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Fred Hersch with NEC Student Ensemble Perform "Leaves of Grass" at the New England Conservatory on April 26th
Thursday, April 26th, 2012, 8:00 PM Leaves of Grass New England Conservatory 290 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA Admission: Free By Timothy J. O'Keefe As if a capstone ending to the preceding winter season, this spring, pianist Fred Hersch performs music from his Leaves of Grass (Palmetto ...
Jacob Deaton: Tribulation
by Hrayr Attarian
Jacob Deaton, virtuoso guitarist and Atlanta native, has assembled an energetic quintet for his debut, Tribulations. The five gig together regularly in and around their hometown, building the strong camaraderie they exhibit here, yet each has his own, unique voice. This makes the group sound like a dynamic entity in its own right, not merely the ...
The AJO: Alive and Swinging at Thirty
by Jack Bowers
The Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra, which had been missing in action for the past several months, returned to combat with a flourish to open its thirtieth year as a unit on February 18, 2012, crowning the annual two-day Albuquerque Jazz Festival with a spellbinding concert performance that featured guest artist Alan Pasqua, an excellent pianist who doubles ...
Live At The Keystone Corner, Vol. 2: A Matter Of Black And White
By Jaki Byard
Label: HighNote Records, Inc.
Released: 2011
Track listing: Seasons; Billie Holiday Tribute: God Bless The Child / Lover Man; Alexander’s Ragtime Band; Hello Young Lovers; Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?; I Know A Place; ’Round Midnight; Sunday; Ellington–Strayhorn Medley: Lush Life / Day Dream / Johnny Come Lately;
A Matter of Black and White
By Jaki Byard
Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Seasons; Billie Holiday Tribute: God Bless The Child/Lover Man;
Alexander's Ragtime Band; Hello Young Lovers; Do You Know What It
Means To Miss New Orleans; I Know A Place; 'Round Midnight; Sunday;
Ellington-Strayhorn Medley: Lush Life/Day Dream/Johnny Come Lately.
Dave Burrell Trio: New York, NY, September 10, 2011
by Garrison Fewell
Dave Burrell TrioCrosscurrent 3 Festival Poisson RougeNew York, NYSeptember 10, 2011For its third annual edition, Crosscurrent moved the festival from its home in Botticino, Italy to New York City. Following the sonic delights of the Vision Festival in June, Crosscurrent 3 offered an additional array of creative music ensembles ...
Chet Williamson releases "Chromatic Noir"
An electronic version of the new CD by the “Chromatic" Chet Williamson is now available at: bandcamp.com. The 13-track, all-original album (with hidden material), features Williamson on harmonicas, pianist Joe Mazzarella, and special guest Jimmy Morrell on guitar and bass. Chromatic Noir is what the title implies. It is about both lightness and darkness. It is ...
Sam Rivers: Fuchsia Swing Song
by Greg Simmons
The Music Matters reissue of saxophonist Sam Rivers' Fuchsia Swing Song is likely the finest pressing of this record ever produced. Remastered from the original two- track tapes, and pressed on two 180 gram 45 rpm LPs, this vinyl is dead quiet, and sonically stunning. The instruments are huge in the soundstage and the clarity blows ...
Howard Riley: The Complete Short Stories 1998-2010
by John Sharpe
Howard RileyThe Complete Short Stories 1998-2010No Business Records2011 Veteran British pianist Howard Riley has found a champion from an unexpected source in the adventurous Lithuanian label, No Business. After issuing a double CD of the pianist's one man concert in the capital, Live In Vilnius (2010), it ...
Sir Roland Hanna: Colors from a Giant's Kit
by Raul d'Gama Rose
This 1990s recording, produced by William Sorin, a loving fan of pianist Sir Roland Hanna is a riveting one. Featuring the maestro alone, playing what must have been some of his favorite charts, was carefully thought out. And though it does not come with too many of Hanna's own compositions it does--like Jaki Byard's fable recordings, ...
