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Dave Pell: Sunday Jazz at The Lighthouse
by Jim Santella
Dave Pell Octet The Lighthouse Café Hermosa Beach, California February 20, 2005 Sunny Hermosa Beach has played host to great jazz for over 50 years. Originally, it was the regular Sunday jam sessions lasting from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. that brought overflowing crowds to The Lighthouse in ...
Stefon Harris and Lizz Wright at UCLA
by Jim Santella
Stefon Harris and Lizz Wright in Concert Royce Hall, UCLA Los Angeles, California February 11, 2005 In an exclusive double bill, the famed Royce Hall auditorium on UCLA's main campus in L.A. played host to concerts by Stefon Harris & Blackout as well as Lizz Wright and her trio ...
Miles Davis: My Funny Valentine
by Jim Santella
Many have tried to copy Miles Davis, but no one can measure up to the kind of performances that he gave us when he was in his prime and led the mainstream. This concert from February 12, 1964 at Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall in New York ranks among the best. With George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron ...
Bruce Arnold & Mike Miller: Two Guys from South Dakota
by Jim Santella
The guitar duo of Bruce Arnold and Mike Miller interprets familiar standards on this pleasant session. Musically interesting and filled with inspiration, they provide the listener with an inside look at each classic piece. Their performance is laid-back and introspective. As they alternate melodic and rhythm roles, the two guitarists swing lightly and maintain ...
Rory Block: From the Dust
by Jim Santella
Rory Block's acoustic blues interpretations carry a message that reaches out and takes control of your senses. A light, flexible singing voice and a comfortable guitar accompaniment ensure that her message will linger. Block's fresh originals dig into our daily lives and reflect upon the way we feel about ourselves. Spiritual themes and country ...
Steuart Liebig/Minim: Quicksilver
by Jim Santella
Steuart Liebig has championed creative improvised music in Southern California for more than a decade. Seeing him in a live performance, you quickly realize that his ensembles are all about teamwork and cohesiveness. His passion spreads all around the room as Liebig and his bandmates explore each theme with a fresh aura. It's contagious. Before long, ...
Beegie Adair: An Affair to Remember
by Jim Santella
With the Jeff Steinberg Orchestra accompanying her, pianist Beegie Adair remembers the love stories that came to us through the films of the 1950s. She portrays each theme as it was done in the original score, with lush strings and an emphasis on its recurring melody. A gentle spirit guides her through each warm melody effortlessly. ...
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra: A Love Supreme
by Jim Santella
Getting into the spirit of John Coltrane's seminal suite of reverential devotion, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra explores classic jazz from an emotional angle. They swing, and they move cohesively with a big band's full sense of itself; however, the orchestra does not succeed fully in bringing the kind of emotional feeling to the forum that ...
Satoko Fujii Orchestra: Blueprint
by Jim Santella
With her sixteen-piece New York “West" orchestra, Satoko Fujii explodes with a free spirit and unleashed emotions. Her all-star unit of improvising artists operates cohesively in interpreting adventures for which she determines the mood. The result is a program that ranges from intense and dramatic imagery to contemporary celebrations and placid landscapes. Fujii leads ...
Dave Douglas: Mountain Passages
by Jim Santella
Dave Douglas wrote the music for Mountain Passages at the request of the festival at The Sound of the Dolomites. The band hiked up to Rifugio Boe in Valle di Fassa and to Rifugio Brentei, near Madonna di Campliglio in the Alps of northern Italy, and played the music for hundreds of fans who had hiked ...
