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Anzic Records
by Elliott Simon
A relative newcomer to the ranks of artist-driven jazz labels, Anzic Records is already a confluence for a new breed of musician: one who wants to be involved in all stages of a recording, from conception through distribution. While most so-called 'artist collectives' may serve their members through creative freedom, Anzic takes it to the next ...
Michael Musilami Trio w/ Mark Feldman: The Treatment
by Elliott Simon
Guitarist Michael Musillami's trio with bassist Joe Fonda and drummer George Schuller previously released two “worldly CDs for Playscape: the debut, Beijing (2002), and the vigorously creative Dachau (2005). With The Treatment, the trio invites master violinist Mark Feldman to join them for a soaring presentation of Musillami's music. As a guitarist, Musillami kisses up against ...
Sabbath in Paradise
by Elliott Simon
Claudia Heuermann Sabbath in Paradise Tzadik 2007 Fifteen years ago, saxophonist/producer John Zorn and several of his downtown NYC musical cohorts held what was termed a “Radical New Jewish Culture Festival in Munich, Germany. Shortly thereafter, a similar event was held at NYC's Knitting Factory. At that time, ...
Irving Fields meets Roberto Rodriguez: Oy Vey
by Elliott Simon
Irving Fields/Roberto Rodriguez Oy Vey.....Olé!!! Tzadik 2006 Irving Fields Trio My Yiddishe Mama's Favorites Tzadik 2007 One could say that pianist Irving Fields and percussionist Roberto Rodriguez were destined ...
Fred Katz
by Elliott Simon
Fred Katz is generally credited with being the first musician to explore the possibility of the cello as a jazz instrument. He accomplished this while an integral member of drummer Chico Hamilton's influential '50s quintet and through his own solo works such as Soul-o-cello (Decca, 1957), Fred Katz and His Jammers (Decca, 1958) and Zen (World ...
Terrence McManus: Thirty9Thirty8 & Live at the Clown Lounge
by Elliott Simon
Dave Ballou/Terrence McManus/Devin Gray Thirty9thirty8 Flattened Planet Records 2006 Terrence McManus/Michael Lewis/Adam Linz/J.T. Bates Live at the Clown Lounge Flattened Planet Records 2006 Although legitimate releases, both these sessions, ...
Rob Schwimmer: Beyond The Sky
by Elliott Simon
Once in a great while in the musical incubator of the NYC downtown club scene, a truly musically sophisticated work with broad appeal emerges as if from nowhere. The truth, of course, is that these gems are the result of years of hard work, artistic development and unique musical vision: all these crystallize in the wonderful ...
ILK Music
by Elliott Simon
Jazz in Denmark dates back to the early '20s and the country's freedom, social egalitarianism and support of the arts has attracted generations of musicians to resettle in its artistic center, Copenhagen. Denmark itself, with a population that is a little more than half that of NYC, has also produced jazz musicians of international stature in ...
Robert Silverman Quintet and Trio: Golden Heart
by Elliott Simon
Self-produced and composed by pianist Robert Silverman, Golden Heart is one of those gems which, for a variety of reasons, seems to only come about in the NYC area. It impresses as a love letter to all the artists, clubs and fans wherein and for whom this wonderful brand of swinging jazz continues to resonate. Silverman ...
Saco Yasuma: Another Rain
by Elliott Simon
When a classically trained musician arrives in NYC from Japan and falls in love with jazz it can often times result in impressive technique and a sterile sound. Saxophonist Saco Yasuma's Another Rain is her debut as a leader and flies in the face of that stereotype in a big way. Yasuma, trained on piano, switched ...
