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Trio M: Big Picture
by John Kelman
The dynamic that occurs when a specific group of players comes together just can't be predicted, even if they've worked together in other contexts. That's the story with Trio M--pianist Myra Melford, bassist Mark Dresser and drummer Matt Wilson--three musicians who have intersected on more than one occasion and talked about getting together as a trio. ...
Arturo Stable: Notes On Canvas
by Mark F. Turner
The arts of jazz and painting are both siblings of self expression. Whether the artist skillfully paints a fresco or articulates ideas in music, the result is one of creative insight. Such is the case for Notes On Canvas by master percussionist/composer Arturo Stable, who gives music interpretations to some of his favorite paintings by Vincent ...
Alan Pasqua: The Antisocial Club
by John Kelman
Alan Pasqua first emerged as keyboardist for legendary drummer Tony Williams' mid-1970s New Lifetime and has been a busy session player ever since, with a solo career focused largely on acoustic music, including the elegant My New Old Friend (Cryptogramophone, 2005). Still, the outstanding DVD, Allan Holdsworth and Alan Pasqua featuring Chad Wackerman and Jimmy Haslip ...
Ted Daniel: Brass Tapestry
by Clifford Allen
Trumpeter Ted Daniel was born in Ossining, New York on June 4, 1943. Encouraged early on by his father and brother, Daniel played trumpet from age nine and throughout high school played in bands with his brother and the guitarist Warren “Sonny" Sharrock, a neighborhood pal. Stints at Berklee and SIU provided some context, but the ...
Robin Eubanks: Master Trombonist... and Would-Be Rock Guitarist?
by Paul Olson
Name one contemporary jazz trombonist. Robin Eubanks, right?Eubanks is only one member of a notoriously musical Philadelphia family--you're probably familiar with some of his brothers--and was playing trombone at a tender age. He moved to New York City after graduating from the Philly-based University of the Arts, and has collaborated with ...
Art Blakey: Holiday for Skins
by Francis Lo Kee
Holiday for Skins is not totally unique in drummer Art Blakey's output, as the drummer was most famous for some of the greatest hard bop era records ever made with his Jazz Messengers. Though not a Jazz Messengers recording, this original double volume definitely has Blakey's strong personal, percussive stamp. The cover states this is “a ...
Stacey Kent: Breakfast On The Morning Tram
by Andrew Velez
Having previously demonstrated a knowing way with sets from the Great American Songbook and a special bent for Brazilian-flavored melodies, vocalist Stacey Kent takes on a different sort of mix here. And succeeds brilliantly, which shouldn't surprise anyone who has been listening to her, for this porcelain princess has gradually moved into the front rank of ...
Sue Graham Mingus: All the Things You Could Be By Now If Charles' Wife Was Your Flamekeeper
by R.J. DeLuke
Charles Mingus was a larger than life figure on the music scene. Crashing. Volatile. Complex. Swinging. Intense. Delicate. Raucous and joyous. Depending on who you talk to, and maybe even what day, different images might be conjured up. Different words used to describe him by those who knew and performed with him.
Ramon Lopez: Kalimba & Drums Solo II: Swinging with Doors
by Celeste Sunderland
Joachim Kuhn and Majid Bekkas Kalimba (with Ramon Lopez) ACT Music 2007 Ramon Lopez Drums Solo II: Swinging with Doors Leo 2007 Despite the virtuosic complexity of ...
Pablo Ziegler: Buenos Aires Report & Tango & All That Jazz
by Elliott Simon
Pablo Ziegler-Quique Sinesi with Walter Castro Buenos Aires Report Zoho Music 2007Pablo Ziegler Quartet Tango & All That Jazz Kind of Blue 2007 Predating jazz ...
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