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Baritone Saxophonist Brian Landrus Releases Powerful New CD "Traverse"
With pianist Michael Cain (piano and co-producer), bassist Lonnie Plaxico and drummer Billy Hart “A poet who has a mastery of tone, something he explores with gravity and a very gentle swing... Landrus is a voice to watch out for as he charts a creative course in music." —Raul d'Gama Rose, All About Jazz Baritone Saxophone ...
Brian Landrus Quartet: Traverse
by Bruce Lindsay
The baritone saxophone: a low-down, honking, raw and randy piece of musical metal, isn't it? What about the baritone saxophone as a romantic, seductive and rather beautifully mellow instrument? Not so likely? Well, once it's placed in the hands of Brian Landrus, the romantic side of the instrument isn't just likely, it seems to be exactly ...
Take Five With Mike Lee
by AAJ Staff
Meet Mike Lee:Mike Lee is a tenor saxophonist originally from Cleveland, OH and now living in Northern New Jersey. He's currently leader of the Cecil's Monday Night Big Band at Cecil's Jazz Club in West Orange New Jersey and co-leader of the acclaimed jazz quartet, New Tricks. He has released five albums as leader ...
Assaf Kehati Quartet: Finding Its Own Voice
by Eyal Hareuveni
Israeli guitarist Assaf Kehati, Boston-based since 2007, is a regular in drummer Billy Hart's outfits. His melodic compositions are, he says, inspired by the details of daily life. He cites as influences composers who have blurred the distinctions between folk/pop and more sophisticated music--Hector Berlioz, George Gershwin, guitarist Pat Metheny, Sting and even country singer Kenny ...
Saxophone Summit on Reeds and Deeds II
This Sunday's broadcast of “Reeds & Deeds II" will feature an exclusive backstage interview with the Saxophone Summit: Ravi Coltrane, Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart and Phil Markowitz. The Saxophone Summit will be performing in New York City at Birdland this weekend through Saturday. The segment will be broadcast during the February 6th ...
Dave Liebman: A New York Story
by John Kelman
A few months shy of 65, saxophonist Dave Liebman may be having the busiest time of his career, now in its fifth decade. In the past 12 months, nearly a dozen releases have demonstrated the tremendous stylistic breadth of a musical oeuvre that kicked into high gear early, when, in the short span of three years, ...
J Hunter's Best Releases of 2010
by J Hunter
Counting down the best releases of 2010: Allison Miller Boom Tic Boom Foxhaven 2010 Anyone with job references as diverse as organ icon Dr. Lonnie Smith and indie singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco must have something interesting to say, and drummer Allison Miller proves that out. Boom Tic Boom is ...
New NEA Jazz Master Dave Liebman Week Begins at All About Jazz with Extensive Interview and More!
A few months shy of 65, saxophonist Dave Liebman may be having the busiest time of his career, now in its fifth decade. In the past 12 months, nearly a dozen releases have demonstrated the tremendous stylistic breadth of a musical oeuvre that kicked into high gear in the early 1970s. On January 11, 2011, Liebman ...
True Story
By Billy Hart
Label: Dreyfus Records
Released: 2010
Track listing:
01. The Other Night; 02. Relice; 03. Pbh Factor; 04. A Brief History of Time; 05. High Sky – The Elegant Universe; 06. Mornings with
Franz; 07. Kingston, NY; 08. Try to Remember; 09. B.B.B.; 10. My Heart Belongs to Daddy; 11. True Story – Scene 1;
12. True Story – Scene 2; 13. True Story – Scene 3; 14. True Story – Scene 4; 15. True Story – Scene 5.
Quest: Re-Dial: Live in Hamburg
by John Kelman
The new millennium seems to be a time when groups are reuniting, sometimes to even greater acclaim than they achieved the first time around. It's also a time when aging jazz musicians are lighting a fire under their own careers, ramping up their output and broadening their reach. Saxophonist Dave Liebman's activity in the past year ...
