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Sean Jones: Im•pro•vise-Never Before Seen
by Dan Bilawsky
Sean Jones, the former lead trumpeter of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, never hides behind anything or anyone when he plays. That being said, it's still worth noting that he's pulled back the curtain on this one, revealing more of himself than in the past. This album--his seventh album in ten years on the Mack ...
Orrin Evans: Hot Irons In The Fire
by R.J. DeLuke
A pianist with great chops, great touch and an attack that fancies many influences from fierce swing to gospel, Orrin Evans is one of the outstanding creative musicians on the New York City scene. His work, no matter what the context--and he loves different contexts--is downright riveting at times. But for the 38-year-old who ...
Critically Acclaimed Vocalist Michelle Walker At The Sidedoor Jazz Club (CT) August 8, 2014 8:30 PM
JGP Recording Artist Michelle Walker will Perform Tracks from her upcoming CD “Love Misery” New York, NY – Gearing up for the release of her next studio album, jazz vocalist Michelle Walker and her band will be performing live at The Sidedoor Jazz Club in Old Lyme, CT on Friday August 8, 2014 performing a special ...
Vision Festival 19 Has The Matthew Shipp Trio In The Thick Of It
In many ways, Saturday is a miniature of the entire guiding outlook and purpose of this annual love labor from Arts For Art. All elements, discussion, youth support, poetry and a well sequenced array of distinct and personal performance statements are present and the stalwart Matthew Shipp Trio speaks to the element of continuity. A FUTURE ...
Vision 19 Honors A New Generation Of Vision Artists
Honoring a New Generation of Vision Artists. Music and Art calls each generation. The Vision continues with important younger artists like Mary Halvorson and Susan Alcorn and Fay Victor with Tyshawn Sorrey. There are a few excellent young musicians playing with Charles Gayle, like Shayna Dulberger, Ingrid Laubrock and Mazz Swift. Michael Wimberly has put together ...
Jazz Appreciation Month 2014 in Philadelphia: A Recap
by Jason Fifield
This April was a month of truly spectacular music on all fronts in Philadelphia. I know I missed a whole lot (see Philadelphia Jazz Project and Ars Nova Workshop) but here's my take. I kicked off the month with my trio Mischa Machez at our monthly First Friday Happy Hour at the Dog and ...
Orrin Evans' Captain Black Big Band: Mother's Touch
by Jack Bowers
New York-based pianist / composer (and two-time Grammy Award nominee) Orrin Evans served notice with his first big-band album for Posi-Tone Records that there was an impressive new ensemble on the scene, a message that is firmly underscored by the second, the cryptically named Mother's Touch, whose tone and temperament mirror Evans' contemporary point of view. ...
Smoke Sessions: A Threesome from Herring, Jackson, & Hazeltine
by C. Andrew Hovan
With the launch of their own label at the start of 2014, Smoke Jazz Club widened their circle by committing to tape performances by some of New York's finest musicians and dispersing this music via downloads and discs. A decidedly bare bones operation, the in-house production team has done a great job of capturing the ambiance ...
Orrin Evans' Captain Black Big Band: Mother’s Touch
by Dan Bilawsky
The studio-versus-stage argument will forever rage on in music, but it really shouldn't. Each setting has its advantages and disadvantages. The jazz community has forever favored the stage, as many feel that jazz is meant to be experienced and created in the moment, with artist(s) feeding off the room and creating here-and-gone sounds. That preference is ...
Orrin Evans' Captain Black Big Band: Mother's Touch
by Mark Corroto
Nobody does big bands these days. Nobody. Not without institutional support like a university or a foundation. Not unless you are Orrin Evans. The Philadelphia pianist writes and arranges music so appealing, a revolving cast of musicians can't resist playing his music. While we will never see an independent outfit like the Captain Black Big Band, ...
