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The Mike Frost Project: Nothing Smooth About It
by Ollie Bivens
An increasingly popular musician in Chicago, saxophonist Mike Frost has put together a very tight, well-oiled machine with the Mike Frost Project. On Nothing Smooth About It, the sextet pays tribute to classic tunes from the jazz canon without sounding retro. “Oleo" allows the band members to display their solo talents in a round robin fashion ...
Mike Frost: The Mike Frost Project
by Mark Sabbatini
If I were promoting a group's debut album, I'm not sure it'd be as the work of a band from “one of Chicago's premier cruise lines." That seems about as catchy as “famous Caribbean pizza." Luckily, Mike Frost's sextet doesn't need the pitch for its debut album, a first-class ticket that for the most part leaves ...
Diane Delin/Dennis Luxion: Duality
by John Kelman
The violin is one of those overlooked instruments in jazz, rarely heard but often memorable. From the early swing of Stephane Grappelli to the Coltrane-informed work of the late Zbigniew Seifert, from the more contemporary fusion of Jean-Luc Ponty to the stylistic breadth of Mark Feldman, the violin clearly works in an improvising context, yet it's ...
Libby York: Sunday in New York
by Elliott Simon
The selections chosen for vocalist Libby York’s new offering, Sunday in New York, find this classically cool song stylist in what seems to be familiar territory. A trio led by pianist Renee Rosnes is very comfortable with itself and includes her aptly named sidemen: drummer and husband Billy Drummond and bassist Todd Coolman. The three have ...
Libby York: Sunday in New York
by Michael P. Gladstone
Libby York is a cabaret-type vocalist with jazz sensibilities on her second album, Sunday in New York. Released in an attractive digipak format with an A List jazz combo and a well-paced ten selections, this release should gain her some nationwide attention. Originally from Chicago, the leader relocated to New York for the 1980s and early ...
