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Thomson Kneeland: Mazurka For A Modern Man
by Jerry D'Souza
Thomson Kneeland makes a creative surge on Mazurka For A Common Man, with wide-ranging music that captures the bassist's skills as a writer--a trait in evidence right from his first CD, The Voice of Blood (Weltschmerz Records, 2001). He went on to record three more albums with his band, Kakalla--documenting, in tandem, Kneeland's ability to write ...
Scott Lee: Leaving
by Mark Corroto
Maybe te annual jazz awards need to add a new category for musicians like Scott Lee. It could be titled “master musicians deserving of wider recognition." The veteran bassist has been on the New York scene since the 1970s, and a member of numerous bands including those led by titans Chet Baker, Joe Lovano, and, Kenny ...
Sunna Gunnlaugs: Pay What You Want Summer Sale
The Icelandic jazz pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs has offered up all of her albums on a Pay-what-you-want basis until August 1st in a special two day summer sale. That means you can pay $0.00 or you can pay $?.?? It's all up to you. This includes her latest album The Dream featuring Loren Stillman, Eivind Opsvik and ...
Loren Stillman - Winter Fruits (Pirouet)
Oranges in February? Not a likely find outside the confines of the local supermarket. Rare too are the jazz ensembles containing an organ that opt to work largely outside the ingrained soul jazz traditions of the instrument. Altoist Loren Stillman hits the challenge head-on, though it's not exactly a new avenue of expression in his discography. ...
Undead Jazz Festival: Kenny's Castaways Edition
by Daniel Lehner
Every zombie film fan knows that being bitten by a creature of the night is a fate worse than death. The only cure is to have a member of your party load up a shotgun and take you out before you turn into a limping, brain-hungry shell of a person. So giving an event a header ...
Loren Stillman/Russ Lossing Duo Live at the Rubin Museum in New York City on June 18th, 2010.
Loren Stillman/Russ Lossing DuoHarlem in the Himalayas Friday June 18, 2010 @ 7:00 PM $18.00 in advance / $20.00 day of Member Price: $16.20 Rubin Museum of Art 150 West 17th Street, New York, NY 10011 212.620.5000 The music of Brooklyn-based saxophonist and composer Loren Stillman has found acclaimed reviews in such publications as the New ...
Thomson Kneeland: Mazurka For A Modern Man
by Bruce Lindsay
Bassist Thomson Kneeland leads an impressive array of musicians on Mazurka For A Modern Man. It's a strong collection of tunes, characterised by Kneeland's lively bass rhythms and by the gorgeous melodies that emanate from David Smith's trumpet and Nate Radley's guitar. Kneeland's liner notes make it clear that this album is dedicated ...
Thomson Kneeland: Mazurka for the Modern Man
by Woodrow Wilkins
It is unfortunate when a person dies prematurely, and even more so when the death is by suicide. It makes for a bittersweet experience when listening to Mazurka for a Modern Man, by acoustic bassist Thomson Kneeland. Drummer Take Toriyama had been working with Kneeland almost weekly for ten years. He ended his life two weeks ...
Thomson Kneeland: Mazurka For A Modern Man
by Dan Bilawsky
It wouldn't be unusual to think that the mastermind behind Mazurka For A Modern Man played trumpet or guitar. While bassist Thomson Kneeland wrote eight of these compositions, which touch on everything from Balkan folk music and klezmer, to chamber music and indie rock, he often lurks in the background while guitarist Nate Radley and trumpeter ...
Loren Stillman: Winter Fruits & Knu Gmoon
by George Kanzler
Loren StillmanWinter FruitsPirouet2009 Knu GmoonKnu Gmoonself-published2009 Everything old can be new again could be the motto of the ensembles on these two albums. And the emphasis is definitely on the ...
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