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Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington: Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Six
by Jack Bowers
In jazz terms, trumpeter Paul Tynan and baritone saxophonist Aaron Lington's Bicoastal Collective is a long-running series, as this marks the sixth recording produced during their sixteen-year partnership. As Chapters One to Five were splendid, it might have been advisable to close the book there. However, Tynan and Lington have chosen to forge ahead, and so ...
If I Only Had a Brain
Album: Vibes on a Breath
By Ted Piltzecker
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 06:59
Arbitrary Rules
Album: Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Six
By Paul Tynan
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 05:18
Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington: Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Six
by Gary Carner
If you ask yourself: What is the definition of meaningtul contemporary jazz? What do well-crafted jazz tunes played by stellar musicians sound like? How do you combine fresh music ideas with the heritage of jazz as we know it? How do you inject various harmonic layers into jazz compositions and still make it sound accessible? What's ...
Charlie Apicella and Iron City Meet the Griots Speak: Destiny Calling
by Troy Dostert
Since the early 2000s, guitarist Charlie Apicella's Iron City trio has devoted itself to maintaining the tradition of soulful, organ-based jazz. The aptly-titled Groove Machine (OA2 Records, 2019) preceded Destiny Calling, the group's 2023 album. And the latest one is quite a change-up. For this outing, Apicella has teamed up with The Griots Speak, an all-star ...
Charlie Apicella & Iron City: The Griots Speak: Destiny Calling
by Hrayr Attarian
Guitarist Charlie Apicella and his organ trio Iron City are solidly based in the hard-bop mainstream. However, some of their releases are flavored with other motifs, partially by virtue of the guest artists. For instance, the tribute to legendary guitarist B.B. King, Payin' the Cost To Be the Boss (CArlo, Music, 2016), with an augmented sextet, ...
Without a Song
Album: Road to Nowhere
By Stephen Jones
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 07:12
Titan vs. Sphinx
Album: Destiny Calling
By Charlie Apicella
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 03:44
Jason Keiser: Shaw's Groove
by Jack Bowers
The “Shaw" in guitarist Jason Keiser's album Shaw's Groove is the late great Woody Shaw, one of the more innovative and influential jazz trumpeters of the twentieth century. Even though he lived only forty-four years (he died in May 1989), Shaw was an important role model whose sweeping influence remains strong to this day, both as ...
Organ Grinder
Album: Shaw's Groove
By Jason Keiser
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 04:41
