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Percussionist/Composer Brian Adler Fuses Eastern Philosophy, Digital Technology, And Improvisation

October 20, 2016

NEWS RELEASE from Circavision Productions Percussionist/Composer Brian Adler Fuses Eastern Philosophy, Digital Technology, and Improvisation New Trio and Quintet EPs Convey a Prismatic Vision With two new EPs, percussionist/composer Brian Adler offers listeners beautiful and arrestingly original music via two formations of his newest project: Shankar. On Binary, he performs with the trio, featuring pianist Santiago ...

Article: Album Review

Michael Blanco: Spirit Forward

Read "Spirit Forward" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
October 7, 2016

Spirit Forward carries several connotations in its name and sound. First there's the overt reference to bartender terminology and the way it connects to the music presented by the feisty and flexible foursome of bassist Michael Blanco, saxophonist John Ellis, pianist Kevin Hays, and drummer Clarence Penn. A spirit-forward cocktail is one which focuses on enhancing ...

News: Recording

Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records Proudly Releases "Spirit Forward" From Bassist/Composer Michael Blanco - Available October 7

September 29, 2016

NYC CD Release Celebration: October 9 at The Cornelia Street Cafe, sets at 8:30 & 10 PM Michael Blanco Quartet: John Ellis: tenor saxophone; Lage Lund: guitar; Clarence Penn: Drums; Michael Blanco: bass/compositions. “Michael Blanco is a resourceful young bassist with two albums to his name, and a reputation confirmed by the caliber of his partners."—Nate ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Patrick Zimmerli

by AAJ Staff
August 18, 2016

About Patrick Zimmerli New York-and Paris-based composer/saxophonist Patrick Zimmerli writes a sophisticated yet approachable hybrid of contemporary classical and jazz music. Recent collaborators include Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Brooklyn Rider String Quartet, Brian Blade, Luciana Souza, the Knights Orchestra and the Escher String Quartet. His music has been performed at Carnegie Hall and Town Hall ...

Article: Album Review

Olivier Le Goas: Reciprocity

Read "Reciprocity" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
August 15, 2016

Matt Cibula, writing for All About Jazz, wondered in his review of French drummer Olivier Le Goas' Gravitation (Altrisuoni, 2007): “Who the heck is Olivier Le Goas...?" indicating perhaps a paucity of information about the leader, even in this day of Internet info overload. Nine years later there still isn't much on-line scoop about the man. ...

Article: Album Review

Kevin Hays New Day Trio: North

by Dan Bilawsky
August 3, 2016

The second album from the Kevin Hays New Day Trio does and doesn't follow in its predecessor's footsteps. On one hand you can argue that it's completely different, as Hays doesn't sing on this one and there are no guests to speak of here; on the other, you can certainly opine that the overt lyricism in ...

Article: Live From New York

Darius Jones, Mara Rosenbloom, Christian McBride, Tom Harrell & Leon Parker

by Martin Longley
July 15, 2016

The Darius Jones Quintet/The Mara Rosenbloom Trio Ibeam June 13, 2016 This appealing double bill made a Monday night visit to Ibeam a certainty, even if only for a select-sized audience. This musician-orientated room in the Gowanus part of Brooklyn is completely dedicated to the activity of performance, without a ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Kevin Hays

May 1, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Kevin Hays' birthday today! Pianist/Composer Kevin Hays has recorded 10 CDs as a leader and is featured on dozens of recordings with a variety of leading Jazz artists. Included in his leader discography are 3 critically acclaimed recordings for Blue Note Records. His \'Seventh Sense\' was praised by The New York ...

News: Event

Jazzahead! 2016

March 27, 2016

"I was part of the group that decided which international bands were going to perform at jazzahead!," says Tim Jackson, the Monterey Jazz Festival Artistic Director and jazzahead! jurist. This will be his first time attending the massive event that takes place April 21-24 in Bremen, Germany. jazzahead! was founded in 2006 in this Northern German ...

News: Recording

Nicholas Payton Balances Studio Work As Bandleader, Producer; "Textures," His 5th Album On Paytone Records, Set For Spring Release

March 8, 2016

Grammy award-winning Nicholas Payton—one of the era’s definitive artists—has been quite busy this winter blowing with the all-star Monterey Jazz Festival on a nationwide tour, putting the finishing touches on Textures, his fifth release for his very own label, Payton Records, as well as producing and arranging Jane Monheit’s latest project, The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald. ...