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Planet Jazz at Smalls
by David A. Orthmann
Planet Jazz Smalls New York, NY May 28, 2006 In March of 2005, I caught Planet Jazz at Smalls, just a couple of weeks after the reopening of Mitch Borden's legendary bastion of straight-ahead sounds. It was a decidedly casual performance before a sparse audience. The sextet's regular tenor saxophonist ...
The Vince Ector Group at Cecil's Jazz Club
by David A. Orthmann
The Vince Ector Group Cecil's Jazz Club West Orange, NJ April 28, 2006 The opening set at Cecil's Jazz Club was the first time The Vince Ector Group worked together as a unit. Instead of the familiar language of a standard repertoire, Ector choose to perform mostly material from his ...
Planet Jazz: In Orbit
by David A. Orthmann
Planet Jazz In Orbit Sharp Nine Records 2006 Planet Jazz is a longstanding, unrecognized sextet that boasts several exceptional soloists and an unusually cogent rhythm section. Two factors distinguish the band from the wealth of talented groups on the New York City straight-ahead jazz scene: A precise ensemble sound honed ...
Jesse Elder Quintet: From Out of the Grey Forest
by David A. Orthmann
"Nothing is plumb, level or square. This first line from Alan Dugan's poem “Love Song: I and Thou" comes to mind while listening to composer/pianist Jesse Elder's second recording. Unlike Dugan's unnamed protagonist, whose haphazard structure holds up for just “one great moment, Elder's irregular audible designs come together as a whole, remain stable, and stand ...
Alex Collins Trio and Quintet at The Puffin Cultural Forum
by David A. Orthmann
Alex Collins Trio and Quintet The Puffin Cultural Forum Teaneck, NJ March 18, 2006 Alex Collins is something of a local hero. The young pianist, currently a student at the Eastman School of Music, played at the Puffin's weekly jam sessions while in High School. For his third annual concert ...
Steve Davis Quartet at Cecil's Jazz Club
by David A. Orthmann
Steve Davis Quartet Cecil's Jazz Club West Orange, NJ March 17, 2006 Great jazz musicians always find a way to rise above adverse performance conditions. Despite a sparse St Patrick's Day audience, the constant ringing of a cell phone, and a bartender whose voice boomed over the band, Steve Davis' ...
Mike DiRubbo Quartet At Smoke
by David A. Orthmann
Mike DiRubbo Quartet Smoke New York, NY March 16, 2006 Alto and soprano saxophonist Mike DiRubbo returned recently to Smoke, an important Upper West Side venue that presents established and up-and-coming talent. A decade ago, Smoke (then named Augie's) was the place where the Hartt School of Music graduate began ...
Dick Berk on Reservoir Music
by David A. Orthmann
Dick Berk is the epitome of an accomplished jazz musician who has done everything except receive the widespread recognition he richly deserves. In a career spanning a half-century, Berk has played in the groups of legendary figures Billie Holiday and Charles Mingus, as well as with high profile musicians like Freddie Hubbard, Milt Jackson, Cal Tjader, ...
Mulgrew Miller and Wingspan at William Paterson University
by David A. Orthmann
Mulgrew Miller and Wingspan William Paterson University Wayne, NJ February 26, 2006 Mulgrew Miller celebrated his recent appointment as William Paterson University's Director of Jazz Studies by reconvening Wingspan, a sextet he's intermittently led since the late 1980s. Miller dedicated the concert to pianist and composer James Williams, a “dear ...
Monk's Music Trio: Monk's Bones
by David A. Orthmann
Except for a surrealistic version of “Friday The 13th, Monk's Bones offers straightforward interpretations of nine Thelonious Monk compositions. The third recording by Monk's Music Trio adds the trombones of Roswell Rudd, a longtime exponent of Monk's work, and Max Perkoff, the son of the band's pianist, Si Perkoff. All of the tracks profit from the ...
