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Pedro Giraudo Jazz Orchestra: El Viaje
by Jim Santella
Bassist Pedro Giraudo has created an excellent program of tone poems that come alive through his 12-piece orchestra. Dedicated to his wife and infant daughter, most of the compositions relate his feelings on becoming a father and assuming new responsibilities. He explains in his liner notes that the event was a major turning point in his ...
Wynton Marsalis: He and She
by Mark F. Turner
The expansive discography of Wynton Marsalis has covered a wealth of material including the fierce modern mainstream of Black Codes: From the Underground (Columbia, 1985), the three CD-set Blood On the Fields (Columbia, 1995) which won a Pulitzer award in 1997, and some bar-room fun in Two Men With the Blues (Blue Note, 2008) with singer ...
Ken Hatfield and Friends: To be Continued...
by Elliott Simon
Ken Hatfield is a virtuoso on his chosen instrument, the nylon-stringed classical guitar, and has showcased his abilities in environs including Appalachian, classical and jazz. Comfortable across genres, he and his instrument are well-suited for these Bill McCormick tunes born of multiple influences. This release is an outgrowth of a previous McCormick project, Music for Guitar ...
John di Martino: Piano Man In/On Demand
by Marcia Hillman
John di Martino is a New York area based pianist, composer, arranger and Venus recording artist. He is a sought after musical director and is in demand by many singers as an accompanist, having accompanied such singers as Jon Hendricks, Sylvia Sims, Diane Schuur and Billy Eckstine. His talents as a pianist and arranger can be ...
Cassandra Wilson in Albany, NY
by R.J. DeLuke
Cassandra WilsonThe EggAlbany, New YorkMarch 22, 2009 “The music has a wonderful life beyond the recording," said renowned singer Cassandra Wilson about the music on her Grammy-winning CD from last year, Loverly. She spoke those words just days before her band made a tour stop at The Egg concert venue in ...
Resonance Records Proudly Introduces Jermaine Landsberger
Jermaine Landsberger Europe's Acclaimed Hammond B-3 Organist with his Debut North American Album Gettin' Blazed Featuring an All-Star Supporting Cast Including Pat Martino, Andreas berg, Gary Meek, James Genus, Kuno Schmid, and Harvey Mason Throughout the years I've had the blessing, and the pleasure, to interact with some of the greatest players of the Hammond B-3-amazing ...
Horace Silver: Live at Newport '58
by Stuart Broomer
From his first recordings with the Jazz Messengers in 1954, Horace Silver's values as pianist, bandleader and composer have been clearly evident: buoyant swing propelled by strong riffs and ensemble drive, along with expressive, edited-in-advance solos. There's a kind of controlled enthusiasm at the center of Silver's music, a slightly formal celebration that owes much to ...
Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra: Quake
by Elliott Simon
Duke Ellington's legacy is alive and well with pianist Mike Holober and The Gotham Jazz Orchestra. Holober makes use of the increased musical scope that 17 pieces give him to weave compositional strength within a sound that sways more than swings. Some of the finest jazzers New York City has to offer join ...
Alex Cline: Free-Spirited Drummer
by R.J. DeLuke
West coast drummer/percussionist Alex Cline is a sensitive player with a strong feel for interesting harmonies, shifting voices and changing moods when he writes music. It's a sensitivity not usually associated with drummers. But what's inside Cline, and comes through in his music, is from an artist and a musician, not merely a drummer. ...
Sax & Piano: David Murray and Mal Waldron; Ellery Eskelin and Sylvie Courvoisier
by Kurt Gottschalk
David Murray / Mal Waldron Silence Justin Time 2008 Ellery Eskelin / Sylvie Courvoisier Every So Often Prime Source 2008 Part of what makes David Murray one of the greatest ...
