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Denominators: Red Balloon
by Ernest Barteldes
Denominators is a new band comprised of three highly competent musicians who try to look outside the box in their approach to jazz, allowing classical, funky and tropical elements into their sound without being too eclectic. On Red Balloon they work exclusively through original compositions (mostly by flutist Michel Gentile), taking advantage of the quantity of ...
Various Artists: Higher Ground: Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert
by Ernest Barteldes
On September 17, 2005, Jazz at Lincoln Center brought together an ensemble of musicians responding to Wynton Marsalis' call to stage a benefit for victims of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. The document of that event is this CD, in which well-known mainstream stars share the stage with more obscure names, performing modern and traditional jazz, folk, ...
Ari Hoenig: Kinetic Hues
by Ernest Barteldes
The Ari Hoenig Group Kinetic Hues Smalls Records 2005 With the advent of easily available digital technology, it has become easier for anyone to make semi-professional videos. Nowadays, practically anyone with a digital camera and a computer can produce and release, say, a music DVD--even if the quality of the ...
Vinicius Cantuaria: Silva
by Ernest Barteldes
Back in the '80s, Vinicius Cantuaria wrote the lullaby-like “Leaozinho, which became a major hit for Caetano Veloso and prompted him to embark on a solo career as a sophisticated pop musician. Although the gamble didn't quite work in Brazil, he found an audience here for his bossa nova-inflected tunes. Today, like many other of his ...
Carli Mu: Maverick
by Ernest Barteldes
Carli Muñoz is a self-taught pianist who began his career in dance bands in Puerto Rico in the early '60s, then left for the mainland. He returned home in 1986 and founded his own club, the Carli Cafe Concierto. Muñoz came to town recently to perform at Jazz Standard on November 30 for the release of ...
Lenore Raphael: A Beautiful Friendship
by Ernest Barteldes
Don't be fooled by the track listing on A Beautiful Friendship, which is mostly made up of classic songs by the likes of Sammy Cahn and Cole Porter. Instead, be forewarned that this gifted pianist does not intend to take listeners through a journey of predictability. Rather, Lenore Raphael brings a new spin on songs that ...
Hod O'Brien Trio: Live at Blues Alley, Set 1 & 2
by Ernest Barteldes
It was a clear November night at Jazz Standard when Hod O'Brien's trio appeared, backing the pianist's wife, vocalist Stephanie Nakasian. The set opened with an instrumental theme in which Jimmy Wormworth sat in on drums. On the following number, Nakasian took the stage while Ron Vincent took his place behind his kit. The band quickly ...
Charlie Peacock Band at the Jazz Standard
by Ernest Barteldes
Charlie Peacock Jazz Standard New York City November 9, 2005 The Jazz Standard was packed to see Charlie Peacock leading a group with Marc Ribot (guitar), Jeff Coffin (tenor sax, flute), Felix Pastorius (electric bass), Maurice Brown (trumpet) and Matt Wilson (drums) in support of his most recent CD, Love ...
Roger Kellaway: I Was There; Remembering Bobby Darin
by Ernest Barteldes
For a number of years, pianist Roger Kellaway performed alongside Bobby Darin, and on two recent releases he pays tribute to the late frontman by playing instrumental renditions of some of the songs (plus a couple of originals) he played and/or arranged during his years with the singer, who passed away too soon in 1973 at ...
William Hooker: Live At Sangha
by Ernest Barteldes
Full-fledged improvisational music can be hard on the ear, but it can also be amazing if you're openminded enough to listen carefully. In that state of mind, I paid a visit to The Kitchen on October 6 to catch drummer William Hooker performing with Text of Light, an ensemble that included Ulrigh Krieger, Alan Licht, Christian ...
