Results for "Michael Moore"

A Different Drummer, Part 3: Pino Basile & Mizuki Wildenhahn

by Karl Ackermann
May 24, 2021

The Swish Knocker, And More Early on in his career, the late Milford Graves abandoned the snare drum, substituting the resonance of the toms for the snare parts. He believed music of the drum reverberated from within the drummer and the listener without the need for extraneous instrumentation. Tyshawn Sorey's approach to music speaks to contempt ...

Makram Aboul Hosn: The Spirit Lives

by Ian Patterson
April 22, 2021

Music does not have the power to right the wrongs of the world, but when it works its magic, it can soothe troubled souls and uplift battered spirits like few other things. Lebanese bassist/composer Makram Aboul Hosn's second album, Transmigration (Self Produced, 2021) is proof of that. It is a fine album, steeped in ...

Sizeable Outfits, Enviable Outcomes: Large Ensembles In Pursuit Of Excellence

by Dan Bilawsky
February 19, 2021

Perhaps nothing better symbolizes dogged persistence than the proliferation of large ensembles in every corner of the jazz world. To take on this kind of work can and should be considered injudicious for the rationally-minded, as the investments--time-wise, organizationally, financially, mentally--are beyond compare. But just because the dollars and sense don't add up doesn't mean it's ...

Sanctuary

By Michael Moore - Clarinet

Label: Ramboy
Released: 2020

Michael Moore, Django Bates, Lucia Cadotsch, Benjamin Koppel & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 10, 2020

Django Bates celebrated his 60th birthday and 40th anniversary as a musician while marking Bird's centennial with adventurous and witty arrangements for the Norrbotten Big Band. That gives us a cue to look into more Scandinavian and large-ensemble music, following the adventures of Bates' bassist Petter Eldh, as part of the much awaited return of Lucia ...

NDR Big Band with Michael Moore: Sanctuary

by Angelo Leonardi
October 5, 2020

Sanctuary rilegge in formato orchestrale dieci composizioni di Moore, già incise in precedenza con sue formazioni; brani che acquisiscono nuove identità grazie agli arrangiamenti dello stesso leader e di tre colleghi: il prestigioso orchestratore olandese Henk Meutgeert e i pianisti/compositori Christian Elsasser e Frank Calberg. Quest'album realizzato con la famosa big ...

Zlatko Kaućić Quintet: Morning Patches

by Neri Pollastri
May 1, 2020

Frutto di un set nel quale l'improvvisazione iniziava ben prima della performance (i musicisti non avevano mai suonato assieme, il concerto è stato pensato solo la sera precedente e a mezz'ora dall'inizio non era ancora certo che si tenesse), questo lavoro è stato registrato la mattina del 15 settembre 2018 nella chiesta di San Martino di ...

New sounds from Postma, Gould and Shaw

by Bob Osborne
April 16, 2020

On this show new releases including: The seventh album from Dutch saxophonist Tineke Postma. Her first since 2014,  a come-back album as a leader. Together with trumpeter Ralph Alessi, bassist Matt Brewer, drummer Dan Weiss and featuring pianist Kris Davis she has delivered an excellent set. A remarkable live album from Bill ...

Michael Moore - Clarinet

Born: May 16, 1954

Marco Zenini: Brighter Times Ahead

by Neri Pollastri
January 8, 2020

Primo album a proprio nome per il trentacinquenne Marco Zenini, contrabbassista romano che, dopo una giovanile frequentazione del basso elettrico in ambito rock e una successiva formazione classica in conservatorio, si è trasferito per sette anni Olanda per studiarvi jazz. Brighter Time Ahead nasce al suo rientro in Italia, vede ospite Michael Moore, uno dei suoi ...