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Pablo Bobrowicky: New York Connection
by John Kelman
For his third album on the Italian Red label, Argentinean guitarist Pablo Bobrowicky relocated to New York City, recruiting the increasingly ubiquitous pianist Edward Simon and bassist Eric Revis, along with drummer Bruce Cox. The resulting set demonstrates Bobrowicky's supple tone and tastefully executed conception. In a recent interview pianist Marc Copland described guitarist ...
Blossom Dearie and Dave Frishberg at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center
by Marcia Hillman
This Highlights in Jazz concert on April 14, 2005 at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York City was a salute to two unique performers whose careers have stretched many years; performing and recording separately and together. They have both accumulated a great many fans, illustrated by the just-about sold out, 900 plus seat concert ...
The Sound of New York Jazz Underground
by Jerry D'Souza
The New Talent Jazz Orchestra The Sound of New York Jazz Underground Fresh Sound New Talent 2004 Members of the New Talent Jazz Orchestra gathered at the Systems Two Recording Studios in Brooklyn over four days in 2003, to lay down tracks for The Sound of New York Jazz Underground, ...
Not Two Records
by Clifford Allen
For the jazz-listening public, even the cognoscenti, when European improvisers and European labels come up in conversation, there are a central few countries that appear as the only beacons in European jazz--England, France, Holland (via ICP) and Germany (and possibly Italy to some small, Gaslini-an degree). Portugal, Sweden, and Denmark get very little mention, and one ...
Richard Davis: There He Bows
by A. Henkin
When initially contacting legendary bassist Richard Davis for this profile, the response was a simple “Call at six am your time any day." Since Davis has been based in Wisconsin since the '70s, this meant for him a talk at five in the morning. A far cry from the stereotypical jazz musician who didn't know there ...
The Stone: John Zorn's Latest Downtown Venture
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
It's a common refrain: there aren't enough places to play. Lately, it seems truer than ever, as several venerable clubs stare down financial hardships and possible eviction, while others have been forced to close, move, or change their programming to court a wider audience.In such a climate, only the uncompromisingly independent composer/saxophonist John Zorn ...
Nine Winds: Blowing Hot Out of LA
by Rex Butters
When LA's Jeff Gauthier talked to local independent record labels about starting a label, veteran Nine Winds CEO Vinny Golia kept his advice simple: don't do it. Asked about it in 2005 Golia maintains, “I think that's very sound advice," he says laughing. “If somebody would have told me that I would have thought about not ...
Gerry Hemingway: Following His Muse
by Kurt Gottschalk
Without naming names, it seems safe to say that its the rare drummer who can step up as a bandleader or composer, who can move out of the realm of percussion and work with a variety of instrumental voices. Looked at from another angle, it could be worthwhile to name names of drummers who go beyond ...
Frank Wess: The Message of Swing
by Riel Lazarus
The genetic makeup of sax and flute legend Frank Wess is pure jazz. What else could explain over 60 years on the bandstand, dozens of cities seen and conquered, the message of swing spread to all within earshot? Though perhaps best known for his years with Count Basie, bookending those are decades of vigorous development and ...
Marian McPartland & Friends: 85 Candles: Live in New York
by Jim Santella
On the day after Marian McPartland turned 85, this large group of her jazz friends got together at Birdland in New York to celebrate with her. She played piano with them in an endearing program of love songs that belie their affection for each other. Everybody loves Marian McPartland and respects her for her many accomplishments.
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