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Jon Irabagon Plays KC Jazz Club
by Franz A. Matzner
Jon IrabagonKennedy CenterWashington D.C.October 30, 2009 Simple without being simplistic; straightforward without being strictly straight-ahead; unpretentious, yet artistically thoughtful; humble, yet full of youthful confidence, saxophonist Jon Irabagon, winner of the 2008 Thelonious Monk Competition, showcased a compelling mix of humor, technique, and engaging music during his ...
John O'Gallagher: Dirty Hands
by David Adler
Saxophonist John O'Gallagher and bassist Masa Kamaguchi have a history. They documented their intense, ruminative interplay on O'Gallagher's two-volume CIMP session of 2004, Rules of Invisibility, featuring Jay Rosen on drums. Dirty Hands, recorded in Portugal during a 2007 European tour, is a continuation of that history, although this time we hear the leader and Kamaguchi ...
August 2009
by AAJ Staff
Frank KimbroughBirdlandNew York City July 14, 2009When Frank Kimbrough made his leader debut at Birdland (Jul. 14th), easily one of the best piano showcase rooms in New York, there was no doubt he would meet the lofty standard maintained at the club by such fellow pianists as Steve Kuhn and ...
Freihofer's Jazz Festival: One Great Weekend
by R.J. DeLuke
Freihofer's Jazz FestivalSaratoga Springs, New YorkJune 27-28, 2009Freihofer's Jazz Festival, in its 32nd year, provided an outstanding array of music and musicians and added to its legacy--started by George Wein in 1978--in fine fettle on June 27 and 28 in the upstate New York community of Saratoga Springs. For producer Danny ...
Irene Atman: New York Rendezvous
by Edward Blanco
Canadian songbird Irene Atman follows her highly acclaimed self-titled, indepedent debut of 2007 with another remarkable effort, this time recording ten gentle standards in an auspicious New York Rendezvous with pianist Frank Kimbrough and other New York players, providing a new meaning to the phrase “New York state of mind." Meeting Kimbrough twenty years ago on, ...
Joe Locke / Frank Kimbrough: Verrazano Moon
by John Kelman
With the now 37 year-old ongoing partnership of Chick Corea and Gary Burton, it might appear that the gold standard for piano/vibraphone duets has been set. But while they don't perform or record nearly as often, vibraphonist Joe Locke and pianist Frank Kimbrough have set their own standard for playing as a duo. Much like friends ...
Irene Atman: New York Rendezvous
by Woodrow Wilkins
Every once in a while, a fresh voice comes along that's worthy of notice. Or, in the case of Irene Atman, it's an experienced voice with a fresh interpretation of classics. When other children wanted to hear bedtime stories or have parents sing them to sleep, Atman sang to herself. By the age ...
Vocalist Irene Atman Performs at the Kitano on June 3rd, 2009
Vocalist Irene Atman will be performing with her Quintet at The Kitano in NYC on Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 in celebration of her new release “New York Rendezvous” Irene Atman - Vocals Frank Kimbrough - Piano Jay Anderson - Bass George Schuller - drums Joel Frahm - Saxophone ...
Kendra Shank Quartet: Mosaic
by Donald Elfman
Kendra Shank is a complete vocalist--an appealing and intelligent interpreter of known and unknown material, a startlingly inventive improviser and the possessor of a rich, darkish voice that draws in the listener with feelings both familiar and brand new. Mosaic is a beautiful collection of tunes from favorite composers--some her friends, others her inspirations, all now ...
Kendra Shank Quartet on Tour in Support of New CD - "Mosaic"
Kendra Shank Quartet - Mosaic Available April 14 on Challenge Records Featuring Frank Kimbrough, Dean Johnson, Tony Moreno, with special guests Billy Drewes and Ben Monder Kendra Shank embarks on national tour this Spring in support of Mosaic “Kendra is Kendra, and there’s no one else quite like her” – Will Friedwald, The Village ...
