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CocoRosie, Dastan Ensemble, Arto Lindsay, Chick Corea, Béla Fleck, John Hammond, G.Love & Trio 3
by Martin Longley
CocoRosie Webster Hall September 25, 2015 The Casady sisters are one of the quirkiest teamings in... what? Rock, folk, hip-hop, reggae, electronica, performance art? All of these, and more, are present in their wildly gambolling songs, discernible as trace elements, but none fully emerging as what could be deemed ...
Karrin Allyson: Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson sings Rodgers and Hammerstein
by C. Michael Bailey
Karrin Allyson projects always have all five points of the creative star pinned down: theme, repertoire, arrangement, sequencing, and support. Her recordings Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane (Concord, 2001), In Blue (Concord, 2002), Footprints (Concord, 2006), and 'Round Midnight (Concord, 2011) are all evidence of her unsurpassed musicianship and creative heart. Karrin Allyson's worst recording is still ...
Dave Douglas Quintet: Brazen Heart
by Vincenzo Roggero
L'attuale Dave Douglas Quintet prese forma nel 2012 con l'album Be Still, registrato per commemorare la scomparsa della madre del leader e incentrato su sei folk song eseguite durante la cerimonia funebre. Nel 2013 fece seguito Time Travel, album dai connotati più tipicamente jazzistici, seppur, come nello stile di Douglas, sempre avventuroso. Sulla stessa lunghezza d'onda ...
Kosi at The Way Station
by Tyran Grillo
Kosi The Way Station Brooklyn, NY June 24, 2015 Kosi has devalued the phrase unsung hero" by being a valuable heroine of song. The New York-based singer-songwriter has dropped three albums so far in her fiercely independent career. Between the intimate guitar-accompanied One More Cup of Coffee and her full band ...
Duke Ellington: At The Cotton Club
by Chris Mosey
These recordings by Duke Ellington from 1937-39 emphasize his unique place in the history of jazz. On the eve of the Swing Era, they open with a solo piano piece. Ellington introduces it as Swing Session" but it's actually Soda Fountain Rag," the first piece he ever wrote, in 1913, aged 14, while ...
Red Piano Records To Release "Cosmopolitan Greetings" From Frank Carlberg/Joe Morris/Pascal Niggenkemper/Luther Gray
Available October 16, 2015 Brooklyn-based Red Piano Records is proud to announce the release of Cosmopolitan Greetings, a collective effort by four veterans of the improvised music scene. This album marks the recorded debut of this quartet, with a line up featuring guitar legend Joe Morris, pianist/composer Frank Carlberg, bass wizard Pascal Niggenkemper and unsung drum ...
Willie Nile at the YMCA Boulton Center For the Performing Arts
by Mike Perciaccante
Willie Nile YMCA Boulton Center For the Performing Arts Bay Shore, NY September 26, 2015 In a perfect world Willie Nile would be a superstar. The musician's career has been interrupted by various issues, bad luck, a bout with pneumonia and protracted legal problems. Nile's music, which is ...
Ola Onabulé - United States CD Premiere At Mintons' On November 6th With The Duane Eubanks Quartet!
UK-Nigerian singing sensation recently sold out Royal Albert Hall with Diana Krall! CD release event at Minton's for It's The Peace That Deafens (Dot Time Records) Ola Onabulé makes his U.S. premiere performance of the critically acclaimed new release Its The Peace That Deafens" on November 6 at Minton's Harlem. Backed by the Duane Eubanks Quartet, ...
Noah Preminger: Pivot: Live at the 55 Bar
by Dave Wayne
In a decidedly bold move, young tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger's first self-released album, Pivot: Live at the 55 Bar, consists of two 30-minute-plus tracks; both interpretations of tunes by bluesman Bukka White. The result? A white-knuckle modern jazz thrill ride and possibly the fastest hour you'll spend in front of the stereo this year. Listening to ...
Anthony de Mare: Liaisons: Re-Imagining Sondheim from the Piano
by John Kelman
It looks, on paper, like a striking idea. Take a pianist (Anthony de Mare) who has been a virtuosic rising star in the classical and avant-garde arenas over the past quarter century. Commission a set of 36 interpretations, for solo piano, of music by one of musical theatre's preeminent composers, Stephen Sondheim. Choose participants ranging from ...


