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Matt Wilson: The "Healthy" Drum Solo + Live Gig
The ever-creative, resourceful and downright humorous percussionist Matt Wilson returns to Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street in New Haven, this Friday September 25 for 2 sets of “hot jazz."The Matt Wilson Quartet, consisting of the drummer/composer, bassist Chris Lightcap & reedplayers Jeff Lederer> and AAndrew D'Angelo, are touring the US in support of their ...
The Matt Wilson Quartet: That's Gonna Leave A Mark
by George Kanzler
A drummer whose creativity, drive, dedication and infectious joy have garnered him high honors from fellow musicians and critics alike, Matt Wilson is also a perspicacious and activist bandleader. The Matt Wilson Quartet--alto and tenor saxophones doubling clarinets, bass and drums--is raucous, rambunctious and high energy. Among piano-less quartets, it's more in the tradition of Ornette ...
August 2009
by AAJ Staff
Frank KimbroughBirdlandNew York City July 14, 2009When Frank Kimbrough made his leader debut at Birdland (Jul. 14th), easily one of the best piano showcase rooms in New York, there was no doubt he would meet the lofty standard maintained at the club by such fellow pianists as Steve Kuhn and ...
James Carney Group: Ways & Means
by Matt Marshall
It's good to see the jazz community is not shying away from pressing political and social issues of the day. Guitarist Brad Shepik, with his Human Activity Suite (Songlines, 2009), and drummer Alex Cline, with Continuation (Cryptogramophone, 2009), have both made musical pleas for the environment in 2009, following in the socially conscious footsteps of Max ...
James Carney Group: Ways & Means
by Troy Collins
Inspired by his work scoring Edward Sloman's 1925 silent film, His People, for the Syracuse International Film Festival in 2006, New York-based keyboardist James Carney continued to explore the narrative potential of cinematic structures. Funded in part by commissions from Chamber Music America and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Carney produced Ways & Means, a “virtual ...
Matt Wilson Quartet at Katonah Museum with John Scofield
The Matt Wilson Quartet will be opening the Shades of Jazz Series at the Katonah Museum this Thursday June 4 at 6:30 PM. They will be performing music from their July release on Palmetto Records, That's Gonna Leave a Mark. Curated by legendary guitarist John Scofield, the three-part series will once again feature sensations in the ...
Chris Lightcap Bigmouth (Fri and Sat) at Cornelia Street Cafe
CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York 212-989-9319 between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St. Fri & Sat Dec 07 & 08, 9:00PM & 10:30PM ...
Chris Lightcap Quartet: Big Mouth
by Farrell Lowe
With the release of Bigmouth, Chris Lightcap's sophomore effort on the Fresh Sound label, he continues to carve a unique niche into the modern jazz world. His music adroitly surfs the waves between mainstream and avant-garde sensibilities, managing to do so without insulting either camp. The quartet is comprised of two strong tenor sax players up ...
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