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Federico Ughi: Songs For Four Cities
by Mark Corroto
Drummer/composer Federico Ughi presents a collection of songs dedicated to four cities in which he has lived and that have made an impact on his music. His gentle and beautiful approach bridges European and American jazz, but mostly it filters the current New York scene through a silky translucent gauze.This album of music (explain ...
Peter White: Here We Go
by Jeff Winbush
Make no mistake about it: Peter White is a technically proficient guitarist who blends impeccable taste and admirable fluidity in his playing. He is standing on the top of the smooth jazz food chain and Here We Go will do nothing to lessen his dominance as one of the most popular artists working today. White is ...
Tom Collier: Plays Haydn, Mozart, Telemann and Others
by C. Michael Bailey
Tom Collier is a bit of a character as, can be attested by the YouTube videos below. He has served as Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Washington since 1980. In 2011, he was appointed Chair of Jazz Studies at the school, and was awarded the Adelaide D. Currie Cole Endowed Professorship in the ...
Maria Neckam: Unison
by Dan Bilawsky
Sophisticated pop, art song and modern jazz don't often get along, but vocalist Maria Neckam is the tie that binds them. The Austrian-born, New York-based Neckam turned plenty of heads with Deeper (Sunnyside, 2010), which featured her entrancing soprano and showcased her strong songwriting skills; she returns with an equally engaging program on her sophomore outing ...
Neil Welch: Boxwork
by Bruce Lindsay
Adjectives like “extraordinary" or “stunning" are overused epithets these days, their currency diminished. Such a shame, because Boxwork, from Washington State saxophonist Neil Welch, is stunning and extraordinary--not in the devalued contemporary sense of “quite interesting" but in the good, old-fashioned sense. From its beautifully handcrafted packaging to Welch's handwritten notes to the music itself, Boxwork ...
Wet Willie: Miles of Smiles Live
by Doug Collette
On Miles of Smiles, the reconstituted Wet Willie displays all the effervescent vigor of its previous concert discs Drippin' Wet (Capricorn, 1973) and Left Coast Live (Capricorn, 1977). In fact, the group sounds more authentic than ever, based on the maturity of musicianship displayed here.Recorded with a current lineup including original members vocalist/saxophonist/harpist Jimmy ...
Various Artists: Putamayo Presents: Brazilian Beat
by Chris M. Slawecki
"One of the exciting things we at Putamayo do is introduce artists to people who don't know them," says Putamayo Records head Dan Storper. Brazilian Beat surveys the roots and fruits of Brazil's contemporary music, selected from Putamayo's archive of tens of thousands of global/world music pieces. “You can really hear the intersection between past and ...
Ergo: If Not Inertia
by Glenn Astarita
A few decades ago, it wasn't evident that computers could become an integral component to music, other than some experimental persuasions set forth by the likes of eminent modern jazz trombonist George Lewis, who helped pioneer live electronics. But trombonist Brett Sroka carries the torch, yet in a different or, perhaps, more subtle light. With first-call ...
Antonio Jasevoli Chamber Project with Paolo Damiani & Fulvio Maras feat. Gianluigi Trovesi: Quiet Journey
by AAJ Italy Staff
Quiet Journey è il titolo del lavoro firmato dal Chamber Project - ideato e guidato dal chitarrista Antonio Jasevoli - per la Parco della Musica Records, nel quale troviamo musicisti ispirati come Paolo Damiani, Fulvio Maras e Gianluigi Trovesi. Organico di impronta cameristica immerso in scenari soffusi che - come suggerito dal titolo - danno una ...
Scott Dubois: Landscape Scripture
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Guitarist, Scott DuBois has taken a masterly turn with Landscape Scripture, an extended piece that carries aural impressions of one of Claude Monet's famous series of paintings, “Haystacks." The renowned French master had conceived of his pastoral exhibit in a series of 25 canvases that looked at the iconic sculptures of hay at different times of ...
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