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DUCHESS: DUCHESS
by Dan Bilawsky
There's a new vocal super group in town, and it proves that bonhomie hasn't been banished from jazz. DUCHESS--the sublime combination of Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner, and Melissa Stylianou--is a serious musical force, but it makes some seriously friendly music. Cervini, Gardner, and Stylianou each delivered superb releases on the Anzic imprint in ...
Vision Festival 19 Has The Matthew Shipp Trio In The Thick Of It
In many ways, Saturday is a miniature of the entire guiding outlook and purpose of this annual love labor from Arts For Art. All elements, discussion, youth support, poetry and a well sequenced array of distinct and personal performance statements are present and the stalwart Matthew Shipp Trio speaks to the element of continuity. A FUTURE ...
Gary Smulyan with Dominic Chianese at Jazz At Kitano
by Dan Bilawsky
Gary Smulyan with Dominic Chianese Jazz At Kitano New York, NY April 5, 2014 Shortly before this show began, on a beautiful Saturday evening that truly marked the start of spring, a small crew of musicians and concert-goers, including this writer, were seated around the bar at Jazz At Kitano. ...
Mary LaRose: Reincarnation
by Alberto Bazzurro
Lavoro ben singolare, questo della cantante newyorkese Mary LaRose, che seleziona un carnet di brani decisamente emblematici di un modo di fare jazz (e relativo tessuto temporale), ci mette su dei testi, e li interpreta col prevalente supporto di un quartetto d'archi. Gli autori sono Charles Mingus e Ornette Coleman, col trait d'union ...
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 ...
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