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Fred Hersch Pocket Orchestra: Live at the Jazz Standard
by Victor L. Schermer
This unique album stands in a class all by itself: an artful and artsy set of original compositions by pianist Fred Hersch evoking musical images of an America gone by, perhaps from the early 1900s to the 1950s, when life was more innocent than it is today. Distinctly jazz, it incorporates classical and other musical structures ...
Jo Lawry: Singing Sideman
by Jason Crane
Australian vocalist Jo Lawry is quickly establishing herself among the top tier of current jazz vocalists. And she's doing it--at least some of the time--by being a sideman. Lawry hails from Adelaide, Australia. She's been in the U.S. for several years now pursuing advanced degrees in jazz, but she hasn't spent all her time ...
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 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 ...
May 2009
by AAJ Staff
Jamie Baum & Tomasz StankoJamie Baum Septet and Tomasz Stanko QuartetMerkin HallNew York City April 4, 2009It was a pretty sure bet that “Juxtapositions In Jazz," a Merkin Concert Hall double bill featuring the Jamie Baum Septet and Tomasz Stanko Quartet (Apr. 4th), would live up to its ...
Brad Shepik: Human Activity Suite
by Jerry D'Souza
In June 2008, Brad Shepik premiered his work Human Activity Suite: Sounding a Response to Climate Change in New York. It was born out of his concern for the environment and the impact of climate change. Shepik, who is drawn to the music of other countries, wrote one tune for each of the seven ...
Brad Shepik: Human Activity Suite
by J Hunter
Theoretically, it should be difficult to do protest music without lyrics; nevertheless, that hasn't stopped Terence Blanchard, Ben Allison, and--most recently--Jeff “Tain" Waits from launching heat-seeking discs aimed right at the heart of some of this decade's most sensitive political issues. Now it's guitarist Brad Shepik's turn at bat with Human Activity Suite, only he's done ...
Ralph Alessi at Firehouse 12 This Friday 5/16
On Friday, May 16th New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present a two-set performance by New York trumpeter/composer Ralph Alessi and his all-star quintet, This Against That. The group, which skillfully blends jazz with pop and contemporary classical music, features saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, pianist Andy Milne, bassist Drew Gress and drummer Mark Ferber. This performance will follow ...
Look
By Ralph Alessi
Label: Between the Lines
Released: 2007
Track listing: Near Cry;
It's Just a Toy;
At the Seams;
Hands;
The Tooth Fairy and Pistol Pete;
Lap Nap;
Brown Hat;
Look;
Words, Actions;
Platform Velvet;
Old Beady Eyes;
Sir.
