Results for "Michael Musillami"

Pride

By Michael Musillami

Label: Playscape Recordings
Released: 2014
Track listing: Disc 1: Uncle Fino’s Garden; Bald Yet Hip (bass intro); Bald Yet Hip; Old Tea; Courageous David B.; Mountain Pride; (Wild Things Music): Max’s Wolf Suit; Max’s Moods; Wild Rumpus Music; And It Was Still Hot. Disc 2: Swedish Fish; Human Conditions; Beijing; Today the Angels.

Michael Musillami Trio: Pride

by Karl Ackermann
June 5, 2014

With ten albums as a leader in his portfolio, guitarist and composer, Michael Musillami remains disproportionately under the radar in the public domain. Working in formats from duo to octet and inspired by classic artists like John Coltrane and Miles Davis, Musillami has a gifted touch for arranging the traditional and highly improvisational together in accessible ...

Conference Call: Seven: Live @ Firehouse 12

by Mark Corroto
February 24, 2014

The collective quartet Conference Call performs music within the egalitarian principles of jazz as a democracy, confirming that a band can be both leaderless and led by different players without diminishing the quality and character of its music. A working band since 1998, the lineup of reed player Gebhard Ullmann, pianist Michael Jefry Stevens, ...

Old Tea

By Michael Musillami

Label: Playscape Recordings
Released: 2010
Track listing: Introduction; Old Tea; Shiner At Rocky's; The Binary Smirk (Drum Interlude); King Alok; Kitchen Tribute (Collective Interlude); Evy-Boy; A True Original; Jameson #30 (Bass Interlude); Umbrella Top...That's How I Roll; Three Hundred Plus.

Michael Musillami Trio: Old Tea

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 19, 2010

La storia del jazz è piena di musicisti rimasti inspiegabilmente nell'ombra nonostante fossero circondati dalla stima di colleghi e addetti ai lavori. Se in particolare prendiamo in considerazione i chitarristi ho la sensazione che il numero dei cosiddetti musician's musicians sia più alto: a differenza di quanto successo nel rock, la chitarra spesso non ha avuto ...

The Jazz Session #181: Michael Musillami

July 2, 2010

Michael Musillami: Old Tea

by Lyn Horton
May 8, 2010

Guitarist Michael Musillami has seized onto the meaning of irreplaceable moments with Old Tea, dedicated to his 29-year-old son, who took his own life on March 10, 2009. In an extraordinarily touching story, Musillami's liner notes say what cannot be said musically. But the music, executed by his outstanding regular trio, expresses more than can be ...

Michael Musillami Trio: Old Tea

by Nic Jones
April 21, 2010

Guitarist Michael Musillami composed the music for this program in the wake of his son Evan's death. The fact that it's measured and profoundly beautiful is testament to what music can do, and the fact that it's so superbly realized comes down to the fact that this trio is supremely empathetic. Five recordings to date are ...

Michael Musillami: Old Tea

by Troy Collins
April 20, 2010

In March 2009, guitarist Michael Musillami's son, Evan, took his own life at the age of 29. During the months that followed, Musillami composed a book of tunes inspired by and dedicated to Evan, which make up Old Tea, the fifth release from his veteran trio. Named after Lao Cha, a rare form of Taiwanese Oolong, ...

Announcing the Winners of the "Michael Musillami - From Seeds" Contest

January 14, 2010

Wayne Bognar, Kevin Neal, Lucas Skoff, Rez Abbasi and Melissa Vo, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the Playscape Recordings “Michael Musillami - From Seeds“ giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit Playscape Recordings for more releases. Enjoy the ...