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Powder Blues: Blues + Jazz = Blazz!
by Jerry D'Souza
Back in 1978, Tom Lavin and a group of friends formed a house band in Vancouver's Gastown. Almost thirty years later, the Canadian band is still chugging along. Time has ensured that they have a more universal presence with, among other international concerts, events at Montreux and in Russia, where Melodiya Records released the live recording. ...
Carol Robbins: Jazz Play
by Jerry D'Souza
The harp makes one of its rare appearances in jazz in the hands of Carol Robbins on Jazz Play. She also wrote several of the tunes on this recording and included some standards. And where does that place the music? Right in the mainstream, with some softer shades of what is known as contemporary jazz. The ...
Quinsin Nachoff: Magic Numbers
by Jerry D'Souza
Quinsin Nachoff is an adventurer. He is not afraid of going into the unknown, making his way through the recesses and finding something new and interesting. His career has seen him in the company of musicians who are constantly looking out, far out, into the horizon for that speck they can enlarge into something meaningful. Among ...
Mike Tucker: Collage
by Jerry D'Souza
When Mike Tucker comes out swinging with “Fanfare, the expectations run high for Collage. Tucker does not disappoint in terms of the music, almost all of which he has composed, and also the playing of his tight and cohesive band. Tucker takes a variety of sounds and spins them into a convincing web. He plays with ...
Monk's Music Trio: Monk's Bones
by Jerry D'Souza
The music of Thelonious Monk has been constructed, reconstructed and deconstructed over the years. Some players have tried to ape him, which is quite natural, but not necessarily successful. Others have filtered his music through their own prisms and have succeeded in introducing different constructs.Among the latter group are Chuck Bernstein, Si Perkoff, and ...
David Aaron's Short Memory: Cynical Rat Bastard
by Jerry D'Souza
Are the tunes David Aaron plays on Cynical Rat Bastard short because of his memory? The longest runs close to six and a half minutes; whatever the reason, it's gratifying that he knows when to stop. He and his band make compact statements and move on. Aaron plays the tenor saxophone with telling effect. ...
Ingrid Jensen: At Sea
by Jerry D'Souza
On At Sea, Ingrid Jensen continues to cement her reputation as one of the finest players on the trumpet and flugelhorn. She carries a firm grip on the dynamics into the lair of invention to mine some resplendent nuggets, adding mood and atmosphere to make the music throb with vitality and spirit. Jensen draws from a ...
Ramona Borthwick: A New Leaf
by Jerry D'Souza
Ramona Borthwick makes quite an impression with her first international release. She and husband Noel Borthwick were active on the music scene in Mumbai (Bombay) during the '80s, before they moved to Ottawa and then to Boston. Given her training in Western classical music and the clear empathy she has for Indian classical music, it is ...
Anthony Branker & Ascent: Spirit Songs
by Jerry D'Souza
Composer and arranger Anthony Branker shows an inclination toward the spiritual on this aptly titled effort, also tilting his pen in tributes to Miles Davis and John Coltrane. As an arranger, he has the gift of letting ensemble lines and solo spots tell their separate, but nevertheless connected stories. All of this works to the good, ...
Cooper-Moore: Outtakes 1978
by Jerry D'Souza
These outtakes from 1978 conclusively document music as a force with constant appeal. Cooper-Moore is a multi-instrumentalist with many interests and pursuits, the spectrum of his calling seen in the wide range of his music. Improvisation is a key factor in his work, but composition also plays an integral role. Besides, he can grab the ear ...
