Results for "Bernie Arai"

Bernie Arai

Dark Night, Bright Stars

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2023
Track listing: As Luck Would Have It; Alexandra(For Natasha); Letters From The Midwest; Bike Path(For Dean); Dark Night, Bright Stars; Color Contrast; The Scenic Route; Supermoon; For Bob Murphy; House From The Dream; Good Hearts; Changes.

Sharon Minemoto: Dark Night, Bright Stars

by Jack Bowers
November 19, 2023

Dark Night, Bright Stars, the second recording by Vancouver, Canada-based pianist Sharon Minemoto and her well-knit quartet, has no need for unseemly frills or flourishes. This is simply clear, plain-spoken contemporary jazz, ably performed by Minemoto and her talented teammates. The album's dozen numbers, all written and arranged by Minemoto, are tasteful and ...

Sharon Minemoto: Dark Night, Bright Stars

by Pierre Giroux
October 23, 2023

Pianist and composer Sharon Minemoto has released an album entitled Dark Night, Bright Stars, which offers a diverse and emotionally resonant listening experience characterized by skillful musicianship and a sense of camaraderie among the participants. These long-time friends include tenor saxophonist Jon Bentley, bassist Darren Radtke and drummer Bernie Arai. All compositions are by Minemoto, providing ...

Fun House

By David Blake

Label: Cellar Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Jon, No Jon; Devil Stick; Play Dead; Where’s There; Flowers for Kenny; The Single Petal of a Rose; Bernie Does It; Fun House; All to Say.

A Night at the Espresso

By Tom Keenlyside

Label: Cellar Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Skweet; Amor, O Misterio; All of You; Speak Low; Ghost of a Chance; Garden Bay; But Not for Me; Lazy Afternoon; Cherokee; Pelo Amor de Musica Triste; Dave.

David Blake: Fun House

by Jack Bowers
October 31, 2022

David Blake and his teammates are definitely having a good time on Fun House, the Vancouver, Canada-based guitarist's third recording as leader, as their energy and enthusiasm flow through the speakers. This is Blake's first album in a setting other than a trio, as he shares the front line here with trumpeter Thad Bailey-Mai and has ...

Tom Keenlyside: A Night at the Espresso

by Jack Bowers
March 18, 2022

As is true in many professions, jazz musicians must learn their craft before exposing it to audiences. Some, such as Canadian woodwind specialist Tom Keenlyside, remember where and when that happened. His musical education began for the most part at the Espresso Coffee House in Vancouver. Keenlyside has not forgotten that, even after more than fifty ...

Fortune Teller

By Tom Keenlyside

Label: Cellar Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: The Summer Knows; The Fortune Teller; Pratfall; Sunday, Sunday, Someday; Closer Than Never; On a Clear Day; Cuttin’ Time; Senza Fine; The Dolphin; Velocity; The Burninator.

Tom Keenlyside Quartet: Fortune Teller

by Jack Bowers
December 22, 2020

A jazz flutist who plans to record using only a standard three-member rhythm section as back-up should best be musically astute, technically sound, love what he (or she) is doing and harbor an ample supply of clever and interesting phrases designed to suit every occasion. Even though Tom Keenlyside checks all the boxes on Fortune Teller, ...