Home » Search Center » Results: Chris Lightcap

Results for "Chris Lightcap"

Advanced search options

13

Article: Album Review

Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth: Epicenter

Read "Epicenter" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner

"Nine South" from New York bassist Chris Lightcap's Epicenter ignites the rhythm sense with its undeniable influence from West African music. Written as part of a commissioned work granted by Chamber Music America New Jazz Works, the piece was inspired by Lightcap's routine drive into Manhattan. Propelled by contagious hooks, fiery solos, and powerful harmonies, the ...

1

Article: Live Review

Metastasio Jazz 2015

Read "Metastasio Jazz 2015" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri

Metastasio Jazz Teatri Politeama, Metastasio e Fabbricone, Scuola di musica G. Verdi 29.01-17.02.2015 L'edizione del ventennale del festival pratese Metastasio Jazz ha visto come sempre un programma intenso e selezionatissimo, apertosi al Teatro Politeama il 29 gennaio con un evento speciale: il progetto che univa il quintetto di Enrico ...

11

Article: Album Review

Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth: Epicenter

Read "Epicenter" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

The group is packed with some of the top stars of modern jazz, but it's with the collective and cohesive ensemble sound that bassist/composer Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth stands out. Hard-driving, electric, edgy, with a chip sitting firmly on its collective shoulders, Epicenter, Lightcap's ode to New York City, commissioned by Chamber Music America New Jazz Works, ...

11

Article: Album Review

Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth: Epicenter

Read "Epicenter" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

Chris Lightcap is a bassist's bassist. As a sideman to leaders such as Regina Carter, Matt Wilson, Joe Morris, Marc Ribot, and Craig Taborn, his rock-solid timekeeping can be quite inconspicuous. He is a sort of steadfast superglue that leaders and composers hold in high regard. As a leader and composer, there is another ...

5

Article: Album Review

Lisa Parrott: Round Tripper

Read "Round Tripper" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

In the vernacular, to “parrot" means to imitate or copy. In spite of her point-blank name, Lisa Parrott goes out of her way not to do that, whether on alto or baritone sax. Parrott's alto is lustrous and ripened, summoning at times the halcyon days of the Swing Era, while her baritone is barbed and heavy, ...

2

Article: Lyrics

Save the Date - Febbraio 2015

Read "Save the Date - Febbraio 2015" reviewed by Luca Canini

by Luca Canini

Vacanze finite per Save the Date. Che dopo essersi preso un mese di aspettativa, anche per colpa di un gennaio avarissimo di proposte, si rimette in moto sfornando consigli e dritte a più non posso. Ma prima ci sono un paio di debiti da saldare. A cavallo della fine dell'anno è andata in scena l'edizione numero ...

31

Song of the Day

Epicenter

Album: Epicenter
By Chris Lightcap
Label: Clean Feed Records
Released: 2015
Duration: 09:08

27

News: Festival

8th Annual Red Hook Jazz Festival Takes Place June 14 & 21 In The Urban Meadow

8th Annual Red Hook Jazz Festival Takes Place June 14 & 21 In The Urban Meadow

“The Red Hook Jazz Festival exists contentedly on the margins, like its namesake neighborhood and much of the music on its bill... The mood in the audience was neighborly, with a higher ratio of small children to youngish adults than I’ve seen at any musical event not expressly pitched as a kids’ show.” —Nate Chinen, New ...

9

Article: Album Review

Lisa Parrott: Round Tripper

Read "Round Tripper" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

More than ten thousand miles separate New York and Australia, but saxophonist Lisa Parrott's music bridges that gap. On Round Tripper, the Australian-born, New York-based Parrott makes music that speaks to her connections to both locales and the bonds that she's made in both places over the years. Round Tripper finds Parrot working ...

31

Article: Album Review

Joe Morris Quartet: Balance

Read "Balance" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

After several albums and great synergy, guitarist Joe Morris disbanded the quartet in 2000 with many of his associates stating it was a “terrible idea." For this reunion, the musicians' artistic evolution surges on via a conglomeration of diminutive and soaring theme-building episodes, asymmetrical footprints, and staggered detours, instilling a continual sense of anticipation.


Engage

Publisher's Desk
A Word About Social Media and Other Platforms
Read on...
The place for jazz polls and surveys!
Reader Polls
Which jazz venues deserve to be on top?
Cast Your Vote Today

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletters highlight our top stories, top album reviews, website news, free songs, radio & podcast shows, news, and upcoming jazz events near you.

Install All About Jazz

iOS Instructions:

To install this app, follow these steps:

All About Jazz would like to send you notifications

Notifications include timely alerts to content of interest, such as articles, reviews, new features, and more. These can be configured in Settings.