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Wayne Escoffery: Uptown
by Joel Roberts
On Uptown, his fifth album as a leader, the impressive 34-year-old tenor saxophonist {Wayne Escoffery employs an old-fashioned soul jazz lineup of sax, Hammond B-3 organ, electric guitar and drums. But don't expect to hear the sort of bluesy “uptown" jams associated with classic soul jazz tenors like Gene Ammons, Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis or Stanley Turrentine. ...
Donny McCaslin: Declaration
by Tom Greenland
Declaration is tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin's eighth solo effort, a compilation of original compositions and arrangements featuring a three- to five-horn brass section including trumpets, trombones, French horn and tuba. With Edward Simon (piano/organ), Ben Monder (guitar), Scott Colley (bass) and Antonio Sanchez (drums) making up the core band, the result is a far denser sound ...
WBGO to Broadcast Dave Douglas Quintet on Live at the Village Vanguard on December 9th
New York, NY -- In June of 2008, WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM and National Public Radio launched a new series, Live at the Village Vanguard, which offers monthly concerts for live, free streaming on WBGO. As the legendary club prepares to celebrate their 75th anniversary, WBGO's Josh Jackson, host of Live at the Village Vanguard, has ...
Bing Crosby: The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)
by Michael Steinman
When contemporary culture acknowledges Bing Crosby at all, it is as a relic of ancient pop, his musical conservatism epitomized by “White Christmas." Happily, a new seven-disc Mosaic Records set reminds us that Crosby always swung without strain. In the mid-1950s, when he had apparently been eclipsed by Sinatra, then by Elvis, Crosby was still singing ...
Diva Jazz Trio: Never Never Land
by Elliott Simon
Since its beginnings in 1992, drummer Sherry Maricle's Diva Jazz Orchestra has evolved into one of the best big bands in the world. An all-female multicultural orchestra, it produces some of the most joyful big band music around and nurtures powerful and creative mainstream instrumentalists. A spinoff quintet, Five Play, showcases these instrumentalists in a more ...
Seabrook Power Plant: Seabrook Power Plant
by Stuart Broomer
Seabrook Power Plant seems like a plausible name for a (sometime) power trio that features two brothers named Seabrook, guitarist-banjoist Brandon and drummer Jared (bassist Tom Blancarte is the third member), but one's sense of the band changes with the knowledge that there's a controversial nuclear power station in Seabrook, New Hampshire that bears the same ...
Ravi Coltrane with the Geri Allen Trio at The Iridium, NYC
by Ralph A. Miriello
Ravi Coltrane with the Geri Allen Trio The Iridium New York, NY November 21, 2009The Iridium is a major jazz club in the midtown section of New York City. As you approach the club, you can't help but be overwhelmed by the bombardment of intense streaming lights--like a ...
Chano Dominguez Flamenco Quintet: "The Flamenco Side of Kind of Blue" at Jazz Standard (NYC)
December 4-6, 2009 Chano Dominguez - piano Mario Rossy - bass Blas Cordoba - cantaor Israel “Pirana" Suarez - cajon Tomasito - dance and palmas Jazz Standard 116 East 27th Street (Between Park / Lexington) New York, NY 10016 212-576-2232 ...
John Hebert: Byzantine Monkey
by Stuart Broomer
John Hébert's Byzantine Monkey begins with a loop of the traditional “La Reine de la Salle" sung by Odile Falcon in an ancient reedy voice, Hébert's improvised bass joining in, his lines at once swift and empathetic, lyrical and microtonal, his sound deeply resonant and every metallic buzz of string and finger captured. It's an arresting ...
Mike Clark: Blueprints of Jazz, Volume 1
by Elliott Simon
For their Blueprints of Jazz series, Talking House Records decided to give free studio reign to individuals who have significantly influenced modern jazz but, for whatever reason, have not been given their due. Drummer Mike Clark has influenced several generations since his time with keyboardist Herbie Hancock's Headhunters and inaugurated the series. While additional releases showcase ...
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