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Matt Wilson Quartet + John Medeski: Gathering Call
by Carlo Wolff
Drummer Matt Wilson is certainly mercurial. Not only can he be found playing in all manner and format, working with everyone from Myra Melford to John Zorn to Elvis Costello, he regularly leads two quartets: Arts & Crafts, and this one, featuring roiling windman Jeff Lederer, cornetist Kirk Knuffke} and bassist Chris Lightcap. Augmented here by ...
Matt Wilson Quartet: Gathering Call
by Glenn Astarita
Other than leading his Arts & Crafts and Quartet ensembles, drummer Matt Wilson may be among the most recorded jazz session drummers of recent times. With guest pianist John Medeski, the ensemble delves into a set consisting of Wilson originals and a mixed bag of pop and jazz tunes, penned by diverse artists such as Beyonce,' ...
Matt Wilson Quartet + John Medeski: Gathering Call
by Dan Bilawsky
Drummer Matt Wilson may define the ideal of unabashed enthusiasm better than anyone else in jazz. His cymbals and drums even seem to be smiling when he sets sticks to them, so it should come as no shock that musical zeal is a key factor in the success of Gathering Call. For his eleventh album as ...
Jeff Lederer's Swing n'Dix
By Jeff Lederer
Label: AG Records
Released: 2013
Track listing:
01. Honeysuckle Rose (F.Waller); 02. Silver Spade (Knuffke); 03. Ride
(Knuffke); 04. Nibble (Wilson); 05. I'll Take a Dozen (Lederer); 06. Pee
Wee's Blues (P.W.Russell); 07. E.S.P. (D.Pearson); 08. My Sweet Home
in Zion (tra. Shaker); 09. La Rosita (Dupont); 10. Two Jeffs (Lederer); 11.
Swing n' Dix (Lederer).
Matt Wilson Quartet + John Medeski: Gathering Call
by Mark Corroto
When he is not occupying the drum chair of one of dozens of bands that he is called upon to inject with his contagious effervescence, drummer Matt Wilson can be found leading his two bands, Arts & Crafts and the Matt Wilson Quartet. Both quartets feature stellar bassists, Arts & Crafts--Martin Wind and here, Chris Lightcap. ...
Gary Smulyan / Dominic Chianese: Bella Napoli
by Dan Bilawsky
Capri records seems to be committed to promoting meetings between actor-singers and jazz heavies. First came the pairing of Wilford Brimley and drummer Jeff Hamilton's trio in September of 2013. Now, right on the heels of that release comes a meeting between Dominic Chianese--best known as Uncle Junior on HBO's The Sopranos--and baritone saxophone ace Gary ...
Jeff Lederer's Swing n'Dix: Jeff Lederer's Swing n'Dix
by AAJ Italy Staff
L'operazione non è nuova. Prendere una manciata di classici riferiti ad un'epoca o ad un ambito stilistico - in questo caso il Dixieland - attualizzarli con un opportuno mix di rispetto filologico e personalizzazione interpretativa, irrobustire il tutto con composizioni originali che a quell'epoca e a quello stile rimandino più o meno esplicitamente. La riuscita dell'operazione ...
Sunwatcher
By Jeff Lederer
Label: Jazzheads
Released: 2012
Track listing:
01. Albert's Sun (Jeff Lederer) - 9:09; 02. Cristo Redentor (Duke Pearson) - 8:04; 03. Arnold Schoenberg's Son (Was my Math Teacher) (Lederer) - 4:41;
04. Snake in the Blackberry Patch (Lederer) - 7:35; 05. Albert's Love Theme (Paul Bley) - 2:44; 06. Arshawsky (Lederer) - 6:25; 07. Break Bread Together (trad.) - 9:22;
08. Turiyasangitananda (Lederer) - 10:45.
Bobby Sanabria Big Band: Multiverse
by Dan Bilawsky
Drummer/historian/educator/percussionist Bobby Sanabria is more than the sum of his parts; he's actually the sum of all parts, collected, absorbed and observed over the course of his musical life. The Nuyorican jazz giant is a stylistic sponge, historical repository and bringer of the boom, but he's a true artist above all else. He understands that music ...
Litchfield Jazz Festival Announces 2012 Artist-in-residence, Baritone Saxophonist Gary Smulyan
Goshen, CT — Litchfield Jazz Festival announces the 2012 Artist-in-Residence for the 17th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival. The honor goes to baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan. Known as a master of bebop, Smulyan is one of the major voices on his instrument today. Winner of six Grammy Awards, his latest honors include winner of the 2009 and ...
