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JC Sanford Orchestra: Views from the Inside
by Dan Bilawsky
Views From The Inside is a study in contrasts and opposing forces. It's a work of compression and expansion, sonic saturation and sparsity, and consonance and dissonance. It's music that's alternately grandiloquent and direct, pointing to a place where high art and simple emotional expression aren't at odds with one another. In short, it's everything that's ...
J.C. Sanford Orchestra: Views from the Inside
by Jack Bowers
As John Cleese used to intone on the groundbreaking Monty Python television series, ." . .and now for something completely different." Brooklyn-based composer / arranger J.C. Sanford's Views from the Inside are unlike any that more scrupulous big bands would choose to envision. That is not to say they are any less valid, only unique. It ...
Dan Weiss: Fourteen
by Hrayr Attarian
Intrepid drummer Dan Weiss' multi segment Fourteen is not a suite in the classical sense of the word. Although spread out over seven sections the vibrant and fluid composition flows seamlessly throughout the entire album without, distinct traditional movements. “Part 5" for instance takes off with trombonists' Jacob Garchik and Ben Gerstein's baroque refrains ...
Dan Weiss: Fourteen
by Dan Bilawsky
While the ear essentially functions the same way for everybody, all people don't process sound in the same fashion. Experiences shape the way each and every person takes in what they hear. Some tend to focus in on a single sound, others key in on conversational concepts, and then there are those who are big picture ...
40Twenty
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2013
Track listing:
01. Jan 20 (Sacks); 02. Gi (Garchik); 03. Plainchant (Sperrazza); 04.
Soon Enough (Sperrazza); 05. One Five (Ambrosio); 06. MajorEe MinorEe (Ambrosio).
Mary Halvorson Septet: Illusionary Sea
by Hrayr Attarian
Guitarist Mary Halvorson's Illusionary Sea is rich and intriguing filled with contrasting yet complementary motifs and patterns. Leading a septet of versatile and idiosyncratic musicians, Halvorson deftly entwines divergent musical threads into an elegant musical tapestry that bears her distinctive mark without overshadowing her band mates' individuality.The elaborately constructed pieces allow ample room for ...
Mara Rosenbloom, Darius Jones, Brian Drye: Brooklyn Artist Snapshot
by Seton Hawkins
To even the casual observer, Brooklyn has incubated an extraordinary new generation of talented jazz artists. While the Borough is certainly renowned for a vibrant jazz community, and indeed has been since the mid-twentieth century, this latest cohort of artists is nevertheless worthy of a particular spotlight, not only for being a gathering of tremendous performers ...
Take Five With Dan Lehner
by AAJ Staff
Meet Daniel Lehner:Dan Lehner is a freelance trombonist, composer and educator in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Born in Hamilton, New Jersey, Lehner briefly attended University of the Arts in Philadelphia before finishing his undergraduate degree in Jazz Studies at William Paterson University, studying under New York trombonists John Mosca and Tim Newman, ...
In Tune or Not in Tune... That Is the Question
by Jack Bowers
Suppose a month goes by, you have a column to publish, but nothing has happened that's worth writing about. What do you do then? Read on, as the question is about to be answered. A while back there was a discussion at a Stan Kenton web site (Kentonia) about musicians or groups of ...
40Twenty: Jacob Garchik - Jacob Sacks - David Ambrosio - Vinnie Sperrazza: 40Twenty
by AAJ Italy Staff
40 Twenty è un quartetto, composto da alcuni tra i più interessanti musicisti residenti a Brooklyn, il cui nome rimanda alla pratica in voga nei night-club degli anni cinquanta quando i jazzisti suonavano set di quaranta minuti ciascuno con intervalli di venti minuti tra un'esibizione e l'altra. Ma la musica contenuta nell'omonimo disco è assai distante ...
