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Jack Sheldon: Still Going Strong
by Larry Taylor
For Jack Sheldon, a beacon for some sixty years on the West Coast jazz scene, 2008 is turning out to be a very good year. At 76, the celebrated trumpet player, vocalist, bandleader and TV personality, is the subject of a new documentary film, while his jazz career continues to accelerate.He was there when ...
Sonny Rollins: Touring, Life Today and the Future
by Larry Taylor
Jazz great Sonny Rollins is gearing up for an ambitious 2008 touring season, which will take him from the West Coast (April 3 at UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall and April 5 at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in Southern California), then east for appearances at Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center, April 18, and Morristown, N.J., April ...
Adam Shulman Quartet: On Second Thought
by Larry Taylor
With On Second Thought, the Adam Shulman Quartet breaks through with its first CD, a selection of thoughtful and eminently accessible originals by leader and pianist Shulman. It features eight melodic compositions, melding perfectly the group's talented musicians, which include Dayna Stephens on alto, John Wiitala on bass and Jon Arkin on drums.
In Transit: Moving Stills
by Larry Taylor
With roots in Ornette Coleman's music, cultivated by Keith Jarrett at his most experimental, Moving Stills branches out into terra incognita. The musicians here are Swiss, with the exception of well-traveled New York pianist Michael Jefry Stevens. Joining him to make up In Transit are the very talented Jurg Solothurnmann (alto and soprano sax), Daniel Struder ...
Jeff Libman: Not Even the Rain
by Larry Taylor
Not Even the Rain, guitarist Jeff Libman's debut CD, is both pleasant and stimulating. It contains creative solos by Libman and Hammond B3 organist Michael Kocour, with drummer Shaun Lowecki providing terrific backing. As well as being a talented composer and arranger, Libman--who hails from Phoenix, Arizona--teaches music at the college level. ...
Newport Beach Jazz Party Coming Valentine's/ President's Weekend
by Larry Taylor
This year's Newport Beach Jazz Party should be more festive than ever as it celebrates both Valentine's Day and President's Day weekend, February 14 to 17, at the Marriott Hotel Newport Beach in Orange County, California.Promoted by Joe Rothman and John McClure, this annual party, along with one on Labor Day, are among the ...
Bobby McFerrin: Music's Renaissance Man Does It All
by Larry Taylor
Bobby McFerrin--master of all music, a man whose career embraces, jazz, pop and classical has one busy schedule coming up in 2008. This world famous vocal innovator and improviser, who added classical to his repertoire in the nineties, began the year in Southern California with concerts at the Orange County Performing Arts Center with the Pacific ...
Monterey Jazz Festival Announces 50th Anniversary Band Tour
by Larry Taylor
To celebrate the golden anniversary of the Monterey Jazz Festival, the event's 50th Anniversary Band begins a nationwide tour this month on the West Coast with appearances in Southern California at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, January 17, and UCLA's Royce Hall, January 18.Building on the unprecedented legacy of fifty years of historic jazz presentations, ...
William Carn Quintet: Lessons Learned
by Larry Taylor
On Lessons Learned, according to the liner notes, Canadian trombonist William Carn gives us an update on his life in the two years since his last recording, Other Stories (Self Produced, 2006). Good and bad, and ups and downs are detailed in nine original compositions, all interesting, sometimes provocative. Giving him great help on this look-back ...
Stevens, Siegel & Ferguson: Get Out of Town
by Larry Taylor
Get Out of Town features one of many unheralded groups out there which begs to be heard--three relatively unknown musicians in a trio setting who have been working together for some 18 years. Michael Jefry Stevens on piano, Jeff Siegel on drums and Tim Ferguson on bass--veterans of the New York scene--make up this cooperative trio. ...
