Results for "Dave Nathan"

NEWS: PERFORMANCE / TOUR August 19, 2014

Michelle Walker Performs Live @ The 55 Bar

New York, NY - Critically acclaimed jazz vocalist Michelle Walker will perform the early set on Saturday August 23, 2014 at one of New York City’s most established and loved music watering-hole stages, The 55 BAR. Her sets will consist of originals, new and old standards with her refreshing and engaging arrangements starting promptly at 6:00pm. ...
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NEWS: PERFORMANCE / TOUR July 18, 2014

Michelle Walker Sings Live @ The 55 Bar On July 24th 7pm

New York, NY - Critically acclaimed jazz vocalist Michelle Walker will perform the early set on Thursday July 24, 2014 at one of New York City’s most established and loved music watering-hole stages, The 55 BAR. Her sets will consist of originals, new and old standards with her refreshing and engaging arrangements starting promptly at 7:00pm. ...
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ARTICLE: LIVE REVIEW March 8, 2004

Jazz Comes to New Bern

By DAVE NATHAN

The 13th edition of New Bern's Annual Jazz Showcase sponsored by the Craven Arts Council took place on Sunday, February at the Sheraton Grand Hotel and Marina. “Thirteen" was not unlucky for the jazz fans of this eastern North Carolina community who showed up for either the afternoon or evening session. They were treated to almost ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW January 20, 2003

George Evans: Eyes for You

By DAVE NATHAN

Vocalist George Evans is getting the message. In a day and age where male balladeers come few and far between, Evans has been building up a body of vocal work relying on the tunes turned out by some of the top contributors to the Great American Songbook: Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn, Cole Porter and Ray ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW January 2, 2003

Gerald Kuhn: The Rat on My Piano

By DAVE NATHAN

For The Rat On My Piano, Gerald Kuhn has gathered an assembly of musicians curiously termed the Eclectrophonics Jazz Ensemble. These players have applied their varied styles and talents to music played in the manner of the 1950's and thereafter, from swing to pop to funk. This disc was recorded in California with tons of overdubbing, ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW January 2, 2003

Albert Burbank: Burgundy Street Blues

By DAVE NATHAN

Typically my reviews of Big Bill Bissonnette's releases on his Jazz Crusade label have been positive and affirmative. But on Burgundy Street Blues, Albert Burbank and his fellow players somehow get off track on several of the tracks. Despite the fluid clarinet playing of the leader and some fine individual efforts by some of the soloists, ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW January 2, 2003

Kelly Harland: Twelve Times Romance

By DAVE NATHAN

Who says that good arrangements can't make or break an album? Especially on the initial outing from Kelly Harland, a fine fledgling vocalist from the active, burgeoning Northwest jazz scene getting her feet wet on her first record. The CD's opener, "Too Close for Comfort," is the beneficiary of an innovative, ear catching chart by pianist ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW December 13, 2002

Peg La Centra: Peg La Centra - The Complete Recordings 1934 -1937

By DAVE NATHAN

In early 1930's and up to the 1950's, with the enormous popularity of the big band style of jazz, especially those bands which catered to romantic ballads, there was plenty of work for big band singers. While the outcome was generally very pretty and sanguine, there was a certain parallel to the music being played with ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW December 13, 2002

Cecil Hill: Swings His Thing

By DAVE NATHAN

Back in the heyday of the big band, critics, reviewers, jazz journalists, etc., spent a lot of time, mostly unnecessarily, categorizing most bands into two groups: smooth sounding aggregations, and the killer diller outfits who blew the roof off the house every time they took the floor. Of course, I'm talking about those bands (and this ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW December 2, 2002

Jesse Green: Sylvan Treasure

By DAVE NATHAN

More and more jazz CDs these days are being released with a track listing dominated by original works of the principal performer. Jesse Green has followed this path with his latest offering. The pianist augments his regular group with bassist Frank Hauch and drummer Bruce Cox, adding some of the most entertaining and technically dominating veteran ...