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Russell Malone: Live at Jazz Standard, Volume One
by Jim Santella
Dedicated to the memories of jazz guitarist Ted Greene and jazz pianist John Hicks, this session features Russell Malone at work in New York with his band during a spirited three-night run at the Jazz Standard in September 2005. Always one to keep the blues alive in his mainstream jazz programs, Malone communicates eloquently through his ...
Heinz Geisser & Guerino Mazzola: Live at Airegin
by Jim Santella
This Swiss duo has been experimenting with creative avant-garde jazz for a long time. Toni's Delight: Live in Seoul (Cadence Jazz, 1997) combined tension and release in a free-flowing format similar to that employed here for their Ayler Records release. Guerino Mazzola's grand piano fingers move like a storm front that wants to hurt the keyboard. ...
The Cecilia Coleman Quintet: Images
by Jim Santella
This is pianist Cecilia Coleman's first release as leader since moving to New York. The personnel in her modern mainstream quintet has changed and they've laid down a program of fresh new compositions for this, her seventh release overall, but it's still the same kind of dynamic sound that grabs you by the shirt collar and ...
Kenny Burrell and The Jazz Heritage All-Stars play in Hollywood
by Jim Santella
Kenny Burrell and the Jazz Heritage All-Stars Catalina Bar & Grill Hollywood, California Friday, July 13, 2007 While some jazz clubs come and go, Catalina Bar & Grill has continuously brought Los Angeles the best in top-flight music for over 20 years. Local artists as ...
Dewey Jackson: Live at The Barrel, 1952
by Jim Santella
1952 wasn't that long ago, was it? When you look at jazz, it seems like only yesterday. Many of the same items that piqued our senses back then exist in today's art & entertainment world. The songs on this album are still popular today. The musical arrangements, ensemble interplay leading to solos around the room and ...
Eldar Djangirov: Re-Imagination
by Jim Santella
Painting scenes from his experience, pianist Eldar Djangirov puts a virtual paintbrush to his third SONY album. Featuring his outstanding keyboard technique and a contemporary look at jazz's thrills, the twenty year-old prodigy delivers with emphasis.His wizardry at the piano becomes immediately apparent with one listen to his interpretation of Oscar Peterson's “Place St. ...
Javon Jackson: Now
by Jim Santella
As a member of drummer Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson learned what it takes to create good music. One of the most influential teachers for several generations, Blakey stressed the importance of finding your groove and sticking to it. He demanded that each of his Messengers step up and take the bull by ...
Hot 'n' Heavy: Live at the Ascension Loft
by Jim Santella
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Hot 'n' Heavy: Live at the Ascension Loft Delmark Records 2007 The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble delivers pure jazz with spirit. In this live concert, they interpret five of Kahil El'Zabar's compositions with an emphasis on the teamwork that exists between two horns, Fareed Haque's guitar, ...
Teraesa Vinson: Next to You
by Jim Santella
Teraesa Vinson sings her program from the heart with a genuine air. She convinces. As an experienced storyteller, she puts you right in the lap of each experience. “Being Green, for example, carries a wider meaning than what you hear on the surface. In Vinson's care, its lyrics stretch out to cover it all. The same ...
Manuel Valera: Vientos
by Jim Santella
Pianist Manuel Valera merges a classical woodwind quintet with his traditional jazz quartet on a whirlwind of original adventure and swing. His chamber jazz ambience has been influenced by classical composers such as Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky and Shostakovich but Valera has replaced the French horn from the classical idiom with a bass clarinet, giving a different ...
