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Jessica Lurie Ensemble: Live at Bruno
by Mark Sabbatini
When I argue there's enough quality jazz that's free and legal on the Internet to last any reasonable listener a lifetime, this is what I'm talking about. Seattle native Jessica Lurie does more than deliver an outstanding 2.2-hour sax and vocal showcase of modern jazz in this February 18, 2005 performance in San Francisco. ...
Friends Of Gravity: Thankful
by Mark Sabbatini
Acoustic trio trades gear for electronics to pursue a musical “revelation." Oh, that's original. A skeptic might say the “revelation" is that John Medeski sells more records than Keith Jarrett, making the anti-unplugged bandwagon a good place to be right now. So the Lousiana-based Friends Of Gravity are stuck proving they're something more than ...
Three-Fifths Compromise: Cheaper Than Therapy
by Mark Sabbatini
You've got to love a veteran quintet celebrating its ability to finally play clubs because its youngest members have reached legal age. That's also a sign that Three-Fifths Compromise is looking toward the future, and perhaps it's reasonable if audiences hear the group in that context. Indeed, their debut album, Cheaper Than Therapy, is strong proof ...
Benevento/Russo Duo: Live At Revolution Hall, February 19, 2005
by Mark Sabbatini
A high noise-to-musician ratio isn't hard for many jam bands. Decent noise is another story. The Internet is packed with free performances from groups “breaking the bounds of sound," but truth is a lot of it is similar and gets repetitive fast. Load the MP3 player with a day's worth of shows and maybe ...
Modern Drummer's MP3 Page
by Mark Sabbatini
Sometimes circumstances just call for a good beating. Having gotten mine from a variety of masters at administering them, an explanation is probably in order before the politically correct crowd flames me in e-mail effigy. Nothing gets abused beyond some metal, plastic, wood pulp - and maybe a few animal hides - for those ...
Joey DeFrancesco with Jimmy Smith: Legacy
by Mark Sabbatini
Sometimes circumstances guarantee albums a certain stature before they hit the street. One simply hopes the music proves worthy. The death of legendary organist Jimmy Smith a week before the release of Legacy, headlined by protégé Joey DeFrancesco, assures strong interest from both old and new organ jazz crowds. It's a solid coda for ...
The Music Internet Untangled: Using Online Services to Expand Your Musical Horizons
by Mark Sabbatini
Andy Breeding The Music Internet Untangled: Using Online Services to Expand Your Musical Horizons Giant Path Publishing 2005 The risk of writing a book about online music is it may be obsolete in less time than it takes to write a paragraph reviewing it. Andy Breeding mostly manages ...
The User: Symphony No. 2 For Dot Matrix Printers
by Mark Sabbatini
Every now and then an album awes me with its artistry, even though I can't bear to listen to it in more than small doses. This might be the pinnacle of that group. The title says it all. Two Canadians, Emmanuel Madan and Thomas McIntosh, composed Symphony No. 2 For Dot Matrix Printers"? on ...
Bob Powell: Anthology
by Mark Sabbatini
Someone keeping score might notice my reviews of online albums tend to be more positive than traditional CDs. The main reason is I focus largely on quality discoveries, since lousy stuff is easily found without assistance. But sometimes you have to warn people. Bob Powell's Anthology may be one of the very ...
Private Island: Get To The Point
by Mark Sabbatini
Joe Mennonna's resume is long enough that he could probably omit mention of his jingles for McDonald's and Palmolive. The leader of Private Island lists a huge range of projects and instruments he's played for them as part of the overview for the group's debut album, Get To The Point. Among the more noteworthy musicians are ...
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