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Steve Evans Quartet: 2 Sets
by J Hunter
According to the liner notes for 2 Sets, the Steve Evans Quartet attempted a live recording in 2005, but the effort was marred by “technical difficulties ; that could mean anything from a persistently-buzzing amplifier to some guy near the stage who wouldn't stop talking on his cell phone. Rather than try to tape another gig ...
Jack Walrath: In Montana
by J Hunter
Trumpeter Jack Walrath went back to Montana in January of 1980 to accomplish three things: visit his parents, burn down his old high school, and do a recording with a local quartet called--interestingly enough--Montana. Walrath never got around to torching his alma mater, but he did develop a working relationship with four talented musicians who were ...
Jeff Hackworth: How Little We Know
by J Hunter
Some things just scream “quality : The hood ornament of a Mercedes, for example, or the sky-blue boxes used by Tiffany. In jazz, a sure sign of quality is the name “Rudy Van Gelder. Seeing the celebrated engineer in an album's liner notes meant that this was a record of quality, with a sound as crisp ...
Omer Avital Group: Room To Grow
by J Hunter
In 1996, the Omer Avital Group was in transition. Due to their increasing workload outside the band, Avital was forced to replace original members Ali Jackson and Mark Turner. Losing musicians of that quality would have crippled other groups; but if Room To Grow (recorded live at Smalls the following year) is any indication, the band ...
Simona Premazzi: Looking for an Exit
by J Hunter
If Looking for an Exit proves anything (aside from the fact that pianist Simona Premazzi is a force to be reckoned with), it's that a good education goes a long way. When Premazzi wasn't playing in the Mingus septet at Milano's acclaimed Jazz School Academy, the northern Italy native was backing up stalwarts like Dave Leibman, ...
Ned Goold Quartet: March of the Malcontents
by J Hunter
Mitch Borden--the leading light behind New York's aptly-named Smalls jazz club--has a pretty cool policy: On weekend nights before the main show begins, he gives stage time to bands that he believes deserve more exposure. Borden also personally works the sidewalk outside the West 10th Street establishment, urging passersby to come in and give these groups ...
Dan Loomis Quartet: I Love Paris
by J Hunter
It's the quiet ones you have to watch for. Not the furtive loner, living behind drawn shades at the end of your cul-de-sac; but the music that crawls into your ear on little cat feet and whispers, “This is not what you're used to. This... is something else. I Love Paris sends that message loud and ...
Jim Saltzman: Hidden Intentions
by J Hunter
An accomplished sideman (Dave Valentin, James Spaulding, Claudio Roditi) and a graduate of William Paterson University's acclaimed jazz studies program, woodwind multi-instrumentalist Jim Saltzman is a mainstay of the New York and Philadelphia jazz scenes. With a resume like his, the fact that Saltzman's playing is as self-assured as any national act is no surprise. The ...
Ron Carter: Dear Miles,
by J Hunter
The fact that the late iconic trumpeter Miles Davis still generates controversy is a real indicator of his earth-shaking impact on the genre. What's your favorite Miles debate: Acoustic Miles, or Electric Miles? Kind of Blue (Legacy, 1959), or Bitches Brew Legacy, 1969)? Bill Evans, or Bill Evans? Tutu: An affront to all that's good and ...
Kendrick Scott Oracle: The Source
by J Hunter
The first time I saw Kendrick Scott, he wasn't supposed to be there. Eric Harland was a no-show for the Terence Blanchard Sextet's 2003 gig at the Skidmore Jazz Institute (a summer program that counts Scott as an alumnus), so Scott filled in, and acquitted himself admirably. When Terence Blanchard's Flow tour came to Albany in ...
