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The Fonda / Stevens Group: Memphis
by Nic Jones
Memphis marks the 25th anniversary of the bassist Joe Fonda and pianist Michael Jefry Stevens' period of collaboration. Their quartet is a fine example of how a long established band can gel without becoming predictable, with many of its moves unforeseeable in advance. This helps to keep the music fresh, but it's the level of collective ...
Michael Musillami Trio + 3: From Seeds
by AAJ Italy Staff
Ci sono musicisti che vivono lontani dalle luci della ribalta, che operano all'interno di un territorio limitato, latitano dai grandi eventi e dai festival più rinomati, non fanno tendenza, ma sono riconosciuti come veri maestri dai propri colleghi e producono della gran musica. E' il caso del chitarrista e compositore californiano Michael Musillami che con questo ...
Michael Musillami Trio + 3: From Seeds
by Lyn Horton
Following guitarist's Michael Musillami's The Treatment (Playscape, 2007), in which his trio featuring bassist Joe Fonda and drummer George Schuller worked with violinist Mark Feldman, From Seeds weds his trio with trumpeter Ralph Alessi, alto saxophonist Marty Ehrlich and vibraphonist, Matt Moran. The definition between Musillami's core trio and the other trifecta is ...
Michael Musillami Trio +3: From Seeds
by Nic Jones
If there are inherent risks in tinkering with the tried and trusted then this release is a refutation of the idea. Guitarist Michael Musillami's trio, with bassist Joe Fonda and drummer George Schuller, is some seven years old and thus a thing of great musical closeness, but in this case a doubling in the size of ...
Michael Musillami Trio + 3: From Seeds
by Troy Collins
2009 marks the ten year anniversary of guitarist Michael Musillami's Playscape Recordings. Since then Musillami has issued well over a dozen recordings as a leader supported by a variety of line-ups, with the long running trio of bassist Joe Fonda and drummer George Schuller being his most versatile group. Magnanimous collaborators, the trio has ...
Michael Musillami Trio + 3: From Seeds
by Robert Iannapollo
Connecticut-based Michael Musillami is a guitarist firmly rooted in the modern post-Coltrane jazz tradition but not above applying a rock-ish tone and aggression at times to good effect, as heard on the title track to From Seeds. His early work with the late saxophonist Thomas Chapin is worth seeking out but he really came into his ...
Ancestors
By Mario Pavone
Label: Playscape Recordings
Released: 2008
Track listing: Ancestors; Strato Blue; Tomes; Iskmix; Arc For Puppy; Beige Structure; Pachuca; Andrew.
Trio Arc
By Mario Pavone
Label: Playscape Recordings
Released: 2008
Track listing: Slant; Hello Again; Quest; Miro; Lazzi; Sweet; Solo Bley.
Like Before, Somewhat After
Label: Playscape Recordings
Released: 2008
Track listing: Dew Point; Common Mama; The Survivor's Suite, Part One; The Survivor's Suite, Part Two; Rotation; De Drums; Back To School; Encore, b.
Mario Pavone Double Tenor Quintet: Ancestors
by Nic Jones
This is bassist Mario Pavone's second release of 2008 and it's every bit as strong as the earlier Trio Arc, also on Playscape. In marked contrast to the piano trio featured there, the quintet fronted by two tenor saxophones here is a more heated, volatile affair. The resulting contrast is as good an example as any ...
