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The Stanley Clarke Trio: Jazz In the Garden
by Jeff Winbush
Is there a more prodigiously talented, but more annoyingly inconsistent artist than Stanley Clarke? A trip through the Clarke catalog reveals some brilliant masterpieces, many that are merely okay and a few that are bona fide turkeys. Doing things with an electric bass that no one else can, it's precisely because he is so good that ...
Chuck Loeb: Between 2 Worlds
by Martin Gladu
As its title suggests, Between 2 Worlds finds guitarist Chuck Loeb's sublimated split personality at last openly revealed. A household name in smooth jazz circles, the former Steps Ahead luminary this time throws the dice with a program heavier on the straight-ahead jazz component that composes the core of his musical upbringing. Does this project mark ...
Candy Dulfer: Funked Up!
by Woodrow Wilkins
Let's not get confused. Candy Dulfer's music isn't jazz so much as it is soul without lyrics. And that's just fine. The Holland-born saxophonist was raised in a musical family. Her father, Hans Dulfer, founded the Bimhaus, a jazz club that was subsidized by the government as a means of promoting the arts. Candy Dulfer broke ...
The Stanley Clarke Trio: Jazz in the Garden
by Woodrow Wilkins
How do you make one jazz trio different from so many others? Have the diverse stylings of Stanley Clarke on bass, the experience of Lenny White on drums and the adventurous spirit of Hiromi on piano. The result is the Stanley Clarke Trio. Each member of this ensemble is a leader in his ...
Candy Dulfer: Funked Up!
by Jeff Winbush
Let's get something straight. Candy Dulfer is not a jazz saxophonist. Candy Dulfer is a funk saxophonist who can play jazz, but her preference is playing funk.If you're going to call your new album Funked Up!, you had better bring the funk loud, proud and strong. No worries here. The Dutch-born saxophonist delivers 11 ...
Spyro Gyra: Down the Wire
by Woodrow Wilkins
It's been 30 years since Spyro Gyra released their one and only crossover hit, “Morning Dance." Changes in how decisions are made as to what gets played on the radio pretty much guarantee the group will not score another; that's unfortunate, because they continue to make eye-opening, jaw-dropping music. Down the Wire is a ...
Marion Meadows: Secrets
by Woodrow Wilkins
Regardless of the genre, an acoustic drum kit generally makes for a better sound than an electronic program. However, when the latter is done well, the difference can be staggering. That's one factor that makes Marion Meadows' Secrets function. Meadows began playing saxophone at age eight. His studies led him to appreciate such ...
Chuck Loeb: Between 2 Worlds
by Jeff Winbush
While no one was looking, Chuck Loeb was quietly becoming one of the most interesting guitarists making music today. Loeb kept working as a sideman, composer and arranger, making his own solo albums in a low-key way until he reached the point where any serious conversation about who's among the best in the business that doesn't ...
Chuck Loeb: Between 2 Worlds
by Woodrow Wilkins
A knock on smooth jazz is that it's too bland--safe for those who don't fully appreciate instrumental music, but boring to those who do. Once in a while an artist whose music fits within the format breaks from the pack. Enter guitarist Chuck Loeb. Over the years, Loeb has associated with many across ...
Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: 75
by John Kelman
Some artists play until they drop--not always a good thing--but for Weather Report co-founder/Zawinul Syndicate leader Joe Zawinul, his life was defined by a tough stoicism. Unlike drummer Elvin Jones, whose final days were tragic in the loss of his signature strength, the groundbreaking keyboardist gigged--despite the Merkel cell carcinoma that would result in his passing ...
