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Kris Davis: Capricorn Climber
by Glenn Astarita
Relocating from her native Canada to New York City, pianist Kris Davis has infused her imposing talents into New York City's unconventional, downtown-like scene. She once again aligns her compositional and improvisation expertise with like-minded artists, who frequently transition the jazz idiom into a boundless vista. Hence, the album projects a topsy-turvy and rather oscillating aura, ...
Brian Groder / Tonino Miano: FluiDensity
by Eyal Hareuveni
The duo of trumpeter Brian Groder-- known for his collaborations with iconoclastic improvisers, saxophonist Sam Rivers (Torque, Latham, 2006) and pianist Burton Greene (Groder & Greene, Latham, 2009)-- and classically-trained pianist Tonino Miano attempts to bridge the 21st improvisational techniques with the innovations of 20th century contemporary music. These two like-minded musicians draw inspiration from diverse ...
Joe Hertenstein - Achim Tang - Jon Irabagon: Future Drone
by Glenn Astarita
Now residing in New York City, Germany-reared drummer Joe Hertenstein employs musicians from Europe or the US and to some extent, merges the avant-garde strata and stylistic tendencies into an opportunistic creative forum. This trio outing is a prime example. Featuring Viennese bassist Achim Tang and American tenor saxophonist Jon Irabagon, the album pronounces a shrewd ...
Usdan Center, W/expanded Jazz Program, Holds 4/21 Open House
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the nationally renowned summer arts day camp on Long Island whose Jazz Dept. was created more in 1986 by Dr. Billy Taylor, announces an Open House on Sunday April 21 from 11 AM to 2 PM. The Center's Jazz Dept. has now expanded to have Ensembles for Beginning, ...
Edward Simon's Upcoming Release: Trio Live In New York At Jazz Standard
Release Date: April 23, 2013 Studio recordings are wonderful documents of musicians and ensembles at certain milestones, yet they can be a bit unfair to both listeners and musicians who are interested in the natural development of the music. These recordings remain one of the only reliable ways to disseminate music but are generally recorded with ...
Meet Dan Bilawsky
by AAJ Staff
I currently live in: Northport, NY I joined All About Jazz in: 2010 What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? I started writing for Jazz Improv/Jazz Inside Magazine in 2005 and continued writing for that publication until the summer of 2009. At that point, I took some time off ...
Tine Bruhn & Johnny O'Neal Release "nearness" On March 26 featuring Special Guest Stacy Dillard
Tine Bruhn (pronounced Tina Broohn) moved to New York City in 2001 after having graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston. She quickly became part of New York’s jazz scene performing at some of the city’s best music venues including Smalls and Bar Next Door. She consistently plays with some of the top musicians in ...
Lee Tomboulian: Imaginarium
by Bruce Lindsay
Terry Gilliam's 2009 movie The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was a complex, complicated, fantasy tale. Lee Tomboulian's Imaginarium doesn't quite match Gilliam's ambitious, if flawed, breadth of vision--after all, Tomboulian constructs this particular Imaginarium with just a piano and an occasional accordion--but he still displays an impressive range of ideas on this enjoyable recording.Tomboulian ...
Minus the Bear with Circa Survive and Now, Now: Huntington, NY, March 19, 2013
by Christine Connallon
Minus the Bear with Circa Survive and Now, NowThe ParamountHuntington, NYMarch 19, 2013The Waves Overhead tour touched down on a brisk Tuesday night, the official last night of winter, on the north shore of Long Island, bringing a slew of young fans to support Minus the Bear and Circa Survive, the ...
William Hooker Quintet: Channels of Consciousness
by Glenn Astarita
Drummer William Hooker was a mainstay at New York City's downtown jazz haven The Knitting Factory, amid several cross-functional albums for its record label. He's a freethinker, possessing a broad musicality, largely immersed in improvisation, and communicates a comfort zone whether tackling or expanding numerous world music stylizations nestled within free-jazz, avant-rock and other genres. Recorded ...
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