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Jason Rigby: The Sage

by Terrell Kent Holmes
October 5, 2008

With The Sage, Jason Rigby has composed an album that’s thought-provoking without being pretentious, accessible without being insubstantial. Rigby is a fine saxophonist who builds coherent ideas gradually without over-emoting, the sign of someone in complete control of his craft. The fluid themes and textures of “Magenta” recall an Ornette Coleman-type of ...

Kenny Garrett: Sketches of MD: Live at The Iridium

by Greg Thomas
October 5, 2008

Kenny Garrett continues his mélange of modal exploration with Sketches of MD: Live at The Iridium. The recording is a sequel to Beyond the Wall, Garrett’s early collaboration with Pharoah Sanders, and is a snapshot of his progression.The opening number, “The Ring,” starts with a dramatic theme stated by the alto-tenor front ...

Scott Dubois: Banshees

by Terrell Kent Holmes
October 5, 2008

Scott Dubois thrives on mercuriality. The guitarist-composer writes and plays with a starkness and moodiness that suits him perfectly, as displayed on Banshees. The shifts of focus and varying tempos make the music as fluid and intriguing as a Dalì painting. Dubois shows off his Metheny-influenced licks on “Mid to the West” ...

Porter Records: A Collector's Rewards

by Clifford Allen
October 4, 2008

In a review of discs released by recently arrived Porter Records, I was struck by the diversity of sounds found within this quartet of releases. A reissue of reedman Byard Lancaster's free jazz classic, Live at Macalester College alongside the modal psychedelia of trumpeter Ted Daniel's Tapestry doesn't seem too hard to fathom, but put those ...

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble: Forked Tongue

by Joel Roberts
October 4, 2008

What do Billy Idol, Ornette Coleman and Doris Day have in common? One thing at least: They’re all fodder for the creative madness of the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble (RSE), the wildly eclectic, uproariously entertaining Boston-based group that offers a post-modern, Sun Ra-meets-Mardi Gras twist (down to their outrageous costumes) on the New Orleans brass band tradition. ...

Sadao Watanabe: Basie's at Night

by Terrell Kent Holmes
October 4, 2008

The packed house that greeted Sadao Watanabe at NBew York's Blue Note in August, 2008 was a testament to both his popularity and the rarity of his visits to America. Now in his mid-70s, Watanabe is still an impressive alto sax man who plays with confidence and a heartwarming sentimentality. He was appearing in ...

George Colligan: Runaway

by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
October 4, 2008

A George Colligan record is an audio guarantee of superior musicianship and his extensive resume proves why: he plays several instruments, has collaborated with an impressive roster of luminaries and dons different hats, not only that of a musician, but that of a bandleader and instructor at Juilliard. Runaway, his second Sunnyside ...

Sten Hostfalt/Blaise Siwula @ Goodbye Blue on October 7th

October 3, 2008

Maria Neckam at Rockwood Music Hall on October 8th

October 3, 2008

Singer and Composer Maria Neckam is going to have her debut show at one of New York's most popular venues next week! Wednesday, October 8, 7-8pm Maria's Music @ ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL (196 Allen Street, between E. Houston and Stanton, take the f and v subway to 2nd ave, no cover) Maria ...

Kenny Burrell: Mr. Good Notes

by Russ Musto
October 3, 2008

“I'm just trying to play the good notes," says Kenny Burrell, lighthearted laughter accompanying his response to the question of how he would characterize his style of guitar playing. The reply betrayed the genial humility that has long distinguished him as one of the music's truly gracious gentlemen. Burrell has been playing the “good notes" for ...