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Caili O'Doherty: Padme

by Hrayr Attarian
September 2, 2015

On her intriguing debut Padme pianist Caili O'Doherty showcases her superb skills as a composer, an improviser and a bandleader. The individual musicians' spontaneous expressions are integrated within the harmonic construct of her nine originals that comprise the album. As such the solos sound as natural extensions of the prewritten music making O'Doherty's freshman effort dynamically ...

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Battle Mountain

By Ben Flocks

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2014
Track listing: Battle Mountain; Shenandoah; Don't Think Twice It's Alright; Eagle rock; Murmullo; Silver City Bound; Polkadots and Moonbeams; Boardwalk Boogaloo; Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You; Tennessee Waltz; Return to Battle Mountain.

Article: Album Review

Ben Flocks: Battle Mountain

Read "Battle Mountain" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
August 6, 2014

L'ispirazione per la musica contenuta in Battle Mountain--è lo stesso Ben Flocks a rivelarlo nelle note di copertina--arriva dalla grandiosa natura delle Santa Cruz Mountains, zona incontaminata della California nella quale Oceano Pacifico, rocce granitiche, colline rigogliose danno vita ad un paesaggio affascinante e misterioso. Il secondo brano--il traditional “Shenandoah"--e “Silver City Bound" ...

Article: Album Review

Ben Flocks: Battle Mountain

Read "Battle Mountain" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
April 21, 2014

California native, saxophonist Ben Flocks' compositions parallel an imaginary cross-country trek via the diverse climates he conjures with these alluring compositions. Spanning intermittent similarities to guitarist Bill Frisell's sojourns into Americana along with frothy New Orleans second line fare, spacey jazz rock, and a few quirky little ditties intermingled along the way, his debut is an ...

Article: Live Review

Amanda Ruzza Band: New York, NY, November 8, 2012

by Ernest Barteldes
November 24, 2012

Amanda Ruzza BandZinc BarNew York, NYNovember 8, 2012Brazilian-born bassist Amanda Ruzza took the stage at Greenwich Village's Zinc Bar, backed by a solid band--drummer Mauricio Zotarelli, electric guitarist Alex Nolan, pianist Mamiko Watanabe, trombonist Chris Stover and tenor/soprano saxophonist Ben Flocks--about which the bandleader jokingly referred as “a nice band with ...