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Horace Silver: Live at Newport '58
by Stuart Broomer
From his first recordings with the Jazz Messengers in 1954, Horace Silver's values as pianist, bandleader and composer have been clearly evident: buoyant swing propelled by strong riffs and ensemble drive, along with expressive, edited-in-advance solos. There's a kind of controlled enthusiasm at the center of Silver's music, a slightly formal celebration that owes much to ...
Jay Clayton: The Peace of Wild Things
by Florence Wetzel
Innovative singer Jay Clayton has forged a career out of taking chances and exploring the possibilities inherent in the human voice. The Peace of Wild Things is a subtly adventurous mix of voice, electronics and poetry. Each of the nine songs features a poem; five are by the renowned poet E.E. Cummings, with others by jazz ...
Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra: Quake
by Elliott Simon
Duke Ellington's legacy is alive and well with pianist Mike Holober and The Gotham Jazz Orchestra. Holober makes use of the increased musical scope that 17 pieces give him to weave compositional strength within a sound that sways more than swings. Some of the finest jazzers New York City has to offer join ...
Central Park Summerstage Sets Schedule
This year’s free concerts at Central Park SummerStage will begin on June 12 with a performance by the New York Pops. Among the 29 other free shows confirmed so far by the City Parks Foundation: Wally Lamb reading from his latest novel, “The Hour I First Believed” (June 17); French tennis star ...
Phil Woods Business-Casual Sax with Nonchalant Wit
The alto saxophonist Phil Woods wore his mastery with nonchalance at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola on Thursday night. Leading his quintet, a working band with a wealth of accumulated knowledge, he kept a loosely efficient air: business casual, with equal emphasis on both words. There was wit and aplomb in his playing, and even an occasional flash ...
Peter Eldridge at Birdland
Peter Eldridge performs at BIRDLAND with his band and very special guests Kate McGarry, Lauren Kinhan and Jo Lawry. Previewing songs from his newest album entitled 'Mad Heaven', as well as new and old originals and arrangements. One long set at 7 pm Players - Keith Ganz on guitar, Tim Lefebvre on bass, Ben Wittman on ...
Westchester Jazz Orchestra Conducts Clinic at New Rochelle High School
Westchester, NY The Westchester Jazz Orchestra is a world-class band well-known for their extraordinary concerts. This exceptional performing group also conducts educational workshops and is running a two-day clinic with jazz students from New Rochelle High School that began yesterday. Mike Holober, WJOs Artistic Director, is leading the workshops. One of the most important experiences a ...
Henry Grimes: Like He's Never Been Away
by Matthew Miller
Henry Grimes The Call ESP Disk 2008 The disappearance and re-emergence of Henry Grimes after almost 30 years is one of jazz music's great resurrection stories. The Juilliard-trained double bassist, who began his career in the late 1950s with the likes of clarinetist Benny Goodman and saxophonist Gerry ...
Brad Shepik: Human Activity Suite
by Stuart Broomer
Brad Shepik's Human Activity Suite is a ten-part mingling of world music materials from various cultures and ecological concerns. Sponsored by Chamber Music America's New Works program, the project sees guitarist Shepik enlarging his usual trio with Gary Versace on keyboards and Tom Rainey on drums to include trumpeter Ralph Alessi and bassist Drew Gress. The ...
Roswell Rudd: Keep Your Heart Right
by Fred Bouchard
Ruby Braff once described a jazz combo as “conversation among friends." Venerated veteran trombonist Roswell Rudd rates prime candidacy for Mister Congeniality as he relaxes in witty repartee and pleasant banter with like-thinking colleagues: stalwart-yet-light-fingered pianist Lafayette Harris Jr., orotund bassist Brad Jones and singer Sunny Kim, a dew-dappled voice of reason and cheer. Rudd, self-styled ...
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