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Jazz Happening: Andy Fusco and Friends in Union, NJ
by David A. Orthmann
Jazz Happening: Andy Fusco and Friends Kean University Wilkins Theatre Union, NJ November 19, 2007Throughout an invigorating seventy-five minute set in which each member of the band had something significant to say and everything came off in fine style, alto saxophonist Andy Fusco inadvertently stole the show at ...
Rhythm In Every Guise: Top Ten for 2007
by David A. Orthmann
It's impossible to do justice to all of the excellent 2007 releases, so here are ten that had the greatest impact on me. With one exception, each includes the name of a drummer who was essential in making the music special. Grant StewartIn the Still of the Night (Sharp Nine)
Zan Stewart: Jazz Advocate
by David A. Orthmann
For the last five years, Zan Stewart has been the voice of New Jersey jazz. A tenor saxophonist who occasionally plays in local clubs, Stewart, who has also written for the Los Angeles Times, appears several times a week in the Newark Star-Ledger, the Garden State's largest newspaper. He reviews performances in a variety of Jersey ...
Tardo Hammer: Look Stop & Listen
by David A. Orthmann
Look Stop & Listen, Tardo Hammer's fourth release as a leader, is subtitled The Music of Tadd Dameron. It's the antithesis of a concept record, in which the music takes a backseat to marketing and promotion. Instead of a parade of guest stars, all Hammer needs is bassist John Webber and drummer Joe Farnsworth to launch ...
Joe Strasser
by David A. Orthmann
Three exemplary recordings from the first decade of the 21st Century, all issued on Marc Edelman's Sharp Nine imprint, are closely tied to two important New York City venues. Alto saxophonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith's Up In Smoke (2003) and Still Smokin' (2004) were recorded live at Smoke Jazz Club (formerly Augie's), an uptown bastion of Hammond B-3 ...
The Aubrey Anne Duo at Wine in the Woods
by David A. Orthmann
The Aubrey Anne Duo Wine in the Woods West Milford, NJ September 9, 2007 Wine in the Woods is one of a number of Northern New Jersey locales which hosts The Aubrey Anne Duo on a semi-regular basis. The familiarity between artist and venue gave this Sunday afternoon performance an ...
A Tribute To Max Roach
by David A. Orthmann
Introduction I can't recall the reason why I picked Percussion Bitter Sweet out of a record store bin in the mid-sixties. It was one of the first recordings I ever purchased. Apart from Max's brilliant drumming and knotty yet accessible compositions, it served as an introduction to iconic musicians like Eric Dolphy, Booker Little, Clifford Jordan, ...
CBIII Band at Cecil's Jazz Club
by David A. Orthmann
CBIII Band Cecil's Jazz Club West Orange, NJ August 17, 2007 Two drum kits were set up at the front of the stage prior to the CB III Band's first set at Cecil's Jazz Club. Though the configuration was in keeping with an evening billed as “The Father, Son, and ...
Julius Tolentino Quartet at Cecil's Jazz Club
by David A. Orthmann
Julius Tolentino Quartet Cecil's Jazz Club West Orange, NJ June 22, 2007 A number of teenagers formed a semicircle around the bandstand during alto saxophonist Julius Tolentino's opening set at Cecil's Jazz Club, one anxiously fingering his horn in anticipation of sitting in. Only a decade or so older than ...
Steve Davis Quintet at Cecil's Jazz Club
by David A. Orthmann
Steve Davis Quintet Cecil's Jazz Club West Orange, NJ June 15, 2007 The first of Steve Davis's seven recordings as a leader for the Criss Cross Jazz imprint, entitled The Jaunt, refers to the 110 mile trip from the trombonist's longtime base in Hartford, CT to the jazz Mecca, New ...
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