Results for "Marnix Busstra"

Marnix Busstra

Firm Fragile Fun

By Marnix Busstra

Label: Buzz Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Stress; Fun; Firm; Mild; Joy; Deep; Crazy; Smoky; Moody; Fragile; Gone.

Marnix Busstra: Firm Fragile Fun

by Dave Wayne
January 4, 2016

Let's get one thing out of the way: guitarist and leader of the eminently capable quartet featured on Firm Fragile Fun Marnix Busstra sounds a great deal like John Scofield. Busstra's tone, phrasing, attack, and even his choice of guitar parallel those of the celebrated solo artist and ex-Miles Davis plectrist. When he digs into the ...

Firm Fragile Fun

By Marnix Busstra

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015
Track listing: Stress; Fun; Firm; Mild; Joy; Deep; Crazy; Smoky; Moody; Fragile; Gone.

Marnix Busstra: Firm Fragile Fun

by Dan Bilawsky
November 12, 2015

Can a single word sum up the meaning and magic of a song? In the large majority of cases, the answer is no. But that doesn't mean a brief descriptor can't serve as a window into a composition's bearing. Just look at the track titles on the latest release from Dutch guitarist-composer Marnix Busstra: each song ...

Mike Mainieri / Marnix Busstra Quartet: Trinary Motion: Live in Europe

by John Kelman
October 12, 2010

Looking more like a man in his fifties than his 72 years, vibraphonist Mike Mainieri has been stepping up the pace, with three fine but stylistically different albums in the last year: Crescent (NYC, 2010), an elegant and moving John Coltrane tribute with recently departed alto great Charlie Mariano; 2.0 (NYC, 2010), celebrating the return of ...

Mike Mainieri / Marnix Busstra Quartet: Trinary Motion / Live in Europe

by Jerry D'Souza
October 11, 2010

Vibraphonist Mike Mainieri and guitarist Marnix Busstra demonstrated a kinetic relationship on their 2009 recording, Twelve Pieces (NYC Records); a compelling portrait of the musicians playing with and off each other. Its success spurred a tour and, happily, almost two hours of live recorded music. Tone and shape are sketched by the Mainieri ...

Mike Mainieri: Crescent

by Mark Corroto
July 30, 2010

Nearly forty-five years after the death of John Coltrane, jazz players still feel compelled to negotiate his music. Young cats wrestle with the harmonic complexities and attempt to conquer the saxophonist icon's mighty energy. Luckily, players like vibraphonist Mike Mainieri and saxophonist Charlie Mariano have made peace with the legend. Their document, in this two-disc set, ...

Mike Mainieri: Man Behind Bars

by John Kelman
January 11, 2010

It's hard to imagine vibraphonist Mike Mainieri in his seventies. Not only does he look and sound like a man 10 years (or more) his junior, but a quick look at the projects he's been involved in over the past few years sound like anything but a septuagenarian resting on his not inconsiderable laurels.

Twelve Pieces

By Marnix Busstra

Label: NYC Records
Released: 2009