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Randy Johnston: Live at the Smithsonian Jazz Caf
by David Adler
Randy Johnston Randy Johnston: Live at the Smithsonian Jazz Café Mel Bay 2006 Archtop guitarists don't come more highly qualified than Randy Johnston. This live trio date finds him in excellent form, backed by bassist Tom Pietrycha and drummer Tony Leone. After an opening groove-jazz version of Hendrix' ...
Kurt Rosenwinkel: Emerging Brilliance
by David Adler
After nearly a decade in the trenches, Kurt Rosenwinkel is beginning to emerge as the next big thing in the world of jazz guitar. He has just released his second all-original Verve CD, The Next Step, a follow-up to last year's The Enemies of Energy. Two earlier standards albums, Intuit (Criss Cross, 1998) and the hard-to-find ...
Jeff "Siege" Seigel: Magical Spaces
by David Adler
Drummer Jeff “Siege Siegel hails from upstate New York and boasts a number of top-tier sideman credits, including a five-year stint in Roland Hanna's trio. His debut as a leader, Magical Spaces (coproduced by Baikida Carroll), is an all-original quartet affair with Erica Lindsay on tenor, Francesca Tanksley on piano and Danton Boller on bass. These ...
George Colligan: Past-Present-Future; Realization
by David Adler
With a string of recordings for Fresh Sound and Steeplechase, George Colligan established himself as one of the strongest new pianists in jazz. His first Criss Cross outing, Ultimatum (2002), focused exclusively on original material. George Colligan Past-Present-Future Criss Cross 2005 On the followup, Past-Present-Future, only the title ...
Achim Kaufmann: Knives
by David Adler
Achim Kaufmann's first solo piano disc is a study in atonal expressionism and sonic adventurism, draped in dark mysteries. Recorded mainly at the Bimhuis in the pianist's home city of Amsterdam, Knives consists of eighteen fairly short pieces that showcase Kaufmann's technical excellence, his aptitude for instant orchestration, his imaginative use of “mixed techniques" (ie. prepared ...
String Trio of New York: Frozen Ropes (with Oliver Lake)
by David Adler
On occasion, the String Trio of New York (guitarist James Emery, bassist John Lindberg, and violinist Rob Thomas) has worked with special guests, including pianist Anthony Davis and vocalist Jay Clayton. Frozen Ropes, with altoist Oliver Lake, is a worthy and concise addition to the group's catalog. These five selections total just over 46 minutes. The ...
Harris Eisenstadt: Ahimsa Orchestra & Jalolu
by David Adler
With these two discs, we get two contrasting views of West Coast, now NYC-based drummer Harris Eisenstadt. class="f-left"> Harris Eisenstadt Ahimsa Orchestra Nine Winds 2005 Ahimsa Orchestra, on Vinny Golia's Nine Winds label, consists of two lustrous large-ensemble works written by Eisenstadt and inspired by Mahatma ...
2005 Caramoor Jazz Festival
by David Adler
While Bird & Diz were revolutionizing jazz in 1945, Caramoor, a leafy estate in Katonah, was on its way to becoming Westchester's haven for the arts. And so this year, as Caramoor celebrated its 60th anniversary, producer Jim Luce and artistic director Joe Lovano chose “Modern Jazz at 60 as the festival's theme, seeking to highlight ...
Kurt Rosenwinkel: Deep Song
by David Adler
Kurt Rosenwinkel's fourth Verve release, Deep Song, steps back from the searching electronica of Heartcore and adheres to a jazz quintet aesthetic. For the first time, Joshua Redman appears in place of Rosenwinkel's longtime tenor sax associate, Mark Turner. We also hear Brad Mehldau on piano, Larry Grenadier on bass, and Jeff Ballard and Ali Jackson ...
John Hollenbeck: A Blessing
by David Adler
John Hollenbeck has made several small-group recordings, but a large ensemble suits his advanced compositional voice especially well. With A Blessing, he documents the inspired large-group work he has showcased live over the last three or so years (most recently at the Jazz Standard CD release gig on January 25th). The drummer/bandleader's music is a bit ...
