Results for "Ben Stivers"

Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2020
Track listing: Pusher Danish; Back Channel; Raffle; Blue Chenille; Grunk; Clafunj; Freelance Subversive; Lifer; Garage A; Skill Set; We the People.

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW May 13, 2020

Will Bernard: Freelance Subversives

By DOUG COLLETTE

A native Californian currently headquartered in Brooklyn, Will Bernard's geographical touchpoints mirror the expanse of solo and collaborative projects to which he's contributed over the course of his career. Just a few of the names appearing in his discography are also indicative of the guitarist's broadly eclectic approach: eccentric singer/composer Tom Waits, drummer extraordinaire Stanton Moore ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW May 29, 2016

Rez Abbasi & Junction: Behind the Vibration

By MARK F. TURNER

With a unique touch and distinct abilities, guitarist Rez Abbasi has produced some captivating recordings that have combined modern jazz and Pakistani/American in forward thinking projects like 2015's Intents and Purposes (Enja) with his Acoustic Quartet which put a fresh spin on popular 1970s jazz-rock compositions. Here he presents Junction, a new electric project of original ...

NEWS: FESTIVAL March 16, 2016

9th Annual Red Hook Jazz Festival To Be Held Across Two Sundays In Brooklyn's Urban Meadow, June 12 & 19 From 1-6pm

“The Red Hook Jazz Festival exists contentedly on the margins, like its namesake neighborhood and much of the music on its bill…The mood in the audience was neighborly, with a higher ratio of small children to youngish adults than I’ve seen at any musical event not expressly pitched as a kids’ show.” —Nate Chinen, New York ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW July 26, 2013

Robin McKelle & The Flytones: Soul Flower

By C. MICHAEL BAILEY

First, Robin McKelle & The Flytones Soul Flower is not neo-soul. Neo-soul is what Amy Winehouse was and Cee Lo Green is (at least on his “Forget You"). Neo-soul is a cheeky attempt to cash in on a classic style while, at the same time, not taking it seriously. Second, Soul Flower might be better termed ...

NEWS: PERFORMANCE / TOUR April 21, 2012

Beat Kaestli at Zinc Bar (NYC) on April 23rd

After returning from a tour in Europe and Brazil, vocalist Beat Kaestli is happy to bring his unique blend of Jazz, R&B, European and Latin styles to Zinc Bar NYC on Monday, April 23rd @ 7:30PM. The show is featuring a stellar band with Ben Stivers - piano, Matt Wigton - bass and Fred Kennedy - ...