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Fred Hersch Trio: Night and the Music
by Victor L. Schermer
Pianist Fred Hersch is proving himself to be not only a solid mainstream jazz pianist but also an imaginative and creative musical force. His Leaves of Grass (Palmetto, 2005), with vocalist Kurt Elling broke new ground by setting the poetry of Walt Whitman to written and improvised musical composition incorporating jazz and traditional “heartland American motifs. ...
The Fred Hersch Trio: Night and the Music
by Riel Lazarus
Although there are no set formulas for success or achievement in jazz, there are certainly a few “legs-up and “add-ons. In the case of the trio, one such advantage is that of comfort and familiarity between the members. With these in play, the notes begin to blend and fall seamlessly in line: three voices turn to ...
Kate McGarry: The Target
by Suzanne Lorge
Kate McGarry makes full use of her lilting, pitch- perfect voice on The Target, her third release for Palmetto Records. Like many jazz singers today, McGarry culls some of her musical ideas from non-jazz idioms like pop and folk; in McGarry's case, this hybridization of influences expands rather than limits her individual vocal expression. According to ...
Kate McGarry: The Target
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
There's a whole lot of nonsense in Vocal Land these days, since it's so easy for the earnest but talent-challenged to produce a CD and hire a publicist. There are occasional gems in the mud, for sure, but the field is crowded with wannabes. And the majors don't help when they push faux sexuality, or turn ...
Kate McGarry: The Target
by Dan McClenaghan
Vocalist Kate McGarry, on the cover of The Target, looks as if she's sitting in Heaven: upward cupped palms encased in a glowing aura in front of her crossed legs, the sleeves of her blouse melding with an ambient whiteness.The Target is McGarry's third CD release on Palmetto Records, and it is a spiritual-sounding ...
Matt Wilson's Arts and Crafts: The Scenic Route
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Whenever he plays, drummer Matt Wilson exudes an infectious enthusiasm that affects audience and musicians alike. It is one of the qualities--along with his sheer musicality and the technical facility to play inside and outside--that has attracted a range of bandleaders to Wilson. His book is so full with sideman dates that it's a wonder he ...
Javon Jackson: Now
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il poco più che quarantenne sassofonista di Denver è giunto ormai all’undicesimo capitolo della sua discografia, ed è ormai un talento consolidato, quindi proprio per questo ogni volta ci si attende una prova maiuscola. Jackson non è molto conosciuto in Italia, ma dal 1987 al 1990 ha fatto parte dell’ultima formazione degli storici Jazz Messengers al ...
Matt Wilson's Arts and Crafts: The Scenic Route
by Stephen Wood
It's early summer, the sky is clear and warm, and you're half-reclined behind the wheel of a white, American-made convertible, cruising smoothly down the highway. Suddenly you notice that you've drifted off onto the wrong exit ramp. In order to right your blunder, you have to navigate a service road littered with zany, brightly colored bric-a-brac. ...
Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts: The Scenic Route
by Troy Collins
Drummer Matt Wilson's Arts and Crafts ensemble has followed a somewhat more mainstream path than some of his previous efforts. With each release, Wilson has been slowly expanding the concept of this unconventional quartet with an eclectic and exploratory ear. Arts & Crafts' third album on Palmetto Records, The Scenic Route, is as varied and rewarding ...
Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts: The Scenic Route
by Jim Santella
Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts swings in a collective manner with a comfortable fit that speaks from the jazz tradition, while driving with soulful authority. Trumpeter Terell Stafford gives Wilson an eloquent lyrical voice that he backs with propulsive rhythms. Pianist and organist Gary Versace gives this powerful quartet its various moods, which bassist Dennis Irwin ...
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