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George Gee Swing Orchestra: Swing Makes You Happy!
by Dan Bilawsky
Swing Makes You Happy! isn't just an album title: it's a mantra and belief system that guides the George Gee Swing Orchestra, a little big band intent on rekindling the ear's love affair with music associated with a bygone era. Gee has been in the big band business for more than three decades, ...
George Gee: Swing Makes You Happy!
by Jack Bowers
The George Gee Swing Orchestra swings in the manner of Gee's friend and mentor, Count Basie, albeit on a somewhat smaller scale (Gee's group numbers only eleven, and that includes vocalists Hilary Gardner and John Dokes). Even so, the Basie spirit is ever-present, and if Swing Makes You Happy, Gee's eighth album as leader (and first ...
Billy Harper: A Life of Persistence and Improvisation
by R.J. DeLuke
On stage, Billy Harper puts his lips to the tenor saxophone, stands relatively erect and sings through his horn; a strong, angular, muscular sound. There little physical gesticulation, belying the effort it takes to express feelings and emotions through the instrument. But Harper's creative statements demand attention. Over the last few years, a lot ...
Charlie Apicella & Iron City: Big Boss
by Dan Bilawsky
Thank god for groove music. In an era when needless complexity often dominates, it's nice to encounter a throwback record that's built on feel-good rhythms and soulful declarations. That's what Big Boss is all about. Sparks (Carlo, 2009) set things in motion for this band, as guitarist-leader Charlie Apicella planted his flag in ...
A Celebration of Cuba in America
by Harry S. Pariser
Picking up a copy of Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-Uba , the high quality sleeve design and liner notes prepare one for the wonderful music to be found within. This extraordinary two-CD set has both a history and legacy behind it. Born in 1953 in Oakland, California, Rosewoman migrated to New York City more than ...
Pop-Culture Blues
by Jack Bowers
The blues, as it turns out, has many shades; an enduring art form that has been an integral part of the language of jazz since its beginning (if not before). Some aspects of the blues are readily perceived, others not so much. “The common thread," Michael Treni writes in his astute liner notes to Pop-Culture Blues, ...
Michele Rosewoman and New Yor-Uba Perform At The Painted Bride, April 13, 2013
Michele Rosewoman and New Yor-Uba celebrate the ensemble's 30th anniversary, and the successful funding of its debut CD via a Kickstarter campaign, with a performance at The Painted Bride in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 13, 2013. Over the past three decades, under Rosewoman's direction, New Yor-Uba's repertoire has deepened and evolved. New Yor-Uba premiered at Joseph ...
Michele Rosewoman And New Yor-Uba Perform At Roulette, April 5, 2013
Michele Rosewoman and New Yor-Uba celebrate the ensemble's 30th anniversary, and the successful funding of its debut CD via a Kickstarter campaign, with a performance at Roulette in Brooklyn on Friday, April 5, 2013. Over the past three decades, under Rosewoman's direction, New Yor-Uba's repertoire has deepened and evolved. New Yor-Uba premiered at Joseph Papp's Public ...
Bill Cantrall & Axiom: Live at the Kitano
by Edward Blanco
The Kitano New York Hotel, in midtown Manhattan, offers one of the city's most intimate jazz lounge settings, and it is in this boutique hotel that trombonist Bill Cantrall follows up his critically acclaimed debut, Axiom (Up Swing, 2008), with an audacious second effort simply titled Live at the Kitano. Enlisting a core quintet group as ...
Nova Jazz Orchestra / Christian McBride Big Band / NYJO
by Jack Bowers
Nova Contemporary Jazz OrchestraWho Sez You Can't Dance to Bebop?Nova Jazz2010 When last heard from, Minnesota's dauntless Nova Jazz Orchestra was performing alongside the legendary Stan Kenton Orchestra--well, not actually “alongside," but as part of the Tantara label's ongoing two-disc salute to Kenton, Double Feature, Vol. 2. ...
