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One Hour With Adam Duritz: Counting Crows
"Well I dreamt I saw you walking up a hillside in the snow. Casting shadows on the winter sky as you stood there, counting crows. One for sorrow, two for joy. Three for girls and four for boys. Five for silver, six for gold. Seven for a secret never to be told." - A Murder of ...
One Hour With Ray Manzarek Of The Doors
Two years ago, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ray Manzarek from The Doors. In this one hour live interview, Ray and I talk about The Doors, play live music, tap into his jazz and blues influences, various keyboards and methods and educate the public about his work as an author. Ray speaks of Dorothy, ...
Michael McNeill Trio: Passageways
by Hrayr Attarian
The rhythm trio is a well-established and ubiquitous format in jazz. Its fluidity and flexibility allow for a wide range of expression from traditional to advanced with the majority of recordings being solidly in the mainstream. Pianist Michael McNeill's exhilarating and innovative debut recording Passageways pushes the harmonic boundaries of the ensemble into unique and intriguing ...
Rudresh Mahanthappa: Buffalo, NY, January 27, 2013
by Chuck Schultz
Rudresh MahanthappaAlbright Knox Art GalleryBuffalo, NYJanuary, 27 2013It is no secret that modern jazz musicians often draw upon multiple cultures when creating their art.In saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa's case, he begins by meshing traditional music from India along with influences ranging from the Middle East to the East Village, from ...
Michael McNeill Trio: Passageways
by Eyal Hareuveni
Michael McNeill's debut as a leader introduces a fresh perspective to the popular piano trio format. His compositions don't progress in a linear manner, nor do they strive to settle on time-tested harmonic or rhythmic structures; instead, they insistently explore the sonic possibilities within the immediate, fragile and equal interplay that the Buffalo, NY-based pianist-composer has ...
Tonight: "Phantom Of The Opera" & Members Of The New Buffalo Jazz Octet
A little over a year ago saxophonist Kelly Bucheger and I talked about starting an octet to play some of our original jazz music. The musicians we gathered into the New Buffalo Jazz Octet were: tenor/soprano saxophonist Nelson Rivera, baritone saxophonist Steve Baczkowksi, trumpeter Tim Clarke, trombonist Phil Sims, bassist Dave Arenius, and drummer John Bacon. ...
Saxophonist Kelly Bucheger Releases "House Of Relics"
Kelly Bucheger, renowned alto/tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader and (sometime) jazz journalist has just released a new album of his own compositions, House of Relics. He is joined by some of Buffalo’s finest jazz musicians: trumpet/flugelhorn player Tim Clarke, pianist Michael McNeill, bassist Danny Ziemann, drummer Russ Alegra, and baritone saxophonist Bruce Johnstone. Bucheger’s compositions continuously astound ...
Free Henry! Set to Release "Ethereal Gust" Nov. 25
Ethereal Gust, the highly anticipated follow-up album to Free Henry!'s Summers On Neptune, brings the band back to their roots, performing their CD Release Show at Mr. Goodbar, 1110 Elmwood Ave. on Friday, November 25, 2011 at 10:30PM. We are very excited to stamp Mister Goodbar as our CD release venue. It has clearly been the ...
Sickle Cell Anemia Fund Raiser Today in Buffalo
Ron Walker, Recording artist, producer you name it, and all around nice guy has been working to bring awareness to the sickle cell research for years. His company RMVP combined forces with Grand Slam Promotions to bring a quality product in a party atmosphere with class. Earlier this year August 2009 they produced a concert at ...
Mark Weber: The Next Michael Buble?
Move over Michael Buble. There's a new kid in town on the pop-jazz scene. Buffalo, New York's Mark Weber just released his collection of old songs made new again, When I Fall In Love, on amazon.com. If you're a fan of Michael Buble, Harry Connick, Jr., Diana Krall, Nat King" Cole, Frank Sinatra, or Dean Martin, ...