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Sacks/Opsvik/Maneri/Motian: Two Miles A Day
by Mark F. Turner
Ideas are seeds of invention and when progressive artists Eivind Opsvik (bass) and Jacob Sacks (piano) pondered how cool it would be to perform with master drummer Paul Motian, the idea for Two Miles A Day was planted. Violinist Mat Maneri was added to this fertile ground, and the result is a recording representing music that ...
Nacho Arimany and World-Flamenco Septet: Silence-Light
by Mark F. Turner
The mysterious and beautiful art-form of Spanish Flamenco music is re-interpreted in composer/percussionist Nacho Arimany's, Silence-Light, a unique listening experience that features the Madrilenian and his World-Flamenco Septet. The genre has been covered before within various idioms, and while the sounds are familiar (precision handclapping and foot-stamping) there is more than what is heard as Arimany ...
Joey Calderazzo: Amanecer
by Mark F. Turner
On Amanecer, pianist Joey Calderazzo continues to prove that playing solo is one of his strengths. His fearless and stalwart performances with the Branford Marsalis Quartet have been documented over the last few years but outside of the group his playing soars even more. Like its predecessor Haiku (Marsalis Music,2004), this recording is ...
Ferenc Nemeth: Night Songs
by Mark F. Turner
In the vein of rising kit-masters such as Kendrick Scott, Tyshawn Sorey and Allison Miller, Ferenc Nemeth represents the new breed of post-Art Blakey jazz drummers, ushering in their own bravado and confident leadership. Creating a name may not be Nemeth's primary thrust, but his reverberations cannot be denied on Gilfema (Obliqsound, 2005) and Wheel of ...
David Witham: Spinning the Circle
by Mark F. Turner
Pianist David Witham has worked in many settings and musicians, including maintaining the position of pianist/musical director for contemporary jazz guitarist George Benson for over twenty years. But other sides of his creativity surface on Spinning the Circle, proving, once again, why one shouldn't pigeon-hole a musician into any specific category. Like the ...
Michael Felberbaum: Sweetsalt
by Mark F. Turner
Playing clubs in Rome at the age of fifteen, learning and performing with many U.S. artists, and leading his own bands in Paris--Michael Felberbaum knows a thing or two about modern jazz guitar. Not only does he know a little something, but you can hear it in his playing with music that is ...
Steve Khan: Borrowed Time
by Mark F. Turner
Time is elusive--passing slowly in a given moment or as fleeting as a precious memory. Between recordings, it had been almost ten years since guitarist Steve Khan released his acclaimed comeback CD The Green Field (Tone Center, 2006). Thankfully it didn't take another ten years to release Borrowed Time. From the cover art ...
Misha Piatigorsky: AYA
by Mark F. Turner
Pianist Misha Piatigorsky absorbs his heritage, environment, and experiences, to deliver the very hip and accessible AYA. Born in Moscow, the active New York musician is also a producer and composer (winner of the 2004 Thelonious Monk Composers Competition). This recording is his second to be released in 2007 and is a slight ...
Javier Vercher & Ferenc Nemeth: Wheel Of Time
by Mark F. Turner
On Wheel of Time, saxophonist Javier Vercher (Spain) and drummer Ferenc Nemeth (Hungary) produce music that teems with creativity as musicians, instruments, and free ideas coalesce. The debut, Introducing The Javier Vercher Trio (Fresh Sound, 2005), aptly acquainted listeners to the young and prodigious saxophonist; whereas Nemeth has contributed his deft drumming to a number of ...
Joshua Brown: The Feeling of Jazz
by Mark F. Turner
New York trombonist Joshua Brown makes a clear statement of his musicality on the down-to-earth The Feeling of Jazz. With numerous accolades, grants, television gigs, and performances in and out of jazz, he brings a lot to the table, along with a bold sound and clear chops. His debut is a quartet effort covering nine selections, ...
