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Gary Smulyan: High Noon: The Jazz Soul of Frankie Laine
by Jim Santella
This tribute album by baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan features his bebop-based nonet pulling inspiration from a 1956 album by pop singer Frankie Laine (1913-2007) and trumpeter Buck Clayton. As Laine's foray into jazz's '50s mainstream, Jazz Spectacular (Columbia) represented a piece of the singer's repertoire not as well-known as his pop music. It allowed him to ...
Adam Kolker: Flag Day
by Elliott Simon
Flag Day, from saxophonist Adam Kolker, exquisitely raises the standard of creative improvisation with its refreshingly cerebral musical explorations. Kolker is of the school that favors unhurried journeys through tunes. This allows the musicians to discover interesting musical nooks and crannies, expand on them and in the process create new music. Kolker wields an elegant instrument, ...
At the Vanguard, a Conversation for Three, Running Hot and Cool
Near the end of his second sold-out set at the Village Vanguard on Sunday night, the drummer Paul Motian started into one of his friskier tunes, “23rd Street Theme.” The tenor saxophonist Chris Potter and the pianist Jason Moran, who round out a group he calls 3 in 1, breezed through the syncopated melody together. Then ...
"Feelin' Good" with Tony Middleton
Jazz Vocalist & Lead Singer of the Willows Having sung for years as an R&B, Soul, and Jazz performer in New York, London, Paris, and more recently a tour in Wales, Tony is now singing with his pianist Jesse Elder, 3-time ASCAP winner & his quartet. Tony, besides being the lead singer of the Willows, “Church ...
Houston Person: The Art and Soul of Houston Person
by Florence Wetzel
The Art and Soul of Houston Person is an irresistible combination of the celebrated tenor saxophonist and the Great American Songbook. The 30 songs on this generous three-CD set were culled by Person from ten of his HighNote CDs, with the addition of four new songs recorded in spring, 2008. The songs feature an array of ...
Tim Kuhl: Ghost
by Elliott Simon
This sextet, put together by drummer Tim Kuhl for his debut, has a big sound while also incorporating unique voices. Most specifically, trombonist Rick Parker and guitarist Nir Felder combine to differentiate this release from the rest of the pack by broadening the sonic palette in a way that adds surprising twists to strong compositions. Saxophonist ...
Eddie Henderson: Heritage
by Stuart Broomer
Trumpeter Eddie Henderson has been moving in and out of jazz since the '60s, combining parallel careers as a musician and psychiatrist. In that time he's applied his strongly lyrical playing to both acoustic post-bop and fusion settings, but his greatest celebrity has definitely come from his credits on the electric side. In the early '70s ...
The Mysteries of Sound and Felicities of Feedback
Otomo Yoshihide sat down on a chair onstage. Behind him were two Fender Twin Reverb amplifiers and on either side of him two electric guitars lying flat on short tables. He assumed the universal posture for how-do-I-get-out-of-this-mess: he leaned forward, rested his elbows on his knees, clasped his hands together and solemnly looked at the floor. ...
People Magazine Says “Four Stars!” Marcus Goldhaber Celebrates the Success of His New Album by Headlining at Iridium
NEW YORK, NY -- On March 25th, 2009, Singer/Songwriter Marcus Goldhaber will celebrate the growing success of his new album, Take Me Anywhere, with a concert at the very coveted Iridium Jazz Club (two sets: 8:30PM and 10:30PM). Marcus comes to Iridium after an exciting build up of events, including his Pre-Release Party which was held ...
Joe Cuba NYC Salsa Band Leader Dies
Salsa band leader Joe Cuba, dubbed the “Father of Latin Boogaloo" for weaving a fluid, bilingual mix of musical influences, died Sunday in New York City, a member of his group said. He was 78. The musician, a friend and contemporary of the late salsa giant Tito Puente, died from complications of a persistent bacterial infection ...
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