Home » Search Center » Results: Ellen Rowe Quartet

Results for "Ellen Rowe Quartet"

Article: Album Review

Ellen Rowe Quartet: Vinton's Cove

Read "Vinton's Cove" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
January 9, 2026

Ellen Rowe wears many musical hats, all of which fit her extremely well: pianist, composer, arranger, educator and last but not least, band leader. Rowe supervises an admirable quartet on Vinton's Cove, displaying her sizable skills as writer and arranger while brightening the keyboard as well. Rowe dons her composer's cap on half a ...

227

Article: Album Review

Ellen Rowe Quartet: Wishing Well

Read "Wishing Well" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
June 10, 2010

Ellen Rowe's uniquely modern sensibility echoes throughout Wishing Well. Rowe is a virtuoso pianist who blends the dreamy abstractions of nineteenth century impressionism with the nervous energy of a bebop player. She plays as she breathes--sometimes in shallow gasps indicating an extreme sense of urgency, and at other times in seemingly endless runs with dallying notes ...

159

Article: Album Review

Ellen Rowe Quartet: Wishing Well

Read "Wishing Well" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins
May 15, 2010

Sometimes, less is more. In the case of Wishing Well, the Ellen Rowe Quartet delivers plenty of good sound, simply by playing rather than trying to be trendy. Rowe has been part of groups led by musicians as diverse as Ray Charles and John Zorn. Born in Ridgefield, Connecticut, she began playing piano by ...

337

Article: Album Review

Ellen Rowe Quartet: Wishing Well

Read "Wishing Well" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
May 2, 2010

Wishing Well is a beautifully crafted second album from the Ellen Rowe Quartet. Composer, arranger and pianist Rowe, a faculty member at the University of Michigan School of Music, formed the quartet in 2002, releasing her debut, Denali Pass (PKO Records), in 2005. Two albums in an eight-year history ensures that the band will never be ...