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Charlie Hunter Trio: Copperopolis
by Mark F. Turner
To say that guitarist Charlie Hunter's been busy is an understatement. Constantly touring and collaborating with Garage à Trois and Groundtruther, he still found time to record Copperopolis with a trio that has been together for over five years. This followup to 2004's Friends Seen and Unseen finds Hunter with drummer Derrek Phillips ...
David Aaron's Short Memory: Cynical Rat Bastard
by Mark F. Turner
With a title like this, you might not know what to expect. But the music for the most part is jazz, with equal amounts of modernism and mood. A Toronto native and New York resident, saxophonist David Aaron has a firm handle on what he calls “aural voyeurism." His recording takes on a seductive and cinematic ...
Edsel Gomez: Cubist Music
by Mark F. Turner
A prodigious musician who led his first salsa band at the age of nine, Edsel Gomez is continuing to impress as a dynamic pianist in various bands and through associations with artists like clarinetist Don Byron and saxophonist David Sanchez. His latest release and American debut, Cubist Music, aurally translates the ideas of cubist art by ...
The Marvin Sewell Group: The Worker's Dance
by Mark F. Turner
Like many young artists, guitarist Marvin Sewell's musical influences include not only jazz but also classical, popular, experimental, and other styles. But the one that is most evident and clearly spoken in Sewell's own vocabulary would seem to be the blues. His abilities on the guitar are spoken with a deep sense of history, energy, and ...
Yannick Rieu:
by Mark F. Turner
The thrust of many recent jazz recordings has been to play fast and loud, pushing the limits of the music. But creativity also runs in the slower lanes, as on “I" Is Memory . Saxophonist Yannick Rieu was noted by Downbeat magazine in 1998 as one of the most promising new saxophonists, along with Branford Marsalis ...
New Releases from Fresh Sound New Talent
by Mark F. Turner
2005 was another stellar year for jazz music, with many fine recordings from both mainstream and independent labels. Here are just a few more of this year's recent releases from the extensive and growing Fresh Sound New Talent catalog. Unexpected Plays The Blues In Need Fresh Sound New Talent
Brian Lynch Latin Jazz Sextet: Conclave
by Mark F. Turner
The spirit of the clave flows freely through the blood of Brian Lynch. For many years the veteran trumpeter has formed an extensive body of work flourishing in both straight-ahead and Latin jazz styles via associations with Phil Woods, Horace Silver, the Buena Vista Social Club, Eddie Palmieri, and many others. He also has worked with ...
Rebecca Shrimpton and Eric Hofbauer: Madman
by Mark F. Turner
The American songbook is given a new facelift on Madman's Moon with jazz guitar and avant-garde vocals uniquely interpreted by Eric Hofbauer and Rebecca Shrimpton, respectively. Hofbauer's guitarist prowess has been noted with his work with the jazz group known as the Blueprint Project and his eccentric solo effort American Vanity, which made a singular statement ...
Meat Beat Manifesto: Off Centre; Opsvik & Jennings: Floyel Files
by Mark F. Turner
On both sides of the pendulum the view of electronic music has swung from the mindsets of pseudo-musicians who think composing is as easy as pushing a few buttons to purists that believe that technology should never be a part of the creative process. These two releases though widely different in their approaches are clear examples ...
Wolfgang Schalk: Space Messengers
by Mark F. Turner
The music on guitarist Wolfgang Schalk's new release sounds as if it could have been recorded decades ago, and that's not a bad thing. Like older guitarists such as Jim Hall and Pat Martino and younger players such as Adam Rogers and Kurt Rosenwinkel, Schalk clearly deserves greater recognition for his own soulful articulation and deep ...
