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Mariano Diaz Quartet: Plan B
by Ken Kase
Originally from Argentina, pianist Mariano Diaz is part of a growing circle of accomplished jazz musicians based in Spain. As a pianist and composer, Diaz's approach is assertive and rhythmically dense, and Plan B contains a breadth of settings and moods. The cohesiveness between the musicians and the material make this disc a worthwhile listen.
David Buchbinder: Shurum Burum Jazz Circus
by Ken Kase
David Buchbinder occupies a curious place among modern-day jazz composers. A fine trumpeter with firm roots in jazz, he has used the idiom to explore an eclectic mix of musical styles. The circus tradition, with its emphasis on borrowing from many world cultures, is a natural forum for such experimentation. The selections on Shurum Burum Jazz ...
From Soultrane to Soul Jazz: A Handful of Prestige Reissues
by Ken Kase
Having recently acquired the considerable catalog of Fantasy Records, Concord has taken on the task of re-releasing some bona-fide jazz classics. Many of the discs, like those in the ongoing Blue Note RVG reissues series, bear the imprint of engineer Rudy Van Gelder's 24-bit remastering (with the exception of Pat Martino's East!, which has ...
Adam Unsworth: Defying Convention
by Ken Kase
With his debut CD, Excerpt This! (Self-Published, 2006). French hornist Adam Unsworth has shown himself to be unafraid of the conventional boundaries that exist between the jazz and classical worlds. A member of the Philadelphia Orchestra and faculty member at Temple University, his first recorded foray into jazz composition and performance brings a fresh voice to ...
John Stetch: Blending Heritage and the Jazz Tradition
by Ken Kase
Canadian pianist John Stetch has been quietly building a catalog of fine compositions and recordings since his 1992 debut, Rectangle Man (Terra Nova, 1992). He's played in a variety of formats as a sideman and as a leader, he's fronted quartets and trios that have produced new interpretations of music from the standard jazz repertoire as ...
John Stetch Trio: Bruxin'
by Ken Kase
After recording three finely crafted and well-received solo piano albums, John Stetch returns to the trio format for the first time since Green Grove (1999). Bruxin', his first disc to feature a program comprised entirely of original compositions, finds Stetch looking back on some old gems from his past and offering brand new tunes ...
Abe Rabade: Playing On Light: 7 Sounding Photos
by Ken Kase
Jelly Roll Morton was once quoted as saying that truly authentic jazz had a certain “Spanish tinge" to it. Playing On Light: 7 Sounding Photos, and indeed many of the growing number of new and interesting releases coming from Spain, make that a difficult statement to disprove.Playing On Light is the fourth release by ...
Adam Unsworth: Excerpt This!
by Ken Kase
As its title suggests, Excerpt This! is an open challenge to anyone who might not think of the French horn as the optimal instrument for a jazz soloist like Adam Unsworth. Or maybe it represents a collision of the jazz and classical worlds, and an admonition to would-be detractors who seek to pigeonhole this music. Unsworth's ...
Mark Isaacs: Visions
by Ken Kase
Mark Isaacs, whose impressive resume includes associations with jazz greats such as Kenny Wheeler and Roy Haynes, as well as extensive forays into classical performance and composition, presents quite a puzzler with Visions. While it's certainly refreshing to see a capable musician take on popular tunes written after 1960, the album ultimately yields mixed results.
Wiesendanger / Weber / Ulrich: We Concentrate
by Ken Kase
Recorded live in Zurich on November 26, 2004, We Concentrate is a powerful statement by the Swiss piano trio of Chris Wiesendanger, Christian Weber and Dieter Ulrich. Casual jazz fans lulled into complacency by the familiarity of tunes by Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Victor Young are in for a bit of a shock, as the ...
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