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The New Jazz Composers Octet: The Turning Gate
by Laurel Gross
Trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader David Weiss has been a fixture on the New York scene since returning to the city of his birth after graduating from North Texas State. Leader of the long-running New Jazz Composers Octet, Weiss continues to evolve. The Turning Gate, the third album from the NJCO, though ...
Blue Note Jazz Club to Host All-Star Benefit for JazzReach on October 13
The Blue Note Jazz Club will host “Reaching Forth 2008"--a benefit for JazzReach Monday, October 13 which will feature a stellar trio comprised of some of today's most compelling and adventurous jazz artists including celebrated guitarist, Kurt Rosenwinkel, drummer, Antonio Sanchez (Pat Metheny Group & Pat Metheny Trio) and organist, Sam Yahel (Joshua Redman) along with ...
Marko Djordjevic's Sveti Featuring Sten Hostfalt at Nublu on October 9
Marko Djordjevic's SVETI featuring Sten Hostfalt Live in Concert at NUBLU New York City Thursday October 9, 2008 at 9.30pm / $10 Marko Djordjevic - drums and compositions, Sten Hostfalt - guitar, Brad Mason - trumpet, Christian Fabian - bass “SVETI is a band of absolute monster musicians" --ALL ABOUT JAZZ “Marko Djordjevic is ...
Baritone Saxophones: Joe Temperley, Dale Fielder, George Haslam, Denis Diblasio & Jam Session
by George Kanzler
Take cover behind a bass clef and yell "Timbre" and hearken to six baritone saxophonists featured on five albums. There area few octet tracks on Joe Temperley's CD, but also quartets and duets, and the other CDs range from quartet to sextet--with another bass clef horn, the trombone, featured in Denis DiBlasio's Quintet and ...
Dee Cassella: I'm Here Now
by Marcia Hillman
There is some advantage in being a late bloomer. Late bloomers are able to garner more nourishment and life experience. In the case of Dee Cassella this means knowing how to sing a song. Cassella has had several other lifetimes before finally committing to a singing career and her first CD. Backed by Dena ...
John Zorn/George Lewis/Bill Frisell: News For Lulu
by Martin Longley
This is another reissue of the 1987 album that found this avant super-trio in what was (and still is) unlikely territory, not only playing bebop, but also pouncing on a less than obvious repertoire. Four composers were selected, their hardboppin’ tunes more or less equally divided, with around four numbers each from trumpeter Kenny ...
Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble: Xenogenesis Suite: A Tribute to Octavia Butler
by Kurt Gottschalk
The words ‘flute’ and ‘vocals’ on the back of a jazz record can suggest something fairly specific, something that is, well, fine for those who like it. But the combination needn’t necessitate an easy listen and if anyone in recent memory was likely to break the mold, it was Chicago’s Nicole Mitchell.
October 2008
by AAJ Staff
Amir Ziv There are differing strategies for drummers to take when fronting a band. The one which Amir Ziv opts for is to place a huge kit smack in the middle and play loud and fast. At least, that was his approach on Sep. 13th at Abrons Arts Center. Ziv is a good enough ...
Black Unstoppable
by John Sharpe
Nicole Mitchell Black Unstoppable Delmark 2008 The release of flutist Nicole Mitchell's Black Unstoppable as a DVD as well as a CD presents the listener with a difficult choice beyond the usual dichotomy of sound or (added) vision. Although the program is the same (though with two tracks ...
Sebastian Schunke: Back in New York
by Raul d'Gama Rose
There are several aspects of Sebastian Schunke's new record, Back in New York (Connector, 2008) that make it stand out from the slew of records that young pianists produce. First is that the music is complex, sophisticated, and superbly crafted--a sure sign that its composer has already reached a high degree of maturation. Second, ...
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