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Janek Gwizdala: Live at the 55 Bar 2007
by Phil DiPietro
Janek Gwizdala is a highly skilled multi-instrumentalist (he's toured as a rock drummer and guitarist) from London that now makes his home in New York City. There, his proving ground as a world-class electric jazz bassist has been the diminutive but daunting stage of the 55 Bar, where jazz cognoscenti and off-duty virtuosi alike come and ...
Bob Gullotti, Leo Genovese, Dave Zinno: Planet Safety
by Phil DiPietro
Despite its concentration of esteemed jazz pedagogists, the title of Boston's greatest pianist should now be bestowed upon 29 year-old Leo Genovese. Some may consider this a bold statement, but this Argentinean--currently retracing the steps of Chick Corea by making his home in Chelsea, is a flat-out brilliant player. He combines frightening Rubalcaba-esque chops and mystical ...
Andre Fernandes: Cubo
by Phil DiPietro
The young, thirty-one year old Portuguese guitarist Andre Fernandes has control of his destiny, putting a multitude of factors in play to foster his own creativity as well as those of his talented cohorts. Like the protagonist of a self-help program, Fernandes engages in activities (like heading up his TOAP imprint) that engender circumstances allowing desired ...
Alan Pasqua: Lifetime's Aglow, A (non) Antisocial Interaction
by Phil DiPietro
Any discussion of Alan Pasqua must start with at the scintillating beginning of his official discography. His first recorded performance featured the then 23-year-old wunderkind of Fender Rhodes on The New Tony Williams Lifetime's Believe It (Columbia, 1975). His first sounds committed to wax were texturized Rhodes thickening “Snake Oil," then shadowing its serpentine melody as ...
Roger Mas 5tet: Mason
by Phil DiPietro
Fresh Sounds is based in Spain, but has released the debut recordings of many of the best new American jazz artists on the scene today. Their intriguing business plan also focuses on local talent, which means the best and brightest of the Barcelona jazz scene. Thirty year-old pianist Roger Mas is one-third of the Barcelona piano ...
Top Eleven Releases and Top Dozen Sideman Appearances in 2007
by Phil DiPietro
The jazz world sustained tragic losses of several Great Masters in 2007. By now, many tears have been shed and much has been written, but please feel free to engage in heavy retrospection when you get halfway down this list. Best to dwell here on where we're headed and what incredible hands the ...
Steve Lehman Quintet: On Meaning
by Phil DiPietro
Steve Lehman QuintetOn Meaning Pi Recordings2007 This release by alto saxophonist Steve Lehman places him in the vanguard of great new composer/performers. Not only does his music explore an idiosyncratic array of complex harmonic and rhythmic ideas, but Lehman and his remarkable band are capable of ...
Alex Machacek / Jeff Sipe / Matt Garrison: The Improvision Round Table
by Phil DiPietro
Alex Machacek, Matt Garrison and Jeff Sipe have been responsible for some of the greatest moments in electric jazz since the turn of the new millennium.Now thirty-five, Machacek was unknown until the release of his first solo effort in 1999, but the guitarist's releases since have increasingly upped the ante. Teaming with beyond-drummer Terry ...
Wolfgang Reisinger: Refusion
by Phil DiPietro
It's a long way from a stint in the Vienna Boys Choir to fronting an ultra-modern electro-acoustic sextet, but with Refusion the adventurous Austrian drummer Wolfgang Reisinger shows how it's done. First gaining notoriety with the Vienna Art Orchestra, Reisinger is best known for his current work with Dave Liebman and pianist Joachim Kuhn. Here, Reisinger's ...
Theo Bleckmann and Ben Monder: At Night
by Phil DiPietro
The cover imagery depicts mesas viewed heavenward towards a threatening yet beckoning night sky. In the foreground, an empty highway envelops two empty stools for any brave two travelers on life's journey to perform an offering to the stars, to the universe, to all, to the night. If ever two musicians were up to the task, ...
