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Charles Fambrough: A Friend Unlike Any Other, R.I.P.
by Mark Kramer
For my dear friend Charles, my second Brother: Bassist Charles Fambrough, born in Philadelphia on August 25th, 1950 and known as “Broski," died on January 1st, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. with his daughter and wife at his side. Reportedly, he ever-so-gently squeezed their hands as he held them, and smiled. Then he was gone. ...
Great vibes in Cape May N.J.
by Sandy Ingham
Cape May Jazz FestivalCape May, NJNovember 12-14, 2010 Just a few bars into his first tune, “All Blues," I knew Joe Baione would make my day. Or night, as it were.Vibraphonist Baione's quartet wasn't a headliner at the 34th semiannual Cape May Jazz Festival. Those honors belonged to Les McCann ...
Bobby Zankel: Peaceful Jazz Warrior
by Victor L. Schermer
For many decades, Philadelphia has been home to a cadre of multi-generational jazz musicians who go on year-after-year composing, arranging and performing some of the best, highest level music to be heard anywhere. This tradition is exemplified in no better way than by alto saxophonist, composer and bandleader Bobby Zankel. Zankel apprenticed with legendary ...
Organist Pat Bianchi Releases New CD "Back Home"
New York City based jazz organist Pat Bianchi will be releasing his sophomore recording entitled Back Home on the Doodlin' Records label. It will be available nationwide on July 13, 2010. Following the success of his first CD, East Coast Roots, released on Jazz Media, Bianchi's Back Home continues to showcase a different repertoire than that ...
Tia Fuller: Stepping Forward Decisively
by R.J. DeLuke
For saxophonist Tia Fuller, becoming a musician, and concentrating on jazz, seems almost preordained. After all, she came from a musical family who loved and performed jazz. She started playing piano at the age of 3. Music has always been in her life. Then there's that family video where, at age 9, asked what ...
Craig Handy: The Busiest Man In Jazz
by Robert Dugan
Saxophonist Craig Handy is a musician's musician. Those “in the know" know about him, which is why he's been a first call player in New York for over two decades. He is a careful, thoughtful improviser—expansive and precise. His solos build on a rich knowledge of the tradition at the same time as they often set ...
Kenny Davis: Kenny Davis
by John Kelman
He's had an illustrious career since moving to New York in the mid-1980s and hitching a gig with drummer Ralph Peterson Jr. and contemporary mainstreamers Out of the Blue (OTB), but he's waited until now to release an album under his own name. An impressive résumé includes work with M-Base collective saxophonist Steve Coleman's Five Elements; ...
Live Big Bands From New York: Charles Tolliver, Darcy James Argue & Charli Persip
by Martin Longley
The Charles Tolliver Big BandIridiumOctober 18, 2009 Trumpeter Charles Tolliver likes to keep his big band well-drilled. His arrangements are concerned with a cutting, eagle-swoop precision, built up from portable clusters that can be detonated at any time. He enjoys settling into a sleek groove, but will suddenly find the urge ...
The Charles Tolliver Big Band Live at The Iridium Jazz Club
by Dave Kaufman
The Charles Tolliver Big BandThe Iridium Jazz ClubNew York, NYOctober 17, 2009Charles Tolliver leads a modernist 16 piece big band that pushes the envelope of contemporary orchestral jazz sounds. The Big Band played a four night stand at the Iridium Jazz Club and I was fortunate to catch the second set ...
Ralph Peterson Trio Opens the 3rd Season of "Jazz at the Turning Point Cafe" Sat Sept 26
Master Drummer Ralph Peterson brings his trio for the opening event of the 3rd season of the critically acclaimed series Jazz at the Turning Point Caf, Piermont, NY. The trio features Zaccai Curtis, piano and Dezron Douglas, bass. The TPC is just 25 minutes from NYC, NJ, CT, Westchester, Orange. The Concert ...
