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Dom Minasi: The Bird, The Girl And The Donkey
by Dan Bilawsky
This music is like a shot of adrenaline to the heart. It's full of energy and raw power, and it brings a little bit of pain along with it. This quintet delivers ferocious avant-garde music that, essentially, runs full tilt from beginning to end. Guitarist Dom Minasi's name is at the top of ...
Evan Christopher: The Remembering Song
by Dan Bilawsky
All roads lead to New Orleans for clarinetist Evan Christopher. Christopher left sunny California in the mid-'90s and arrived in NOLA, ready to absorb from--and contribute to--the rich musical environs that only the Crescent City could claim. His initial stay lasted two years, but the city drew him back again in 2001. After Hurricane Katrina came ...
Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes: Double Portrait
by Dan Bilawsky
Many people believe that married couples have a telepathic connection. This recording puts that theory to the test, with two of the most important pianists in jazz today--who also happen to be husband and wife--sitting down for a duo piano recital. Charlap's own work with drummer Kenny Washington and bassist Peter Washington has ...
John Williams' Jazz
by Dan Bilawsky
The idea for this edition of Old, New, Borrowed and Blue isn't new. The seeds were actually sown with an experience I had a few years back. About four years ago, I was writing for a different jazz publication and I received a package of recordings in the mail. This parcel contained the usual mixture of ...
Nathaniel Smith Quartet: Nathaniel Smith Quartet
by Dan Bilawsky
Drummer Nathaniel Smith's music can be characterized as modern jazz that often finds serenity in searching, angular confines. Smith's quartet, which features rising star saxophone maverick Jon Irabagon, finds its way and brings these intriguing compositions to life without resorting to unnecessary fireworks. Smith wrote five of the seven pieces here, and each ...
Pascalito: Neostalgia
by Dan Bilawsky
In defining himself as a “world chanteur," Pascalito has come up with the perfect expression to explain his unique position in the music business. Pop, chanson, bossa nova, noir-ish night music, seductive Spanish-tinged melodies, tango and more are all part of the package on Neostalgia. Pascalito (Pascal Sabattier) was born in Paris to a family of ...
The Clayton Brothers: The New Song And Dance
by Dan Bilawsky
There was a time when jazz and dance were linked in the minds of the general public. As each evolved, this all changed: nobody was getting up to dance for bop--save, perhaps, Thelonious Monk cutting a rug mid-performance--and big bands focused on their music more than making a danceable product. The literal act ...
Matt Ulery's Loom: Flora.Fauna.Fervor
by Dan Bilawsky
The music on Flora.Fauna.Fervor might be dubbed episodic, if not for the fact that each new idea steadily evolves from what came before. Bassist Matt Ulery uses kaleidoscopic compositional methods that develop gradually, yet travel to wide-ranging places and often return home to roost. Endless permutations of instrumental combinations and stylistic possibilities are explored, with Ulery's ...
Chris Crocco: The Chris Crocco Trio +
by Dan Bilawsky
What makes music fluid? Is it based on smooth transitions from section-to-section in each piece? The consistent flow of ideas from each individual artist involved in the music making process? The ability of a group to form a bond that allows them to travel along the same routes with simpatico sensibilities? The music of guitarist Chris ...
Bill O'Connell: Rhapsody In Blue
by Dan Bilawsky
Pianist Bill O'Connell is no stranger to the world of Latin jazz. O'Connell has played for greats like Mongo Santamaria and Dave Valentin, but his range as an artist has taken him well beyond a Latin-only orbit. He's worked with jazz heavyweights like Sonny Rollins and Chet Baker, too, but his greatest asset isn't his résumé. ...
