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Hush Point

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Iranic; Peaceful; B. Remembered; Bar Talk; Fathers and Sons; Finely Done; New Bolero; The Train and the River; Get Out; Cat Magnet.

News: Performance / Tour

Discover The Jazz Innovators Of Tomorrow With New England Conservatory's "In The Mix"

October 31, 2014

A Free Series of Concerts Showcasing New England Conservatory's Exceptional Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation Ensembles 34 One-Hour Concerts Over 13 Evenings at NEC's Pierce Hall Monday, November 10 – Thursday, December 11 Discover the jazz innovators of tomorrow with In the Mix, 34 free 1-hour concerts, Monday, November 10 — Thursday, December 11, 2014 at New ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Vinnie Sperrazza: Apocryphal

by Dave Wayne
October 2, 2014

An understated but highly-skilled and insanely versatile drummer in the vein of Kenny Wolleson, Jeff Hirshfield, and Paul Motian, Vinnie Sperrazza has been turning up on all sorts of interesting recordings over the past half-decade or so. Co-leader of 40Twenty with Jacob Sacks, Jacob Garchik, and Dave Ambrosio, Sperrazza is also in a trio with Sacks ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Dave Fabris

by AAJ Staff
August 27, 2014

Meet Dave Fabris: The music of guitarist David Fabris has been steeped deeply in an eclectic pool of influences... His new CD, Lettuce Prey (Great Winds/Musea), is music that has the guts and glory of rock, the surprise and intrigue of jazz and the intricacy and depth of contemporary classical music. His diverse ...

Article: Album Review

Hush Point: Hush Point

Read "Hush Point" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
July 30, 2014

Se tra i dieci brani contenuti in Hush Point due portano la firma di Jimmy Giuffre, se la front-line del quartetto pianoless è formato da tromba e sax, e se il trombettista del gruppo ha mosso i primi passi nella California degli anni sessanta, qualche indizio su quello che si andrà ad ascoltare ci viene pur ...

Article: Album Review

Joe Sullivan: Whisky Jack Waltz

Read "Whisky Jack Waltz" reviewed by Geannine Reid

by Geannine Reid
June 21, 2014

Trumpeter, composer, arranger and educator Joe Sullivan grew up in a large Franco-Ontarian family in the Northern Ontario town of Timmins. As a youth, music was a part of daily life. Sullivan began his formal training on piano and at the age of fifteen he also started playing the trumpet. In his formative years, Sullivan led ...

Article: Extended Analysis

John McNeil: Hush Point

by Dave Wayne
February 1, 2014

Anyone who has played music with others on a regular basis understands inherently that, during a live performance, the sounds emanating from the instruments themselves have a way of clashing or canceling each other out. It's all in the frequencies. Bass and toms get mixed up on the low end, cymbals can kill a clarinet or ...

Article: Year in Review

Mark Corroto's Best Releases Of 2013

by Mark Corroto
December 17, 2013

So many records, so little time. This sweet dilemma, I repeat again this year. Below are my top spins for 2013 (in no particular order). I've certainly missed a few gems, and I'll be trying to catch up on those during the cold of winter and probably through early spring... Matana ...

News: Event

New Voices, New Sounds - A New Venue For Jazz In NYC

October 11, 2013

Following a successful season of First Sunday Jazz Salon at the RIVAA Gallery, the Roosevelt Island Visual Art's Association is pleased to announce NEW VOICES, NEW SOUNDS @ RIVAA NEW VOICES, NEW SOUNDS is an innovative and artistically curated music series that showcases fresh talent that is destined to make their mark on the New York ...