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Omer Avital: Free Forever
by Charles Walker
Omer AvitalFree ForeverSmalls Records2011 Bassist Omer Avital is not a household name. Despite a surge of media coverage about the rise of Israeli expats on the New York jazz scene, despite playing a central role in a variety of ensembles at the now-beloved Smalls jazz club, and ...
Peter Eldridge: Mad Heaven
by Dan Bilawsky
"Easy listening" is a term that's often associated with bland, tepid material which serves as background fodder in supermarkets and shopping malls, but the term isn't negative by nature. Easy listening has a positive side, and Peter Eldridge's Mad Heaven is the proof. Eldridge packages charming pieces in an easy-to-swallow format that belies the sophistication behind ...
Project A
By Joel Frahm
Label: Anzic Records
Released: 2010
Track listing:
1. The House That Jack Built; 2. Love the One You're With; 3. Don't Play That Song; 4. Spirit in the Dark; 5. It Ain't Fair; 6. Maybe I'm a Fool; 7. What a Friend We
Have in Jesus; 8. Rock Steady; 9. Packing Up; 10. Ready to Go.
Tyler Blanton: Botanic
by Bruce Lindsay
Vibraphonist and composer Tyler Blanton's debut, Botanic, introduces the young musician as a lyrical and compelling player and composer. Blanton refers to himself as grounded in bebop and straight-ahead, but open to other approaches, a description that matches this eclectic collection of tunes. When Blanton solos his qualities as a player are clear, ...
Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz at Zinc Bar, Nov. 4 2010
by Ernest Barteldes
Scott Feiner and Pandeiro JazzZinc BarNew York, NYNovember 3, 2010 For the CD release event for his third CD Accents (Zoho, 2010), pandeiro jazz innovator Scott Feiner took the stage with the same musicians that played on the recording sessions: Freddie Bryant (acoustic and 12-string guitar), Joel Frahm(tenor and soprano saxophone) ...
Scott Feiner: Accents
by Dan Bilawsky
While drummer-leaders don't usually get enough credit, pandeiro-leaders usually don't exist. The pandeiro--a small, handheld instrument that marries that best traits of a deeper-sounding, jingle-less frame drum and a tambourine--is a staple of Brazilian percussion. When Scott Feiner first encountered the instrument, during his first trip to Brazil in 1999, he immediately took to it. In ...
Beat Kaestli: Invitation
by C. Michael Bailey
First, there is the name: Beat Kaestli. How hip is that? A native of Switzerland, Kaestli moved to New York, where he was suitably educated in the craft of jazz at the Manhattan School of Music, and ultimately, the Aaron Copland School of Music. Kaestli has a voice of uncommon sweetness and delicacy ...
On The Sunny Side Of Jazz
by Dan Bilawsky
Summer is a time of joy for many people. Children are treated to a well-deserved vacation, allowing them to recharge for the following school year, and barbecues are held in backyards, en masse, throughout every corner of America and beyond. Those fond of the surf and sand flock to the beach, and it's all-too-common to see ...
Mark Soskin: Challenges Welcome
by R.J. DeLuke
In conversation with the immensely talented and engaging pianist Mark Soskin, the word “challenge" arises periodically. It's used in a good sense. Simply put, “I like to be able to be handed a challenge and then rise to it," he said in conversation, earlier in the summer of 2010. Diversity is also ...
Ernesto Cervini: Little Black Bird
by Dan Bilawsky
Wit and wisdom are doled out in equal measure throughout many of drummer Ernesto Cervini's compositions. Whether he is writing a piece in honor of his grandmother ("Nonna Rosa") or musically reliving a bad bird-related experience on his honeymoon ("Little Black Bird"), his music always comes across as smart, with an occasional tongue-in-cheek element at play. ...
