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George Schuller's Circle Wide: Listen Both Ways
by Troy Collins
Listen Both Ways is the first studio recording by drummer George Schuller's longstanding Circle Wide quintet to concentrate primarily on his original compositions. The group's previous Playscape releases, 2003's Round 'Bout Now and 2008's Like Before, Somewhat After, paid homage to the seminal efforts of famous post-war bandleaders--trumpeter Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet on the former ...
Jason Robinson: Tiresian Symmetry
by Eyal Hareuveni
Composer and reed player Jason Robinson tends to weave his musical projects with multiple and overlapping narrative layers, and Tiresian Symmetry is no different. It is more ambitious than his previous large ensemble project, The Two Faces of Janus (Cuneiform, 2010), but still draws inspiration from Greek mythology. This time he was inspired by the mythical ...
George Schuller: Listen Both Ways
by AAJ Italy Staff
"Monkianesimo postmoderno": si potrebbe definire così la vena compositiva di George Schuller, messa in evidenza dal suo ultimo CD Listen Both Ways. E' il terzo disco che il batterista di stanza a Brooklyn pubblica alla guida del suo quintetto Circle Wide. Dopo i lavori dedicati alla musica del primo Davis elettrico -quello più sperimentale- e del ...
Mike Baggetta Quartet: Source Material
by Jerry D'Souza
Guitarist Mike Baggetta creates a remarkable collage of images that are framed by his composition, writing with abundant skill and bringing an immediate presence to music carried to fulfillment by his band. He has some of the best musicians here, who interact with fluidity and add texture and ambience on the road to resolution.Baggetta ...
Mike Baggetta Quartet: Source Material
by Mark F. Turner
Guitarist Mike Baggetta's versatility has been in the thick of New York's creative music scene, whether performing with Tom Harrell or front-lining projects like Bridges (MabnotesMusic, 2011), a duo recording with trumpeter Kris Tiner. Source Material is Baggetta's follow up to 2009's Small Spaces (Fresh Sound), with a working quartet that includes robust sax work from ...
7th Annual Pittsfield City Jazz Festival Taking Place October 7-20 in Western Massachusetts
Grace Kelly, Phil Woods, Armen Donelian, Greg Caputo, and the BerkshiresJazz Youth Ensemble are among the performers at the 7th annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, October 7-20, 2011. The festival gets under way on Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 7-9 with Jazz About Town, when several restaurants and lounges in downtown Pittsfield offer a variety of instrumental and ...
Tickets now on sale for Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, Oct. 7-20 Concerts Featuring Grace Kelly, Phil Woods, Armen Donelian
Free events include annual jazz crawl, new jazz prodigy series PITTSFIELD, Mass.—BerkshiresJazz.org today announced that Grace Kelly, Phil Woods, Armen Donelian, Greg Caputo, and the BerkshiresJazz Youth Ensemble will be among the performers at the 2011 Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, October 7-20. Now in its seventh year, the festival comprises some two dozen concerts and events throughout ...
Jason Robinson Janus Ensemble: San Diego, CA, June 2, 2011
by Robert Bush
Jason Robinson Janus EnsembleDizzy'sSan Diego, CA June 2, 2011 Saxophonist/composer Jason Robinson--whose dual release of The Two Faces Of Janus (Cuneiform, 2010), and Cerulean Landscape (Clean Feed, 2010), put him on the map of wider recognition--finally made his impending departure from San Diego official with this farewell concert, held at ...
Armen Donelian Trio at Smalls
Armen Donelian Trio at Smalls Jazz Club Thursday, April 7, 9:30pm (Happy Birthday to my mentor, Mongo Santamaria!) Armen Donelian, piano David Clark, bass George Schuller, drums Smalls Jazz Club 183 West 10 Street New York City, NY (212) 252-5091 ...
Jason Robinson: The Two Faces of Janus
by Glenn Astarita
In Roman mythology, Janus signified the god of entryways and beginnings, amid two heads that looked to the past and future. On The Two Faces of Janus, however, saxophonist Jason Robinson revealsa multi-contextual and many-sided stance, while maximizing the talents of his estimable support system. Robinson soars to a zenith during his alliances with ...
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