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Dan Cavanagh Trio: The Heart of the Geyser
by Dan McClenaghan
There's no arguing that the best of the best in the piano trio field comes from the longterm units: on the younger end of the spectrum there's Brad Mehldau's group with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard, who replaced his long term predecessor in that chair, Jorge Rossy; and, of course, on the legendary end, ...
Chihiro Yamanaka CD "Reminiscence" Released In U.S. on May 8
Jazz pianist/composer Chihiro Yamanaka's latest CD, Reminiscence (Universal/Decca/EmArcy), is set for release in the United States on May 8, 2012. Reminiscence, featuring Bernard Purdie and Larry Grenadier along with Yoshi Waki and John Davis, is Chihiro's 2nd major label U.S. release, following 2011's U.S. debut, Forever Begins, and several acclaimed Universal/Verve releases in Japan. Reminiscence has ...
Brad Mehldau Trio: Ode
by Ian Patterson
Seven years separate Ode from this trio's last studio recording, the outstanding Day is Done (Nonesuch, 2005), which has come to mark a before-and-after in Brad Mehldau's trajectory. Previously, the pianist had recorded in a traditional trio setting with few exceptions. Since Day is Done, however, Mehldau's projects have covered much more diverse terrain: setting poetry ...
Take Five with Lisa Hilton
by AAJ Staff
Meet Lisa Hilton: Pianist Lisa Hilton is driven to compose. Her compositions--rich in blues inflections and soul--make precise use of harmony and rhythm, welcoming audiences into a unique exchange between composer and listener, a human intersection where magic happens. The result is a fresh sound that is evocative, engaging and infused with 21st century ...
Lisa Hilton: American Impressions
by Dan Bilawsky
Complacency can threaten to creep into a musician's being without their knowledge as time passes, but the opposite seems to have happened with pianist/composer Lisa Hilton. Her early records dealt in friendly pastel colors delivered in relatively safe fashion, but she's become more daring as time has passed. Her playing has become more limber, loose, organic, ...
Lisa Hilton: American Impressions
by C. Michael Bailey
Lisa HiltonAmerican ImpressionsSelf Produced2012 The last few years have seen the release of significant jazz recordings celebrating Americana. The majority of these have been devoted to jazz vocals and include: Jacqui Sutton's novel “Frontier Jazz" concept as manifested on her 2010 release Billie & Dolly (Toy Blue Typewriter ...
Brad Mehldau Trio: Ode
by John Kelman
The Art of the Trio: Recordings 1996-2001 (Nonesuch, 2011) provided an opportunity to reassess Brad Mehldau's rapid trajectory, though the trio that established him as one of the past two decades' most important pianists was long gone. If Jorge Rossy's replacement in 2005 seemed to open the trio up more, it's perhaps because drummer Jeff Ballard ...
Pianist/Composer/Producer Lisa Hilton Releases New Recording "American Impressions"
Pianist/composer/producer Lisa Hilton releases new recording AMERICAN IMPRESSIONS featuring J.D. Allen, Larry Grenadier and Nasheet Waits On March 27th, 2012 pianist, composer and producer Lisa Hilton releases American Impressions—her 14th album as a leader and second with her band featuring, J.D. Allen on tenor saxophone, Larry Grenadier on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums. In the ...
Brad Mehldau Trio Returns with "Ode," March 13
Nonesuch album features first recordings of 11 original compositions by Mehldau “The pianist Brad Mehldau has led this iteration of his pace-setting trio—with the bassist Larry Grenadier and the drummer Jeff Ballard—since 2005, and it has evolved into a graceful powerhouse, equally savvy about groove and harmony." —New York Times Nonesuch releases an album of original ...
Enrico Rava: To Be Free or Not To Be Free
by Ian Patterson
Freedom, it could be argued, is most deeply understood by those who have been somehow constrained against their will, or who have been prisoners of their own skewed vision of what it means to be free. Trumpeter Enrico Rava knows the meaning of musical freedom; he was part of the free-jazz scene of the 1960s and ...
