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Ada Rovatti: Disguise
by Dan McClenaghan
An initial spin of saxophonist Ada Rovatti's Disguise says she hasn't lost a step since 2009's The Green Factor (Piloo Records). There's still the judicious funk grooves, the tight arrangements, and catchy and distinctive melodies that make for an engaging and edifying listening experience. And she's still a wonderfully soulful saxophonist. These are quintet, ...
Theatre By The Sea
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2013
Track listing: Erdnase; España; Portugal; Randroid; Once I Knew; Fooling Houdini; Theatre by the Sea; The Goshman; Chicago Opener.
Janek Gwizdala: Cooking Up A Little Bass Magic
by Ian Patterson
Virtuosity is not something innate but is rather the result of years of dedication to one's instrument. English-born, Los Angeles-based electric bassist/composer Janek Gwizdala certainly qualifies as a virtuoso but he's the first to acknowledge that the learning--and the practice--never ends. Gwizdala knows that great technical ability, however, doesn't automatically equate with great music, and his ...
Paul Augustin: Putting Penang On The Jazz Map
by Ian Patterson
Most jazz festival directors would agree that survival is the name of the game in the first years. Unless a festival has the financial backing of a major sponsor it can be a knife edge existence attempting to rustle up private sponsorship and the kind of good will that is required in abundance to meet the ...
Tierney Sutton at Jazz Standard
by Ernest Barteldes
Tierney Sutton With Special guest Peter Erskine Jazz Standard New York, NY October 10, 2013 As Tierney Sutton began the first set of her four-night residence at New York's Jazz Standard in celebration of the release of her Joni Mitchell project After Blue (BFM Jazz, 2013), ...
Janek Gwizdala: Theatre By The Sea
by Ian Patterson
Inside a decade, English musician Janek Gwizdala has positioned himself as one of the top electric bassists in New York, boasting a technique and a melodic ear that places him alongside bassists Gary Willis and Matthew Garrison. His acclaimed debut, Mystery to Me (Self Produced, 2005) featured rising stars such as saxophonist Mark Turner, guitarist Tim ...
Sligo Jazz Project 2013: Days 4-6
by Ian Patterson
Sligo Jazz ProjectVarious VenuesSligo, Ireland July 16-21, 2013 After three action-packed days at Sligo Jazz Project, with SJP founder/bassist Eddie Lee and drummer David Lyttle's world premiere of The Barinthus Suite providing an unforgettable highlight, the first signs of attrition amongst the students were beginning to show. The non-stop nature of ...
Sligo Jazz Project 2013: Days 1-3
by Ian Patterson
Sligo Jazz ProjectVarious VenuesSligo, IrelandJuly 16-21, 2013 For such a small country, perched on the Western extreme of Europe, Ireland has created a disproportionate amount of history, and had more than its fair share thrust upon it. Everywhere, history informs the landscape and the collective memory. Sligo, home to the Sligo ...
Mike Stern And Victor Wooten For Sligo Jazz Project, 16-21 July
The Sligo Jazz Project returns for its eighth edition from the 16th to 21st July. The SJP is unique among jazz festivals in Ireland in that it combines a summer school and full festival programme. This year, SJP welcomes former Miles Davis guitarist Mike Stern, pianist Kenny Werner and two of the greatest contemporary electric bassists ...
Ada Rovatti: The Green Factor
by Woodrow Wilkins
Italian-born Ada Rovatti possesses talent as both an ensemble player and a bandleader. Versed in several styles of music, the saxophonist brings an eclectic blend of Irish, Celtic, jazz, and a few other flavors to The Green Factor. A scholarship winner from the Berklee College of Music, Rovatti spent time living both in ...
