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Conversation with Charnett Moffett
by Franz A. Matzner
Charnett Moffett is an extraordinary bassist. Some might say this is no surprise. After all, not only is he the son of percussionist Charles Moffett, but he also received musical training from an entire family of musicians, all of whom played together in the Moffett family band since Charnett was barely able to walk. He had ...
Ray Brown: The Telarc Years
by Franz A. Matzner
Born October 13, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, preeminent jazz bassist Ray Brown passed away on July 2, 2002. His career as one of jazz’s foremost players spanned 58 years and has left a recording legacy of literally thousands of albums. His career began early, as a bebopper with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, and continued from ...
'The Bandwagon' Storms The Kennedy Center
by Franz A. Matzner
October 15, 2003 The Kennedy Center Washington, D.C. Virtually drowning in accolades, Jason Moran needs little introduction. With the support of his band-mates, Tarus Mateen (bass) and Nasheet Waits (drums), Moran has established himself at the forefront of modern jazz, particularly with the breakthrough album released this year, The Bandwagon. One element ...
Capitol Jazz: Osby Returns to D.C.
by Franz A. Matzner
Kennedy Center Jazz Club Washington, D.C. October 16, 2003 Taking the stage last week with quite a different line-up than appeared on his latest release, Greg Osby illustrated just how far the Kennedy Center Jazz Club has come since opening its doors to small venue style jazz performance. Only ...
Al Maniscalco Quartet CD Release
by Franz A. Matzner
Borders Books & Music Washinton,D.C. Baltimore resident, quartet leader, and saxophone instructor Al Maniscalco premiered his latest album release More In My Heart on Friday, June 13 at the Borders Books and Music on 18th and L, in D.C. While this was a difficult environment for musical transportation, for either players ...
The Sweet Sound: Frank Morgan Plays Baltimore
by Franz A. Matzner
The Baltimore Museum of Art Sculpture Garden Series July 19, 2003 Frank Morgan has proved that anything can be overcome. After defeating a deep heroin addiction and surviving a prolonged prison sentence, Morgan has managed, like Art Pepper before him, to return to the stage with mind, body, and ...
The Resounding Sound of Cindy Blackman
by Franz A. Matzner
Blues Alley Washington, D.C. The first thing one notices about the Cindy Blackman Quartet is that it’s got style. Blackman’s layered, gauze-like attire, bassist George Mitchel’s thick dreads and nose piercing, and piano/keyboardist Carlton Holms’ euro-chic, technophile garb immediately signify a departure from conventional jazz’s traditional jacket and tie presentation. Some ...
Sonny Fortune at Blues Alley
by Franz A. Matzner
Blue Alley, Washington D.C. Saturday, June 21, 2003 His whole face contorting with sustained effort, his body bent and eyes closed, Sonny Fortune seemed intent on transforming D.C.’s Blues Alley into a séance for John Coltrane. At one point during Saturday night’s last set, with Fortune’s body arched, his nostrils flaring ...
Jean-Michel Pilc: Cardinal Points
by Franz A. Matzner
A restless, cacophonous plunge formed of stylistic syntheses, rapid streams of tempo changes, textural reversals, sonic leaps, and rhythmic discords, Cardinal Points vaults toward new realms of jazz piano expression.Unlike many modern pianists, particularly those working in trio settings, Jean-Michel Pilc does not emulate the emotional vulnerability displayed and established by Bill Evans, that ...
Thelonious Monk: Monk in Paris: Live at the Olympia
by Franz A. Matzner
Although critical accuracy and integrity are usually dependent on avoiding categorical endorsement and suggestions of purchase, there have to be some exceptions. In certain cases, this same integrity demands overlooking the rules. So before proceeding any further, let it be said that the Thelonious Records release Monk in Paris: Live at the Olympia belongs in every ...
