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John Pisano: John Pisano's Guitar Night
by Michael P. Gladstone
In 1997, guitarist and entrepreneur John Pisano convinced a Los Angeles club owner to allow him to promote a series of jazz guitarists, who would perform on a weekly basis, with a different artist appearing each week. The debut of this series began at Papashon's and was later moved to Donte's (now long shuttered). The weekly ...
Charmaine Clamor: Flippin' Out
by Michael P. Gladstone
Want to try something really different in jazz vocals? Step into the world of Charmaine Clamor, native of the Philippines, who refers to her music as “jazzpino and whose primary languages are Tagalog and Bisayan. Clamor is supported by singer Tierney Sutton's long-time trio--pianist Christian Jacob; bassist Trey Henry and drummer Ray Brinker--as well as New ...
Sarah Lynch: Haunted Heart
by Michael P. Gladstone
New York singer/songwriter Sarah Lynch has something going for her on her debut recording, Haunted Heart. As a classically trained pianist, Lynch has only been singing for the past six years. The album is roughly divided between original compositions and The Great American Songbook. The album opens with an original Lynch tune, “Progress," which ...
Lisa Hilton: The New York Sessions
by Michael P. Gladstone
It may surprise some but pianist Lisa Hilton has ten albums to her credit. The New York Sessions is number nine and presents several problems insofar as it being a unified jazz album. She is working with some A-List players--bassist Christian McBride, drummer Lewis Nash, altoist Steve Wilson and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt. On paper, this looks ...
Bobby Sanabria: Big Band Urban Folktales
by Michael P. Gladstone
In the wake of the disappearance of many of the Afro-Cubanjazz big bands of the late twentieth century like Dizzy Gillespie, Mongo Santamaria, Chico O'Farrill, Tito Puente and Mario Bauza, drummer/percussionist Bobby Sanabria heads up a twenty-piece band that fills that gap quite nicely. A native New Yorker, Sanabria graduated from the Berklee College ...
Jane Monheit: Surrender
by Michael P. Gladstone
All the press about vocalist Jane Monheit's, Surrender, now on Concord Records, is glowing with praise, and after a few spins I'm inclined to agree...to an extent. It's a bit like listening to a Barbra Streisand album. Most would interpret that as a supreme compliment to Jane Monheit but it is not meant that way.
Janine Gilbert-Carter: A Song for You: Live
by Michael P. Gladstone
There are some albums that you like for their virtuosity and planning, and others that you appreciate because everything falls into place, regardless of the individual pieces. Recorded live at the 15th Annual FMJS East Jazz Festival in the Washington D.C. area, singer Janine Gilbert-Carter leads her combo through a dozen well-worn tunes that have everyone ...
Miroslav Vitous: Universal Syncopations II
by Michael P. Gladstone
Bassist/composer Miroslav Vitous will likely be regarded in history as one of the founding members of Weather Report, staying with them until 1973. Emigrating to the United States from Czechoslovakia in 1966, Vitous worked with a wide variety of musicians and has continued to do so since returning to Europe. He has recorded fourteen albums as ...
Ezra Weiss: Get Happy
by Michael P. Gladstone
Enthusiasts of the Great American Songbook will thoroughly enjoy Ezra Weiss' Get Happy, his third release. Even though six of the ten tracks on this album are standards, two Weiss originals fit within the same boundaries. It is only on the last two tracks, also Weiss originals, where the album veers into other musical territory.
Misha Piatigorsky: Aya
by Michael P. Gladstone
Pianist/composer Misha Piatigorsky's debut, Uncommon Circumstances (Misha Music, 2007), was an enjoyable effort, with the exception of his overuse of electronic keyboards. Aya represents a new direction, with mixed results. Piatigorsky cites, in his notes, that as a busy and in-demand musician he is involved in a number of projects and wants to provide ...
