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Paquito D'Rivera at
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Sunday October 12 at 4:00 p.m., the Florida Marlins were the obvious focus of interest in South Florida. They were well on their way towards puncturing the Cubs’ failed dreams not far from Las Olas Blvd. and Huizenga Plaza, down the historic Riverwalk in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Unbeknownst to the undersized group of people in attendance ...
Kelvin Roy at The Loaded Hog
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Kelvin Roy is a North America émigré who lives in New Zealand. He has released three compact discs to date and his latest is Around the World of Music Live at The Loaded Hog with the BlueStars. Aside from singing, composing and arranging his own material, he also plays the bass trumpet. Herein a conversation concerning ...
Ilja Reijngoud Quartet: New Arrival
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Quick and to the Point: A precious stone of mainstream jazz. The Dutch winner of the 2003 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Composers Competition (for his composition “No Substitute”), Ilja Reijngoud imbues New Arrival with clean-cut recorded first takes of coolly-flamed advanced jazz. The trombonist’s range, rhythmically precise looseness (as on “Why Certainly”), beauty of ...
Pablo Ablanedo Octet: Alegr
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Quick and to the Point: Thriving emotive and intelligent musical richness. In the photo included with Alegría, the Pablo Ablanedo Octet resembles a nerdy and decidedly square bunch. Their music, however, has no equal in the market, patterning highly urbane musical concepts and compositions, coupled with advanced ensemble work and superior performances from all ...
Kelvin Roy & BlueStars: Around the World of Music: Live at the Loaded Hog
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Quick and to the Point: Good times at the Loaded Hog. This live recording at Auckland, New Zealand's Loaded Hog is a departure from the previous releases issued under Kelvin Roy’s name. Whereas his two previous musical explorations were based on his own works, this time he concentrates on covers. On this occasion Roy ...
Cuba Island of Music: A Music Documentary
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Quick and to the Point: Little good, lots of bad, a bit of ugly too... The Good: Viewers get the opportunity to see filmed snapshots of daily life in Havana. The DVD also affords the chance to see various musical groups from Cuba play their music, ranging from the venerable Orquesta Aragón to a ...
Kelvin Roy: Inner Space
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Quick and to the Point: Breezily smoothed familiar enigmas. Approachability isn’t a concern with Kelvin Roy’s music. All compositions and arrangements are – with a couple of exceptions where Nigel Gavin collaborates – his. Extremely familiar sounding harmonic and melodic tracks, however, coil enough insinuated gentle statements throughout to propel the listening up ...
Jacqui Naylor: Shelter
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Jazzy, folkish, bluesy, hipster and thoroughly contemporary vocalizations characterize Jacqui Naylor’s Shelter. Her latest is string-heavy, featuring plenty of organic licks from guitars, acoustic bass and cellos. Rhythmic quirks, as on the earthy sexiness of “Miss You,” recommend a melodious recording that doesn’t end up being merely balladesque with pushy jazz insinuations. This project has an ...
Paquito D'Rivera with the WDR Big Band: Big Band Time
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Quick and to the Point: WDR’s Latin Big Band offering with D’Rivera, Roditi and others. Big Band Time is yet another showcase for the first-rate WDR Big Band (WDR), featuring Paquito D’Rivera and Claudio Roditi. Conducted and rearranged by Bill Dobbins, the material is familiar, although its treatment isn’t. The reconceptualizations of compositions mostly ...
Joe Quijano: Salsa-Natra In Clave
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Quick and to the Point: Puente’s aesthetic + the Boss’ inspiration + Joe Quijano + New York Big Band. More than three decades ago, the ever-active rumor mill among musicians kept itself busy wondering about the fact that Frank Sinatra and Ernesto “Tito” Puente attempted to record together, but their respective schedules got in ...
