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Jesse Elder: The Winding Shell
by Chris Mosey
A small black and white picture on the sleeve shows 29-year-old New York avant-garde pianist/composer Jesse Elder, unsmilingly clasping a hand to his head. His eyes are shut tight, screwed up as if in pain. Below the picture a note explains that The Winding Shell is part of a series “dedicaded (sic) to ...
Jesse Elder: The Winding Shell
by Mark Corroto
There is always room for a new songsmith in jazz. Pianist/composer Jesse Elder is a prodigious new voice in modern jazz, and his debut recording displays not only his nonpareil composing talents, but those of a very skilled arranger and performer. The Winding Shell finds him working with kindred spirit drummer Tyshawn Sorey, the much heralded ...
Pete McCann: Extra Mile
by Mark Corroto
Pete McCann may be a kind of a guitar superman, considering his work with bands led by Patti Austin, Lee Konitz, Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, Kenny Garrett, Peter Erskine, Gary Thomas, Greg Osby, Brian Blade and Maria Schneider. Since moving to New York in 1989, McCann has lent his skills to these diverse leaders, ...
Ultimatum
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2002
Track listing: Ultimatum; Ancestral Wisdom; Catalyst; Was it Not Meant to Be?; Shiva's Dance; Silkscreen; Across...; Wishful Thinking; Lords of Justice.
Meet Terri Lyne Carrington
by Craig Jolley
Drummer/composer Terri Lyne Carrington found her voice early. Unlike other child prodigies, she was not transfixed by her early success and has continued to grow musically. Besides her brilliance as a drummer she is now established as a bandleader and producer. She records and tours with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and many others. New ...
Gary Thomas: Pariah's Pariah
by Glenn Astarita
It has been 20 years since Saxophonist’s Gary Thomas and Greg Osby have performed together. On Thomas’ new CD “Pariah’s Pariah, Thomas and Osby echo the same intensity and verve that was a hallmark of their meritorious efforts with the great drummer Jack DeJohnette and his marvelous “Special Edition” band. It is fairly evident that these ...
