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Hristo Vitchev: Of Light and Shadows
by Tyran Grillo
Guitarist Hristo Vitchev reconvenes his synergistic quartet with pianist Jasnam Daya Singh, bassist Dan Robbins and drummer Mike Shannon for a set of nine originals, each deeper than the last. It's the kind of session that happens perhaps once in a decade, where every detail dovetails into the next without the merest hint of force.
Mason Razavi & Bennett Roth-Newell: After You
by Tyran Grillo
Guitarist Mason Razavi and pianist Bennett Roth-Newell place years of collaborative experience under the microscope in this studio album. The performances, as wide-ranging as they are intimate, comprise a generous handful of original dough with a few familiar tunes thrown in for leavening. In the latter vein, we are treated to three slices of optimism, starting ...
Of Light and Shadows
Label: First Orbit Sounds
Released: 2018
Track listing: Of Light and Shadows; The Shortest Wavelength; Selective Absorption,
At Your Side; Prelude to Prismic Dance; Prismic Dance; Pentachromatic
Butterflies; A Portrait of a Love Forgotten; Partial Darkness.
Hristo Vitchev: Of Light and Shadows
by Phillip Woolever
Vitchev's latest effort is another jewel in his growing catalogue of widespread genres. Given Vitchev's warmly ambitious range of projects, he may soon be able to center his own multi-themed festival. This presents his current, contemporary style quartet in an impressive showcase. The SF bay area group's core has played together in various ensembles ...
Siren Songs
By Jackie Gage
Label: First Orbit Sounds
Released: 2016
Track listing: Siren Songs; That Old Black Magic; It’s Your Love; Mine; Curious; Serves
Me Right; Comes Love; Afro Blue; Sweet.
In Search of Wonders
Label: First Orbit Sounds
Released: 2016
Track listing: Disc 1: The Transitory Nature; It May Backfire; Post Nubes; Fuchsia Brown Eyes; In Search of Wonders; Almost Home (Intro); Almost Home. Disc 2: Falling in Orange; Old Theme; It Is Here, Somewhere; Stay (Prelude); Stay; Without Words, As the Full Moon Shines; The Invisible Stairway; We Search for Wonders.
Jackie Gage: Siren Songs
by James Nadal
It is an era of difficult choices for young vocalists, but the ones that follow their heart are certainly the better for it. Jackie Gage is a determined singer who self-produced Siren Songs as a commitment toward her career in jazz. The production features a refined string quartet, augmenting the rhythm section, but the highlight is ...
Hristo Vitchev Quartet: In Search of Wonders
by Mark Sullivan
Bulgarian-born San Franciscan jazz guitarist/composer Hristo Vitchev leads an experienced quartet on this double-CD collection of attractive modern jazz. This is his seventh release as a leader, and the third with this quartet (allowing for a change in the drum chair), following Familiar Fields (First Orbit Sounds Music, 2013) and Song For Messsambria (First Orbit Sounds ...
In Search of Wonders
Album: In Search of Wonders
By Hristo Vitchev
Label: First Orbit Sounds
Released: 0
Duration: 5:29
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