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David Weiss: Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter
by Franz A. Matzner
A solid entry in the ongoing resurgence of focus on Wayne Shorter's music, David Weiss' Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter is immediately notable for the all-star cast that comprises the 12-piece ensemble and the fact that it was recorded live, enabling the group to interact freely and deliver a potent mix of precision and ...
New Life
by John Kelman
On the back of drummer Antonio Sanchez's New Life, there's a quote from guitarist Pat Metheny, who says, “This record feels like a leap forward for Antonio." He should know; Sanchez has been the guitarist's drummer of choice for literally every project requiring one since he recruited him for Pat Metheny Group and Speaking of Now ...
Appreciation
By Diego Urcola
Label: CAM Jazz
Released: 2012
Track listing:
1. The Natural (to Freddie Hubbard); 2. El Brujo (to Hermeto Pascoal); 3. Milonga para Paquito (to Paquito D'Rivera); 4. Super Mario Forever (to Mario Rivera);
5. Guachos (to Guillermo Klein & Los Guachos); 6. Deep (to Astor Piazzolla & Miles Davis); 7. Senhor Wayne (to Wayne Shorter); 8. Woody 'n Diz (to Woody Shaw & Dizzy Gillespie); 9. Camilla
(to John Coltrane).
Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival: Curacao, August 31-September 1, 2012
by R.J. DeLuke
Curacao North Sea Jazz FestivalWorld Trade CenterCuracaoAugust 31-September 1The Caribbean island of Curacao can claim, after three years, that its jazz festival is a success. It sells out tickets and brings people to the island, which depends so heavily on tourism. More music lovers should look into the festival, as much ...
Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos: Carrera
by Raul d'Gama Rose
In his first recording since the magnificent arrangements of music of by Cuchi Leguizamon, Domador de Huellas (Sunnyside 2010), pianist Guillermo Klein has reassembled his main musical vehicle, Los Guachos, for Carrera. Here, Klein once again shows why he is such a master of manipulating the voices of the instruments he uses, bringing out subtle variations ...
Diego Urcola Quartet: Appreciation
by AAJ Italy Staff
Come lascia facilmente intuire il titolo dell'album, con Appreciation il trombettista Diego Urcola ha voluto rendere omaggio ad una serie di musicisti verso i quali nutre ammirazione e riconoscenza. Grandi del jazz passato e presente (John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, ... ), ma anche dell'universo latino, sudamericano (Hermeto Pascoal, Astor Piazzolla, ...). Senza dimenticare i leader delle ...
Appreciation
By Diego Urcola
Label: CAM Jazz
Released: 2011
Track listing: The Natural (to Freddie Hubbard); El Brujo (to Hermeto Pascoal); Milonga para Paquito (to Paquito D'Rivera); Super Mario Forever (to Mario Rivera); Guachos (to Guillermo Klein & Los Guachos); Deep (to Astor Piazzolla & Miles Davis); Senhor Wayne; Woody 'n Diz (to Woody Shaw & Dizzy Gillespie); Camilla (to John Coltrane).
Diego Urcola: Musical Ecstasy
by R.J. DeLuke
Jazz music, its freedom and emphasis on self-expression through improvisation, has always had a strong pull on its practitioners, its artists. As fans and listeners, those qualities are also treasured. The infectious nature of those qualities is why jazz fans are passionate and loyal. It's music, born and bred in the United States, that has a ...
David Caceres: Double Threat Coming Forward
by R.J. DeLuke
The singer/instrumentalist in jazz has a long and honorable tradition. Many of those, though certainly not all, are more known for their singing than playing, especially in the last 20 years or so. But almost universally, they're enjoyed for what they can do, breathing a certain joie de vivre into songs by expressing the lyrics, then ...
Diego Urcola Quartet: Appreciation
by Charles Walker
Subtlety seldom brings rewards in the life of a journeyman jazz musician. In a field overcrowded with competent colleagues, plagued by spotty media coverage and half-starved by the problems facing the music industry more generally, a gimmick is often required to garner even scant attention. Argentinian-born, New York-based trumpeter Diego Urcola--a long-time member of Paquito D'Rivera's ...
