to be Austin Powers to enjoy Burt Bacharach. The composer is a primogeniture descendant of the geniuses who created the great American songbook--the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Berlin, and their contemporaries. Usually in the company of lyricist Hal David, Bacharach wrote and arranged some of the most grown-up chart music of ...
Scott Tinkler: Trumpet Down Under
by Ludwig vanTrikt
Bassist/composer Lindsey Horner recently said, “I think one thing that has really changed in the past quarter century is that the music has become so broad, so truly international and genre-encompassing that the days when jazz was one very definable, finite thing are well and truly gone." These remarks also serve to introduce this interview with ...
