Results for "Justin Rock"

Justin Rock

After six records and with one more on the way for 2015, Justin is quickly becoming one of the bay area's most in demand jazz guitarists. Jazz Weekly describes Rock's sound and writing on his most recent release, "Eye Of Ra", as, "lovely a mix of sounds and grooves as sweet and sour sauce". In addition to performance, Justin has been teaching for over 15 years, and composes for film and t.v. Just off a recent west coast tour with the Madeline Tasquin Trading Company, Justin is an up and coming artist at the beginning of a bright future. Keep an eye out for his trio's (Bastet) upcoming live recording entitled, "Earplugs And Ambien", a collection of original grunge-jazz music, due out in December '15

In Solitude

By Steven Lugerner

Label: Slow And Steady Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Del Sur; Portola; Moraga; No Justice; No Peace; La Bica; Juanita, Myra.

The Most Exciting Jazz Albums since 1969: 2020-2023

by Robert Middleton
December 26, 2023

In the 72 Jazz Thrillers series we've gone from 1969 to 2023, an expansive 54-year journey. From the jazz vanguard of Bitches Brew to the dynamic movie soundtrack of Roy's World, from the sublime guitar of Bill Frisell to the singing guitar of Charlie Ballantine, the thing that all these jazz albums have in common is ...

Battery Powered Clouds

February 3, 2023

Album: Mind Noise
By Andrew Dixon
Label: Epistemology
Released: 2022
Duration: 07:18

Mind Noise

By Andrew Dixon

Label: Epistemology
Released: 2022
Track listing: 1. Pesadilla 2. Head Hand Heart (For Liebman) 3. That New New 4. East Fourteenth (International) 5. Mind Noise 6. Cancion Para Chio 7. Battery Powered Clouds 8. Tres Hijas 9. Depression Episode 10. Lament for a Father

East Fourteenth (International)

September 15, 2022

Album: Mind Noise
By Andrew Dixon
Label: Epistemology
Released: 2022
Duration: 06:33

Never Weather: Blissonance

by Jerome Wilson
June 21, 2020

Drummer and vibraphonist Dillon Vado is a Bay Area musician whose group, Never Weather, has produced a debut CD that shows a lot of versatility. The band uses a lineup that features, trumpet, saxophone and guitar to create music full of sudden twists and that sometimes straddles the line between jazz and rock. Guitarist ...

Never Catch Up

March 25, 2020

Album: Blissonance
By Dillon Vado
Label: Ridgeway Records
Released: 2020
Duration: 05:11

Blissonance

By Dillon Vado

Label: Ridgeway Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Never Catch Up; Transient; Mask; There is No Secret; Resolute; Blissonance; Medium; Always Setting; No Grasp; Morbique; Bring Back the Color; Introspection.

Bastet: Freedom is a State of Mind

by Dave Wayne
June 27, 2016

The tough thing to do with a jazz trio of any kind is to make an impression. There are lots of trios out there--economically it's the best configuration if one wants to take home a little cash from the gig--and a lot of them are good. A few are great. Nearly all of them are more-than-competent, ...