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Joe Fonda / Carlo Morena / George Schuller: A Drop Of Water
by Robert Iannapollo
The rhythm team of bassist Joe Fonda and drummer George Schuller has proven to be a particularly potent one. Their work as half of Conference Call (alongside reed player Gebhard Ullmann and pianist Michael Jefry Stevens) gives that band both compositional and improvisational strength. The same holds true in guitarist Michael Musillami's trio, where they take ...
Donny McCaslin: Recommended Tools
by Tom Greenland
Recommended Tools, saxophonist Donny McCaslin's seventh session as a leader and his first for Dave Douglas' Greenleaf Music, follows in the tenor trio tradition of Sonny Rollins' A Night at the Village Vanguard and Joe Henderson's The State of the Tenor. Going chordless, without the safety-net of a comping instrument, gives the frontline instrumentalist more latitude ...
Ralph Lalama Quartet: Energy Fields
by Jim Santella
An exciting band with a firm melodic grasp, Ralph Lalama's quartet pours over musical themes with emphasis, as accents fall into place with angular motion and improvised forays push forcefully. The leader's suave tenor, John Hart's sultry guitar, Rick Petrone's driving acoustic bass and drummer Joe Corsello's rhythmic thunder combine gracefully to shape each tone poem ...
Mary Halvorson Trio: Dragon's Head
by Kurt Gottschalk
Given her diverse work with Anthony Braxton, Trevor Dunn and Mike Pride, her duos with Jessica Pavone and Kevin Shea and a number of other projects, guitarist Mary Halvorson might have gone any number of directions with her debut as a bandleader. Safe bet it would include some precise, proficient playing, probably some jagged edges and ...
Art Blakey and the Giants of Jazz: Live at the 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival
by Stuart Broomer
The Giants of Jazz was an all-star band assembled by promoter George Wein in 1971. While Dizzy and Monk were the most celebrated members, the band also included Art Blakey (drums), Sonny Stitt (sax), Kai Winding (trombone) and Al McKibbon (bass). By the time it arrived at the Monterey Jazz Festival in September ...
The Stryker/Slagle band: The Scene
by Elliott Simon
Consummate professionals, guitarist Dave Stryker and saxophonist Steve Slagle continue to raise the bar of instrumental interplay with The Scene. This pair eschews gimmickry for chops and produces some of the best post-bop anywhere. Joe Lovano, himself one of the busiest and best tenor saxophonists around, joins them again, as he did on their previous release, ...
Les Paul's Pianist, John "Johnny Chops" Colianni CD Release Party at the Iridium on November 11th
Fresh off a recent appearance last month on “The Jazz Life" Radio Show, John “Johnny Chops" Colianni, pianist for Guitar Legend Les Paul, is hosting his own CD release Party at the Iridium Jazz on Tuesday, November 11th to support his new international release: Johnny Chops on Patuxent Music. “John is one of the hottest, yet ...
Denise Donatelli Rides the Waves of Success with New CD "What Lies Within"
New York, NY - October 28, 2008--Sure to please jazz lovers everywhere, smooth vocalist Denise Donatelli turns in a virtuoso effort with her new release What Lies Within. Described by the Los Angeles Times as a singer jazz musicians love to love, the accomplished alto Donatelli has impressed audiences everywhere with her range, dedication, and confidence ...
November 2008
by AAJ Staff
Myra Melford; Henry Threadgill The Interpretations series, which long has been responsible for some of the most consistently adventurous programming in the city, marked its 20th anniversary at Roulette on Oct. 2nd with a double bill of Myra Melford and Henry Threadgill, each presenting newly commissioned works. Melford's “Happy Whistlings" was an exciting suite based on ...
Garry Dial and Terre Roche - "Us An' Them" - A Collection of National Anthems
Musicians have long set out to bring the world closer together with their music, but few endeavors have been as ambitious and successful as Garry Dial and Terre Roche’s Us An’ Them: A Collection of National Anthems [Made In New York]. Jazz pianist/arranger/educator Dial and folk guitarist/singer-songwriter Roche have both sought to bring about positive change ...
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