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Pat Metheny Trio at the Ferguson Center for the Arts
by Mark Robbins
Pat Metheny arrived at Newport News' Ferguson Center for the Arts on a cold and rainy Friday night to an audience willing to brave both the weather and Covid to hear live music again. Traveling with Metheny to promote his new album, Side-Eye NYC (Modern Recordings, 2021), was pianist/keyboardist/organist James Francies (who accompanies Metheny on the ...
David Binney, Damien Erskine, James Francies, Per Mathison and Percy Jones
by Len Davis
Continuing our look at new releases from 2021. Music from David Binney, Damien Erskine, Gary Meek, Burnt Belief and Percy Jones. Playlist David Binney"Modern Courtesy" from Aerial 2 (Mythology) 00:00 Damien Erskine"Beatrice" from In This Moment (Self Produced) 05:14 James Francies “713" from Purest Form (UMG) 10:18 Gary Meek “Move Out" from Monterey Groove ...
Pat Metheny Side Eye at the Paramount Theatre
by Geoff Anderson
Pat Metheny Side Eye Paramount Theatre Denver, CO October 9, 2021 Forrest Gump said life is like a box of chocolates--you never know what you'll get until you dive in. Pat Metheny is like that. His most popular confection, The Pat Metheny Group, could always be counted on for a sweet, ...
Jon Durant, Stephen Thelen, JVM Collective, Renaud Louis Servais, James Francies
by Len Davis
On today's program the guitars are upfront with Stephan Thelen and Jon Durant, Nicholas Llerandi, Apostolis Anthemos, Jimi Tunnel, and from Chile, drummer Cristian Tamblay with Derek Sherinian.Playlist Jon Durant-Stephan Thelen “Fractal 5.7" from Crossings (Alchemy) 00:00 JVM Collective “Which Doctor" from Frontiers (Blue Canoe) 07:03 James Francies “Levitate" from Purest Form (UMG) 14:20 ...
James Francies, David Binney, Reza Khota Quartet, Jimmy Haslip, and more
by Len Davis
New music from Japan with Eiko + Eriko, James Francies and Reza Khota from Cape Town South Africa, and David Binney Aerial 2. From Brazil Mauricio Farfan, and from Argentina Axel Filip and his new releaseSendero. Playlist Eiko + Eriko “Amusement" from Amusement (Self Produced) 00:00 James Francies “713" from Purest Form (UMG) 06:24 ...
Percy Jones, Alex Skolnick, Kenny Grohowski and Tim Motzer
by Len Davis
Brand new music from PAKT featuring Percy Jones, Alex Skolnick, Kenny Grohowski and Tim Motzer—it's improvised music at it's best. Also, new releases from David Binney and James Francies. Playlist Junior Braghuina “Goonies" from Quinteto (Alpha Technologic) 00:00 Damien Erskine “Asiant" from So To Speak (Notnek) 06:24 Alex Skolnick Trio “Unbound" from Conundrum (Skol ...
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James Francies
Even before moving to New York City in 2013, pianist James Francies had generated a well deserved buzz in the jazz arena. He is the youngest recipient of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) President's Youth Award, DownBeat Magazine awarded him twice for Composition and Jazz Arrangement, his band opened for the legendary Jazz Crusaders reunion and he performed at Monterey Jazz Festival. GRAMMY nominated pianist Taylor Eigsti describes Francies as, "poised to become a major voice on the instrument. He has the passion, creativity and ability to be a real leader amongst his generation." At 22, he keeps moving forward
Monterey Jazz Festival 2019
by Josef Woodard
Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey County Fairgrounds Monterey, CA September 27-19, 2019 It sometimes happens at the historic Monterey Jazz festival that the “main" and most memorable takeaways of a program occur away from the main arena stage. And so it went at the 62nd annual festival in September--at least to these ...
ELLNORA: The Guitar Festival
by John Ephland
Krannert CenterELLNORA: The Guitar Festival Champaign/Urbana, IL September 5-7, 2019 It takes place every other year; every odd year. Going back to 2005, ELLNORA: The Guitar Festival, held in the University of Illinois' Champaign-Urbana' one-stop-shop Krannert Center, has been celebrating the works of an amazing array of plectrists from all walks ...
An Urban Myth: Chris Potter Circuits Quartet feat. Craig Taborn at Porto's Casa da Música
by Arian Bagheri Pour Fallah
Circuits the Record, Circuits the Quartet.The record Circuits (Edition, 2019) makes use of production as a means to architecturally bring to bay today's average, one may say alienated jazz listener, the “grooveland" referenced by Potter merely an excuse and hardly the verdict in this trial. It is a covered walk 'round new-fashioned, urban currents—skintight, ...
