Results for "Ohio"

Article: Live Review

Kurrent Duo at The Bop Stop

by C. Andrew Hovan
November 8, 2017

Kurrent Duo with Brian Charette and Jordan Young The Bop Stop Cleveland, Ohio October 26, 2017 Taking the tried and true organ trio format and turning it on its side, Brian Charette's latest self-produced release is a mind-bending mélange of colors that is certainly one of the best recordings of ...

Article: Live Review

Bob Niederriter Trio At The Bop Stop

by C. Andrew Hovan
October 9, 2017

Bob Niederriter Trio featuring Tony Monaco The Bop Stop Cleveland, Ohio September 29, 2017 Booking live jazz on a nightly basis anywhere other than New York City is a risky proposition to be sure. Just ask former Cleveland club owners Ron Busch and Anita Nonneman about this and surely they will ...

Article: In Pictures

Ronnie Foster Trio at Nighttown

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 14, 2017

Although he came along at the end of an era in terms of the popularity of jazz organ, Ronnie Foster has led a varied and colorful career having studied with the iconic Jimmy Smith and worked with a wide variety of artists including George Benson, David Sanborn, Stevie Wonder, Stanley Turrentine, and Djavan. Currently leading his ...

Article: Live Review

Jeff Lorber Fusion at Nighttown

by C. Andrew Hovan
June 5, 2017

Jeff Lorber Fusion Nighttown Cleveland, Ohio May 26, 2017 One of the pioneers of the fusion movement of the early '80s that ultimately morphed into the smooth jazz craze, keyboard man Jeff Lorber made his initial mark with the five albums he cut between 1977 and 1981. Leading an ensemble ...

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Gerald Clayton Trio featuring Joe Sanders and Kendrick Scott at Nighttown

by C. Andrew Hovan
May 25, 2017

Gerald Clayton Trio Nighttown Cleveland, Ohio May 16, 2017 Much like the politics of today, everything seems to come in extremes. So much of what passes for modern jazz today veers too far to the left, often opting for the esoteric and anarchism merely for the sake of being different. As ...

Article: Live Review

SFJAZZ Collective at the Music Box Supper Club

by C. Andrew Hovan
April 28, 2017

SF Jazz Collective Music Box Supper Club Cleveland, Ohio April 21, 2017 Since 2004, the ensemble of first-call musicians known as the SF Jazz Collective has represented the Bay Area in local concerts and throughout the world in a unique collaborative effort that since inception has given new life to the ...

Article: Album Review

Bobby Selvaggio: Quantum Man

Read "Quantum Man" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan
April 11, 2017

For lack of a better description, the latest project by Cleveland-based musician Bobby Selvaggio is a melding of textures between the saxophonist's jazz quartet and a string quintet consisting of two violins, two violas, and cello. It's a heady assignment that many have tried over the years. In fact, there have been more failures in this ...

Article: Live Review

The Cookers at Nighttown

by C. Andrew Hovan
February 16, 2017

The Cookers Nighttown Cleveland, Ohio February 8, 2017 The jazz business is a fickle mistress. Few things stay the same and what's here today isn't always there tomorrow. As such, the norm for many decades has been for leaders to assemble groups of different sizes and varieties for recordings purposes and ...

Article: Album Review

Mark Russo: New Affirmation

Read "New Affirmation" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan
February 6, 2017

Living in our current age of technology, it is relatively easy and inexpensive for a musician to record a set of music and put it out for the masses. The ease in such an endeavor also makes it somewhat of a double-edged sword. Just because something is possible doesn't always mean it should be done. As ...

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Dawg Yawp: Dawg Yawp

Read "Dawg Yawp" reviewed by Jim Trageser

by Jim Trageser
October 29, 2016

Drawing equally upon threads common to Mumford & Sons, late period Beatles, acid-blues pioneer Little Axe, world music-era Paul Simon, and the good Lord only knows what else, the Cincinnati duo of Dawg Yawp has produced one of those little gems of an album that not only defies easy categorization--but even so much as adequate description. ...