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Transitions: Musician To Artist, or Finding Your Own Voice
by Dom Minasi
Professional and amateur musicians come in all hats and sizes. There are classical, blues, jazz, country, rock musicians and musicians that specialize in all kinds of music. There are musicians from every corner of the world. If your definition of a musician is someone who: 1. Is a master of his/her instrument;2. Can ...
Johnathan Blake: The Eleventh Hour
by Troy Collins
Some debut recordings encapsulate all of an aspiring artist's diverse interests; others are less ambitious, and merely document a particular ensemble or performance. The Eleventh Hour, an expansive tour de force by rising drummer Johnathan Blake, is a prime example of the former. Blake's successful merger of styles should come as no surprise; in addition to ...
Wes Montgomery: Echoes of Indiana Avenue
by Dan Bilawsky
In the mid-twentieth century, Indianapolis was an incubator for jazz talent. Trombonist J.J. Johnson, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and guitarist Wes Montgomery all began their individual ascents to stardom from the heart of Hoosier country. While the first two artists had long careers, Montgomery wasn't so lucky. This self-taught genius, who burst onto the national scene in ...
Wes Montgomery: Echoes of Indiana Avenue
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Not since the discovery of the Voice of America tapes of the 1957 Carnegie Hall concert by Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane has there been an event as exciting as the surfacing of this rare first recording by guitar-maestro Wes Montgomery. The Echoes of Indiana Avenue masters, procured by Montgomery fan Jim Greeninger, were offered to ...
Luis Perdomo: Universal Mind
by Dan Bilawsky
While pianist Luis Perdomo has earned plenty of praise for his work in Latin jazz settings with different artists such as percussionist Ray Barretto and saxophonist Miguel Zenón, classifying him as a “Latin jazz pianist" would be a mistake. Perdomo may earn his daily bread playing piano with many Latin luminaries and legends-to-be, but his work ...
Harry Connick, Jr.: Music From The Happy Elf
by Dan Bilawsky
"The Happy Elf" is just one of many numbers that Harry Connick, Jr. dished out on Harry For The Holidays (Sony/Columbia, 2003), but this particular song proved to be the seed for cross-marketing manna, which makes it a microcosm of the man himself. Connick has crooned his way into the hearts of millions, proven himself on ...
Gonzalo Del Val Trio: Three Generations
by Dan Bilawsky
Spanish jazz musicians need not produce music that overwhelms with Iberian-influenced sounds or seduces with the so-called “Spanish Tinge" at every turn, and drummer Gonzalo Del Val's trio is proof. While Del Val's music isn't completely devoid of elements endemic to his musical DNA ("Malena"), the drummer's broad outlook goes well beyond any one place or ...
Todd Clouser: Todd Clouser's A Love Electric
by Chris M. Slawecki
"A Love Electric is possibility and energy," explains guitarist, composer and bandleader Todd Clouser. “I come from a rock place as a player. I still love Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and the total madness in noise, even if I'm listening to Charlie Parker, Monk, or Wayne Shorter more often these days."“All that was once new ...
Jazz Mergers & Acquisitions
by Chris M. Slawecki
T. K. BlueLatin BirdMotéma Music2011 Saxophonist Charlie “Bird" Parker is primarily remembered as an incendiary, revolutionary, improvisatory soloist, but he often expressed his style through composition, and many of Parker's original tunes became part of the modern jazz canon. Latin Bird, saxophonist T.K. Blue's label ...
Theo Saunders: Intergeneration
by Chuck Koton
Born into the cultural vortex that is New York City's Upper West Side and raised by Broadway theater-performing parents, Theo Saunders was destined for the creative life. By the time he graduated from New York's prestigious High School for the Performing Arts, Saunders knew his future would be made seated in front of a piano playing ...
