Results for "John Wiitala"

Erik Jekabson Sextet III: One Note At A Time

by Dan Bilawsky
March 13, 2020

By the time One Note At A Time's first two songs have finished, it's been made abundantly clear that trumpeter Erik Jekabson appreciates a groove as much as he values space. The opener—"Days of Haze"—provides an introductory shot of adrenaline in the form of a tight, funk-framed blues, and “Dusk," in contrast, looks to open vistas, ...

John Wiitala

John Wiitala has worked with some of the greatest names in jazz, including Joe Henderson, Junior Cook, Charlie Rouse, James Moody, Bud Shank, and Cecil Payne. He has toured with Richie Cole, Arturo Sandoval, Shorty Rogers, and Jessica Williams, and has played at jazz festivals around the world, including Monterey, North Sea, Montreux, Detriot, and JVC/Concord. His recording credits include work with Scott Hamilton, Jessica Williams, Mark Levine, as well as Anton Schwartz.

Adam Shulman Sextet: Full Tilt

by Jack Bowers
February 7, 2018

In music, as in life, not every new voice is worth hearing. Here's one that is. Full Tilt, the fifth CD by San Francisco-born and based pianist Adam Shulman's sextet, is a throwback to those halcyon days when bop was king and giants like Diz, Bird, Miles, Max Roach, Hank Mobley, Benny Golson, Horace Silver, Wardell ...

Jazz Noir

By Dmitri Matheny

Label: Papillon/Blueport Jazz
Released: 2016
Track listing: 1 Noir Medley (9:11) Touch of Evil by Henry Mancini Laura by David Raksin Vertigo by Bernard Herrmann Chinatown by Jerry Goldsmith Taxi Driver by Bernard Herrmann Blues In The Night by Harold Arlen 2 Stormy Weather (4:13) Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler 3 Film Noir (8:01) Dmitri Matheny and Dana Gioia 4 Audrey’s Dance (2:38) Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch 5 Crime Scenes (12:11) Dmitri Matheny 6 Here’s Looking At You (5:13) Charlie Haden 7 Caravan (5:07) Duke Ellington, Irving Mills and Juan Tizol 8 Estate (5:14) Bruno Martino and Bruno Brighetti 9 Golden Lady (5:30) Stevie Wonder 10 High Wall (4:08) Bronisław Kaper 11 The Long Goodbye (4:54) John Williams and Johnny Mercer 12 What Now My Love? (5:14) Gilbert Bécaud and Pierre Delanoë

Producer Orrin Keepnews To Be Honored At A Memorial Concert At Yoshi's, Oakland, Nov. 29

November 10, 2015

When Orrin Keepnews passed away at his El Cerrito home on March 1, the day before his 92nd birthday, he left behind an unparalleled legacy as a jazz producer, advocate, and entrepreneur. Keepnews’s brilliant career spanned more than 60 years, during which time he founded three forward-thinking labels (Riverside, Milestone, Landmark) and produced hundreds of major ...

Anya Malkiel: From the Heart

by Geannine Reid
September 1, 2013

Anya Malkiel is a Bay Area-based vocalist who grew up in a musical environment in the former Soviet Union. Jazz was taboo, but would nevertheless become a vital part of her life. Malkiel states, “It was always the human voice that drove my musical aspirations." After leaving for the United States in 1990, she shared a ...

The Oenophile Anthem

By Buzz Brooks

Label: Brooxongs Pubco LLC
Released: 2005
Track listing: Blizzard of Lies; 12-Note Samba; The Oenophile Anthem; Porter's Mood; The Muscatel Restitution Song; I Can't Get Started; Aunt Peg; I Hold Your Hand In Mine; Madam, I'm Adam; Blue Buzzard; My Baby Grand; Your Mind is On Vacation; Knack the Mife; Moon Over Bourbon Street; The Gospel According to Saint K