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Luther Thomas & Andrew Lamb
by Florence Wetzel
Leave it to Luther by the Luther Thomas Quartet and The Pilgrimage by the Andrew Lamb Trio, feature the talents of two saxophonists: Thomas and Lamb, respectively. Thomas, who plays alto, has recorded three previous CDs for CIMP and his latest is an appealing combination of original compositions by Hugh Steinmetz and bassist Brian Smith as ...
Ebba Jahn: Rising Tones Cross
by A. Henkin
In 1984, before Tonic or CB's Lounge or even the Knitting Factory and Rudy Giuliani, New York City was a rough-and-tumble place filled with a wonderful array of musicians in a state of hyper-creativity. Some of them had come out of the loft scene of the '70s or even earlier and were reconciling ...
John Zorn: Birthday Celebration Vol. 8 & Vol. 9
by Kurt Gottschalk
John Zorn Birthday Celebration Vol. 8 Tzadik Among accomplishments John Zorn has achieved with his label Tzadik is the championing of others in the improv world and perhaps the figure he's held up the most is trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith. With six releases of new material and a four-disc set of reissues, ...
Cool Konitz
by Russ Musto
Lee Konitz is cool. He was cool even before it was cool to be cool and he was cool even when it wasn't cool to be cool. And he's still cool. Since his earliest days performing Gil Evans' innovative arrangements with the Claude Thornhill Orchestra in 1947, the alto saxophonist has played with a distinctive sound ...
David Krakauer & Jovino Santos Neto
by Elliott Simon
This past month at NYC's Symphony Space, David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness and the Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto effectively highlighted how ethnically based folk music can provide inspiration for modern musicians to develop their own distinctive approaches. In pianist Neto's case, he builds upon the forros, maracatus and bai㯳 of Northeastern Brazil to create colorful contemporary jazz ...
Joe Smith: Melodic Workshop
by Andrew Rowan
Joe Smith's Melodic Workshop begins with a joyful piano-bass-drum fanfare that leads to a long-lined theme, motored by an almost martial drumbeat. “Shroo" is grand and generous in its scope. Jazz to be sure, but not the traditional kind. Free of more conventional metric considerations, the musicians make the most of the occasion to improvise thematically. ...
No Name Jazz Sextet: No Name Jazz Sextet
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Over the past few years there has been an influx of innovative new jazz blowing down from Canada. One acclaimed band, the No Name Jazz Sextet, recently released a self-titled CD, an array of tunes written by several members of the group, all acolytes of the hard bop faith. (Members made a special trip to Sweet ...
Steve Davis: Meant to Be
by Andrew Rowan
On Meant to Be, trombonist Steve Davis features all original material, creating and sustaining a positive impression from the first track to the last. The band plays as a unit, the solos are more than mere scale runs, and each of the compositions has an individual character that distinguishes it from its surroundings. Take ...
Michael Wolff & Impure Thoughts: Dangerous Vision
by Ken Franckling
From the opening trill of repetitive block chords on Michael Wolff's piano and a brash hip-hop drumbeat compliments of Mike Clark on the opening title track, listeners tuning in to Dangerous Vision will sense rather quickly that they're in for an exhilarating ride. This third recording by Wolff's working band, Impure Thoughts, is its finest moment ...
Mike Longo's New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble: Oasis
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
The golden age of big bands ebbed long ago and the economics and logistics of maintaining large groups in today's music climate make a comeback unlikely. Despite these difficulties, there are champions of the big band--those who don't assemble all-star groupings merely for one-offs, but develop their music with a stable band. One such ...
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