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Kenny Barron: The Traveler
by Mark F. Turner
It would be quite a feat to have traveled in Kenny Barron's shoes. A venerable pianist whose career has spanned more than fifty years of performances with a host of greats--Lee Morgan, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Yusef Lateef, Charlie Rouse and many others. His music has traveled across the paths of blues, bop, modern, and other ...
Greg Osby: 9 Levels
by Mark F. Turner
After ending a sixteen year tenure with Blue Note Records, leaving his signature as one of the most forward thinking, outspoken, and at times misunderstood artists in contemporary jazz, saxophonist/composer Greg Osby returns with 9 Levels, the first release on his new Inner Circle Music label. The music which is based upon Osby's ...
Frank Briggs: China Ranch
by Mark F. Turner
Regardless of the myriad labels thrust upon it, good music is simply music. With that stated, drummer Frank Briggs' release, China Ranch, could fit comfortably within many categorizations, its elements including fusion/progressive rock, electronic music, grooveacious funk or contemporary jazz with plenty of creative substance.A propulsive drummer in the style of Tony Williams, Briggs ...
Jim Beard: Revolutions
by Mark F. Turner
Jim Beard might just be one the best modern jazz composers; correction, music composers, you've never heard of. Since the mid 1980s he's either, performed, produced or written compositions for the likes of Wayne Shorter, Michael Brecker and Pat Metheny, and recently can be heard providing his wares on Walter Becker's (of Steely Dan) recording, Circus ...
Transglobal Underground
by Mark F. Turner
Transglobal Underground Transglobal Underground La Huit 2008 This film features the London-based music collective Transglobal Underground, whose birth in the early 1990s was conceived among a group of producer-DJs and belly dancers. But don't be misled by their curious origins: they may just be one of the ...
JD Allen Trio: I AM I AM
by Mark F. Turner
Playing from the heart, creating and improvising from within, jazz music's mantra continues to espouse that “honesty is the best policy." This is heard and felt when listening to saxophonist J.D. Allen's I Am I Am. In an insightful and inspirational interview, the artist gives light to what makes his music forthcoming and real. ...
Gustavo Assis-Brasil: In Concert
by Mark F. Turner
Gustavo Assis-Brasil Gustavo Assis-Brasil: In Concert Abstract Logix 2008 With a sophisticated tone that's suffused with warmth and complemented by razor-sharp technique but, more significantly, the ability to play with emotion, guitarist Gustavo Assis-Brasil makes his sound and presence known on this eponymous DVD/CD combo.
Mike Moreno: Third Wish
by Mark F. Turner
Third Wish is the sophomore release by guitarist Mike Moreno, yet it sounds more like the umpteenth recording of a veteran who's been in the trenches for many years--cool, calm, and collected, with nothing to prove but the music itself. It encapsulates Moreno's persona: fluid precision, lyricism, distinct tonality, and modernistic playing. It's obvious ...
Kevin Brow: Koptor
by Mark F. Turner
Koptor by Canadian drummer Kevin Brow is in some ways similar to film noir-- at times overcast, others times bursts of vividness, flowing in music that is stylistically intriguing. But there is plenty of substance here with clarity and definition, imprinting music that incorporates detailed compositions and free invention. Convincingly hip, thoughtfully astute, ...
Hank Roberts: Green
by Mark F. Turner
Hank Roberts' Green probably has nothing to do with going “green" (the trendy cultural buzzword for being ecologically aware). But it does offer music that has the environmental aura of expansive open plains, ruralesque backdrops, and majestic mountainscapes within a distinct, rustic and avant-garde music setting. A world class cellist who could easily excel ...
