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Marshall Gilkes & The WDR Big Band: Köln

by Dan Bilawsky
February 12, 2015

In jazz journalism, it's de rigueur for writers to trace the evolution of an artist when covering their work. But encountering the likes of Marshall Gilkes makes that difficult: The Juilliard-trained trombonist seemed to arrive on the New York scene as a fully-formed entity, projecting a warm and full-bodied tone quality and possessing astounding lip flexibility. ...

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Small Moments

By Karolina Strassmayer

Label: Lilypad Music
Released: 2013
Track listing: God Of Wind; Call Of The Forefathers; Seven Minutes In Heaven; Small Moments; Three For All; Ibex Incantation; Heidi's Dream; October Sun; Last One Standing.

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Karolina Strassmayer and Drori Mondlak: Small Moments

Read "Small Moments" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
August 18, 2013

Altoist Karolina Strassmayer and drummer Drori Mondlak's second release as co-leaders Small Moments is a collection of lean and gripping original compositions that the superlative quartet embellishes with their sophisticated and inventive spontaneity.One of the unifying themes of this engaging album is a melodic and contemplative narrative sense. The intimately nocturnesque “Seven Minutes in ...

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New York Voices: New York Voices Live with The WDR Big Band Cologne

Read "New York Voices Live with The WDR Big Band Cologne" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
March 7, 2013

The Grammy Award-winning vocal group New York Voices celebrates its 25th anniversary presenting their first full live album with New York Voices Live offering a collection of past favorites and brand new arrangements from the principal arranger-conductor renowned pianist/arranger Michael Abene. A live recording from a May 2008 concert at the Kolner Philharmonie in Cologne, Germany ...