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Michael Dease: Grace
by Larry Taylor
This could be the break-out album for trombonist Michael Dease, his music and style putting him in the company of trombone legends including Jack Teagarden, J.J. Johnson,. Kai Winding and Curtis Fuller. On Grace, Dease is anchored by a very able rhythm crew, including pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Rufus Reid, and drummer Gene ...
Michael Dease, Mike Fahie: Attack of the Killer Trombones!
by J Hunter
The trombone: long locked into a stereotypical role formed by Dixieland, and only occasionally broken since. Fortunately, the last few years have seen more and more trombonists following J.J. Johnson's lead and bringing the instrument out front. Four discs with trombones at their center have stood out so far in 2010; two are reviewed here, two ...
Jazz It Up! Episode 4 Features Phil Woods, Stanley Jordan, Oscar Peterson and More
New York, NY -- The fourth episode of Season 2 of Jazz it Up! features alto sax legend Phil Woods in performance with the William Paterson Jazz Orchestra (conducted by David Dempsey), as well as a powerful trio led by the innovative guitarist Stanley Jordan, who plays piano and guitar simultaneously on a song. As with ...
New Jazz It Up! Episode: Christian McBride, Nicholas Payton, Mark Whitfield and the Lew Tabackin Trio Plus the 2009 NEA Jazz Masters Ceremony with George Benson Performance
New York, NY - The very latest episode of the online jazz TV show, Jazz it Up!, is available now for your viewing pleasure. To subscribe and see a five-minute preview of the new episode. This edition of Jazz it Up! features two trios, both swinging hard: Nicholas Payton, Christian McBride and Mark Whitfield are seen ...
Guitarist Mark Whitfield Interviewed at AAJ
Guitarist Mark Whitfield speaks about “After the Mix," from his album Mark Whitfield featuring Panther (Dirty Soap, 2005), intoning that “although the album seems like a diverse collection of musical styles, it is really just my collective vision of the things that I appreciate about music. It's about the group ... It's about the experience of ...
Mark Whitfield: Quick Whit
by Trish Richardson
Panther [Pan-ther] College Dictionary:noun - Four-legged feline, usually found in largely forested areas.Sports Dictionary:proper noun - Two-legged player, usually found in the Carolina areas.Whitfield Dictionary:1. Collective noun - Group of players (namely Mark Whitfield, Cy Smith, Byron Moore, Jason Murden, Donald Edwards and Antoine ...
Obligation
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2005
Track listing: Forget About Me; Solid Ground; Lazy Bones; Lua Flora; Obligation; Tell Me a Riddle; The Blue Shore of Silence.
Raw
Label: Transparent Music
Released: 2001
Track listing: 1} Ducktones: 12:57(Edwards) 2} A Beautiful Intuition 15:37(Edwards) 3} Alone Together 11:54(Dietz and Schwartz 5} Tell Me A Bedtime Story 10:27 (Hancock) 4) A Brooklyn Love 15:04 5} Tell Me A Bedtime Story
Mark Whitfield: Raw
by AAJ Staff
Mark Whitfield, aka “Quick Pick"(as known to fellow musicians) is often cited as being one of the strongest voices on guitar in the jazz mainstream today. His new album “Raw" on the Transparent label is firm testimony to this view and is a must-hear live album, not only for the guitar chops therein but for the ...
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