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The Jeremy Siskind Trio: Prophecy
by David A. Orthmann
Jeremy Siskind is a twenty-one year old pianist and composer currently studying at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. The self-produced Prophecy was recorded several months after a March 2006 appearance on Piano Jazz, Marian McPartland's long running National Public Radio program. Siskind's nascent style is situated in the jazz mainstream, exhibiting traces of ...
Dan Weiss on David Binney's Criss Cross Recordings
by David A. Orthmann
Dan Weiss's drumming makes an indispensable contribution to a pair of recent recordings by alto saxophonist David Binney, Bastion of Sanity (2005) and Cities and Desire (2006), both on the Criss Cross Jazz imprint. Binney's idiosyncratic compositions draw from a variety of jazz and popular music styles. The topography of his music often includes the slow, ...
Stein Brothers Quintet at Trumpets in Montclair, New Jersey
by David A. Orthmann
Stein Brothers Quintet Trumpets Jazz Club and Restaurant Montclair, New Jersey April 22, 2007 For the past few years the Stein Brothers have been refining a bebop-oriented ensemble sound in a variety of Northern New Jersey venues. Saxophonists Alex and Asher Stein are as enthusiastic in playing for a noisy ...
Grant Stewart: In The Still Of The Night
by David A. Orthmann
Grant Stewart In The Still Of The Night Sharp Nine Records 2007 Soloing on the title track of In The Still Of The Night, tenor saxophonist Grant Stewart plays scads of notes over a rhythm section traveling at warp speed. But while his stamina and ability ...
Greg Abate Quartet at The Puffin Cultural Forum
by David A. Orthmann
Greg Abate Quartet The Puffin Cultural Forum Teaneck, NJ January 27, 2007 “Bird never played one note of bullshit, Barry Harris once said about Charlie Parker. Harris' salty aphorism came to mind at the conclusion of Greg Abate's incendiary performance at the Puffin Cultural Forum. Although he's a stylistic descendent ...
Bob Stata: Get This
by David A. Orthmann
Get This is the final bar of Bob Stata, a bassist and composer from Rochester, New York, who died in 2005 after a long illness. Firmly ensconced in the familiar stylistic boundaries of bebop, the record is straightforward, unpretentious and thoroughly enjoyable. Aside from one of his original compositions ("Get This ) and one by pianist ...
Cecil Brooks III: Double Exposure
by David A. Orthmann
A second generation drummer and bandleader, Cecil Brooks III has produced over 40 recordings on the Muse, High Note, and Savant labels for artists ranging from John Hicks to Arthur Blythe to Don Braden. Several years ago Brooks was at the helm of a session in Pittsburgh, PA that featured guitarist Jimmy Ponder. The recording was ...
Rhythm In Every Guise: Top Ten for 2006
by David A. Orthmann
It's impossible to do justice to all of the excellent 2006 releases, so here are ten that had the greatest impact on me. Each one includes the name of the drummer who was essential in making the music special. Planet Jazz In Orbit (Sharp Nine) Drummer: Joe ...
Tim Newman Sextet at William Paterson University
by David A. Orthmann
Tim Newman Sextet The Jazz Room At William Paterson University Wayne, NJ October 1, 2006 William Paterson University spent three years searching for a jazz historian, holding out for someone with the appropriate scholarly credentials who could also take care of business on the bandstand. Bass trombonist Tim Newman, currently ...
Herlin Riley On Criss Cross Jazz
by David A. Orthmann
Over the past seven years, Herlin Riley has recorded four compact discs, two under his own name and a pair as a sideman, for the Criss Cross Jazz imprint. Riley's work on these recordings is significant because it stands outside of a long-term, high profile association with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra which ended in 2005. ...
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