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Ken Hatfield: String Theory
by John Kelman
In a departure from previous albums like The Surrealist Table (Arthur Circle Music, 2003), guitarist Ken Hatfield leaves behind his Latin-inflected ensemble work on String Theory. On this strictly solo affair, Hatfield delivers something completely unexpected. Classical guitar has been Hatfield's mainstay for some time, and his style references many of the trendsetters who have come ...
Anthony Branker & Ascent: Spirit Songs
by Jerry D'Souza
Composer and arranger Anthony Branker shows an inclination toward the spiritual on this aptly titled effort, also tilting his pen in tributes to Miles Davis and John Coltrane. As an arranger, he has the gift of letting ensemble lines and solo spots tell their separate, but nevertheless connected stories. All of this works to the good, ...
Mike Tucker: Collage
by Dan McClenaghan
There's always room on the jazz scene for young talent, even in the tried and true saxophone-plus-rhythm-section format. Tenor saxophonist Mike Tucker received a full scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College of Music in 2002; he was also chosen to compete in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition the same year. After three years-plus of formal ...
Paul Bollenback: Brightness of Being
by Michael P. Gladstone
Guitarist and composer Paul Bollenback has been a veritable whirlwind of activity over the past fifteen years. Aa a vital part of Joey DeFrancesco's combo, he played on thirteen albums since 1990, as well as a total of 48 sessions during that same time period with artists like Joe Locke, Gary Thomas and Ron Holloway. This ...
Maria Schneider Orchestra: Days of Wine and Roses - Live at the Jazz Standard
by Bill Bennett
Maria Schneider Orchestra Days of Wine and Roses - Live at the Jazz Standard ArtistShare 2005 Originally released in a limited edition--boxed with two bottles of Riesling wine--the reissue of this unique CD is a welcome event for fans of Maria Schneider. There's no wine this time but it still ...
John McNeil: East Coast Cool
by Michael P. Gladstone
John McNeil may have stumbled onto something worthwhile here. Of late, the trumpeter/leader/composer has been recording for OmniTone, a Brooklyn-based label which specializes in the edgy music that one might encounter in many of New York's downtown jazz clubs. McNeil goes back some time and has been part of the jazz scene there since the 1970s, ...
Jim Hall / Geoffrey Keezer: Free Association
by Dan McClenaghan
Free Association, the latest ArtistShare release from veteran guitarist Jim Hall--paired with a relative newcomer, pianist Geoffrey Keezer--offers music in a pure state. The duo creates a timeless, genre-less sound, a combination of virtuosic beauty and fluid give-and-take combined with a deft use of space.Jim Hall has collaborated on records with drummer Chico Hamilton, ...
Jim Hall / Geoffrey Keezer: Free Association
by Jerry D'Souza
Guitarist Jim Hall and pianist Geoffrey Keezer continue their association, which began in the nineties, with Free Association, a record that testifies to the intuitive interplay that they have developed over time. The music is at once stimulating and tantalizing as the two weave webs of intricate design. As always, Hall speaks an elegant language that's ...
Ken Hatfield: String Theory
by Dan McClenaghan
Guitarist Ken Hatfield's Appalachian roots grow close to the surface on his sixth CD, String Theory, a spontaneous-sounding blend of of classical and country moods, with various themes drawn from some of the down-home sayings of Hatfield's 85 year-old father, Sam ("The Gospel According to Sam"), the fictions of Jorge Luis Borges ("Borges & I"), and ...
Quinsin Nachoff: Magic Numbers
by John Kelman
These days, marrying improvisational collectives with units more typically associated with classical music--from intimate string quartets to full-blown orchestras--is neither a revolutionary concept nor suggestive of the syrupy “jazz with strings association it once had. Recent releases--eg. pianist Billy Childs' Grammy-nominated Lyric: Jazz-Chamber Music Vol. 1 (Lunacy Music, 2005) and pianist Steve Kuhn's Promises Kept (ECM, ...
